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Franklin Golf Club
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About
Franklin Golf Course is a player-friendly, nine-hole course that is perfect for beginners. At 2,559 yards from the tips, the course plays to a par of 35. While the layout is not exactly a challenge, it does provide a quick round that is good for some practice. The bentgrass greens are well-maintained and putt true. There is no water on the course but there are a few strategically placed bunkers throughout. The hazards are nothing too serious though. The traditional layout has remained largely unchanged since opening in 1941. The golf course easily accommodates those who are new to the game but seasoned players looking for a challenging round will have to go elsewhere though the affordable rates are enough to appeal to any skill level.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 35 | 2559 yards | 33.5 | 120 |
| Red | 35 | 2295 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 65.2/115 | 443 | 100 | 327 | 271 | 306 | 250 | 303 | 154 | 405 | 2559 | 5118 |
| Red W: 66.4/112 | 405 | 100 | 298 | 137 | 299 | 200 | 264 | 141 | 400 | 2244 | 4488 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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Reviews
It’ll test your patience
The tee boxes were as deep as the rough on a regular course, try hitting an iron on a par 3 in that. Fairway grass was just as deep, it was like golfing in a field. Greens were decent.
Okay for certain situations
If you’re just looking for a raw course to knock off some rust or fine tune some shots this course is ok for the money. For not much more than a bucket of balls I played 9 holes but there are no formal fairways or tee boxes, meaning they’re not cut, it’s all rough grass with only greens having a proper cut. Most greens had some rough areas. Not awful for what I paid and got some good practice but can’t say I’ll be back.
A Waste of Money
This is a 9 hole course you have to play twice—which is hardly from the worst thing about this course. Green fees, plus cart were $37. Only problem is the course was in total disrepair. No grass to actually play from outside of the tee boxes (which were so high, low tees turned into shots out of the rough), too much unnecessary undulation, extremely hard grounds made great shots awful ones. The BEST thing about this course was my inflated average driving distance. On the 9th/18th hole I drove my 3 wood 314 yards—not because I’m a beast but because the ground was so hard and there was so little grass to create friction the ball just kept rolling. This course MIGHT be decent if the fairways were in any kind of respectable shape but alas. I wouldn’t play this course again for free, much less the $37 I paid.
Total disaster
I booked a 12:30pm tee time for Saturday, September 6, 2025. We got there at 12:05pm. There was a line in the pro shop because one woman was handling the counter and making food. We weren’t waited on for 10 minutes. I used the bathroom while we waited. The urinal had a plastic trash bag over it. The bathroom smelled like urine. When we were finally waited on, we were told there were no carts and we’d have to get one from somebody finishing their round. So we waited and everybody who finished up just continued and golfed Hole 1 right in front of us. The lady said they were “making the turn” and they were in front of us. This was after our tee time had already passed. There are only 9 holes so we had no idea how many more people would be “making the turn.” Everybody who was “making the turn” was also going in the clubhouse to get more food and beer. It was 12:40pm and we were at least second in line to tee off, but that still meant waiting for somebody with a cart to finish up. We figured it would be another 30-45 minutes to tee off and so we just left. I told the lady we were leaving and there was no apology or anything. I will never go back, and I don’t think you should ever go there either.
Awful
This should not be a golf course. Absolutely awful. Fairways are dirt, dead grass, and crab grass. Greens are just destroyed. The tee boxes are basically non existent. Overall awful course
Goat pasture
I lost more balls in the fairway because it hadn’t been cut and it was all clover then I’ve ever lost in my entire golf career.
Fun course
This was a fun and challenging course. Continuous rolling hills course wide will challenge anyone. It is a 10 hole course I believe. Once you make the turn you play the blues tees. Fairways are non existent everything is rough. Layout is confusing for the first time. But I will definitely play again. Learning how to play different conditions can’t be a negative.
No women
1st time playing there, very hilly, not marked very well, we had a hard time finding the tee boxes, very confusing layout, didn’t make it very fun.making the turn, it took forever to get food, frozen burger, cold grill, turned it on after we ordered, we won’t play there again.
We were the only females, crazy layout.
Really sad
I booked this tee time so I could teach my gf how to play golf and for her to get practice. Arrived and they didn’t have enough golf carts to start at my tee time. In addition there were two groups ahead of us waiting as well. After waiting 20 minutes, I got a different tee time somewhere else and walked on this.
The staff is really nice about everything, it’s just not run very effectively
Franklin Golf Course
There are no fairways. If you hit a stunning drive off any tee box, you are still in the rough. All mowed the same length, or no grass what-so-ever. To be fair the greens were fine for mid April and played true. Every 2nd shot was from the rough. Lay out is confusing and distances are, at best, guesses. I saw distance markers on two holes. They were colored concrete slabs, which is fine, but not edged or manicured to be seen. $20 last minute, not hot shot, makes it a find if you want to practice recovery and approach.
