Westerwood Hotel Golf Club

Sad to leave a poor review but I am struggling to give any positives. I guess the welcome at the starter box was polite and cheerful, best part of visit.
I live local and wanted a few holes on a Sunday morning, teed off at 10:05 ish and didn't step off the 18th until 2:15. Pace of play awful, it's not even a competition! Over 4 hours is totally c£&p, no excuses.
The course condition, dire. More moss on the fairway than grass. As I mentioned earlier I live local, and know the weather conditions. The heavy shower we had last night cannot explain how sodden the course was. When build / designed they must have used heavy clay, as I can't understand how on a hill that has natural drainage that it can hold so much water. Standing water on the greens, flooded out bunkers, tee boxes and fairways soaked to a rediculous level. They should be considering offering mats to play off to protect the fairway as it was playing like winter golf.
My suggestions to Waterworld, sorry Westerwood, get some gravel and patch up the HUGE pot holes on the pathways, get some investment in soak always to assist in drainage. The only way this course will get better if they manage to improve the drainage, just glad my shoes are waterproof as they were pushed to their limits today.
For a local course I am sorry to say I will not be back.

Great round of golf at Westerwood. Fairways were a bit waterlogged here and there, but the greens were well groomed. A mixture of long and short par 4's makes Westerwood a nice course to play.

I didnt play as course was closed i am waiting a refund for this

Course very wet due to rain over past few days , a lot of walking between tees , and can be unsure sometimes of where to go next .

Some nice holes and the greens were in excellent condition. The course was a bit heavy underfoot but in general in not bad knick. Although not a long course the distance between alot of greens and tees must be the furthest distance that I have ever played. I am so glad we hired a buggy otherwise it would of been a 4/5 hours for a two ball.
All in all not a bad course but layout does let it down.

Nice course,good challenge, but long walks between holes and amenities outside golf poor.

I have played this one a few times but I was disappointed that in the middle of July the quality of the greens was still poor and the winter coring was still evident. I think it struggles with drainage but looks like it requires more work. The layout is fine and it's interesting enough but falls short of other choices so probably won't rush back. After golf the hotel is very expensive at £5 a pint and food even less value so no redeeming news there. It could be a real winner with a lot of tlc but some way off just now im afraid.

Worth starting by saying I am a member of this golf club for the sake of transparency.

The Westerwood had a reputation as a long, punishing course which was kept in poor condition for some years and I had found it disappointing on previous outings. A new greenkeeper has been in post for a good bit now though and his work is really starting to bear fruit, drainage is much better than before and the overall presentation of the course is superb. Improved condition, layout changes and sensible tee and pin placement makes this course a much more enjoyable prospect nowadays, hence I joined up this year.

The course is a great layout with a good variety of holes, some favoring straight hitting, others rewarding distance. It is laid out over a large area of ground so you're never in conflict with players on other parts of the course. It is quite a long walk, so a trolley or buggy is probably advisable.

I've always found the staff and other members to be great and it's a very accommodating place for visitors with none of the stuffiness of some other clubs I've played at.

Good facilities in the hotel too for visitors.

Hope word of the course's improvements gets around and goes some way to helping restore the course's damaged reputation.

The course was in a 10 out of 10 condition. I've played the course about 10 times before, the course layout is absolutely fantastic and the condition is the best I've seen. It's a great course for all handicappers. I'll definitely be back a few more times this season.

course extremely well presented compared with other courses in the area. Fairways and greens in excellent condition.

Cracking course. Very scenic and a good challenge. The par 3 15th being the pick of the holes. Only down side was the number of blind shots. A bit of a tough one if you have never been round before. A bit of a trek between some of the greens and the next tee. In great condition though and would definitely play again

Course wet and greens spiked and sandy . No buggies allowed on 4,5,6 even on the fairways due to waterlogged . Could be doing with more direction markers on some holes it's a hit and hope
Overall not as good as expected

Played here with a couple of friends. It had been dry for almost a week yet this course was still very heavy underfoot, really poor in areas. The greens had been spiked so heavily it was like playing marbles when putting. The bunkers were solid, so much so, there was about 6" of standing water in some. Genuinely had no idea at times how shots would be received by the surface which spoiled the round for us. I was looking forward to playing this course but felt the layout was quite poor. On arrival we were told buggies weren't allowed on three holes which meant we had to carry three cart bags around and one player was carrying an injury which caused further inconvenience.
The off course facilities were great with friendly staff, but that wasn't enough to make me want to return unfortunately.