My Experience on the Worst Rated Golf Course
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2020
- In this video, I'm sharing my experience on the worst rated golf course in the world. This course is infamous for being one of the hardest in the world to play, and I can testify to that!
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That doesn't look bad at all. I've played courses where you had to factor the side hill lie of the tee box into your shot.
That is every course in the U.S
Yeah bro thats all the affordable public courses in ohio haha
That describes my course. Hell when I play on a flat tee box it throws me off lol
@Benghali In Platforms mines kind of like a links course hybrid and one of the tee boxes on a par three I describe as hitting on an upside down bowl.
You have to shape the ball into the hill to control it.
This is Augusta compared to my home course.
Great line
Love it
That course doesn't look bad at all - quite good in fact. Imagine it would be terrific in the summer. Just shows you the dangers of Google reviews can do to businesses.
It could be possible they improved their course due to said reviews
It may be a terrible analogy but how come a game with a lot of bad reviews, despise empty, one line good reviews didn't change a company mind or shut it down?
I've played courses where the tees are mostly mats and I've lost balls in the fairway so I'm going to say no this isn't the worst lol
I've lost balls I thought were in the fairway too but idk I think that's a me problem
There's a local hacker 9 hole course where it's a constant struggle to find the damn ball in half of the fairways. Trash that.
I'm an awful golfer and don't need a perfect course but I would like to be able to find my damn ball on the off chance I hit it on the fairway lol
I’ve seen one where the fairway grass is tall asf
@IcePlays LOL the local 9 hole I've been going to for short practice game is like that.
All tee mats and Ok If you hit what looks like It might have been a green once otherwise you're in trouble the fairways are like 1st cut rough and anywhere else is a lost ball.
at my local course I've lost balls in the bunkers lol
If that's the worst course over there, you guys have it made.
Me thinking of the cow pasture courses here in the states.
J Red my thoughts exactly! And at least cow pasture courses have grass, you should see some of the crap courses I’ve played. Two of the worst are near where I live.
Yeah...this is the second video I've seen of this course and it's way above all but one course in my area.
No doubt. I'm not saying where I live but there is only 1 18 hole course within a 50 mile round trip and the back nine of it is unplayable, but at least the practice areas are good. The 1 other course is a 9 hole course that the gophers have abandoned because the ground is so hard. Yet I continue.
That swing is so sad :(
golf cart £30 that's the real crime here
Absolutely I agree there
how much they are usually in UK? in Finland they are almost always 30€ per round
@@tutteturunen6822 depends on the course a place like that £10 is about right, yeah at a nice place probably be £30 my local its £7
@@MystiCalBEING89 People use them quite often then if so cheap? We rarely use one here.
@@tutteturunen6822 i only use them when its raining
I used to play a course the the Philippines we called “The Goat Track”. Not uncommon to have a family having a picnic on a blanket on the tee box. Goats everywhere to keep the grass trimmed, kids having baths in the water hazards, karaoke in the shack on the 7th hole. It was sooooo fun
Multipurpose, golf is way to elite for so much green. I like it.
There's a course in lilloet bc, canada thats also a sheep ranch, will play it again next time i have a chance
I absolutely love how positive you are with every shot haha!!! Just a joy watching you play
This is the problem with some golfers(all the gear no idea) they want Royal Troon standards for £20 a round support local courses so they can reinvest the money.
yes that could be true
No I want Augusta national standard for £5
15 minutes from my home I would love to had a game with you
Royal Troon is about 250 a think
Some nice course near it dundonald is nice 70
Can’t see a lot wrong with that track.
Decent tee boxes. Grass on the fairway. Nice greens. What more do you need 🤷🏻♂️
Just a couple good friends and a few cold drinks. The recipe for a great day
I loved the course when I was a member there a few years ago. Very quiet in the week, but busy every weekend.
Possible the best value for money membership in Oxfordshire.
First video of yours I’ve watched and I gotta say I love your style. The way you just keep it cool talking away and not make it look like some sort of music video makes all the difference. Feels like I’m there. Seem like a laugh too! Will be watching much more!
