1. crow66 | Rated | 30 Jun 2008 | Add A Review

Played on the 22nd of Jun 08. A very frustrating long day. Hit off at 7:16am and 5 1/4 long hours later we finished. A shame there wasn’t a marshall to give a cow prod up the couple of very slow groups ahead of us. A lot of works with some of the back nine. Bunkers are good, fairways are OK however some of the greens had more dirt than grass on them. Overall a course that charges too much for the state of that its in.

2. GGM | Rated | 14 May 2008 | Add A Review

What a shame, the holes they lost / shortened were among the best on the course (particularly the par 3’s on the back nine) and replace them with some pretty ordinary efforts.

Course condition when I played in April was poor.

3. Eekthecat | Rated | 26 Apr 2008 | Add A Review

Played at Gainsborough today 26/04/08. Overall we enjoyed the round. The course had lots variety and course management was extremely interesting. The staff were friendly and the food in the bar was top notch. Plus the carts were very well detailed.

Most of the fairways were mediocre and some of the greens had reasonable dry dead grass patches[?]. Also the holes obviously have been rearranged and there were some confusion as to where to go for the next hole.

The course uses bushes as distance markers and on some of the holes it was very very hard to identify.

Overall we would play again as it is a beautiful course. Only next time we would bring more balls and a GPS Distance marker.

PROS

• Nice Layout
• Great Staff and facilities [try the bar meals!]

Cons

• Distance Markers[or lack of]!
• Some patchy greens

4. pmac3917 | Rated | 04 Feb 2008 | Add A Review

Have played this course on a regular basis over a number of years & have always enjoyed the layout. Played for the first time last week after a number of months & it was in the worst condition I have seen. The new holes have changed the balance of the course. They feel as they have just been added with no thought to the layout.

5. GlenW | Rated | 28 Jan 2008 | Add A Review

Well I expected so much more – a big disappointment!!!

For a course that hosts the Queensland Open it is bad shape. The first few holes (that appear new compared to rest of the course) were terrible. Extremely small greens, just like leaving a bad taste in your mouth. After getting through these it looks like you join the “old course” the holes were better overall but so many weeds through the fairways and some greens. It looks like some good holes have been axed.

I can safely say that I won’t be back. Lucky to get 1 star out of ten.

PROS

• Friendly staff

Cons

• Too many to mention

6. e2226g | Rated | 19 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

Just played for the first time, I had heard good things and expected more. Fairways were patchy, greens had alot of weeds and the bunkers where tired. Par 5’s were are great test and the 18th was a nice finish. Overall, for the money it wasnt bad.

7. Golf4life | Rated | 18 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

This is a nice course. Lush Fariways, Good paced greens, and overall a challenging course. Although, in my eyes, the new holes, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc, are terrible. The 3rd hole is a micky mouse hole, tight and bad. It amazes me how THEY TOOK OUT THE BEST HOLE IN THE COURSE, previosuly 16th. This was a beautiful hole, green surrounded by water. Now it is a uless par 3, ruined when they could of easily modified the hole slighty. The layout before these holes were constrcuted were fanstic, and i was very dissapointed to see them gone.

8. Bigpetesol | Rated | 10 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

I play here regularly and the new front 5 certainly have added to the challenge. The whole course is in great nick, well cared for and fairway and greens lush and true. There are some challenging holes and the par 3s are a pleasure, especially the new 4th. If you can drive straight and long most of the par 4s are a real birdie chance.

You have to go a long way to find a more scenic course with wallabies and ducks sharing the fairways. The staff are always friendly and both the pro-shop and restaurant are well stocked.

The only negative about this place is that we often play early and the drinks cart doesnt seem to surface until about 9.00am and often doesnt have any hot food ready so take some drinks and nibbles yourself.

9. ego2468 | Rated | 10 Dec 2007 | Add A Review

Played this course last weekend and found that the layout has been changed substantially since my last visit. The course is quite pleasant and challenging in spots with some tight fairways, well positioned bunkeres and a few waterways to steal your ball. Greens and fairways were in good condition and that made the course a pleasure to play.

