Remedy Oak Golf Club

Course type: Parkland Topography: Tree lined fairways, well placed bunkers and plenty of water, Best feature: All the holes seem to blend naturally into their surroundings. Holes 9 (par 3) and 18 (sharp dog leg par 4) are both particularly good with the greens situated in front of the spectators sitting o the clubhouse terrace Worst feature: There can be some long walks between the holes Condition: Great condition from tee to green Verdict: Pricey but worth it

It's a fantastic woodland course with complex and very speedy greens. The course is surrounded by thousands of trees, and it is very rare that you can see another hole, resulting in a very premium feel. The 2nd and 3rd holes have extensive drainage installed to make the course playable all year round. If you chase birdies and pars then Remedy will give you a great test of golf.

The clubhouse is modern and serves fantastic pre- and post-round food, as well as an excellent choice of drinks, both local and mainstream. The patio area overlooks both the 9th and 18th greens and is a great place to relax after your round, watching others attend to get over the 18th water hazard. I have played here a few times now and have enjoyed every round and hope to keep returning.

Although Remedy Oak is less than 20 years old, it would be easy to mistake It for being older because it was cut from a forest, and many of the trees remain. Thus, it has a Woburn feel to complement the water features.

After warming-up on the impressive driving range and practice putting green, we adjourned to the first hole, an imposing par-four.

Despite its length, bunkers and false front green, it is a relatively gentle introduction with much more drama, especially around water, to follow.

A significant drainage programme is being introduced to improve protection against heavy rain, which closed the course for much of the 2023-24 winter.

Consequently, the attractive, downhill par-five second hole was temporarily transformed into a short par-three over a lake on the day we played.

“This is where I fell in love with the course, ” said our host as he recalled his first look at the steeply downward 220 yards +, par-three fourth, set between an avenue of trees. A par-three there would be cause for a lap of honour.

The seventh is arguably Remedy Oak’s craziest hole – a par-four with a blind second shot that needs to hug the left-hand side to avoid a substantial lake.

John Jacobs designed Remedy Oak nearly 100 years after the great designer Harry Colt was doing his best work, but the 16th is akin to a homage to Colt, with bunkers running at angles down the right-hand side.

Avoiding them and surrounding bushes gives the player a chance to score but there are more traps in front of the green and rough stuff behind it.

Our playing partners had told us of the joy of sitting on Remedy Oak’s terrace watching players make a muck of the 18th.

This par-four turns sharply to the right after about 200 yards. The approach is often from a downhill lie over a lake directly in front of the green. Bunkers await those who take too much club.

After a glorious victory on the last green,, we had a lovely lunch and watched the suffering of those who followed.

In particular, a lady twice thinned from behind the green but thanked her playing partner for darting across the green to save the ball if not her blushes.

It was the last laugh of many among convivial company on a cracking course.

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Wow! What a fantastic golf course, from the moment you arrive driving through the gates to you drive out it's a golfing pleasure, fantastic golf course, hard but fair, and was in amazing conditions, the greens were pure, was worth every penny, so if your on the dorset coast nr Bournemouth, and you love your golf and only have time for 18 holes, dont look no further than Remedy Oak...