Golf Courses in Hampshire

 

Alresford Golf Club

Founded: 1890

Location: Hampshire , Alresford

Holes: 18

The 18-hole golf course at Alresford Golf Club is an easy walking, rolling downland course set on the slopes of Tichborne Down which not only provides for picturesque views of the Hampshire countryside, but also a fast , free draining course ideal for year round play. Alresford Golf Club has an ever growing reputation for overall quality and presentation and the greens are slick, true and arguably the best in Hampshire.

 

 

Alton Golf Club

Founded: 1908

Location: Hampshire, Alton

Holes: 9

Alton Golf Club is a fine parkland course that will have you licking your lips with anticipation as you prepare to set off on the first tee. It is a fair test for players of all levels of ability whether high or low handicapper, with challenges aplenty to excite the more experienced player, without scaring off those new to the game of golf. Alton Golf Club was founded in 1908 it is still a popular venue with people in the county, and indeed beyond.

 

 

Andover Golf Club

Founded: 1907

Location: Hampshire, Andover

Holes: 9

Established in 1907, the 'Andover Golf Club' is a 9-hole downland golf course situated just half a mile south of Andover town centre. The 2-tee course is 6,096 yards long with splendid views of the undulating Hampshire countryside. The chalk base allows the golf course to be free draining, and it is rarely closed even in the most adverse weather conditions.

 

 

Army Golf Club

Founded: 1883

Location: Hampshire , Aldershot

Holes: 18

The Army Golf Club is situated on 160 acres of low, undulating woodland between Farnborough and Aldershot. It has a par of 71 and features three par three and two par five holes. The par threes, the shortest of which is 168 yards, are a particular challenge for most golfers. Measuring 6,550 yards from the white tees, the Army Golf Club course is one of the longest golf courses in this area although the fairly level terrain means it remains a comfortable walk for most players.

 

 

Barton-on-Sea Golf Club

Founded: 1897

Location: Hampshire , Barton-on-Sea

Holes: 27 (3 x 9)

Barton-on-Sea Golf Club, founded in 1897, is situated on the coastal cliff between Highcliffe and Milford-on-Sea. The current 27 holes are a combination of the original Harry Colt design from 1932 and the newer holes designed by the well-known J. Hamilton Stutt, a founder member of the Association of British Golf Course Architects which were completed in 1992.

 

 

Basingstoke Golf Club

Founded: 1907

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Founded in 1907, Basingstoke Golf Club has been at its present location in Basingstoke since 1928 when the 6343 yard course, designed by James Braid. The golf course at Basingstoke Golf Club is set in 110 acres of deer park and features many mature native British trees. Basingstoke Golf Club lies on the very outskirts of Basingstoke close to the Hampshire/Berkshire border in the north of Hampshire.

 

 

Bishopswood Golf Club

Founded: 1976

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 9

Bishopwood Golf Club hosts a challenging 9 hole layout that was established in 1976. It is a par 36 course which will suit all categories of golfer.

 

 

Blackmoor Golf Club

Founded: 1913

Location: Hampshire , Bordon

Holes: 18

From 1998-2003 Blackmoor Golf Club was a venue for a Regional Qualifying round for the Open Championship. Since its original design and formation by Harry Colt in 1913 Blackmoor Golf Club has matured into a most beautiful course which adheres to the modern tradition of the game. Blackmoor Golf Club is regarded as one of Harry Colt's greatest layouts - not long, but a stiff and fair challenge for any golfer!

 

 

Botley Park Golf & Country Club

Founded: 1989

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18

Set at the heart of a 176-acre exclusive parkland golf course, the luxurious Macdonald Botley Park Hotel Golf & Country Club is surrounded by unspoilt Hampshire countryside. Botley Park Golf Club has an 18-hole golf course which fulfils every requirement of the modern golfer. Re-designed in 1995 under the guidance of Sky Sports' respected Ewan Murray, the 6,000 yard par 70 parkland golf course offers a superb balance of challenge and playability which will appeal to both pros and beginners alike.

