Oxhey Park Golf Club

Situated just by the suburb of Oxhey, Oxhey Park Golf Club offers a 9 hole course set in mature parkland. The course features hazards presented by mature trees on and around the fairway, as well as greens protected by strategically placed bunkers. This course will provide golfers of any ability with a challenge.

• Course does not have: Bar
• Course does not have: Buggy Hire
• Course has: Driving Range
• Course does not have: Practice Green
• Course has: Pro Shop
• Course has: Restaurant
• Course has: Trolley Hire
• Course does not have: Dress Code
• Course has: Club Hire
• Course does not have: Handicap

• 3 out of 5 Beginner course? I'm not so sure. 16 September 2008

  By TheBugman

  Having not played many rounds of golf, I chose Oxhey Park because it was described as a great course for beginners and experienced players alike. At only 9 holes you have the option of playing a full round or stopping halfway through. There was a very friendly welcome awaiting you in the clubhouse. The pro shop and driving range were very good but after this the course was a bit of a let down. Accessing the course itself from the clubhouse involves crossing a main road, not the easiest thing to do on a wet September day in golf shoes and a full set of clubs. The first hole was the course's chance to make a good first impression, however it could have done a better job. Roughly two thirds of the way down the fairway was what can onlybe described as a bunker in the making. The fairway had been gouged out and a large band of thick mud was left to trap any ball that went near it. Playing from this mud was not impossible but certainly not easy. The greens seemed to be playing rather fast, which is by no means a bad thing but when you add random lumps and bumps into the equation, you can see that this may cause a problem. Unfortunately this is the case with many of the greens on the course. If there were no lumps or bumps on the greens leaves were the other opponent to good putting. Due to the position of a few of the greens (directly under some very large trees) the greens tended to look a bit like a forest floor. The bunkers were neither too tough nor too easy and provided the right amount of challenge if you landed in one. The course punishes drives that stray off course. The rough itself is not the problem but the amount of prickly bushes and undergrowth, just a step or two from some of the fairways can lead to the odd lost ball. Most fairways are treelined and again, these can cause problems if the drive is not straight. When I played, the trees were generally loathe to give up a ball that hit it. There are couple of holes where if you overshoot the green then you may annoy a few of the locals as it backs onto a small housing estate. Despite all of this, the course was a nice length and a reasonable challenge. If the wind blows across the fairways then there could be a lot of lost balls but I am sure that in the summer the course would be a delight to play. It is certainly great value for money at £11 for 18 holes on a weekend. If I disregard the muddy first and the greens were slightly better kept this would be a superb course for a beginner, as it is it could cause a few headaches and would not be recommended. Most others would probably find it enjoyable for a quick 9 holes.

• 2.5 out of 5 Oxhey Golf Course 29 December 2007

  By Ben_Green92@hotmail.com

  nice course with a good challenging layout but has suffered from cold winter and grass is struggling for life