Brian Molko

After the Open championship made its return here and all the pro’s were raving saying it was the best on the open rota I have to say I was sceptical considering how good Carnoustie and Birkdale are! So we headed over to play it and…. The pro’s are spot on! It’s quite simply stunning! The layout is incredible and the two new holes fashioned by Martin Ebert fit into the course so well you would never know they were new!After a great opening 4 holes you get down to the 5th green where the view is pebble beach-esque towards the giants causeway. Every single hole demands your attention and while tough it is magical and enjoyable! When you walk up the hill towards the 15th green you are again given an amazing sea view and the 16th is an incredible par 3! Is the best links course in the UK?? I’m not sure but it’s pretty damn close!Well worth the trip over to play!

Front 9 is just a generic new golf course covered in lakes with the usual geese and their droppings everywhere. Back 9 however is absolutely stunning weaving it’s way through the trees and ferns! Wild deer roam the fairways!If your on a golf trip to the hotel and your playing it then you will like it but not really worth a trip in itself just to play the course.

Fantastic course! Great variance in holes and a quite simply beautiful backdrop to play golf in! Some brilliant holes including the 9th and 18th with the Par 3’s a highlight including the 8th and 13th.Only down point is the absolutely terrible clubhouse which can only be described as a garden shed shoved onto the back of the fabulous mansion house.

How this course isn’t talked about more I don’t know! Managed to play it on a weekday and had the course virtually to myself! The opening 9 holes weaving their way along the river are just stunning! Condition was immaculate. Well worth the trip to play.Suffers a bit from the dominance of the hotel as after the round their is no really golfers bar. You have to venture into the hotel to find a Brasserie or upscale restaurant just to get a drink.

A great test from any tee! Great condition and it appears they are adding new bunkers and rebuilding some holes. While maybe not at the level of others links courses in the southwest like Saunton et all its a great golf course. Truly fantastic set of par 3’s. One let down appears to be the snootiness of the members. As a visitor it was more of a “what are you doing here” welcome than a friendly one

Sadly gone down hill over the years! Poor experience. It starts from getting a bucket of balls in the driving range and 50% of them are so bad it’s not worth hitting them. The course was in my view one of the best condition courses 20 years ago but now it’s a shadow of itself. Tee’s are far from flat and poor, bunkers vary in quality and the greens are way smaller than they used to be and again very poor and slow. I would describe this course as a Monet painting. From a distance it looks good with wild flowers and nice tree’s and a great location but up close and in the important areas its a mess! Clubhouse was already closed when I finished playing early on a nice summers evening!!

Played in the Wimborne cup this year. Quite simply stunning! The changes to the course of removing non natural trees to make the existing heather and pine trees more of a feature has been a complete success. The course is like a picture postcard! The condition was fantastic with probably the best tee’s and greens I have played in many a year. The roll off areas surrounding the greens are better than most golf clubs actual greens. The thing that makes this club the best in Dorset and the Bournemouth area is the clubhouse atmosphere and friendliness.