 

 

Bramshaw Golf Club

Founded: 1880

Location: Hampshire , Lyndhurst

Holes: 2 x 18

Bramshaw Golf Club is home to two excellent and contrasting courses (the 6,527 yards, Par 71, mature parkland Manor Course and the 5,774 yards heathland Forest Course), situated in the heart of the beautiful New Forest in Hampshire. The Forest Course at Bramshaw Golf Club offers the unusual feature of playing amongst roaming deer and forest ponies (and even pigs in the autumn!). For those who have visited the New Forest before, the sheer pleasure of being among the unique heathland will be well understood.

 

 

Bramshott Hill Golf Club

Founded: 1874

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18 + 9

Bramshott Hill Golf Club (Dibden) is home to a fine golf course that will challenge players of all levels of ability, skills, ages and handicaps. Whether you are young or old, beginner or more experienced, you will find plenty here to test every aspect of your game. Good course management, solid shooting, unflinching accuracy and sound club selection are at a premium at Bramshott Hill Golf Club, vitally important if you are to score well. It really is a fine place to enjoy a round and invites you to play a whole range of shots.

 

 

Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club

Founded: 1919

Location: Hampshire , Brockenhurst

Holes: 18

Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club is situated in the New Forest and this scenic golf course is always in excellent condition. A stream that runs through the course features on nine of the holes and a mixture of woodland and heath, in three loops of six holes, makes Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club (6,220 yards in length) a fine test for golfers of all standards of play. The shy Roe deer are more often seen and for many years the Club boasted successive generations of "White Buck" that attracted much media attention.

 

 

Burley Golf Club

Founded: 1905

Location: Hampshire, Ringwood

Holes: 9

Founded in 1905, the course was set out and built by a number of local gentlemen on Forestry land and is a typical heathland course that has remained almost unchanged in its 100 years existence. Burley Golf Club is a 9-hole course, but has 18 tees

 

 

Cams Hall Estate Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Fareham

Holes: 18 + 9

The Cams Hall Estate Golf Club offers a true golfing test in beautiful surroundings. The 6,201 yard par 71 Creek Course is complimented by the 3,202 yard par 36 Park Course. Spectacular views of the creek and marina and first class facilities at Cams Hall Estate Golf Club enhance the experience on this Peter Allis and Clive Clark designed course.

 

 

Chilworth Golf Club

Founded: 1989

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18

The fine undulating golf course at Chilworth Golf Club provides a sound and fair test of golf for players of all ability, whether high or low handicapper. There are enough challenges at Chilworth Golf Club to excite the more experienced player without intimidating those new to the game. It is laid out in two loops of nine which allows a variety of golf to be played, thus satisfying the more discerning golfer.

 

 

Corhampton Golf Club

Founded: 1891

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18

Corhampton Golf Club is situated in Southern Hampshire towards Southampton and 10 miles south of Winchester in an area of outstanding natural beauty with stunning views of the surrounding woods, hills and valleys. Corhampton Golf Club was founded in 1891, both cricket and golf were played on this free draining downland course, which is very rarely closed due to inclement weather.

 

 

County Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 9

The County Golf Club at The Rose Bowl is a golf course for all seasons with genuine all year round playability. It has been developed making full use of the natural chalk base together with USGA specification sand greens that allow free drainage. Great golf whatever the weather.

 

 

Dummer Golf Club

Founded: 1992

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Set in over 165 acres of peaceful Hampshire countryside, Dummer Golf Club offers its golfers exceptional playing and practice facilities. The superb Par 72 course at Dummer Golf Club was designed by Peter Alliss to an extremely high standard taking into account the natural beauty of the area whilst introducing numerous lakes, undulations and bunkers to further enhance golfers interest.

 

 

Dunwood Manor Golf Club

Founded: 1970

Location: Hampshire , Romsey

Holes: 18

The Dunwood Manor Golf Club maintains all of the features that a discerning golfer requires and is considered to be a golfing classic. The course's beautiful but testing fairways and greens are bounded by ancient woodland unchanged since Roman times. All the facilities expected by the discerning golfer are available at Dunwood Manor Golf Club including a large practice ground.

