Barlaston Golf Club

Drove over from the east Midlands this morning, 15°c no rain forecast. I'd paid in advance through the website yesterday. Arrived to be greated by a friendly chap who advised me the course was closed as its waterlogged. He told me all members were notified this morning. As a visitor who they had taken both my email address and phone number I was suprised that I hadn't been contacted or recieved a refund as it was almost Midday tee off so plenty of time to notify me. I was pointed in the direc...

My current club had a comp on so I decided to play at a different course. Like the website says it's not the longest course but does however challenge you to think about how to get round the course. Despite this time of year all the greens are in operation and it doesn't look like any winter greens are planned. Winter greens really puts me off my home course this time of year. Some of the scenes on different holes look great and I can only imagine how nice they look and play during spring and...

Great course layout; very playable & interesting however the greens were the worst I've played all season! Whoever decided to work on them so late in the sesson needs talking to as I understand they were great earlier in the year.

Course was great, really good condition, some very wide fairways and some quite tight with heavy slopes to the sides so if you don't hit the middle it runs off to the rough quite quickly, plenty of water hazards so take a good few spare balls! Lady on reception was very friendly, shame a lot of the golfers weren't. I was playing there for the first time and did a solo round, 3 guys in their 80s in front of me wouldn't let me play through for the whole round, this caused a tail back of grumpy ...

A few people from work have told me about this course and my neighbor did too. Been here a handful of times I have really enjoyed it. The staff in pro shop where nice and I got to speak to a few people that where playing the course. All where nice and polite. I am new to playing golf and not a member of this course but I am hope to be a member soon.