The Best Golf Courses in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (2025)

Possibly one of the nicest courses in Hertfordshire for a society visit. We played here yesterday as part of a society, with the golf only option. Whilst the clubhouse might be slightly dated, the practice facilities and the course however, were really good. The practice green at the front of the clubhouse was in very good condition and was a solid reflection of the actual greens on the course. There was enough slope and length across the green to make challenging putts, with the putting green itself was sufficiently large to enable a number of players to practise without crossover. The chipping area is a little way from the clubhouse with a couple of practice nets close by and again provided a good area for practise prior to the round with a bunker available for those wishing to play in the sand. The driving range at the club caters for both mats and turf interaction which is not something that I have seen before, in a clubs that welcomes society guests. The course is a really nice tree-lined parkland course with enough shape and changes in elevation to the fairways and greens to make it both aesthetically pleasing and a good test of golf. The course bunkers all have the coarse granite like sand and there were no problems with any unexpected bounce from a lack of sand. Trees down the sides off the fairway, provide the majority of challenges for each hole and the ground beneath the majority of these were clear making the finding of balls easy. The second cut beneath them being sufficiently deep to provide an additional difficulty when playing a stroke out of it but did enable players to find their balls which is a good balance of penalty and reward when playing out of them. The fairways were all in good condition with a good coverage of grass. They were, however, in places still a little soft which given the weather in the UK at the moment is hardly surprising and I don't think should be a detrimental point for the club. The greens were pretty level for the majority of the holes with some changes in elevation but nothing that provided a massive sweep whilst you were putting, but were a fair test of skill. The putting surfaces were however in good condition and very consistent. There was very little in the way of damage by pitch marks which shows that the members do appear to care about their club. Some of our society members are actually members at the golf club and the the drinks, prices and food prices are all pretty standard in line with most other clubs in the area. The only downside for the society was that whilst we started off the 10th tee which was not a problem, we are quite a large society and as is usual with these things, pace of play amongst the groups varies. This mean that members of the golf club teed off between society groups as the groups were moving from the 18th to the 1st tee to continue our "back 9" as we had finished the 18th. The club members not realising a society had gone out and were in fact still playing. It would have been nice if there had been some notification for members that a society was playing. It was however only a single group that were interrupted halfway through the field of play and didn't change the appreciation of the course. All in all, a very good day out for a golfing society and I think the club is to be commended for its welcoming of society groups given the standard of the course.

I had been told good things about Letchworth and I wasn’t disappointed. We arrived ahead of the visitor roll up tee times on the weekend just as the course was being closed due to lighting! We decided have lunch on the clubhouse terrace whilst it cleared. There was a true sense of a very friendly club as we mingled with the members ahead of our round. Once on the course we were in for a real treat. The rain stopped and the course was looking amazing, the greens surprisingly firm and fast given the down poor only minutes before. We started on the back 9 finished on the front, both challenging with tree lined fairways. Both my playing partners commented on the quality of the course and also the practice facilities. I know there are a lot of quality courses in Hertfordshire but I expect as more people play this course it will creep up the rankings as it certainly deserves to.

The first time I played here was well impressed with the course, layout, and the friendliness of the staff. The course was really green, looking nice and tidy.

Great experience! The grounds are beautiful and very well maintained with everything you could need. Staff are very attentative, fast and kind. They went above and beyond for everyone in my family and created an overall fantastic experience.