I think you should call your 3 wood ‘temporary’ - cause when you start slicing it it will be straight in the bag again
“Get down boy” sure that’s what kieth lard used to say 😂😂 belting video mate!
Lol 😂
Dog rough 🐕🦺😆
farnyone “you try get an Alsatian to testify” 😂
@@alexkilleen9418 😆😆😆 classic
@@alexkilleen9418 is he drawing a dog?
I have been on courses that had hard tee boxes and you would break tees trying to get them in the ground. The fairways were nearly no grass and the greens were so fast you were afraid to break wind thinking it would make the ball move. This course looks immaculate in comparison!
The bird is a Red Kite. A few pairs were released in the Chilterns about 20 years ago, and they have thrived.
I remember seeing that on Blue Peter
Our public golf course is the worst : uncut grass, next to smelly sewage treatment, a busy highway, a busy airport, and a busy boat launch!
Bring that course to west Texas if they don’t like it over there, haha.
Yea I live in West Texas and the only good courses we have around here are the country clubs. There’s nothing wrong with this course
Yes I live in west Texas too and junction golf course has no grass but Sonora’s golf course is pretty decent
You ain’t lying😂 we will take it in south Texas too!
Shout out to the west Texans.
This compared to Sunset in Odessa TX 😂😂
It had an average of 3 1/2 stars, the 1 star was a specific review google highlighted because it contained your search "worst golf course in the uk"...
Beautiful course and setting, can’t understand why anyone would give it a one star rating, I can only think they had a bad round, which is not the fault of the course.
How you feeling after spending the money on diesel and golf? Must be ready for a lie down!
£140
I must go and have a look at this course, looks great.
@@MrBlurryeyes it's a cracking course.... If it was manicured like some of the top courses it would be very highly ranked
Bloody hell
Played two rounds on a golf weekend there. It’s a cracking course.
I think a course is as good as it's ground staff. We always thought our course was great until the head groundsman retired and the new one has made us realise he was just doing the bare minimum.
First time I’ve watched this guy and he’s crazy ! I love it !!!
"...Get down boy!!!" lol all the way from The States. Great review!
This course doesn't look too shabby and is close enough for me to visit, I'm still a new comer to the game so I'm not interested in fairways as I rarely go on them!! ... and I believe the bird was a red kite, they're massive and all over this area. Another great video, its great to see you taking your time and playing some great golf. Keep it up gents.
Get over there and play.... Even being a newbie you'll absolutely love it... Played and vlogged it earlier this year. So so good
Nice Post.
I've played there several times and can't understand the poor reviews. It's a great course and always been in good condition when I've played. Some really great holes!!
Hi Steve, I have played this course numerous times as well and agree that it's a great course and has always been in good or great condition when I have played it... it has been a touch wet in places in winter mind!
I will say the food in the clubhouse was not the best and bit overpriced.... not sure if it would be any better venturing into the main hotel building?
This golf course is ABSOLUTELY amazing, compared to my home course.
I live on a small island in Denmark, where two of the greens have ACTUAL tractor tires marks in them, going straight across the entire greens!
The rough is literally almost up to my knees...and if your ball ends in it, you have less than a 50% chance of ever finding it.
I'd LOVE a home course like that one!
Just picking up golf now and loving your videos!
Got myself a set of Titleist DCI Oversize + Gold irons as a starter, can't wait to go on an actual golf course once I'm decent at the driving range :)
This is the second time this course has cropped up as worst course in uk. I’ve played a few times and always found it absolutely brilliant. Some great holes, was always in great nick. Definitely worth the hour travel from my house. ⛳️
Thoughts on people giving it bad reviews so it's always free?
Course looked good from what you’ve shown I’m finding some of the municipals are currently the courses that are struggling but that’s probably down to a lack of funds in the present climate
New to this channel, absolute loved this 😂. Brilliant 👏
Love the sound effects for the first part, did you use a lawn mower for the engine sounds?? Great video btw!!
That course honestly looks nice, it’s like Augusta compared to some courses I’ve played.
Good on you for doing this, will help the clubs reputation no doubt. The few people who have a bad time shout so much louder than the hundreds who enjoyed it!
