Have you been watching the Olympics? Are you astounded by the emergence of all these new 'sports'…read morelike synchronized diving, coxless tiddywinks and so on? I was wondering whether they had a section for Underwater Golf, because I reckon I could make the 2012 Team after playing here.
We've had so much rain in Wales recently that outdoor sportspeople are beginning to go stir crazy. Three of us ventured out at Peterstone last week, between the showers. The course is long and flat, residing on marshlands beside the Bristol Channel; at one point only a sea wall protects you from the lashing waves.
The course is nicknamed The Wetlands. It is crossed, scarred, riven and riddled with ditches, canals, dikes, gullies, meres and streams. The good news about this is that the bird life is magnificent; the bad news is that I spent a great deal of time wading about with aforesaid feathered friends. I am now on personal terms with a heron, a pair of Canada Geese, and a small family of mallards.
Opened in 1990 and complimented by a nice clubhouse, Peterstone Lakes (to give it its official name) has been under family ownership since 1998 and since then extensive changes and improvements have taken place in the Club house and on the course. It is today an excellent 6,000 metres, par 72, course. The fairways and greens are maintained to a good standard. There is a practice field, putting green, nets and practice bunkers, a well stocked Golf Shop, and golf buggies and trolleys for hire. The Mens' Changing Rooms are a little cramped and not very well appointed. The bar has a nice terrace overlooking the 18th hole.
The food arrangements are random and scant. There is, somewhat improbably, an Indian Restaurant annexed to the Club, but in 3 visits I have never seen it open. The Members' bar just offers rolls and a couple of chippy things.
In summary, a good course to visit if you like an undemanding walk, don't need to eat, and possess the kind of game that can keep you out of water.