Best Golf Courses in Wigan, Greater manchester (2025)

Rating: 5 / 5

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 👌

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 4 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 4 / 5

Nice clean clubhouse with friendly helpful staff, didn't really get a look at pro shop. This is a great little course with undulating fairways hiding some monster size bunkers (with good sand in most) and some really well placed, making any golfer think a bit and course management is vital as there are hidden streams and water hazards which are not visible on a few fairways. Greens are good also, and I recommend this course to any average to good golfer, maybe a bit too challenging to a novice.

Rating: 5 / 5

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......

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

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.😁

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent course it's in great condition and great service and very nice members and staff always will be my go to golf club

Rating: 5 / 5

Great golf course, tricky back 9! Nicely kept and fun to play

Rating: 4 / 5

Dean Wood is an established course with two contrasting 9's .The 1st9 is mature tree lined parkland course with undulating fairways with fairway bunkers. The 2nd9 is completely different basically 9 holes in a valley but not exhausting walk. Which I found a challenge. Lateral streams & not a flat piece of ground. Therefore course management comes into play? Greens were good & ran true. Fairways were in good condition as well. With driving nets & practise putting chipping greens. Good Club house & Pro Shop with friendly staff. Overall a very good course will definitely play again and worth a visit

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent course Great facilities Wonderful staff

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

Excellent golf course in superb condition. Greens Staff very competent keeping the course in great condition.

Rating: 4 / 5

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.

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

Its a lovely little course and staff very friendly. Ive been playing here for years, one of my favourite 9 hole courses. Would defiantly recommend. 👌🏼

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 5 / 5

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

Rating: 4 / 5

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.

Rating: 4 / 5

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

Rating: 5 / 5

Wow, what a fantastic course with great views all the way round. Superb variety of holes and some tricky par 3s too, and plenty of wildlife to admire. Bit of up and down but nothing to steep so great exercise too. Will be back again, hopefully when the weather is a little less windy.

Rating: 5 / 5

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.

Rating: 5 / 5

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 👍🏻

Rating: 5 / 5

Went on a society day and have no complaints at all. Course was excellent, green's were superb. Food and service after golf was top class a very enjoyable day.

Rating: 5 / 5

Having been a member previously, I was happy to play a round last week, to my delight, I cannot tell you the improvements that have been made to the course. Rob (head green keeper) and his team have improved the course and the ascetics 10 fold. The greens are in the best conditions I’ve ever seen them, the fairways and second cuts are cut to perfection and the general upkeep is second to none. Well done Rob and team for the great improvements and attention to detail. Definitely well worth a visit if you looking for a round of golf.

Rating: 5 / 5

Nice course. Good, inviting fairways from the tee box. Some long par 4s and a 210 yrd par 3. 16th drives over the 4th green, so it can cause a little bit of a wait. 6th has a ditch right on driver distance running across fairway be careful. 9th hole par 3 very tough, good-looking hole. Overall, it was very nice, not too hilly course. Proshop and clubhouse are very good.

Rating: 5 / 5

Amazing greens for February. Course was great. Nice layout, a mix of holes and incredible condition for the time of year

Rating: 5 / 5

Absolutely superb. First time here. Well established course in stunning surroundings. In great condition, especially the greens. 6 stars

Rating: 5 / 5

Awesome course, staff and members, a massive credit to greenstaff, 👏 I would highly recommend, a real treat, can't wait to go back

Rating: 5 / 5

Played on the 28th of December, so probably not the best time to appreciate the full potential of the course, will be back in the summer as I can imagine a wonderful parkland course. Hospitality was above and beyond, hard working staff, efficient and friendly, well done Ormskirk golf club.

Rating: 5 / 5

Absolutely stunning building and surroundings. We recently hired the golf club for a private function, the members all made us feel very welcome and the staff were extremely attentive. The bar and events manager, Brandon made sure everything ran smoothly and was very sensitive and understanding about our needs and wishes his team were all friendly and helpful going above and beyond to make sure everything was just as we needed. Josh was extremely patient and professional when greeting us all with tea and coffee on arrival to the bar staff who handled the bar and serving drinks for a toast to a large group easily, were very friendly. During the evening when the lower part of the building wasn't being used they put children's TV on in a separate room to entertain the smaller ones. The chef also cut up bits of food so that the children could feed the wildlife on site.The food he prepared for our guests was outstanding, plenty of food on the buffet but the attention to specific dietary requirements was again above and beyond expectations. The whole service couldn't be faulted from our initial meeting to look around the venue to going back the next day to collect things their warmth and attention to detail was flawless. Thank you to Brandon and all staff and golf members that we met throughout our booking, for making sure the celebration of our Dad's life was as smooth and as beautiful as it possibly could be.

Rating: 5 / 5

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