Although you never explained the green ball..? 😂
Absolutely i forgot lol
LOL. I was wondering the same. I figuree he used a green ball because of reviews describing the course condition....meaning hard to find your ball.
dude, you have the most pleasant approach to golf. I think my score would improve just playing a round with you. keep on keeping on brother man!
Your comment about Ingol made me laugh. The course was in the middle of a housing estate. I once shanked a tee shot on a par 3, it bounced on a road before landing on a bungalows roof 😂😂
Looks good to me was expecting a field with a stick in it by the title ⛳️ great vlog as normal chaps 🏌️♂️
Me to
I played this earlier this year - £20 for the round midweek. Cracking course with some real quality holes. Greens were immaculate. It's on top 100 courses as a 'hidden gem'. Worth playing before they get recognised and put the prices up. Hopefully you'll show us some of the later holes.
only filmed one more after this video, 7th and 8th tee box are bad but the rest of the course is plenty good enough
Hahah you would have thought that put was for the Master's title haha! Love it!
The Old River Course in Tracy, CA, USA. I recall losing my ball in the middle of the fairway (unmowed), and also putting across dead greens. The hilarious part was driving the cart through the back 9 that had recently been retired and left to nature and all the tee markers were still in the tee boxes, and the pins were still standing on the greens.
My wife’s parents used to live in Papua New Guinea; the locals took issue with the golf course being built on their land and used to do their “business” in the holes. 6ft gimmes were advised!
In the state of Indiana where I live that is why they make rock salt for your shotgun. No pun intended but what a bunch of as_holes !!
Worst course I ever played on was “Houston Hills”. It was located in Houston, Texas, USA. It was build on a landfill. Trash, cans, and plastic was percolating out of the ground. Fairways were scrub grass and weeds. The hazard you had to carry on a par 3 was a toxic chemicals swamp. If there was no breeze the smells were memorable. It is no longer.
experiences like that make you realize just how wasteful our society is
Texas is a great state with a great deal of diversity. Houston is an area of the state that we are least proud of.
I remember this place.... terrible.
How long ago was this. I live in Houston and I've never heard of it
@@StewDogR i played it in 1996 or so. I think it was around the South Beltway 8 & 59.
I played a nine hole course in Michigan it was pastureland and they called it a Golf course .
It was 5 minutes from the house, it was a real challenge. It was a good day out with the boys.
It was sold and no longer a Golf course. Enjoyed the video.
One wonders about the motivation of some people giving terrible ratings to facilities like golf courses. Heythrop has always looked nice to me, fancy it one day.
Make sure you do... Such a good layout
My 3 wood is called "WTF why did I bring that club " You though, seem to be doing OK. Call it Lucky Strike.because you smoke it when you hit it.
In my experience, if my golf buddies play/score well it's a 'great course' and if they don't it's a 'rubbish one' !!
In mine if I score well it’s probably a rubbish course. If I score bad it’s a good one
So true mate.If your a couple under at the crazy golf your like ahhh great track that is ..very tough ha ha
So true... So many people rate courses on how they play... Shame really
At least that course has grass! Here in the San Diego area, we're in constant drought conditions so if the course doesn't have access to water, we play on dirt. The worst course I've played here is Goat Hill about 8 years ago. They've fixed it up now, thanks to John Ashworth, who brought it back from the dead. I've lost golf balls in massive gopher holes that you don't want to put your arm in for fear of rattlesnakes. The golf carts were death traps because they didn't have brakes. even still, I loved playing there because it is such a fun layout. I've fallen in love with many of these courses (Castle Creek, Eagle Crest, Oceanside Municipal) because they're still fun. You just have to move your ball to a patch of grass to hit it. They're usually dirt cheap too.
I've thought about submitting the idea that the PGA should have one tournament a year that is played on these types of courses, the kind of courses that us working people play on. That would be a great way to grow the game. Most of us will never get to play Augusta National. Golf shouldn't be an elitist sport that only rich people play. You can have as much fun playing at your local muni course.
I cannot tell you how great it is to see a youtuber that plays a round similar to the rest of us. Birdie a hole then immediately snap hook the drive on the very next hole!! Love the hate/love with the putter. New sub here! Love it.