 

 

East Horton Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 2 x 18 + 9(par3)

Frequently breathtaking in its natural beauty, East Horton Golf Centre is also remarkable in another, entirely man-made way: it has been meticulously designed to optimise every golfing pleasure. All levels of experience, age and ambition are catered for, from professional to beginner, young to old, family to Association or Society. The 2 x18-hole courses and 9-hole par3 course are set out over two hundred and sixty acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside with parkland fairways and mature trees in abundance being the setting for an exciting test of golf.

 

 

Fleetwoods Golf Club

Founded: 1963

Location: Hampshire, Gosport

Holes: 9

Perhaps not the longest 9-hole course course in the district, Fleetlands Golf Club course measures little over 4,800 yards from the 1st tee to the pin on the eighteenth. The course at Fleetlands Golf Club should not be underestimated as a result; it is laid out on undulating parkland, that is particularly severe in places, so accuracy from the pin, as well as good knowledge of you irons, is at an absolute premium here.

 

 

Fleming Park Golf Club

Founded: 1973

Location: Hampshire , Eastleigh

Holes: 18

The excellently maintained parkland course at Fleming Park Golf Club is not exactly the longest in Hampshire, spanning under 5,000 yards in total, but that doesn't mean it isn't challenging or worth your time playing. On the contrary, some of its eighteen holes are quite tricky and require good course management and risk assessment from you if you are to score par.

 

 

Four Marks Golf Club

Founded: 1994

Location: Hampshire, Alton

Holes: 9

Four Marks Golf Club is home to a fine golf course that will challenge players of all levels of ability, skills, ages and handicaps. Whether you are young or old, beginner or more experienced, you will find plenty at Four Marks Golf Club to test every aspect of your game. Good course management, solid shooting, unflinching accuracy and sound club selection are at a premium here, vitally important if you are to score well.

 

 

Furzeley Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Waterlooville

Holes: 18

Furzeley Golf Club is a delightful place to enjoy a challenging and exciting round of golf so you will need to display good course management skills if you are to stand any sort of chance of scoring well here. Whether you are a high or a low handicapper, there are plenty opportunities for you to record a good score and take a scorecard worthy.

 

 

Great Salterns Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Portsmouth

Holes: 18

Located at Burrfields Road , this is a mature parkland course with two holes playing across Salterns Lake and other deceptively tricky holes. It is suitable for all ages and standards. There is a well stocked shop where you can 'try before you buy' all the latest equipment and a 22 bay floodlit driving range with Powertee systems in every bay, a practice bunker and green.

 

 

The Hampshire Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Andover

Holes: 18 + 9(par3)

Founded in 1993, The Hampshire Golf Club is set in 240 acres of rolling Hampshire Countryside in the famous Test Valley. The undulating land provides wonderful views and a backdrop for the 35,000 young native hardwood trees and shrubs.

 

 

Hartley Wintley Golf Club

Founded: 1891

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Hartley Wintney Golf Club is a private members club that has been providing enjoyable golf for over 100 years. It is situated in the beautiful North Hampshire countryside where it provides the ideal location for a relaxing game of golf in tranquil surroundings with many mature trees and water hazards. Hartley Wintney Golf Club is an 18 hole, par 71 parkland and wooded course measuring 6,240 yards. The layout has been carefully designed to provide a challenge for golfers of all standards.

 

 

Hayling Golf Club

Founded: 1883

Location: Hampshire , Hayling Island

Holes: 18

At one of the best 18 hole golf courses in the South of England, playing Links golf at Hayling Golf Club provides a serious challenge for the low handicapper whilst offering lesser golfers an enjoyable tussle. The course is set within 190 acres of a Site of Special Scientific Interest and gently undulates between sand dunes around the South West peninsular of Hayling Island. Since its creation in 1883 Hayling Golf Club has regularly hosted County and National competitions.

 

 

Hockley Golf Club

Founded: 1914

Location: Hampshire , Winchester

Holes: 18

Hockley Golf Club is a private members golf club established in 1914, it is set on 250 acres of historical chalk downland overlooking Winchester the ancient capital of Wessex. The course is 6,506 yards in length with a standard scratch of 71 (white tees) and offers an enjoyable challenge for golfers of a modest ability and better.

