Collingtree Park - Northamptonshire - England

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.

Played this course a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Bunkers need a lot more sand in, that would be my only major disappointment but luckily I didn't find them too much over 2 rounds. Greens had some chemical on which wasn't ideal but no real problem. Course was in great condition as I played just after a Europro tournament was held there. A challenging course where there's a lot of thinking to do off the tea but if you find the fairway and hit reasonably long on certain holes you can hit a good score but if you go wide and short it's usually a tough bogey save. I would definitely play again.

I played this course in early December and was impressed. Weather had been dreadful (about an inch of rain that morning) but it drained pretty well. There are some decent holes with well-kept greens and some subtlety required as well as length. Well worth an economical weekday green fee, and full English breakfast for about a fiver decent value too! Look forward to playing in summer.

A good mix of holes here, but target golf is the order of the day. Its not all about the 18th(what a great hole), super condition greens that were quick and true with many undulations on most greens. Other holes of note are the 4th, 9th and 11th, a super set of par 5's. Plenty of water holes and thick rough require accurate hitting all the way round. On the downside a lot of the bunkers weren't raked and in poor condition, infact a couple didn't even have rakes. Don't let that put you off though. A friendly welcome and a great meal in a scenic clubhouse finish off the day nicely.

Poor condition, noisy and the 18th. apart hardly a memorable hole. Do yourself a favour and go a few miles down the road and play Northants County at Church Brampton.

Superb layout and design, probably the best in the area, although the course does need more spending on maintenance. The bunkers have been half empty and GUR for 4 months and the greens are not as good as they were in past years

Collingtree Park played host to several high profile charity events this year as well as hosting a round of the European Pro Tour. The feedback from the players was that this was one of the two top courses they play on across the country.Sure it may be noisy on a couple of the back 9 holes, but the staff are very very warm and welcoming and the course is kept immaculately throughout the year with the bunkers being upgraded this coming winter (long overdue).I doubt there are many courses out there that are as well kept, challenging whilst retaining very good value for money.As you guessed I am a fan of this place, and I doubt many players will play on a course this varied and enjoyable ever, but they really should even if it's just the once!

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