Welcome to the Sandfield Pitch and Putt Course Updates page. On this page you will find all the latest course status information from the run up to new season opening and then day to day course condition updates once we are open. We will also post weather warnings and updates that may affect the courses availability. You will also get first hand news and information regarding any proposed changes and developments to the course and its facilities.
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Course Updates
- 2025 Competition Day Update
IMPORTANT CUSTOMER ANNOUNCEMENT
Please note this important information in this 2025 Competition Day Update
We are really sorry to have to announce that due to circumstances beyond our control we have sadly found it necessary to CANCEL our planned Competition Day on Saturday, 14th June 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
We will be looking to reschedule the Competition Day to later in the year possibly at the start of September, if there is demand.
- 2025 Season
We are pleased to announce that we have managed to get the course OPEN on Saturday 5th April for the 2025 Season, this despite the usual very wet Winter and some serious damage caused by Storm Éowyn on 24th January.
Thanks to the recent dry spell over the last fortnight this gave us the opportunity to get the course in a playable condition, although we still have some ongoing maintenance, clean up and required work to get the green in top condition. Opening on 5th April is a first for us as it is the earliest date we have managed to get open since we took over at Sandfield Pitch and Putt in 2021 but weather permitting will mean we should be open for the Easter Holiday period.
Another first is the addition of our first Sand Bunker situated behind the 16th Green. This was done as a result of some of the storm damage which uprooted and split the iconic tree that framed the green. We hope our players will enjoy (and avoid) the new hazard.
We look forward to welcoming all our regular Patrons and our visiting guests new and old during the upcoming 2025 Season. This may well be the last season of the ‘Old Course’, as we hope to have the 3 new Holes around Morgan’s Loch in play for next Season, along with some exciting new developments at the course.
New Sand Bunker behind 16th Hole - Storm Éowyn
Sandfield Pitch and Putt did not escape the ravages of the extreme high winds of Storm Éowyn at the end of January with extensive damage to many trees and Whin Bushes.
The majority of trees behind the cabin came down with some of them actually falling onto the cabin, fortunately they did not cause any structural damage to the cabin. Sadly we lost the iconic tree behind the 16th green that framed the Hole. We have plans to create a new bunker behind the green providing a different challenge for the upcoming season.
We continue to work on the new holes and hope they will be ready for the 2026 Season while drainage works continue as we try to make the course more resilient to the changing and wetter weather patterns.
Storm Éowyn 24th January 2025
- Course Update 2nd May
Welcome to the course update as of 2nd May 2024
We are pleased to announce that the course will open for he 2024 Season on Friday, 3rd May at 1pm, with the last tee off time being 7pm.
Due to the very wet winter we have had to dig a major new drain running from 3rd hole and down the 4th Hole fairway then across the front of the 14th hole to the open drain. This has caused some damage to the surfaces on those holes. In addition, we have suffered serious Badger problems this winter and a number of greens have been badly damaged and are not 100% repaired yet. The effected greens are the 1st, 14th and 15th Greens. The newly re-seeded green on the 8th Hole unfortunately died over winter mainly due to the extremely wet conditions. We have had to re-seeded again and will not be available for opening. We are looking at potential temporary hole locations but this might prove difficult. There is also badger digging damage to a number of fairways.
On a brighter note we are starting to transition to the ‘new’ course layout and the 1st of 3 new holes on the hill around the lake will be available for the opening day of 2024 Season. This will be the new 12th hole replacing the existing one. This will allow us to start work on potentially creating a new raised peninsular green for the 11th hole. We will start to build an exciting new semi-island green on the site of the old 12th green with the tee for being situated high on the hill around the lake and we hope this new hole will start to challenge the current 14th Hole as the favourite with our players. We hope this hole and the 2 new holes on the hill around the lake will be fully operational for the 2025 Season.
The 13th Tee has been moved to the left of the open drain and will now work on creating a new 13th green behind the existing one. Potentially making the hole 20 meters longer.
We have also replaced more of the old Rubber Mat Tees with the new AstroTurf mat layouts. The holes with the new full Tee layouts are 5th, 6th ,7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Holes. We aim to add the new Tee layouts to 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th before the end of the season.
We look forward to seeing all our existing and any new first time customers during the 2024 Season.
- Course Update 14th March 2024
The is the Sandfield Pitch and Putt Course update for 14th March 2024.
We are very sorry to announce that the course will NOT be open in time for Easter this year.
Following the persistent and heavy rain since September the course remains very wet and waterlogged in places. We are currently pulling new drains to try and get the course dry.
Once again we have suffered some serious animal damage to some greens that will need repairing and some dry growing time to get them repaired.
Please check back regularly for updates on the potential opening date for the 2024 season.
- 2023 Season Closing Date
The closing date for the 2023 Season will be from Tuesday, 26th September 2023.
We would like to thank all our Patrons and visitors who have played Sandfield Pitch and Putt this year. We hope you have enjoyed your days here.
It has been a tough year. Both from weather wise perspective in what has been a record wet year. Also with the various challenges we have faced in preparing and maintaining the course. We look forward to delivering new challenges and new holes in the coming years as well as upgrading the facilities here at Sandfield.
Check back on our website and the Opening Times page for details of the opening date for the 2024 Season. You can also check us out on out Instagram and Facebook pages.
2023 Season Closing Date – Tuesday 26th September
- Opening Day 2023 Season
We are please to announce the opening day of 2023 season and will be open from 11am today, Saturday 29th April 2023 with the last tee time at 7pm.
As mentioned in our previous update this will be a transition year and we do have damage to many greens following the very wet winter and also animal damage, as such we will have up to 4 temporary green in play and will have at least two more to rebuild as we proceed through the year.
We apologise for any inconvenience and detraction from your round.
- 2023 Season Update
This is the current 2023 season update on the course and potential opening date.
Following the very wet winter months we are working hard to get the course open for the Easter holidays. Please check back regularly to our website news page or follow us on our Facebook and Instagram Social Media to get an regular 2023 Season update on our possible opening date.
It will be ‘Transition Year’ at Sandfield Pitch and Putt this year. We continue the work to add 3 new holes on the hill around the lake. There is also work ongoing to create a new green which will extend the length of the13th Hole all with a view to opening the ‘new’ course for the start of the 2024 season. Extensive ground works are ongoing to improve drainage on the course. We are also creating a new toilet facility halfway around the course. We are also adding New Artificial Turf Tee Mats to holes continuing on the work from from last year.
- More Artificial Turf Tee Boxes Added
We are pleased to announce that we have added 3 more artificial turf tee boxes on holes 5, 14 and 16.
We look forward to getting your feedback on the new tees and you can vote for your preference by clicking here to take part in out tee mat survey.
5th Hole 
14th Hole 
14th Tee Box 
16th Hole - Artificial Turf Tee on 11 – New for 2022
We are pleased to announce we have added a second artificial turf tee on hole 11.
We look forward to your feedback and you can vote for your preferred tee type by clicking here and casting your vote on our tee mat survey.
