According to the disappointing official website the venue will provide “the service you’d expect in America, the laid back attitude and the relaxed atmosphere of Spain or Portugal and the hospitality of the Irish”. That is all well and good but is the course worth playing?
Plans for the parkland course started in 2004 which has resulted in 22,000 trees being planted and the creation of 12 lakes and nature reserves on the 268 acre site. In addition to the course there is also a 9 hole, par 3 academy course, an 80 bay driving range and a swanky clubhouse.
On paper it all sounds impressive but the reality is, as we found when we visited, a little different. The course, although open to some, seems some way from being 100% with the fairways and greens needing to bed in (according to Richie’s trained eye), the 9 hole course is very basic, the driving range is uninspiring and the clubhouse is a building site (right).
To be fair, the facility isn’t actually complete so it is a little harsh to dismiss it right now. Once the plans are made into reality the NWN will be a very good venue providing a championship course, a dedicated short course, a Nevada Bob’s golf shop on site and expert tuition from the Glenn Turner Golf School.
At present there is a special introductory offer that will let you become a founder member of the club for just £1,000. Just a grand, doesn’t sound too cheap really but they apparently give the option of providing £500 up front with the remaining balance being paid over the next 12 months.
So for £85 a month I could be a member of an exclusive golf club with state of the art training facilities and fantastic club house that is just 10 minutes away from home. Play a couple of times a week and it works out that I would get all the exclusivity and pomp for the price of playing the local municipal.
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