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Swinley Forest Golf Club – The perfect course
June 10th, 2012 | 
Author: Swinley Forest is only just over 6,000 yards from the back tees but it is 6,000 yards of outstanding heathland golf combined with a peaceful top-notch atmosphere. Harry Colt believed that Swinley was his finest course, often talking about ‘a craving for my usual game around the Swinley Forest.’
One of the superb par 3's at Swinley Forest
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Review of Theale Golf Club
Theale is a new parkland layout in Berkshire just outside of Reading, it is mostly flat but does offer some challenging holes with well positioned hazards.
The gap between the trees can get pretty tight in the summer
The Berkshire Golf Club – Ascot, Berkshire
The Berkshire is a stunning and beautiful heathland course, the mature trees, the rolling fairways, the rugged looking bunkers and the gorgeous heather make it look as though the course was always there, just another natural feature of the land.
Donnington Grove – Newbury, Berkshire
The parkland layout at Donnington Grove, accompanied by the Gothic hotel, is overlooked by Donnington Castle. Offering a stern test for most golfers with a good selection of tees ensuring that it is playable for everyone. The higher ground of the front nine provides great views but leaves you exposed to the elements, while the back nine requires negotiating the tree lined fairways and water features.
Downshire Golf Club – Wokingham, Berkshire
>The Downshire is a picturesque mature parkland course, dotted with some good looking holes, with water coming into play on a few of them. It is quite a busy course, you can tell this by the condition of the tees, fairways and greens, which had just been spiked when I played, looking a little bare in some places.
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Datchet Golf Club – Berkshire
The first two holes at Datchet are a little short for par fours but after that the holes lenghten and the course looks in good condition with quite a few well placed bunkers.
I enjoyed my round here with the double set of tee areas providing a slightly different nine holes second time around, although the course looks like it could get quite crowded if a lot of 3 or 4 balls went out.
Billingbear Park Golf Club – Wokingham, Berkshire
Billingbear Park was rebuilt in the late eighties as a result of being farmed during the two world wars. It is now quite a reasonable nine hole course with a small cosy clubhouse. I wouldn’t say the course presentation was championship standard but the green staff do keep it in very good condition for a small club.
It is hard to pick a favourite as none of the holes really stand out but the dogleg eighth with a ditch running across the fairway and a lake up near the green is probably the best hole here.
West Berkshire Golf Club
The West Berkshire is very long from the back tees and the course was suffering a little after all the dry weather we have had but the firm fairways certainly helped with some of the longer holes. The greens had some brown patches on them but still putted well and the bunkers were filled with lovely soft sand.
Reading Golf Club – Berkshire
Reading is very pleasing on the eye, the fairways are great and the greens look good, with changes in elevation on quite a few of the holes, the course plays great too. I was made very welcome by the staff and members, a three ball on the first tee even allowed my group in front of them as they thought we would probably play faster than them.
Hennerton Golf Club – Wargrave, Berkshire
I have visited the nine holes at Hennerton a number of times over the years, but this is the first visit of the updated full eighteen hole course.
