20 Golf Courses To Play This Autumn

By: Golfshake Editor | Fri 06 Sep 2024

With the change in seasons this will inevitably mean a change in what we wear, a change to the course conditions and potentially a change to the golf courses that we play.

Whilst we may hold onto the memories of Summer golf and the warm dry conditions, Autumn can actually be one of the best times of year to play. The scenery can be stunning as the trees begin to change in color, course conditions can often be slightly more favourable with softer ground, courses can often be less busy with golfers taking less days off or simply playing less and if you wait just a little bit longer the cost will likely drop as green fees fall out of the summer rate.

To help you plan where to play this Autumn we have listed 20 golf courses that come highly recommended and rated favourably for this time of year.

Barton-on-Sea Golf Club

Location: Hampshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.3

Autumn Comment: "Love this course and all three 9 holes. The course is in fantastic condition as ever, loved it."

Beaconsfield Golf Club

Beaconsfield Golf

Location: Buckinghamshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.6

Autumn Comment: "This is a lovely and superbly maintained golf course, coupled with great practice facilities and a charismatic clubhouse. Definitely worth a visit."

Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort

Location: Wiltshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.6

Autumn Comment: "A beautiful but challenging course. A stern test in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside."

Canterbury Golf Club

Location: Kent

Golfshake Rating: 4.2

Autumn Comment: "Challenging but fair. Lovely course, not overly long but short game in good shape required. As with most golf good driving needed but you will probably need to chip and pitch well."

Cavendish Golf Club

Location: Derbyshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.4

Autumn Comment: "Beautiful course, challenging and playable. Designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie who designed Augusta National. It's excellent and we will return. Highly recommended."

Chiltern Forest Golf Club

Location: Buckinghamshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.2

Autumn Comment: "Course was in great condition, especially considering it was late October"

Edzell Golf Club

Location: Tayside

Golfshake Rating: 4.6

Autumn Comment: "Beautiful course very well presented. The club house was welcoming and all staff very friendly. A great course to play"

Enville Golf Club

Location: Staffordshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.9

Autumn Comment: "Excellent course in really good condition Excellent course in really good condition. challenging layout and greens. Nice clubhouse and other facilities. very friendly staff."

Farnham Golf Club

Location: Surrey

Golfshake Rating: 4.4

Autumn Comment: "Charming course with heather in places. On sand so drains well."

Fleetwood Golf Club

Location: Lancashire

Golfshake Rating: 4.4

Autumn Comment: "Always lovely. All year round playable course. Always reasonable and staff are fantastic."

Fulwell Golf Club

Location: Greater London

Golfshake Rating: 4.5

Autumn Comment: "A beautiful course in superb condition."

Mount Pleasant Golf Club

Location: Bedfordshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.9

Autumn Comment: "Decent. Good experience. Course in good condition, greens deceptively quick considering the amount of rain we have had."

Northamptonshire County Golf Club

Location: Northamptonshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.5

Autumn Comment: "Lovely course in great condition and well tended. Rough was tough and fairways quite narrow but enjoyable course"

Prestatyn Golf Club

Location: Wales

Golfshake Rating: 4.4

Autumn Comment: "Great place to play no matter what the weather. Course was in good condition for the time of year. Matts on the fairways where GIR but ok. Bar and food was good. Would play again enjoyable round."

Rochester and Cobham Park Golf Club

Location: Kent

Golfshake Rating: 4.6

Autumn Comment: "This is a fantastic course and the greens are in perfect condition, it was a really enjoyable experience."

Seaton Carew Golf Club

Location: County Durham

Golfshake Rating: 4.2

Autumn Comment: "Superb course. Played this course on a very windy day in October. Although there was some major work being done on the course impacting a few holes, it was still a great experience to play a quality golf course. The fairways were running well and the greens were magnificent."