 

 

Leckford Golf Club

Founded: 1929

Location: Hampshire, Stockbridge

Holes: 2 x 9

Leckford Golf Club has two 9-hole courses an old and a new. The new is the easier of the two and is a nice course at the top of the valley. Because of this it is affected by the wind and plays like a link course making it very enjoyable. The old course is harder but is more enclosed in the valley and very scenic.

 

 

Lee on the Solent Golf Club

Founded: 1905

Location: Hampshire , Lee-on-the-Solent

Holes: 18

Lee on the Solent Golf Club is a rare jewel in terms of modern golf trends. This Parkland/Heathland style of golf course is over 100 years old but has managed to resist the standard of extending its length in answer to modern technology. The golf 18-hole golf course at Lee on the Solent Golf Club measures just 5,962 yards from the back tees but with a par of 69 really does set a very good test for all standards of golfer.

 

 

Liphook Golf Club

Founded: 1922

Location: Hampshire , Liphook

Holes: 18

The golf course at Liphook Golf Club is set on the rolling heath-land high on the border of Sussex and Hampshire south-west of Liphook. It is difficult to imagine that this patch of land could be anything but a golf course. It was crying out for tees and flags long before 1921, when architect Arthur Croome at last did the decent thing and laid out a course which is both charming and challenging.

 

 

Meon Valley Golf & Country Club

Founded: 1977

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18 + 9

Set on 225 wooded acres in the rolling countryside on England's southern coast, the Meon Valley Hotel & Country Club enjoys a secluded environment. There are 2 championship golf courses (1 x 18 hole and 1 x 9 hole), a golf academy with covered driving range within the grounds.

 

 

Moors Valley Golf & Country Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Ringwood

Holes: 18 + 4(par3)

Moors Valley Golf & Country Club hosts an 18-hole golf course which extends along the valley of the Moors River, it covers a total of 6337 yards and includes four par 5s, ten par 4s and four par 3s. As well as the 18-hole course there is a 4-hole pitch and putt course with holes ranging from 35 to 70 yards.

 

 

New Forest Golf Club

Founded: 1888

Location: Hampshire , Lyndhurst

Holes: 18

The New Forest Golf Club began its history in the latter part of 1888, when a meeting of residents in and around Lyndhurst was called to try to obtain the 'Commissioners of Woods and Forests' the right to play golf on the open heath. The New Forest Golf Club is a very picturesque heathland course situated at Lyndhurst in the heart of the forest, but only 6 miles from Southampton.

 

 

North Hants Golf Club

Founded: 1904

Location: Hampshire , Fleet

Holes: 18

North Hants Golf Club was founded in 1904 and is considered as one of the finest courses in the South of England. This challenging and undulating golf course has considerable charm and with its large greens and a number of long par fours, provides you with a deceptively difficult challenge. North Hants Golf Club is a qualifying course for 'The Open'.

 

 

Old Thorns Golf & Country Estate

Founded: 1982

Location: Hampshire , Liphook

Holes: 18

The magnificent Old Thorns Golf & Country Estate golf course winds its way through the verdant rolling hills of the estate and offers fantastic views at every turn. The par-72 course has an illustrious history, plans for its development started in 1976 and opened in 1982, when Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas completed the course they had so carefully planned.

 

 

Paultons Golf Centre

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Romsey

Holes: 18 + 9(par3)

One of the countries leading golf centres with an 18-hole championship golf course, that's Paultons Golf Centre. The 18-hole golf course is a challenging 6,238 yards and is set in a spectacular background of woodland, heath and parkland, built within the original Paultons Estate.

 

 

Petersfield Golf Club

Founded: 1892

Location: Hampshire , Petersfield

Holes: 18 + 12

Petersfield Golf Club was established in 1892, but in 1997 moved to a new, more contemporary home on Tankerdale Lane on the outskirts of the town. Petersfield Golf Club attracts beginners and advanced players alike, due in no small part, no doubt, to its gently rolling wooded pastureland.

