Eighteen holes along the Hollow Brook
Parkland golf on the edge of Springfield, open to visitors every day. Par 71, 6,558 yards from the white tees, walkable in four hours (sample).
Hollow Brook Golf Club, the Brook course
Card of the course (sample)
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
White
392
512
178
421
365
402
162
538
384
3,354
Yellow
371
489
161
402
348
381
148
514
366
3,180
Red
330
431
138
352
300
341
121
452
322
2,787
Par
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
5
4
36
Index
7
11
15
1
9
5
17
3
13
Hole
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
White
410
196
376
495
433
141
358
389
406
3,204
Yellow
389
175
357
472
411
129
340
370
385
3,028
Red
344
150
315
418
362
109
298
327
338
2,661
Par
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
35
Index
6
12
14
4
2
18
10
8
16
Total
White 6,558 yards
Yellow 6,208 yards
Red 5,448 yards
Par 71
The flag marks the 7th, the Quarry: 162 yards from the white tees, over the old quarry pond to a green above the water. Index is the stroke index: where handicap strokes are given, 1 the hardest hole.
Visitors welcome every day
Book a tee time by email or phone and pay in the pro shop when you arrive. Four-balls are welcome at all times.
Before you come
- Bring your handicap index or your home club card; no certificate needed
- Soft spikes only; collared shirts, no denim on the course
- Check in at the pro shop 20 minutes before your tee time
- Dogs on a lead on weekdays (sample)
When visitors can play
Monday to Friday
10:00–14:30
Saturday
From 14:00
Mornings are for members’ competitions
Sunday
From 12:00
Twilight, every day
From 16:00, April to September
Visitor tee times (sample).

The 7th, the Quarry
Par 3, 162 yards from the white tees, index 17
The pond fills the old quarry the club bought in 1958 (sample). It is the shortest walk to the most photographed green on the course.
- Take one club more than you think: the green sits above the water
- The safe miss is right, short of the bunker
- Found the pond? The drop zone is on the far bank
Green fees
One price per round, paid in the pro shop. Buggies, trolleys and hire clubs can be booked with your tee time.
Weekday, 18 holes
$65
Weekend, 18 holes
Saturday after 14:00 and Sunday after 12:00
$80
Twilight, from 16:00
$40
Nine holes, any day
$35
Playing with a member
The member books and signs you in
$30
Example prices.
On the day
Buggy, 18 holes
$30
Push trolley
$5
Hire clubs, half set
$25
Range balls, 50
$4
Buggies are allowed when the course status says so; we text you if that changes on the day.
Membership
Join for a year and play as often as you like. No joining fee this season, and you can pay monthly by direct debit (sample).
Seven-day full
Play any day, enter every competition, two guest rounds a month at the member rate
$1,450 a year
Five-day
Monday to Friday, including the midweek medals
$1,050 a year
Intermediate, age 18 to 29
Full playing rights; the price rises by steps until 30
$620 a year
Junior, under 18
Junior section, coaching on Saturday mornings, juniors’ card competitions
$120 a year
Country
For golfers living more than 50 miles away; 24 rounds a year
$540 a year
Example prices. Every category includes the handicap fee.
Club competitions
Medals, stablefords and the winter league. Members enter on the sheet in the pro shop; the open stableford takes visitors too.
Sat 25 Oct
Autumn medal
Stroke play, full handicap
Members, white tees
Sun 2 Nov
Mixed foursomes
Alternate shot, combined handicap
Members and partners
Sat 8 Nov
Open stableford
Stableford, 95% handicap
Visitors with a handicap index, $45 entry
Sun 16 Nov
Winter league, round 1
Better-ball pairs, match play
Members, sign up in the pro shop
Fixtures (sample).

The clubhouse
Breakfast before your round, a pint on the terrace after it. Golfers and non-golfers are welcome in the bar and the Brook Room.
Bar
10:00 until late
Kitchen
Breakfast rolls from 08:00, lunch from 12:00
08:00–20:00
Sunday lunch
Booking recommended
12:00–15:00
Halfway hut, behind the 9th
09:00–16:00
Opening times (sample).
Club news
-
Hollow tining on the greens next week
- Details
- October 11, 2026
Greens on the front nine are aerated from Monday; expect sanded surfaces for about ten days (sample).
-
Winter rules from 1 November
- Details
- October 6, 2026
Preferred lies on closely mown areas, buggies on paths after rain, and frost delays (sample).
-
Club championship: results and photos
- Details
- October 1, 2026
Thirty-six holes, a play-off on the 18th and a new name on the honours board (sample).
Getting to Hollow Brook
Hollow Brook Golf Club
2 Brook Lane, Springfield (sample)
- Ten minutes from the ring road, exit 4, then follow Brook Lane to the end
- Free parking for 120 cars beside the clubhouse
- Bus 31 stops at the club gates every half hour
- Changing rooms with lockers and showers for visitors