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4.0
572 Reviews (572)
5 Stars
212
4 Stars
221
3 Stars
79
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
84.5%
Recommend this course
457 out of 572 reviews
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4.5
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.1
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.3%
Recommend this course
53 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its unique and engaging design, with conditions that regularly satisfy returning golfers. Friendly staff and solid overall value make this a worthwhile booking for most players.

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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6433 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Dick Nugent (1987) Ray Hearn (2017)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Internet Access
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Reviews

4.0
572 Reviews (572)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 19
Water Hazards 17
Elevation Changes 14
This course/club is great for:
Entertaining Clients 16
Locals 15
A Weekend Splurge 13
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 24
Convenient to the City 14
At a Resort 13

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, staff was great and great condition

But play was really, really slow. We played behind a bachelor party. They hit the ball all over the place. No Marshalls to let them know how far behind they were. Almost a 3 hour front nine. Unacceptable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short but fun course

Greens were incredibly small but were in great shape. Fun, shorter course with plenty of challenges.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 97
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was really wet due to all the rain. It was cart path only. However, the pace of play was great and we enjoyed the round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

Everyone from groundskeeper to cart girl and all others were awesome! Course was in pretty good shape compared to most. Greens rolled true!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very, very nice.

Excellent all around challenging layout, tee boxes, fairways, greens, even the rough was cut properly, plus fluffy sand! Great staff. Excellent burger after the round at Tin Cup. A+

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Beautiful track

Course was extremely nice! Attached to a Hilton hotel. Fairways and greens were in GREAT shape. Only one or two tee boxes needed work but not a big deal as this was the beginning of golf season. Course was very challenging with a considerable amount of water and sand. The sand traps were really nice. Soft and raked. Very impressed. The wonderful lady in the pro shop was very nice and personable! Will definitely play here again!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good Value Good Layout

This course is a good challenge and great value especially if you play later in the day, definitely worth the $45-60 it typically is in the afternoon. Golfers looking for a good challenge should appreciate this course; if you spray it all over, you’ll get punished. The greens are challenging and have plenty of undulation. All holes have sand traps and most have some sort of water hazard. About half the holes are bordered by either parking lot, street, or residential yards, all on the left. You need to be precise with yardages and accurate with approach shots as greens are oblong and/or run diagonal to the angle of approach. I have only played this course twice and both were open tee sheets so nothing valuable to add on pace of play. 6 par 3’s is unique. Some of the tee boxes do have some sloping/crowning. Enjoyed it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Willowcrest

Played an early round here. Had a little frost but they did a great job of getting us off with only a 30 minute or so delay. Course was in really nice shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Improved

Course is much better maintained than in past years.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is extremely tight with absolutely no forgiveness between fairway or green and OB.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Nice course in great condition and very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

No Rangers = 5 1/2 hr round

Played on a Tues afternoon. The staff said they were not busy today. The front 9 were on pace. The back 9 was a different story. We were backed up at least 3 groups from the 10th hole on. After waiting at least 20 minutes between holes we gave up at hole 14. What would have taken us under 4 hours if we kept the first half pace, finishing the last 4 holes would have been another hour and a half. We talked to the staff and they were completely unaware (despite GPS enabled carts, which lets them know the pace of play). When we aborted our round, we notified the staff and they admitted they don’t use rangers.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

This course has been upgraded all around! Fairways, greens, tees and good sand in the traps. Really had a great time playing

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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