 

 

Portsmouth Golf Club

Founded: 1926

Location: Hampshire , Portsmouth

Holes: 18

Portsmouth Golf Club was formed in 1926 and since 1972 has played over the Portsmouth City Council course on Portsdown Hill overlooking Portsmouth, Southsea and Langstone Harbour. The club is a private members golf club with over 500 members.

 

 

Quindell Golf & Country Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Fareham

Holes: 18

Ideally situated in Whiteley, Hampshire (close to both Southampton and Portsmouth), Quindell Golf & Country Club offers superb golfing facilities and beyond to members and visiting golfers alike. The 5,683 Yard, par 70, Wood's Course offers excellent playing conditions year-round and boasts manicured fairways and exceptional greens.

 

 

Romsey Golf Club

Founded: 1900

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18

The Romsey Golf Club course measures 5,856 yards from the white tees with a standard scratch of 69, is extremely well wooded, with narrow fairways and relatively small greens. To refer to it as a parkland layout would be something of an understatement; the Romsey Golf Club terrain is varying with slopes and rolling fairways, well bunkered, with some subtle changes of elevation to add spice to your round.

 

 

Rowlands Castle Golf Club

Founded: 1902

Location: Hampshire , Havant

Holes: 18

This Par 72, 6,612 yard golf course has wide fairways giving the impression of ease, but plenty of hazards provide a challenge for those wayward shots. Substantial investment over the years at Rowlands Castle Golf Club has led to a much improved modern clubhouse, course drainage and amongst others an impressive water feature in front of the 13th tee.

 

 

Royal Winchester Golf Club

Founded: 1888

Location: Hampshire , Winchester

Holes: 18

The "Royal", being a private members club, was founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest, and the only Royal club, in Hampshire. The 18-hole golf course at Royal Winchester Golf Club is a testing and enjoyable challenge for golfers of all abilities, made more difficult when the wind blows - with a par of 71 (SSS 70 on white tees) it is 6,216 yards long! Occupying one of the highest points in the area, Royal Winchester Golf Club hosts some spectacular views over the surrounding countryside.

 

 

Sandford Springs Golf Club

Founded: 1988

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 3 x 9

Sandford Springs Golf Club is set in a particularly beautiful part of Hampshire between the historic towns of Newbury and Basingstoke. Opened in 1989, Sandford Springs Golf Club was always going to be a great venue but with the addition of a further nine holes in 1991, the 27 hole course is now something really special. Designed by Hawtree & Son, The Lake, The Park and The Wood golf courses are three very different 9's.

 

 

Sherfield Oaks Golf Club

Founded:

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 2 x 18

Choose from two 18-hole courses in the beautiful Hampshire countryside, Sherfield Oaks Golf Club is more than just a golf course - it is ideally located for a golf break. Sherfield Oaks Golf Club boasts the 6,412 yard par 72 Wellington course, running through ancient woodland and landscaped parkland, and the 5,841 yard par 69 Waterloo course.

 

 

South Winchester Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Winchester

Holes: 18

South Winchester Golf Club hosts a championship golf course designed by Peter Allis and Dave Tucker, The 7,806 yard par 72 golf course provides a stern but fair test for golfers at all levels. The course at South Winchester Golf Club is set around 6 lakes and an 'inland links' style through undulating landscape.

 

 

Southsea Golf Club

Founded: 1935

Location: Hampshire , Southsea

Holes: 18

Having opened for the first time in 1935, the course at Southsea Golf Club has matured well over the years into one of the finest courses in the entire Hampshire region, with plenty of challenges lurking at every nook and cranny to provide any golfer with a sound and thorough test of their game. As you plot your way around this course, you will find every shot in your bag is called upon at some point in order for you to score lowly and to take a scorecard back into the clubhouse that is worthy of showing off.

 

 

Southwick Park Golf Club

Founded: 1977

Location: Hampshire , Fareham

Holes: 18

Southwick Park Golf Club is located just a few miles outside of the town of Fareham. There are plenty of natural and man-made hazards at Southwick Park Golf Club for you to get your teeth stuck right into, and the rewards are there to be had if you play it wisely and maintain your concentration as best you can. Its eighteen holes measure 5,992 yards across some fine parkland.

