Golf Courses
33 courses played over 22 years. Every one logged here — reviewed, coming soon, or just ticked off the list.
This isn’t a guide to the best courses in the UK written by someone who’s never left their desk. This is my personal course log — every club I’ve set foot on since that first Sunday morning at Stockwood Park in 2004.
Some of these have full reviews. Some have reviews coming. Most are just on the log for now, waiting for the right moment to write them up properly. But they’re all here, they’re all real, and they all taught me something.
I play mostly in England — Hertfordshire is my home patch — with one Welsh course on the board and a short bucket list of UK courses I’m still chasing. If you’re looking for honest, practical course intel for the golfer who plays when life allows, you’re in the right place.
Courses I’ve Played
33 courses · 664 rounds · 22 years
How to Read this Table:
✅ Reviewed — full round-by-round write-up live on the site
📝 Review coming— I’ve played it, notes in progress
☑️ Played — logged, full review planned for the future
| Course | County / Region | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stockwood Park Golf Club | Bedfordshire | 📝 Review coming |
| Redbourn Golf Club | Hertfordshire | 📝 Review coming |
| Aldwickbury Park Golf Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Batchwood Golf and Tennis Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Chesfield Downs Golf Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Little Hay Golf Complex | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Mill Green Golf Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Shendish Manor Golf Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| The Hertfordshire Golf and Country Club | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Verulam Golf Course | Hertfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Richmond Park Golf Club – Duke’s Course | London / Surrey | ✅ Reviewed |
| Richmond Park Golf Club – Prince’s Course | London / Surrey | ☑️ Played |
| Wyke Green Golf Club | Middlesex | ☑️ Played |
| Woking Golf Club | Surrey | ☑️ Played |
| Surrey National Golf Club | Surrey | ☑️ Played |
| Donnington Valley Golf Club | Berkshire | ☑️ Played |
| Donnington Grove Golf Club | Berkshire | ☑️ Played |
| Goring and Streatley Golf Club | Berkshire / Oxfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Wexham Park Golf Course – Blue | Berkshire | ☑️ Played |
| Bicester Golf & Country Club | Oxfordshire | ☑️ Played |
| Wycombe Heights Golf Course | Buckinghamshire | ☑️ Played |
| Magnolia Park Golf Club (now closed) | Buckinghamshire | ☑️ Played |
| Abbey Hill Golf Club | Milton Keynes | ☑️ Played |
| Collingtree Golf Club | Northamptonshire | ☑️ Played |
| Upchurch River Valley Golf Centre | Kent | ☑️ Played |
| Weald of Kent Golf Club | Kent | ☑️ Played |
| Charnwood Forest Golf Club | Leicestershire | ☑️ Played |
| The Players Club | Nottinghamshire | ☑️ Played |
| Davyhulme Park Golf Club | Greater Manchester | ☑️ Played |
| Warwickshire Golf & Country Club – Kings Course | Warwickshire | ☑️ Played |
| Warwickshire Golf & Country Club – Earls Course | Warwickshire | ☑️ Played |
| West Midlands Golf Club | West Midlands | ☑️ Played |
| Celtic Manor Resort – Montgomerie Course | Wales | 📝 Review coming |
STILL CHASING
Still on the List
These are the ten courses at the top of my UK bucket list right now. Premium venues, proper occasions — the kind of round you plan properly, save up for, and remember for years.
1. St Andrews Old Course — Fife, Scotland
Every golfer owes themselves a round here at least once. The home of golf, the most famous
18 holes in the world, and a place that carries 600 years of history in every bounce off
those fairways. This is the one I want most.
2. Celtic Manor Resort – Twenty Ten Course — Wales
The course built for the 2010 Ryder Cup. I’ve played the Montgomerie at Celtic Manor and
loved the resort — but the Twenty Ten is the main event. Championship layout, world-class
condition, and a course that’s seen some of the greatest moments in modern golf.
3. Celtic Manor Resort – Roman Road Course — Wales
The oldest of the three Celtic Manor courses, routed through ancient woodland with
panoramic views over the Usk Valley. A completely different feel from the Montgomerie —
quieter, more traditional, and on my list to complete the Celtic Manor set.
4. The Grove — Hertfordshire
One of the finest resort courses in England and it’s practically on my doorstep.
Championship standard, immaculate condition, and a green fee that means you pick
your moment carefully. No excuse not to have played this one already.
5. The Belfry – Brabazon Course — Warwickshire
Four Ryder Cups. That par-4 10th. Enough said. I’ve driven past the entrance more
times than I can count on work trips up the M6. Time to actually go in.
6. Royal Ascot Golf Club — Berkshire
A heathland course set inside one of the most famous sporting venues in the world.
Quirky, historic, and not as expensive as the name suggests. On the radar for this year.
7. Sunningdale Old Course — Berkshire
Widely considered one of England’s top five courses and barely 40 miles from home.
Classic heathland, immaculate presentation, and a layout that rewards every type of shot.
A course I should have played by now.
8. Wentworth – West Course — Surrey
The home of the BMW PGA Championship. One of those courses you’ve watched on TV so many
times that playing it feels like walking into a film set. Expensive, but worth saving for.
9. Gleneagles – King’s Course — Perthshire, Scotland
The most accessible of the great Scottish courses for a visitor — resort facilities,
stunning Highland scenery, and a layout that’s challenged the world’s best since 1919.
This is how I want to do Scotland properly.
10. Royal Porthcawl — Wales
Wales’ greatest links course and an Open Championship qualifier. Since I’ve already
fallen in love with Celtic Manor, it makes sense to explore what else Wales has to offer —
and Porthcawl is the answer.
SUGGEST A COURSE
Think I’m Missing Something?
With 33 courses played and a busy life, there are plenty of good courses I haven’t got to yet. If you’ve played somewhere in the UK that you think is worth my time — especially if it won’t break the bank for a 10+ handicapper — drop me a message. I read every one.
— Jabunong