Fairway Hills Golf Club

Great course for the money. Short, but challenging enough. Some of the fairways need some work and if it’s rained recently, the fairways stay pretty wet. The rough is ridiculous. Too thick and too deep to find a ball that you saw go in. So make sure to hit fairways.

A 30 minute unnecessary frost delay was extended without any communication or explanation to golfer to over 90 minutes. This has happened before and there are better choices if I didn’t have stuff to do in Columbia I would have gone elsewhere. If there is frost of course a delay makes sense but there is none and it’s sunny and 45 +

Although I loved the course layout, the only negative is that the rough is very punitive. Not sure what type of grass, but it's very very spongy, and if you hit the ball in the rough, it just sinks to the bottom. Not a fan of that. More reason to hit into the fairway, which was in excellent condition. Greens were great too. So I'd give it a top rating if not for the punitive rough. Also hard to find balls in that stuff. LOL

First time playing FW. Tight course, good condition. DO NOT go into the rough!!! It’s Bermuda grass, VERY thick, and desperately needed to be cut, Ball gets lost in it, and it’s really tough to advance down the course. Greens are pretty quick, overall course is in great condition and fun to play.

Course was in nice shape, despite the amount of play it gets. Deep bent grass roughs made it a tough find even just a few feet off the fairway, though, so watch your ball closely. We rode which was a blessing and a curse. Not a great layout to walk- some holes have very long walks from greens to next tees. Carts are nice (electric, vid screens with hole layouts and distances) but way over controlled. Do not even THINK about taking one off the path more than about 5-10 feet on a "paths only" hole. Cart shuts down nearly completely and only moves like a snail until you get back to the path. Each time this happened it was a 2-3 minute ordeal. Once, the cart woudn't unlock even after bath on the path. Course worker had to bring out another cart. Other groups (around us) were having same issues. Fixing this would significantly improve pace of play on these days...

The fairways and greens were in good condition, but the rough was way too thick. I would just miss the fairway and lose balls unless I stepped on it. The rough needed cut down about half of what it was.

Overall; the design and length was great, but it was just okay.

Staff was very friendly… acknowledged my Veterans status and thanked me for my service. Got flexible T- start, one of my party was late.

This course is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The staff is friendly, price is responsible, and the course is in great shape. The layout is short, challenging but fair. Greens roll true and water and restrooms on the course make the course that much more enjoyable.

Course is in good shape. Weekday rates are fair. Staff is helpful. Carts are good. Overall, a nice course that’s challenging for being shorter than other courses.