 

 

Southwood Golf Club

Founded: 1977

Location: Hampshire , Fanborough

Holes: 18

Southwood Golf Club hosts an established 18-hole 5738 yard par 69 golf course and reflects the traditions of the neighbouring Defence Evaluation Research Agency with each hole being named after the great aircraft and pioneers of British flight. Set in beautiful North Hampshire parkland, the combination of farmland and heathland shrubs is complemented by mature oaks, pine, birch and alder.

 

 

Stoneham Golf Club

Founded: 1908

Location: Hampshire , Southampton

Holes: 18

Willie Park Junior laid out the original golf course in a deer park a mere three miles from the centre of Southampton, yet its hilly nature and the depth of its gorse and heather come as a pleasant surprise to most visitors. Stoneham Golf Club is one of a select band of courses, of which it can be said that there is not an uninteresting hole in the round. The golf course is 6392 yards from the back tees, with a par of 72 and a SSS of 70. Stoneham Golf Club provides a good challenge to golfers of all abilities as the 100+ year old course favours brain over brawn.

 

 

Test Valley Golf Club

Founded: 1992

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Test Valley Golf Club is home to a fine 18-hole golf course that will challenge players of all levels of ability, skills, ages and handicaps. Good course management, solid shooting, unflinching accuracy and sound club selection are at a premium here, vitally important if you are to score well. Test Valley Golf Club really is a fine place to enjoy a round and invites you to play a whole range of shots.

 

 

Tylney Park Golf Club

Founded: 1973

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Set in 200 acres of parkland and listed by English Heritage as a protected park and garden, The Rotherwick Course at Tylney Park Golf Club is an example of the very best inland golf available in Britain. The undulating topography and formal planting meant that there was little requirement for artificial shaping as is so often the case with newer courses. From the back tees the golf course now stretches to over 7,000 yards and offers a very stern test particularly as the greens have significant profiles which increase the challenge without being unreasonable.

 

 

Waterlooville Golf Club

Founded: 1907

Location: Hampshire , Waterlooville

Holes: 18

A challenging course with 5 par 5's over 500 yards and featuring 4 ponds and a stream running through the course, Waterlooville Golf Club celebrated its centenary in 2007. Waterlooville Golf Club is always in excellent condition with very good greens, but look out for the 13th, at 556 yards with a carry over a pond for your drive and a stream crossing the fairway, ending with a very small green - a hole to be careful on.

 

 

Wellow Golf Club

Founded: 1991

Location: Hampshire , Romsey

Holes: 3 x 9

Wellow Golf Club is set in over 200 acres of picturesque parkland surrounding Embley Park, former home of Florence Nightingale. There are 3 sets of 9 holes totalling over 9,000 yards, with a large practice area supported by full changing facilities and a well stocked professional shop.

 

 

Weybrook Park Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Basingstoke

Holes: 18

Set in beautiful and picturesque surroundings anyone would believe that you are miles into the countryside, not just five minutes from the hustle and bustle of Basingstoke town centre you will find the 18-hole golf course at Weybrook Park Golf Club. Although a challenging golf course, the friendly Clubhouse facilities and informal atmosphere will combine to make you feel relaxed and welcome.

 

 

Wickham Park Golf Club

Founded: 1995

Location: Hampshire , Fareham

Holes: 18

An 18-hole parkland golf course set against the picturesque Meon Valley. Wickham Park Golf Club is an attractive par 69 parkland course, offering all year round play, suitable for beginners and experienced players alike.

 

 

Worldham Golf Club

Founded: 1993

Location: Hampshire , Alton

Holes: 18

Worldham Golf Club hosts an 18-hole golf course located just outside Alton in Hampshire. The golf course was founded in 1993 and offers every golfer a challenge whatever their handicap, whilst it is not overly long at 6,257 yards off the white tees. The undulating greens make it very tricky to record a good score every time.