B at Seneca Golf Course

Pace of play was good and staffs are very kind but the fairways are to be maintained as soon as possible.

actually, there are lots of spot that didn't covered by grass in the fairways.

This course is not perfect yet, but it will be a gem. Renovations on the front 9 were awesome. Greens were nice and the back was super tight. The rough is rough like others have stated, but this is part of golf. You need to be a good ball striker. As a mid-handicapper I enjoyed my round. I would recommend this course to a friend or family member. Pace of play was a little on the slow side but that was because we started mid-morning. No real complaints from me.

The Pro Shop is excellent. Fast courteous service. Matt comes out to help if the line is more that 3. Starters are always at the carts/hut with scorecards. They take time to keep the three 9s/moving. The new 9 holes with family tee's help us keep up and included my 11 year old grandson. A real club/family atmosphere. The is water on the course and a refreshment cart driving on the course. Nice to see reasonable prices. If you have not been out at Seneca for a few years you will not believe the improvements. Soon to be the best overall experience in the MetroPark Courses

Outstanding value for the price. The efforts they are making with the improvements are already showing. Not ready to take my out of town guests there quite yet but have had good experiences here the last 3 times out. Also was perfect for bringing my 7 year old with on a Friday evening.

Mother Nature's fault that c urse suffered from heavy rains. Management should not have allowed carts. There is no csrtpath so future golfers will suffer from damage.

The course layout was the only favorable aspect about Seneca. Easy greens, great set ups and approach shots. The conditions were the poorest I've seen. Unless they are rebuilding, which I believe they are, the conditions will need to improve for me to return. For the value, it was marginal at best.

I know it's November but wow they have a lot of work to do in the spring.

Got a hot deal here and it was great!

The A course and the course that their putting in this metro park complex looks beautiful,unfortunately all the parks money is going into these two courses and none of it to the B course the grub infested fairways are all torn up by ratcoons feasting on the grubs at night. Grass is uncut or burned out in many areas and if you don't hit every shot straight down the middle you better bring an extra dozen balls cause there hard to find. $13 was to much. Rename it the F course

Terrible,terrible,terrible

The front 9 was the best because it's new can't wait for all 27 holes are finished.

Want to acknowledge efforts of Pro and Greens keeper, who have made efforts to respond to player feedback.

They did clear a lot of the high weeds in areas most in play on the Front of A.

The last 2 times I played the Front A, I enjoyed the new redone 9.

If they similarly improve playing conditions on the B courses up for renovation, ( cutting back weeds significantly improves pace of play ), my ratings will continue to go up

The front 9 of course A was in awesome condition. Looks like it was recently redone. They are working hard on another section. The back 9 of course A is in need of lots of work...very likely it is on the list to be redone next. Lynne in the pro shop was very nice. I got there 2 hours before my tee time because I finished up unexpectantly early on another course I played in the morning. She let me tee off right then. The starter was also very nice. Once they are finished with the major overhaul this course will be a real gem! I plan to play this course next season.

I have absolutely refused to play here for many years, because of deplorable conditions, but couldn't resist $10 HotDeal this morning. The revamped Front A nine is on its way to being awesome, still very high rough and waste areas away from fairways, but that's what you get for straying tee shots off line. Greens are VERY firm, but they were rolling beautifully. You must adjust to firmness on short game shots. Lots of work going on so if that bothers you stay away, but all evidence is that the Metroparks are dedicated to restoring this once nice track back to glory. Front side of A course is worth the time/effort to check out. We played it twice so I'm assuming the other open holes that have not been restored/updated are not in the same class as Front A.

Course needs lots of work. Hope the progress continues

Every hole, at least one player in our league will be searching for a ball in the waist high jungle grass.

Tiny greens, many with waist high grass surrounding 5-10 yards off the green. A shot that might leave a long putt on most courses often leads to wasted time hunting for a ball, and too often a lost ball penalty, even when everyone saw where it went over.

Really no need for this, it just sucks the fun out of playing here, and slows pace of play to a grinding halt. 2 hours and 50 minutes to 3 hours to play 9 holes, 3 weeks in a row.

Rock hard tees, too many areas of bare dirt around greens (see photo, 17th hole, 10 yards from green Back B)

Management expresses interest in addressing the concerns-

So far, it's mid July and I see no inkling that will happen.

Should I see major changes for the positive, I will repost. Don't hold your breath.

Think the Metroparks seem to be doing a good job in bringing Seneca back up to respectability.

However, I totally disagree with having U.S. Open type rough on this golf course...the vast majority of people who play here (including myself) are either hacks or duffers. Why spoil the beautiful scenery with 3 to 4 foot high grass/weeds that forces us to 1) look for our golf ball and 2) potentially slow down other players in doing so??? Keep it short sweet and simple...it is challenging enough as it is.

Also did not care for the changing of the nines on this course. The old frontside (which is now the backside) is a nice warmup for the more severe challenges of the backside (which is now the frontside).

Fairways and tees have been improved but still require a good deal of work.

Practice fairway needs much better definition and an adequate amount of space...hopefully, this is already in your plans.

Look forward to coming back and seeing more improvements!

Ed

I have played all 4 nines at this course over the last 25+ years. The city of Cleveland used to own this former PGA Tour quality track, but the city let it become a ratty, horrific mess. However, it was purchased by our MetroParks system about 5-6 years ago and they have been working very hard every year to return this once proud course to it's original glory! Arnold Palmer, Charlie Sifford and many of the older golfers used to play this course and I'm happy to see the MetroParks providing and improving a great venue. They have kids programs, many sets of tees and will be building a beautiful practice area in the next several years. They have their blueprints for the entire renovation in the clubhouse. Good course now, but will be a great course shortly! P.S. Although my username is "Manikiki" (another beautiful MetroParks owned course, where I posted my best score ever), I am not and have never been employed or a paid spokesman for the MetroParks. LOL :-)