PROS

• Good fairways and greens
• Very quiet and scenic

10. liamW | Rated | 29 Jun 2007 | Add A Review

I would have to agree with JonathanT. Excellent value… Our group only payed $50 and we got the round, cart and lunch. Which, considering the other courses on the coast, is pretty good value. The course has a great lay out and it is clearly a popular course. But because we played about a week after it had lasted rained, about half of the bunkers where ankle deep in water. some where so bad that if you hit it in the bunkers there was no choice but to take a drop. The greens where also pretty damp so where running INCREDIBLY slow. I have played this course before and the condition was much better. Also the atmosphere is great. Set in the middle of the bush with loads of kangaroos on the course at any one time. Tourist would love it. On the whole though service was friendly and helpful, good course and good value. worth a try. I will be back, that is for sure but i will wait until there has been a dry spell. 3.5/5

11. terryyoungw | Rated | 20 Nov 2006 | Add A Review

I would say it would have been once a top notch course. Now however it is a 3 and half star course. Good facilities, friendly staff, course is just a little tired. Worth a game though.

12. brisbanedrive | Rated | 10 May 2006 | Add A Review

I really enjoyed playing Gainsborough. It is a well maintained course which is easy to get a tee time.

The course rewards good course management with many of the holes requiring a well placed tee shot. The bunkers are strategically placed, but very well maintained.

The 18th hole is a highlight with the opportunity to risk a long approach shot to the green or lay up for certain bogey.

This is a very fair course that I would recommend to anyione.

13. wholesaler | Rated | 12 Apr 2006 | Add A Review

I had the opportunity to play this course about a month ago and realised once again that this track does not handle any substantial rain, as there were plenty holes still rather wet.

Not withstanding, this course is hard and very challenging.There are a number of holes, where course management rather then strenght certainly come into play.

Reading the other reveiws about this course and noticing the slowness of play, I would have to agree,The reason is the cheap entry fee.

You have to love the 18th hole with that crazy green sloping left to right and down hill to the water.

14. jonathont | Rated | 24 Jul 2005 | Add A Review

I have mixed feelings about this course. I agree that it is decent value compared to some of the $100+ courses on the Coast. The standard is generally pretty good for the price of about $50.

It does really suffer when the weather turns bad though. On a recent visit there had been two weeks since the last rains and yet large parts of the course were still sitting under a lot of water.

While the standard was generally pretty high, there were still plenty of patches around the course that could really use some work - probably due to poor drainage as much as anything.

A couple of times of played there I've found things a bit slow for some reason. The place always has the feel that it's slightly struggling to stay afloat so maybe they load up the schedule when they can.

Really enjoyed it the first time but three rounds down the track I feel I don't really need to head back to Gainsborough.

15. endzaz | Rated | 14 Feb 2003 | Add A Review

Having played a few courses around the place I would recommend Gainborough Greens as one of the better value courses financially and challenge wise that occupy the " resort market". The design of the course ensures a greater challenge to the thinking side of the game with regards to course management. The opening two holes offer an easy opening into a round of golf, that somehow lulls you into a false sense of security about your game. The course then becomes an increasing exercise in placement and course management. It is not the pull out the driver on every hole course, instead it is a how I can best set up for the second shot type experience. Although it does not offer up the punishment that some of the more championship level courses offer it still offers a substantial challenge to both the high and lower handicappers. The 9th and the 18th are one of the better finishing holes, they challenger the golfer and rewards the brave. Overall a good day out in good surroundings.

16. horsee | Rated | 27 Jan 2003 | Add A Review

The last time I played this course we had to share the 18th green with a wedding party who were having their photos taken on the green and were there for some time and took a fair amount of time to finish the shoot and as a result some of our club could not finish the round because of darkness.

The course was a delight to play.