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Bob Philips (England) 08/04/08

Played here at the end of February, the course was in good condition, and the greens were the fastest i've ever known in Feb!! They were like lightning!

An enjoyable day, good catering and beer and nice welcome.

Worth a visit.

Value for Money	8
Challenge	8
Off Course	8

Martin James (England) 15/07/07

A hilly, undulating course with lovely views of Shropshire. Worfield is only 16 years old, but has a very smart clubhouse and practice facilities.

Like a lot of new courses, it may take a bit of maturing to be really top draw, but the difficulty for the average player is already there from the hills and contours. Greens were very good too despite heavy rain the previous night.

This place is a little off the beaten track, but offers excellent golf nontheless. Worth making the journey!

Value for Money	6
Challenge	7
Off Course	8

M Poole (England) 21/07/06

A smashing course with some great scenery. Very long and well worth hiring a buggy if you don't feel overley fit or in hot weather as quite hilly also. Greens in very good condition for time of year.The course is very well designed and offers great opportunities to tee it and rip it as the fairways are fairly open and the slightly wayward shot can tend to go relatively unpunished.Clubhouse and facilities are also v.good I will definately play again but probably hire a buggy.

Value for Money	8
Challenge	5
Off Course	9

Graham Adams (England) 16/05/06

The very end of March does not, perhaps, hold the promise of the very best of weather. On the Society’s visit to Worfield this axiom held true. Society members were repeatedly told that when the weather elsewhere is calm, here it is always windy. Well, the previous few days had seen stiff breezes across the country and here on this exposed and elevated course, true to form, the wind BLEW! Coupled to this the afternoon round was treated to occasional, but short and light, showers.

All in all, no one could seriously complain about the weather though. And no one could seriously complain about the course either. Worfield is situated in the rolling countryside just a couple of miles east of Bridgenorth and provides impressive views of local countryside both near and far. This is facilitated by the course being one of major contour, with perhaps only a couple of holes being “flat”.

This is evidenced by the 1st (408yds, Par 4). Your drive (should) carry the gentle downhill slope from the tee and find the start of the uphill slope to the green. Even longer hitters will still have 150-200yds before reaching the green, and all of this is uphill. Much has been made on reports of the first four holes being a good test. The opening two par 4’s are followed by a short par 3 and then a stiff par 5 of 509yds. This hole has just about everything: a short bunker at about 200yds out, more bunkers in the lay-up area, ditches left and right and a multitude of trees both young and mature.

Throughout the day the wind would prove to be a factor, but if played for it frequently failed to deliver it’s effects when required. Those whose game usually falters because of lack of carry through low ball flight tended to profit as their balls flew under the effects of the wind. Any ball which gained altitude was picked up and the shot punished as the wind bared its teeth.

Back to the course: the par 5 4th is sandwiched by par 3’s. Of these the second is the tougher. At 188yds tee-to-green the hole is not over-long, but with the wind coming off the left and the ground feeding everything to the right all shots I saw on the hole (mine included) finished in the right rough. The 7th is another par 5 of 482yds: a fairly flat fairway rises gently to a green, with small bunkers protecting it’s opening, tucked away around the corner of the hill on the right.

The 9th is common to quite a few holes on the course: a high tee with limited views of the landing area. This is the third of the par 5’s and the longest at 539yds. Both the 9th and the 18th share a lake in front of the green. (Both claimed balls on both of our rounds) Of the two, the 9th has the easier approach, as the green is quite a way beyond the water, meaning a full third shot into the green is possible.

This course is advertised as an All-Year-Round course, thanks to being created on very free-draining land, and uses no winter-greens or tees. The greens certainly showed signs of the wear they are subjected to, being quite bobbly in places and all recovering at the time of our visit from the hollow-tining completed just a few weeks before. One of our number is a member here and confirms that in the height of summer the greens are both fast, true and generally in very good condition.

The 10th (342yds, par 4) is another hole which rises all the way from tee-to-green, the fairway running on the side of a hill which means everything runs off to the right. The small green is cut into the side of the hill just below the 18th tee. The 12th completely threw (and annoyed) me. After a good (for me) drive I was left with a shot to a green I couldn’t see – all that was in view was an aiming post which I guessed was short of the green. WRONG! It was a red / white post signifying that it was at the back of the green, and of a sort that I’d never seen before. The green itself is in a sunken “pit” just a few yards short of this. Ball lost, no points – lesson well & truly learnt!

The 14th is the last of the par 5’s(479yds). This hole features another raised tee and certainly the first 150yds of the fairway is out of view as it falls away rapidly from the tee-box. Ideal position for your drive is middle left as this opens up the green for those long enough to “go for it” in two. (Another BUNGS member who had previously played the course scored his one and only ever gross “eagle” on this hole.)

Step off the 14th green and walk the short distance to the 15th tee behind the tall conifers and you are presented with one of the most uphill par 4’s you are ever likely to see. Although only 273yds, this is all steeply uphill. New bunkers have been built on this hole over the winter creating a narrow opening to a small green. The general advice here for your second shot is, apparently, to decide on which club you are going to play and then “select one more!”

Somehow, at the highest elevation on a course which has such good drainage, the Designer and Greenkeeper has managed to include and maintain a water hazard (and a very pretty one at that) on the 16th (337yds, par 4), which protects the front left of the green. Finally, the 18th runs alongside and traverses the same lake as the 9th, but this time it is only a par 4 of 320yds.

Although only opened in 1991 and still improving I have to admit that with my liking for courses with gradient and contour I was very taken with Worfield. On top of that, it is a very fair course where good shots WILL be rewarded. Could do with a little less wind though….

Date of visit: March 2006

Report supplied by Graham Adams on behalf of the Barton under Needwood Golf Society

Darren Reece (England) 02/12/05

A good course not that hard as long as you follow your handicap ,take the shots you need and you will score well.We played this course on the 02/12/05 very windy day but found the course in good condition despite all the rain.The only bad thing i can say is there are some good walks between tees so hire a buggy you wont be dissapointed.The club house and golf shop were fantastic.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	6
Off Course	9

David Williams (England) 27/05/04

Golf can be a frustrating game but when the weather is fine, the course in excellent condition and the long putts go in then all the bad days are forgotten. That happened for me on our Society visit to Worfield in May 2004. The views across Shropshire were stunning and it was a pleasure to play on a generous and well-maintained course. I'm certainly looking forward to playing there again.

David Williams (14) 27.05.05