Drayton Park Golf Course
Drayton Park Golf Course, Drayton, South East, England, OX14 4LA
01235528989 | E-mail golf course | Golf course website
9 reviews of Drayton Park Golf Course
Forget all the talk of pylons, the A34, the pretentious of the clubhouse, yes it's all true. Just come for the golf course, it really is a memorable days golf, great value. The tees,fairways, greens were all in excellent order. There is a challenge on every hole, and I mean that. I've only played it in the summer, probably not a great winter course. The changes they've made have definitely improved the experience. Looking forward to playing again.
was made very welcome with bacon butties and a bucket of warm up balls included in our 'society day'. club pro was very accomadating to fit 8 of us in on a saturdy morning for a a special occasion, course is very challenging althoguh not long, recomeded a visit if you are in the area
Drayton Park Golf Course Driving through Steventon, a quaint Oxfordshire village filled us with expectancy that sadly quickly evaporates as we arrived at the entrance to the Drayton Park Golf Course. Not helped by some civil engineering works, the entrance to the club is somewhat less than attractive. This entrance soon however gives way to a spacious tarmac carpark, driving range, pro shop and attractive clubhouse. The pro shop is well stocked, bright and airy (makes a change!) and the welcome, whilst perfectly acceptable was not overly friendly. Missing however is the enquiry have you played here before? so we struggled a little to find the first tee. The scorecard is average compared to a lot of other courses and the map a tad confusing. The first tee (at the end of the car park adjacent to the putting green) lies in the shadow (well right under actually) of a very large pylon (well Didcot power station is only a short distance away I suppose) but the tee was in great shape and the fairway looked the same too. You could be forgiven for thinking this was going to be another of those slightly uninteresting flat courses carved out of a bit of waste land that are cheap and cheerful not so! Drayton Park is well designed (by an aggregates merchant I imaging judging by the amount of sand around the course yes they do like their bunkers) and in really superb condition. The fairways are short and dry, the rough long enough to be rough but not ridiculously so, plenty of bunkers as I have mentioned, a fair bit of water (on occasions BOTH sides of the fairway!!) various ditches, mounds and bushes. The greens are all tricky but in superb condition given the time of year (hats off to the greens staff) and play wonderfully. Every hole is different, some very different, including having to shoot across the corner of out of bounds fields, elevated greens almost surrounded by water, cunning dog-legs and long par 5s. The course was not too busy (although we are out of season) and the surrounding countryside a pleasure to take in. I do however wonder how the course stands up to the dual pressures of peak season, lots of golfers and long dry spells as I imagine this is a popular course. If I have one criticism it would be the all-too familiar one of signage. Whilst there are reasonably good tee signs the addition of a hole plan as is now becoming quite popular would be a welcome addition for us visitors (especially as the map on the scorecard is quite poor and there did not seem to be a yardage booklet for sale) and some better (well in most cases just some) indication of where to go to the next tee as it is not always obvious and can be a short way away. Overall a highly recommended course (but dont all flock there as I want it to be equally quiet next time I play there as there most definitely will be a next time) that will not disappoint even if when you first drive in you are not so sure.
I play this course regularly and have welcomed the 2005 changes. It is challenging without being intimidating and provides an ideal course for improving your golf. The variety of features is enjoyable, water, trees and an elevated green all add to the challenge that is golf. The fairways, bunkers and greens are constantly being attended to by the friendly groundsmen and green keepers. The result is that the course always appears to be in good condition; it survives very well in wet conditions.
i play this course loads as it my local one. to be fair its not a great course as some are within the area, but i feel its one of the more honest ones, it does not try to be anything its not and has a very friendly feel about it. as a test of golf its great for anyone in double figures with there handicap as u have to hit the ball straight to get a low score. u can lose balls all day long round here but if u can get over that and knuckle down u will shot low. they have just added 2 new holes which change the nature of the turn and make it a little tougher. i would recommend this course to all as its very good value for money. but once u get your game sorted u will want to move on to other courses.
Just played Drayton Golf Course and thought it was a very good course,it was that good I have just booked it up for a golf society day.There were some challenging holes,I would recommend this course to anyone.
Hi there, me again. I have played Drayton about 5 times since my last review.(below). I now disagree with my 'easy' comment. It is far from easy, the trees have matured nicely and the defenition is striking. The greens are absolutely awesome! They where far superior to the greens at Frilford Heath around the corner, which I had played the day before. They where running at about 10 on the stimpmeter which is pretty fast for a members course. As I commented earlier this course has toughened up. They have built 3 new Holes which have now opened for play. They are also planning a few more alterations for the next 2 years. The course is now TOUGH. And plans to get TOUGHER!!! Go and play it.
Drayton Park is a new course that has jumped on the american-style band wagon. However the designer has pulled it off, the course blends in well with the surrounding area, plus 9 holes have been built on an old tip....so it is a big improvement! On arrival you drive through inviting gates, you see a driving range and par 3 course, which makes you think "Quality", and the course doesn`t disappoint. It is a fairly easy but fair course....mind you I did shoot 61 gross on my first visit! it is very well maintained and the greens run at about 7 on the stimpmeter...which suits the majority of golfers. It is more of a social course than a Major Tournament holder, but this shouldn`t put you off, I have played there 4 times and I will go back for more....Do yourself a favour and just go and play it!
Not a very long course. Does not play well in the wet. Has many water hazards and as such the Par 3's are particularly challenging. Has improved much over the last couple of years and added several more bunkers to the longer holes. Driving range needs some renovation however.
Course information
Tee information
Tees | Yards | Par | SSS |
---|---|---|---|
Competition | |||
Men's | 6214 | 70 | |
Ladies' |
Green Fees
Summer/High season
Winter/Low season
Facilities
This venue has not entered its facilities yet.
Do you own this venue? Contact Us to complete this information.