A spring day view of a hole at Owston Hall Golf Resort.
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
83.2%
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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 5950 yards
Slope 112
Rating 68.9
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Owston Hall
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
278 Reviews (278)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Don't bother

2 or 3 of the holes were like bomb alley majority of the people we saw I don't believe had a handicap and not very much etiquette. The green were atrocious foll of dry mud were work had been carried out but had not cleared the mess. Majority of people that were playing I presume were staying at the hotel for the weekend as they were large groups teeing off at the same time. Pace of play was very slow 4.5 hrs to complete a course that is not that long. Will not be playing again unless I hear of vast improvements. Not worth £20 a round better value at other courses not that far away.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor greens

Disappointed with the greens being well aware green maintenance has to be done we were disappointed that all the greens had been sanded seeded airated and cut with no collection of clippings . Very poor standard for the price paid in fact we would have played elsewhere had we known about this .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Owston Poor Greenkeeping

Tees: Fair
Fairways: Well maintained
Bunkers : Fair
Green: Shocking

The greens had been air rated, sanded and seeded on a +20°c day and fringe grass cuttings left all over the greens. Every green. Meaning every putt needing clearing beforehand. Don't mind this once in a blue moon but being notified of green maintenence would be helpful. Doubtful we will return as a course like Rufford with it's emaculate greens in closer and only £5 more. Disappointed after our first visit.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Lovely course, shocking greens

Played this weekend and the course was in good condition, but the greens were horrible - they'd been socred or aired recently but just had sand / soil dumped on them - lumps and heaps of the mixture everywhere over the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Misrepresentation

Where to start....Decent signage to access the place.. First tee in appalling condition and this set the tone for the whole round. A hammer would have been useful in order to sink a tee peg on several tees. Course signage non-existent, bunkers generally poor. Greens rock hard, some were weedy. Spend some money on this course to meet the hype! I won't ever play this course again. I can't believe anyone is gullible enough to pay for yearly membership!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great, Fun Course

Me and the boys really enjoyed our first round here. Greens are a good challenge with a few raised ones and hazards are well thought out where there was a fair few risk/reward moments. Feel the second time playing will be even more enjoyable now having a bit course knowledge.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Owston Golf

The course is quite challenging but very poorly signposted. No tee boxes with distance and hole layout. Our Garmin watches were confused to say the least. In better condition than last time we played.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course condition dreadful

Greens bunkers covered in weeds, tee boxes where a mess. Clearly no attempt at keeping the course in any kind of decent condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent Course

Good value for money and course is in decent condition

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Better than expected

I read a few reviews which led to me not having great expectations but we were pleasantly surprised. The course is in pretty good condition, greens were true with good pace, fairways were also in good condition. Some of the tees need some work but most were reasonable enough. Signage needs improving with directions to the next tee and some tee numbering and yardages would help a lot. Overall though a thoroughly enjoyable round of golf on a Saturday morning for £20, spot on.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gazza

Shocking signposting to find the place for a start
Great set up in the club shop well organised straight off
Course looks care worn tees aren’t numbered which to a first time visitor makes it more like orienteering
I wouldn’t play again not my cup of tea

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Much improved

Left a review a couple of months ago about the source condition being poor, happy to say I’ve tried it again and it has been brought back up to a very good standard, no more weeds and daisy strewn fairways….instead, nicely cut fairways, well maintained greens and clean tee boxes.

Well done Owston Hall groundskeeper, you’ve done a great job, keep it up.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Owston hall

Where to start, firstly course would not upload to watch, hole 2 was actually hole 1 so something needs updating. Behind 2 X 3 balls so pace of play should have been OK.
Played 8 holes which took 2 hours 17mins which is ridiculous, could not clearly distinguish between Fairway and rough no yardage markers apart from plastic signage at approximately 150 yards. Really poor quality greens sprinklers left on greens literally flooded. For £20 each per round it was a joke and we won't be returning, it really is very poor. If there was someone to speak to I would be requesting my money back. Played crookhill, headingley, Tankersley, bondhay and phoenix over past 3 weeks. Owston was by far the poorest quality course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Oh dear

I played Owston hall years ago just before a ladies pga event and it was spectacular, a 7000 yd monster of a course in pristine condition, with a great infrastructure behind it
It looked then like it would be a top Yorkshire golf venue for years to come
What in gods name has gone so badly wrong here
Owston hall 2021 is a shambolic pale impression of its former self
The course has been butchered on the front 9 with 7 holes apparently designed by a blind farmer whose only connection with golf was a hatchback he owned in the 70s
The rest have been left to the elements, pot holed tee boxes, daisy strewn fairways, rock strewn bunkers indeed only the passable greens attempt to halt the disaster of golf here
Your left to your own devices to find your way round, I’d played it before but got lost several times, and don’t expect the course scorecard to help, it’s miles out
It’s such a shame, yes it was cheap on the golf now app but the £30 buggy charge certainly wasn’t….. scandalous
Chuck in a rude abrupt chump on the phone who clearly isn’t
Equipped for a retail career and I’m afraid it’s a one star golf rating from me
The good bar staff and beer garden made a desperate last ditch effort to push for 2 stars but no… it’s the golf that matters and there’s so much better on offer elsewhere

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

first time playing

needs a few more signs in place for the new golfers at the course (pointing to club house and each tee)

also the cards need an update due to distances being wrong and lucky I had my golf watch to tell me the right distances.

lost a ball in the middle of the fairway due to the daisy's as well.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0

Owston hall

Played on the 23/05/21 the course condition was not very good the fairways didn't seem to be very well looked after every green had dozens of pitch marks on them unrepaired by other players they were very bobbly too it was on £15 but I won't be playing there again and I wouldn't recommend it,the only up side to the place is they have a nice club house but even the beer was way over priced at £5.60 a pint

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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