Turnberry Country Club

Turnberry is a great track with the feel that it was once a private club. Many cool holes and small, well-protected, greens. I would play Turnberry again as long as the fees remain stable. The staff in the golf shop and the bev cart were awesome.

They were putting sand on the screens while we waited and watched at each hole for them to dump, spread sand before we could hit. They should have closed the course or only allowed 9 holes each day it took them to complete the aerating. This isn’t the first time they have pulled this stunt. They also start huge outings and leagues on the 10th hole even though we are paying for 18 and playing at a fast pace. We tee off at 2:00 on 1 and make the turn in 11/2 hours just to have to wait for 30 golfers to tee off before us at the TURN

Use to be fun to play here and only $25.

No thanks. We can play elsewhere

In general the course was in good shape. We enjoyed the day. Tee boxes and fairways were in decent shape. I'm sure this was a really nice course and country club some years ago, but it needs to improve a number of areas:

Gravel cart paths need repair. Rough was way too long. Some traps were filled with stones. Some greens had disease and most had unrepaired ball marks. Grounds crews worked right thru golfers with noise, mowing, and sand trap dust. No water or beverages available on course.

The course was in good shape and we always enjoy playing a round there. The young man who got our cart when we were done, his name was either Josh or Jason, was very, very helpful. He went out of his way in returning our golf cart. A nice addition for Turnberry.

Greens were inconsistent. It was early in the day and some of the greens were flooded with water from the maintenance team. A few of the greens on the back nine had been recently aerated and made for uneven and irregular putting. I was not made aware of these conditions at check-in.

Cart Shortage ! Due to an outing that slowed down the non-Outing tee times after Noon we had to wait 45 minutes for a cart for our twosome! Lots of frustrated golfers standing around waiting for carts. They had 7 broken ones according to staff lady! I said where is the ranger to keep pace of play? She said there was no one as a ranger!

I don’t normally leave reviews, but the course management here was poor enough that I felt it was worth sharing our experience.

We drove up from Northwest Indiana specifically to play here and take our 14-year-old nephew golfing. We arrived about 10 minutes before our scheduled tee time and were told there were no carts available, but that we were second in line waiting for one. After waiting for a while, we learned we were actually the third group waiting, and more golfers continued arriving for their tee times with no carts available for them either.

What made the situation especially frustrating was the complete lack of management while this was happening. For roughly 30 minutes, virtually no one came through the 18th hole to return carts. When a group finally did reach 18, they appeared to be part of an outing and were in absolutely no hurry despite at least 10 people visibly standing behind the green waiting for carts. One woman was using a bullhorn to call over to those of us waiting and ask why we weren’t clapping for her shot. The group then spent another five or six minutes searching in multiple directions for a lost ball.

There was a course employee standing there with all of us waiting for carts, but no one stepped in to move things along. There didn’t appear to be a starter or ranger managing pace of play, despite the obvious backup. Even once carts were returned, groups ahead of us took them to their cars and didn’t come back for another 10–15 minutes.

By the time we finally received a cart, we were approximately 50–55 minutes past our scheduled tee time. The group returning it actually warned us that the cart wasn’t working properly, but after waiting that long and having no idea when another one would become available, we took it anyway. The cart broke down completely on hole 5, and we had to call the clubhouse to have someone come out.

At that point, between starting more than an hour late, the cart breaking down, and the rain, we decided to call it and leave. We could have asked for a rain check, but frankly, we knew we wouldn’t make the trip back.

The course itself was fine, although the cart paths could definitely use some maintenance. Had the cart situation and pace of play been properly managed, I probably wouldn’t be writing a review at all. But having insufficient carts is one thing; having multiple groups waiting nearly an hour past their tee times while staff make no effort to manage the backup is another.

We regularly travel to play different courses and were happy to make the drive for this one, but unfortunately we would not return. The biggest issue wasn’t the course itself. It was the lack of basic organization and oversight that turned what should have been a fun afternoon of golf with our nephew into an incredibly frustrating experience.

day started out with no one in pro shop to check you in. waited 15 minutes, still no one. Pro shop looked rundown and empty of any merchandise. carts were in horrible condition. Ran into a bleached blond old man who was running around screaming at everyone. found out later he was the owner. what a clown!! Explains why the whole place is a joke. the course is in horrible condition. rough is 6-8 inches high and grass clippings covered the fairways causing everyone to have to search for their ball on nearly every shot. Pace of play horrible! greens in terrible shape as well as traps. do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. TOTAL waste of time and money!! ZERO STARS

Used to be a member and loved playing this course. Not sure what has happened recently but course is in Awful shape. Shaggy fairways and greens and bunkers a mess. Very disappointed