Peter McKenzie

Review of Lyndebrook Golf Course

A beautiful course yet not at all beginner friendl...

A beautiful course yet not at all beginner friendly.
My friend was learning how to golf and we were rushed by staff the entire game, effectively ruining his golfing experience. We did all that we could to rush our game but to no avail, playing from best ball each hole. We allowed the group behind us to go ahead only to be told by staff not to do this again. After playing for an hour and a half, we were told that we had been playing for over 2 hours and must skip a hole. This caused us to move to the next hole and learn that there was already a wait ahead of us! We waited for the next group to shoot. The group behind were also moving at a seemingly similar pace to us. We were also given rental clubs with no putter, causing us to run back to the clubhouse. It is a great shame to have such a fun and well-shaded course to be ruined by a bad experience.
I have been playing here since I was a child, and after more than a decade, it honestly saddens me to say that I will no longer recommend this course for beginners.