The Best Golf Courses in Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom (2025)

Lovely little course for an old beginner. Ground is still a bit soft in places, and the greens are still recovering. Phil, the owner, is nice and friendly. Nice little cabin serving brews and snacks. Good value. Will definitely be coming back.

First time visiting and first time playing in a long time. So the perfect course for someone like me who is a total beginner. The course and greens were in immaculate condition. Great value and I’ll definitely visit and play again.

This is a very very good 9-hole course. Perfect for beginners but also better player would get something out of playing here. When i visited about 2 weeks ago (so Mid April), the ground was very soft, therefore making it harder to play. But i have played here many times before and the conditions are usually very good. Only the weather being so wet....well the ground suffers. The course is well looked after and worth a visit.

Really great course unbelievable value for money and such nice people can't recommend enough for both enjoyment and practice ⛳👌

Very attractive golf course with a variety of interesting, and testing, parkland holes. Good views and well presented. Friendly staff. Very close to the M6 motorway.

Course is in impeccable condition. Well done to all the green keepers and the artisans along with the work that goes behind the scenes to produce such a great course. Friendly staff and excellent facilities.

Visited Gathurst Golf Club today with work colleagues. The ground is meticulously maintained. All staff were friendly and helpful. At the end of our game we were looked after at the bar by Matthew. Overall a fantastic day from start to finish, couldn’t recommend enough.

Very nice course! First time we'd played this today and it won't be the last! Course in really good condition, it was pouring down with rain all round but still held up! Credit to the greenkeepers greens were in top condition! Full breakfast after the round, made to feel very welcome and all staff friendly! Good value for money, I'd say it's a course you definitely have to play in the area 👍🏻

Oct 7th 24 Just back from a first visit to this club. Great condition all round. The best greens I've played all season. Unfortunately no bar or food on today.( like most clubs on Monday.) A bit of a long narrow lane up to the club but will definately return

Nice club, cracking views, great greens on an interesting parkland / moorland course. Staff and members were a friendly bunch.

A quirky course that will test every aspect of your golf game and legs! Great views from 19th and a fine pint await those who venture here. Staff friendly and attentive.

Really nice for a par 3 course, greens not the fastest but in good condition. The closest to a normal course co ditions I have seen on a par 3 course. Would really recommend for short game practice. £9 for 9 or £14 for 18 holes. The only negative it when I went they only accepted cash and no card payments.

What a great little course. 1st time here today and loved it. We will 100% be back! Price is more than fair at £8 for 9 holes or £13 for 18. Like that you get the option after paying and playing 9 you can pay the £5 and go again if you want.

It was a nice experience, I think it was 2 or 3 of the par 3s was just a tad too short to count as a hole lol but the rest was great to play the par 4s was good too. All in all the greens was well enough £8 isnt too bad and it's great practice for the short game which I didn't know I needed until I played here haha.

Lovely little course, well looked after! Managed to drive the 9th hole last round so its my favourite place at the minute!

The term hidden Gem gets used a lot but this is definitely hidden and its definitely a gem. The club has a great setting with a long single track drive from the main road through the course to a stunning clubhouse that has a moat with Black Swans on it. The staff were fantastically helpful and friendly. The course starts with a really tough 200+ yard par 3 (play for the front edge wherever the pin is). The course is a really enjoyable layout, not a tough walk or overly long and it was in very good condition.

Plays very well even after days of heavy rain, not much surface water. Great, long holes, not too challenging and great for newer golfers.

Great golf course but not for the faint hearted, panoramic views across West Lancashire make the climb on some holes well worthwhile. Love the food and members bar overlooking the with green. Very friendly throughout.

Fantastic course,great food afterwards, be warned for those who have walking difficulty,this course is a tough walk but glad i did it.

Top course, probably the best in the area. I enjoyed this course that much I became a member 👍

Such a wonderful venue for an informal family celebration. service, food and setting were second to none. Staff were so accommodating and helpful and pricing was very reasonable. My wife had a memorable seventieth birthday as a result. All twenty one guests were highly impressed and will visit again, with one considering taking up golf! At Houghwood, ofcourse.😁

Fantastic course we'll maintained greens a fantastic very fast only took the front nine to get used to them🤣

Bolton Balloon Fairies was asked to create a Balloon Wall around our 4 foot LED Numbers and what a gorgeous room they have for hire for functions. It's an upstairs room and is very large holding a couple of hundred people. Car park is spacious and bars are on both floors. Highly recommend 👌

Bolton old links was a really good folf course. Some really deep difficult bunkers well placed. Must avoid at all cost. Greens were absolutely amazing. Some tee shots are blind, but hole map on every tee helps. Course knowledge is definitely an advantage here. Fairways are generous and rough is punishing. A great course overall.

Stunning course with great views across the area. Parts of the course were flooded but the weather had been terrible beforehand (welcome to the North West). The course was really well maintained throughout. The bar area was cozy, reasonably priced and the food was excellent.

Proper golf in January no mats no temp greens helpful staff and friendly members would join this course if it was 20 miles closer

Not bad condition for November. Boggy in spots but greens were good. Think £28 is a bit high for the time of year and condition. Played February. Greens were still good but it was plugging a lot. Lost a couple of balls that landed not far off the fairway. Not many places let you play full greens and tees this time of year so fair enough considering the weather

First time I played this course and I found it a very pleasent well maintained course but very tricky, with some course knowledge I would of shot better. After playing this course around 10 times over the last few months, I decided to come back to this review and add to it. The greens at Hart Common are some of the best I've played, and consistent throughout. Fairways are also very well kept. Some great bunkers well placed. Again this is a tricky course keep it on the fairway and you'll be rewarded.

Fabulous, well priced course. Buggy hire extremely reasonable. The course is laid out very well as has some really challenging holes. A good test around. The greens are impeccably kept and the bunkers bar one are near perfect. Play advised......

I've never been here before, but came here for a private function. I must say we were well looked after. From the room we were in there was a beautiful view right across the golf course and it was a really nice place to spend the afternoon. The buffet that was laid on was excellent and must say the caterers did a fantastic job. All the food was freshly made and well presented. I did feel sorry though for the poor barmaid who struggled most of the afternoon on her own but still managed to serve everyone and did a good job.

Stunning course, the trees can be punishing so accuracy is needed. Greens were in great condition with some tricky putts. Very welcoming and friendly staff. Would highly recommend going.

Great course with lovely club house, good food and drink at reasonable prices.

Lovely course, very nice staff

Amazing experience from the quality of the course to the hospitality of the kitchen and bar staff, will definitely recommend this course to friends

Lovely golf course held up really well considering the weather we had last week. Staff were really friendly and are a credit to the golf club

Even late in the season the course was really well presented, nice tightly mown fairways & some lovely run off areas around the greens. Definitely a plotters golf course, lots of holes require placement from the tee to allow clear shots into the greens.

Great true greens even after rain. Nice club house decent facilities. Very good course