Central London Golf Centre

 The 130-odd-metre 9th was the highlight, over a lake to an amphitheatre green 

Course name: Central London Golf Centre 

Location: Wandsworth, London 

Four Word Course Review: Cheap and near home

The best thing about CLGC is that it's a golf course, out in the fresh air! Walked up (20 minute walk from home) after work to try my new irons out, and it was the first time my better half had come to golf with me.

Being a cheap public facility, there were three or so groups waiting on the first tee, so we jumped onto the 9th. First swing with an S58 in my hand and first swing with The Boss there watching - eight iron into a gentle breeze to three feet, then made the birdie putt! If only it was always that easy!

The course offers four par fours and five par threes. The par fours are all driver/wedge affairs - all straight and very narrow, while the par threes vary from about 120m to 165m, and given it tends to be pretty quiet, you can hit a few balls and generally keep the cobwebs at bay.

Mounding is king at CLGC, have a look on Google Maps - it looks almost like a motocross track with all the rounded berms and jumps! At £8.50 for nine holes, it's a cheap enough place for some practice if, like me, you don't fancy bashing balls on a driving range.

The 9th was probably the only hole that would fit in on a golf course of a higher standard, a 140m or so par three over a dam to a small green in an amphitheatre.