Collingtree Park - Northamptonshire - England

The club has improved an incredible amount since being taken over by the members. Whilst we were playing the greenkeepers were out and even stopped to talk to us, asking us what we thought of the course! Obviously, you could tell they were proud of the course. Finished up in the watering hole after too for some good food.

Having not played at collingtree park golf course in a few years after a previous disappointing visit. It's nice to see that the course is being well looked after now and being worked on. Definitely worth going if you're around the area.

Collingtree Park was amongst the new breed of courses that sprung up in the 1990’s and had serious aspirations of becoming one of the premier clubs in the UK. The course has excellent access being situated just off the M1 and in the early years the course hosted a number of tournaments including The British Masters in 1995 and 1996. The course has a few memorable holes such as the 5th a tight par 5 which doglegs slightly from right to left with water right and OOB left…it is quite an intimidating tee shot. The approach to a smallish green is not easy either but it is a hole that grabs your attention from start to finish. Hole 6 is tough par 3 with a green that runs diagonally across the player…again water plays its part protecting the miss hit or pushed tee shot. Hole 9 is another decent par 5 with an element of risk and reward as the player will need to be pin point in their approach as water guards the front of the green and OOB will catch the pushed or sliced shot. Hole 10 is a nice par 4 played back up the hill to a sloping green…distance control is key to navigating this hole successfully. The rest of the back 9 is relatively average before you reach the best hole on the course…the 18th. This par 5 has water running down the entire left of the hole and any shot leaked to the right will find OOB. If the player finds the fairway they must decide to either layup or go for this island green which has many levels and undulations. You cannot help thinking that Collingtree Park could have been one of the more successful clubs in England as it does have its moments but the condition of the course has been up and down for years which is a real shame.

Oh dear what has happened. Played this year for the first time in about 5, the condition of the tees, fairways is awful. Maybe spoilt have played Royal St Georges just a few weeks before, however Collingtree is not the course it once was. It was never the most beautiful course, but it was one with enough interesting holes. The back 9 gets a bit boring until the 18th. Off the back tees the 18th is not as good a hole as it is a bit further forward, the latter means you can have a good go at reaching in 2! If you enjoyed playing Collingtree, 10 or 15 years ago, don't go back, it will only upset you.

A great track which is falling apart. Greens were ok but bunkers were all out of play and the rough long and full of grass clippings.