Thank you
I love how happy Liam is
Just brilliant 👌
Thank you!!
Hi Liam, the bird is a red tailed kite. They got introduced into the area in the 80’s/90’s and have flourished.
Thank you I believe there loads down there
It’s a red kite (not red tailed kite) 👍
I also played in Oxfordshire a couple of weeks ago (Hadden Hill near Didcot), and there were loads of kites about over there. The way I played on the day, they should have been vultures.👍
@@laughinggravyuk That's my local course! What did you think of it?
@@whackablemole Weather was pretty grotty on the day, but course in great nick. I really enjoyed it, some nice holes that you can play a few ways. Managed to get lost after the 8th hole, the tiny par 3 with the large mound left and tree right. It reminded me of Basildon (which is a nice track too)
First time watching! Pretty entertaining! Definitely thinking of subscribing!
Welcome aboard!
“Get down boy” 😂😂 love this guy
This is one of my local courses and I've played it a few dozen times. It's a shame you only showed the first 4 holes because they are the least interesting holes on the course. This course is really not that bad and some of the holes are genuinely stunning. It gets slated unfairly and it had a bad reputation locally because it once cost twice or even three times what you paid in the video. You also HAVE to play it with a buggy because there are some very long gaps between holes and some of those walks are up steep hills. By the time you trudge up the hill to the 15th tee box you are spent if you've walked the course. Once you added a buggy to the cost of the round, it was about £100 per person which is too much. The 18th hole is quirky. It's dead straight with trees on either side and you play up towards the old Estate House which is an amazing view, even if you have seen it 20 times before. Heythrop Park is a large conference centre and hotel and they turned the old 9 hole course into 18 holes about 15 years ago. This must have cost a packet to do but they have not invested much in the course since so it can look a little tatty at times. I definitely recommend playing there if it's £35 and it is rarely busy. The staff are nice but we sometimes got the 'hard sell' to join up from the club pro whilst having a drink after each round and I suspect that their membership numbers are really low because it was not cheap to join and the place is a little bit soulless without a proper clubhouse etc. FYI, the planes you spotted are from the airfield at Enstone which is a few miles away, not Oxford Airport. It's also really close to the trendy hangout, Soho Farmhouse, so you might bump into David Beckham who lives next door and has been seen playing golf at Heythrop on a few occasions (apparently).
I vlogged it earlier this year when my society played there. So many good holes... Like you say. The first 4 are the most boring... Such a good layout
Played it twice last week, the last few holes are a killer, but agree it's a cracking course.
That looks 10x better than the worst I’ve played. The worst had a tee box that had so many tree roots I had to find another place to tee off.
Great little video i have same dilemma of which putter works best for me. Friend said make sure you’re using the same balls every time keep going pal.
The course is tough for most as it’s long and the walk between some holes is also a problem for people walking.
If you get last those two points is quite stunning and a real test for a good golfer off the white tees.
Played there many times over the years and it always impressed me. 8 handicapper.
I've played here loads of times, some amazing holes. Shame you didn't show holes 5 and 6 hitting over the stream and lake
12:52 Red Kite.
Your 3 wood should be called 'Fore!'
A RED KITE! thats it, thank you
My 3 wood is called a Tree Wood
Nah it's a shite hawk
Yes Red Kite or sometimes red tailed kite... distinctive call. Got a bunch of them around me (7 miles west of Stratford upon Avon) which we regularly hear and sometimes see when walking neighbours dogs in the local woods. That course looked fine to me.. I think "Tree Wood" or "Woody the Woodpecker" is a fine name for it - especially if you snap hook it like that driver shot
If I ever make it to the UK to play golf, I’d be more than happy to play on this course. Compared to some of our “courses” here in Australia, that looks beautiful!! First time watching your channel though mate and really enjoyed it. Keep up the good content!! Azz from Oz 👊🏼⛳️🏌️♂️
I love the Battle of Britain reference and your comment on BF-109’s, FW-190’s, Spitfires, and Hawker Hurricanes
This is no where near as bad as a local course I play at. The course is literally never watered so when you try and take even the smallest divot with your shot your club head literally stops in the ground. Not to mention that one of the par 5s isn't even marked and is just two par threes put together. Some holes have cups the size of grapefruits for some reason and the greens are as bumpy as the Tibetan mountain range. My ball jumped 2 inches off the ground a couple times when I was putting.
