TheClaw’s Review of Birkdale Golf Club on 11/10/12

Birkdale Golf Club

Date: 11/10/12 Sat Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Below average"
Conditions: Poor - significant issues
Pace: 5 Hours
Cost: $40
Username: TheClaw
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 5.3
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Very sad to see Birkdale in its current condition. The practice balls are so old most of them don’t have dimples, the practice bunker was unplayable due to the lack of sand. The practice putting green, as well as every green on the course were saturated with leaves. The bunkers looked like they had not been raked in weeks. Course was packed, but no ranger and the shop at the turn was closed. Round took 5 hours. The disappointing thing is that it appears that little or NO effort is being put into this course. I mean come on, it doesn’t take a lot to have someone blowing the leaves off the green. A buddy I played with said he played a muni course in Gastonia the day before and even there they had a guy blowing the leaves off the greens.

Apart from the lack of care, the greens were ok. Pace of play torturous with no ranger in sight. NOT coming back here for a long time. Just not worth it. Sad though as I have always loved this layout.