St Ives Golf Club
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St Ives Golf Club, Cambridgeshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6758 yard), private, inland links golf course designed by Cameron Sinclair.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6758 yards | Private | Inland Links
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Address: Needingworth Road, St Ives, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4NB United Kingdom
Tel: 01480 499920 Option 4
Golf Pro: Paul Ashwell | Tel: 01480 499920 Option 6
Website: http://www.stivesgolfclub.co.uk/
Golf Club Facilities
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Midweek Guide: £55 *
Weekend Guide: £65 *
- Societies Accepted to Play
- Society Deals Available
- 7 Day Membership Available
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
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Midweek Guide: £55 *
Weekend Guide: £65 *
* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.
Review Information
GOLFSHAKE RATING
4.19
AVERAGE RATING 3.9
(based on 61 reviews)
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What the club says: The 230-acre site off the Needingworth Road was purchased in 2007 and in three years was transformed into a stunning undulating 18-hole course with the dramatic panoramic views and wide horizons for which East Anglia is famous.
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Matt H rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 22 2023
I always love a visit to St Ives.
Its set on an open piece of land so you are always going to be subject to some wind, depending on how strong may effect your enjoyment is you struggle playing in windy conditions. That said there is lots of different tee options now so can still be enjoyed.
I always find that the course gets better every time I go back. The greens are always great and there is some real scoring chances to go at.
It is clay based so does get dry and firey in the summer almost like a links course, but will get a bit wet in the winter months and play slightly harder with some natural water hazards.
The 9th and 18th are great holes playing towards the clubhouse and if you time it right there is no better place to be than the top end of the course on a late summers evening.
I know people than dont like it here - I can't see why. Lovely enjoyable round of golf.
Its set on an open piece of land so you are always going to be subject to some wind, depending on how strong may effect your enjoyment is you struggle playing in windy conditions. That said there is lots of different tee options now so can still be enjoyed.
I always find that the course gets better every time I go back. The greens are always great and there is some real scoring chances to go at.
It is clay based so does get dry and firey in the summer almost like a links course, but will get a bit wet in the winter months and play slightly harder with some natural water hazards.
The 9th and 18th are great holes playing towards the clubhouse and if you time it right there is no better place to be than the top end of the course on a late summers evening.
I know people than dont like it here - I can't see why. Lovely enjoyable round of golf.
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Peter S rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Sep 16 2022
Nice Inland Links
Course in good condition considering the drought and heat when I played .Greens were excellent. Challenging course, great facility.
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Barry O rated 4.5 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 28 2022
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Matt H rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Mar 16 2022
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David K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 15 2021
Great inland links style course
What a great course. Excellent level of choice of holes.Reviewer Rating
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Shane D rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 13 2021
Maturing nicely
This course continues to mature and looks fantastic at the moment. The fairways look narrow and the rough thick, but that is deceiving as the rough is light and whispy for the majority. The greens are vast and have many pin options. The practice facilities are excellent. A worth while day out.Reviewer Rating
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Peter M rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 11 2021
Lovely course..fantastic condition greens very nice.
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Matt H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Jun 1 2021
Always Getting Better
Still enjoy going back to St Ives for a game after all these years.The courses always seems to get better, this time I found the fairways to be in great condition and the greens always seem to run really well.
When the wind picks up some hole can be a real test, but that mean when you are playing with the wind its a good chance to open and and have a bit of fun.
The water does come into play on a good handful of holes so keep a watch out for that.
17 and 18 are a great couple of holes to finish on.
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Matt H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Oct 12 2020
Always Getting Better
Every time I visit St Ives I find it gets better and better. The work that has been done to improve the course is always on going which is great to see.Personally I don't like the term 'Inland Links' but that's exactly what it is, with pretty much just the 1 tree over the back on the par 5.
The course is maturing with the tough rough growing up in places and even though the greens were soft they are still super fast. Some real challenging hole.
Its wide open here so the wind can pick up and definitely play a few shots harder.
Always enjoyable.
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Andy K rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 19 2020
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Terry G rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Jul 24 2020
Worth visiting
Whilst St Ives golf club was founded in the 1920's, this layout was only bought in 2007, and opened in 2010. It does however seem a lot more mature, although there is a distinct sparsity of trees. This makes the course seem quite open, but it has the advantage of making it difficult to play when the wind gets up.Lockdown had just been eased when we played, so no rakes in bunkers, and the course was being started from the 10th tee. We didn't know this, so teed off at the 1st, and the pro-shop guy came out and we were allowed to play on, and then booked a tee time for the 10th tee. This was all very amicably arranged, and seemed to work well.
Fariways were in excellent condition, as were the greens, even though they looked like they had just been spiked, they still rolled quite true, and were a good pace, although a couple of our fourball seemed to struggle to get the pace. Although there were no rakes, we were not told the bunkers were out of play, so we played those shots, and smoothed the sand as best we could. Most seemed to be well stocked with sand, but some recent rain left one or two a little compacted. The tees were really good as well, all very flat and cut to a good level (some places have not been due to green keepers only doing the basics). The rough looks like it could swallow lots of golf balls, but it was surprisingly whispy, and therefore easy to find the wayward or wind affected shots, and to play them most of the time. There are a few ponds around which did claim a number of balls from our fourball, although I managed to finish with the same ball, which helped towards 33 stableford points (including a poor finish of 1 point at each of the last 3 holes!)
We played as guests of a member, and are aware the cost would be ?25 midweek with a member, or ?40 without.
The clubhouse seemed to be fully open, although it was a nice enough day that most people were sitting outside. The Pro-shop was closed when we were there, so can't comment on prices etc for stock.
This was my first visit to play St Ives, although I did get measured at the Titleist Fitting Centre (based there) a few years ago. Looking forward to going back again, and we're already talking about going as early as next week.
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Andy L rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Apr 12 2019
A stunning inland links course that has a bit of everything. Fantastic condition and well worth a visit
(Round played: Apr 2019 - Score: 97 Handicap: 20.5)
(Round played: Apr 2019 - Score: 97 Handicap: 20.5)
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Matt H rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Feb 11 2019
Great condition as always!
I do visit St Ives about 8 or 9 times a year as it gives me a nice break from the parkland courses I'm used to playing.St Ives can be really forgiving when the rough is down, a inland links in every sense. You can go offline from the tee and still have a shot, as long as you have avoided the water hazards.
The greens are getting better and better each time I visit and I always see work being carried out to improve the course - this time on some of the bunkers.
Over the years the course has matured and got better and better.
It is very open to the elements so if windy you can expect a tough game, but that's all part of the fun!
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Jordan Barnett-Fanning rated 5 out of 5
Reviewed Nov 21 2018
Fantastic course and friendly atmosphere. The course plays differently each time I play, as it’s very open the weather keeps things interesting. Likely to challenge all abilities of golfer with top notch practise facilities, course maintenance & staff. Highly recommended!
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Matt H rated 4 out of 5
Reviewed Aug 12 2018
Great Inland Links
Love St Ives, a true inland links style golf course maturing all the time.The new pond on the first is a great addition to what is already a great test of golf.
Wide open with all but 1 tree, this course can be open to the elements somewhat - so if you catch it on a windy day it can play really tough.
The improvements are being made all the time and this course will only get better.
Plays as tough in the summer as it does in the winter, but will drain well when wet.
All round a great test.
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