Rushmere Golf Club

played on sunny day in June 2009. Dog walkers still an issue, but I think they've been a bit more respectful of cleaning up after themselves. Course not prettiest in area, but still a decent track to play on. Does suit the longer hitter, thankfully, but will still punish the wayward. Played with member so fee only £15 including insurance making it very good value. Conditions perfect and had been for a couple of weeks, so course was in beatiful condition. Some areas, especially back nine, felt a bit like a links course, which although dry made for a pleasant change from the more parkland corses in the area.

Greens were in excellent condition being both true and even paced. Course generally unattractive - it is over common public ground with many non golfers walking dogs (some dog mess around the fairways and teeing areas)...some holes are through woodland others lined with ball swallowing gorse!!! Fairways in very good condition for time of year. The course is a good test of golfing ability perhaps being suited more to distance hitters (fairways usually wide and forgiving) than those whos game is shorter but more accurate. The course has some excellent par threes. Overall I would rate the course as 6/10, other people who dont care much for the beauty of a course might give it a higher score.