Goring & Streatley Golf Club Berkshire

Beauty alone is not enough. A golf course must have holes of character and well groomed greens which are true. Goring & Streatley certainly has them. They are expertly kept by Matt Aplin our Course Manager for over 25 years (see Course Care). Our greens have surfaces full of intricate subtleties, never easy to read even to the most experienced eye.

Many members recall driving the par four 14th down wind and eventually walking off marking a five on their card. It is here that expressions new, even to golf, have been invented! The course does not become a friend all at once, it needs wooing before its secrets of hidden falls and intricate approaches are appreciated. Each player will have their favourite holes but for many golfers, marking fours on the 2nd and 7th must bring back contented memories.

Goring and Streatley Golf Club – With bunkers on both sides and out of bounds on the right only the best of drives into the valley will set you up for the long approach shot to the 2nd green where bunkers right and left and an undulating green awaits the unwary. Measuring 455 yards and flanked with trees on both sides the 7th hole is the longest par 4 on the course and only two well hit shots are good enough to reach the green. Trees and bunkers short of the green on the right are strategically placed to catch the wayward shot. Of the four short holes on the course, the 16th is certainly the most confusing. Measuring 206 yards from the back of the tee and depending on the wind and season it is anything from a 3 wood to a wedge! Played short and you can see your ball scurrying across and over the back of the green. Played a bit too long and the next shot becomes one for a lumberjack!

Goring and Streatley Golf Club – Probably one of the most satisfying shots in your round is to strike a good drive from the 18th tee and watch it soar into the valley with the long narrow green perched like an island to the right of the magnificent clubhouse which was built and opened in 1895.