I've not watched this yet, but Heythrop Park is near my works, it's well decent! Or was when I played last!
I mean, you could do with a buggy like as its a proper trek!
its a long way round isnt it!
@@GolfMates I've walked it every time I've played, there's some proper big gaps between green and tee on some holes 🤣🤣🤣
I love the hole over the water, near the bridge though. The 6th I think?
Hahaha what a character. That putt going in after saying you were going to throw it out was hilarious
I played here with my boss in the summer! Long walks between holes, pro shop ran out of drinks (it was 32 degrees) & was offered to use the outside tap to top up a water bottle. I thought the greens were actually ok in fairness but the rest of the course needed attention. I wouldn’t rush back here to play again myself although they might have struggled to manage the course with COVID-19 & then were behind on maintenance.
That doesn’t look bad at all!!! That’s like an average municipal in SoCal. The Newport golf course here is literally ALL DIRT besides the greens. Only reason the Tee Box isn’t dirt is because it’s a mat. Seriously one the worst courses and it’s not even nearly the worst rated.
Remember the Links at Victoria? Not one blade of grass.
@@KevinHoekman ohhh yeahhh, I’m scarred for life after doing a video on it hahaha. Still haunts my dreams hahaha.
@@ShawnyBGolf
I think it was the worst of the worst courses in So Cal.
@@KevinHoekman hahaha I think it’s the worst of the worst in the world. Idk how one could beat it, unless the greens are dirt too I guess.
I call my 3 wood FFS because that's what I say when I've hit it.🤣
All my clubs are called FFS then 🤣
Unironically that's what I call my 3 hybrid 😂😂
Being from middle America I have no idea what you are saying half the time, but with that stated I really enjoyed this video. Thumbs up!
Honestly this looks beautiful. I have play on a course where in winter the fairways are like the cart paths and putting on the greens is as bad as putting in ur yard
As long as I can find my ball in the fairway, I usually like a course.
Did Liam have an extra shot of coffee in his latte.
The bird at 13:00 is a Red Kite. They were nearly hunted into extinction, but there was a re-introduction project started not far away from there towards High Wycombe and now 30 years later they are very common around here. Lovely to watch.
The Ranch in San Jose, Ca. It was unreal how bad of a golf course that was. another golf course was a one where the longest hitter I ever played with couldn't hit the fairways from the white tees.
Keyboard warriors strike again. Looks crisp and clean to me.
it was mostly!
If that’s a 1 star course in England, then a 3 star course must be Augusta National.
I see 100k golfmates congrats Liam, big milestone!
Back in the eighties and nineties Heythrop used to be the training college for NatWest bank. There was a bit of a course there then. They also had the winter quarters for one of the big circuses nearby as you could occasionally hear the trumpet of an elephant when out for a stroll. Bloody long walk down the drive to the nearest pub though.
you should play caprington in kilmarnock scotland
I laugh every time you mumble on with your back turned.
There's a golf course near me that is called "dimmock hill golf course" where the carts are the first ones ever made and those shabby tee boxes are 10x better than literally any square inch on the entire propertyq
Played here myself a couple of times and seen a similar video after the bad reviews - course is great! Some of the holes are tough but greens are great and it’s going to be boggy everywhere at the minute!
Ingol might have been crap, but their breakfast was one of the best I've ever had!!😂
3 wood - Miss Direction
First time watching you, the humour makes the video, bloody hilarious, it’s when you are waking away from the camera🤣🤣
Very enjoyable. Thanks!
"Don't want to hit Joe in the ghoulies." hahahaaha
It's actually spelt "goolies".
That bird looked like a red kite!
This is really my favourite Channel!
Thanks for your nice Videos,
it is very enlightening,
Waiting for your latest update.
Burrows Hall Park
Bays Mountain in Seymour TN. It is a cow pasture full of clover and rocks. The greens were a little nicer than the grass in my yard.
