Tinsley Park Golf Course

Disappointing as this course used to be on a par with the majority of members clubs in the area. Not so now I'm afraid and I say that as someone who loves it! Maintenance budgets obviously chopped by SIV - bunkers filled in, rough allowed to grow into previously maintained fairways and, criminally in my view, allowing greens to become fairway. What a travesty! Won't be returning soon, particularly since SIV tried to fleece me last year by insisting I had to continue paying for membership when I didn't want to renew (they "sent" a non existent email which they later said they hadn't!) All in all sad to see such a jewel in the crown become so run down and dog eared. And that's not to mention you're paying more for the poor conditioning. More, I might add, than some absolutely top notch courses. Someone badly needs to give their heads a wobble and invest to generate more revenue through green fees.

The reason for the filling in of bunkers and leaving rough is nothing to do with cuts, it’s to do with us been able to get all jobs done to make the course as good as possible, whilst yes it’s now ‘harder’, the only 2 fairways that have changed are the 8th which is still 100 yard wide, and the 7th which as a 290 yard par 4 now has character. I see lots of golfers pulling out driver on the tight holes like 3 and 4, and hit it into the rough, how’s that the roughs fault…? The golfer needs to be more strategic and whilst yes the roughs longer, the fairways are plenty wide enough. If we start cutting areas considered ‘not in play’ then the rest of the course will inevitably suffer. If you have a gripe with SIV then take it up with them, but understand why the course is like it is for the right reasons not cos you have a gripe with the company.

The course is good the green staff don't respect the Golfers useing tools on the green while golfers are putting asked then to turn bloer and strimmer off i was ingnored they just carried on and the the in the shop wayne is mardy and needs to cheer up

What a fabulous course. Great value at £16 a round….Better condition than some private courses I’ve played recently which cost around £10 more! Greens were immaculate, fairways short and well kept, wide open fairways but you had to really think about where to play your shot or you’d be blocked out or some horrendous sand trap awaited you near the green! Even the bunkers were all raked and immaculate…Absolute pleasure to play there today and I will be back for sure (maybe sneak another round in Thursday)

The course is in great condition the greens are amazing even the tees are in better condition than some other courses greens! Beware of missing fairways the rough has not been cut for a while.