Perivale Park Golf Club - Middlesex

Perivale is a parkland public pay and play course in good condition for the time of year that we played it with a good variety of holes for a small course. The tree-lined fairway's on some holes make sure this course is not too open and the undulating greens make putting a positive exercise.

You have to be careful on the 1st not to overshoot the green, as the river Brent runs behind it, this river also comes into play on the 4th & 6th holes. The par 3's on the course are all good yardages, not too short to be just a pitch & a putt and not too long for the average golfer to reach in one. On the two occasions we have played here the wind was against us on the 9th, making it a rather long Par 5 with not much chance of getting on in two.

The 6th hole stands out amongst the rest, it is a very slight dogleg to the right where two good shots are needed to get to the green. The perfect line is over the trees just in front of the tee, otherwise a slight fade is required. Even with a good tee shot you will still be left with a long iron to the green, the fairway is narrow and the river Brent runs the whole length of the hole on the left with a ditch & a pond on the right.

The clubhouse is nothing to write home about and with not many other facilities you wouldn't want to host a society day here. They do get the odd beginner golfer going round with just a couple of balls and half a bag of clubs but we enjoyed the course, so for a practice or a round in the winter this course is just the ticket.