I’m Manc based and have played many courses local to me and further afield, and, hand on heart, I can’t say I have played a course where I have thought to myself I’m never going back there. They all do their best, especially in difficult times.
Altrincham!!
Did you ever play boysnope?? Quality course now just an overgrown waste of space.
Great comment, I lived in Preston for 5 years and played many course in the NW, mostly municipals, and have many happy memories. Even the rougher ones, you remember the day and the bants more than the course.
Can’t believe you came here Liam, you will have driven past my house to get there, I live 3 minutes away.
Absolutely we came down played and did one
This is the first video I've seen on your channel and this was awesome, you sir, are a gem
Thank you
Looks fine to me. Some people are way too critical, especially when their abilities don't warrant them giving an opinion to begin with. You did say it was under new management, maybe they got a handle on it and fixed the problems. Great video.... you play like me! LoL . Cheers from Texas! Call the 3 wood "Ginty"
Absolutely great track
Idk what that translates to dollars, but 30 pounds for a cart rental sounds INSANE
That's $41.72 in the US. Yeah F that.
Most UK courses are not really built for mass cart use. I’d guess pricing is to dissuade usage and encourage walking or trolley usage. Also that price would be a non-members price.
Worse course ever played, Sharjah in United Arab Emirates, all sand and had to take a piece of Astro Turf with you and place your ball on top before each shot, also the greens were Browns (oiled sand) and you had to drag a heavy mat over it after you played to take the lines out of the surface :-)
cant play on astro
Oiled sands is pretty much the only courses I play, we don’t need Astro turf, I’m in Australia, we use a rake with a flat side to smooth out the sand to putt on, a totally different game but still just as much fun
I've played there, it was shocking tbh. But you should have had a caddy. I think he charged us 10 dirhams (£1.60 ish) we tipped him more 😂
Played one of those course in Oman, it was great fun.
I would dispute this! I was a member for 4 years until I retired last year and returned to UK. It was the oldest club in the Emirates...a great test of golf with some excellent holes...of course different from a classical grass course but brilliant fun and the best craic in the clubhouse with cheapest beer in the UAE!🍺🍺🍺⛳⛳⛳👍👍👍
As a kid I played a course in Ohio called 'Rock Ledges' with my dad, and uncle and my younger brother. I was probably 7. It was being removed for housing developments, so the last time I played it, it was only 5 holes long, the with "back 4" being built on. Played once around and then the second time, skipping (on the score card) one of the holes.
I played Heythrop Park about 2 years ago and stayed overnight with a friend who is also a Client . Our experience was very different. Yes the course and surroundings are lovely - and the property is also lovely looking - so the first impression is very promising. However, the issues started in the car park for us... when getting our clubs out of the car there was an almighty explosion and my friend (ex military) practically hits the deck for cover and says something about that sounding like x type of bomb. 5 mins later in the cafe come club house it was confirmed that there is an explosives training centre within the grounds and we'd won the opportunity to play golf to the soundtrack of Apocalypse Now. I was mildly amused to start with, but it got annoying as the course was in terrible condition when we played - the low and embarrassing moment (as I'd booked it) being when my friend said shall we walk off and go somewhere else. The accommodation and overnight stay with food wasn't much better. Very tatty and service was poor. The Clientele was strange also - more the international bomber type vs golfer type. So, unfortunately we had a very different experience. However, the promise was there as the land and the course configuration had a lot of potential to be stunning - it had just been neglected at the time (confirmed by some of the staff we spoke to afterwards). If someone has invested to get it to it's potential then it would be a great round and stay. Subject to the bombs going off in your backswing. That was strange.
Liam: Googles worst golf course in UK
Makes birdie on the par 3
Liam: Yeah, there's nothing wrong with this course :)
Played a few times back in June. Decent course, but it was in need of some freshening up around the fringes and bunkers (and the cart paths were suspension killers). Looks like they've done some work correcting it. Not the best I've played but a million miles away from being the worst!!
Absolutely not the worst
I did some work for the European Challenge Tour at this course in 2016, I thought it seemed quite nice! Pro’s did tear it apart a bit though. Tom Detry ended up winning on -29.
7:05 love that reaction, I'd do that if I even play golf at all!