Jamaica Run GC: clubhouse
A view of the clubhouse at Jamaica Run Golf Club
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2.4
511 Reviews (511)
5 Stars
85
4 Stars
166
3 Stars
115
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
78
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.5
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.4
34.9%
Recommend this course
329 out of 511 reviews
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2.1
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
29
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.6
25.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 56 reviews
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2.2
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
30
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.3
Layout
3.2
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.6
28.1%
Recommend this course
18 out of 64 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6587 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.8

Jamaica Run Golf Club offers one of the most challenging layouts in the Miami Valley. The difficult greens provide most of the trouble. They are small and hard to hit and on many holes they are elevated above the fairway, making it hard to play a run-up shot. The bentgrass fairways are spacious and thankfully more forgiving, but they are bordered by thick rough. Water hazards come into play on several holes. There is even one hole that crosses the meandering creek that runs through the golf course twice. The par-5 18th provides a memorable finish, requiring a tee shot past a large pond to a fairway that sits well below the pond. Finding the right club to use and a good spot to hit are nearly impossible.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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2.4
511 Reviews (511)
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Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course is coming back!

The course was looking great today. It appears they have been working hard to get the course back in shape. Fun course with some challenging holes. I will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/13/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

it needs time

it needs ground keeper work for sure needs to be vlosed for a month to get it healthy again

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/15/2025:
Thanks for your review. We know there’s room to improve, and we’re already working to enhance things. We’d love a second chance to give you a better experience.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

A SHAME

This course is in TERRIBLE shape!! Looks like it's on it's last leg! Greens are virtually unputtable! Not sure when they were last mowed.. Have always liked the layout but it is no longer worth the time and effort to play there. Staff is friendly. Course is pitiful!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Response from on 09/08/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don't waste your time

Unless your a complete hack and just need a cheap course to practice and play, dont come here.

Absolute joke of a golf course. Tee boxes and fairways are terrible. Look more like a goat pasture. And the greens... ive never seen worse greens in my life. 1/2-3/4 of the greens are dead, brown/black crusty muddy. If I go back I'll add some photos to this. The golf carts barely work. Course needs new management. The woman that runs it now has no idea what she is doing and ruined it more. I wouldn't pay $10 to play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Response from on 09/02/2025:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into what went wrong and will be addressing it with our team. Thank you for helping us grow through your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If the price is right

The price was right but the course needs to much work to repair the greens, fairways and tee boxes. You almost need a hammer to put the trees in the ground.

They do not put any money into this course at all! The carts have silver tape holding them together.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Don't waste your money.

The worst condition of any course I have ever played. Clearly they aren't investing in it. There's not enough of a discount to make this course worth playing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible state

The course in in extremely poor state. The "greens" are the worst I have seen anywhere in 20 years. In general the course is neglected. The bunkers are not really bunkers. This looks like a business that is on its last legs and is about to go under.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Wow

Never seen any course in this bad shape. We play every week and have for decades. We have played here several times. It's over 1 hour away so we only play it once or twice a year. They have lost most all of the greens. One was completely roped off and temp green in fairway. Other greens had piles of straw and fertilizer you had to putt through. Other parts had no grass at all. It is almost not playable. Sand traps had sand but many also had grass growing. Fairways were decent. Carts all need replaced. The One we had had no windshield and the seats were covered with removable covers. Choke would not work and it literally took 30 seconds for the cart to move when you hit the peddle. Many courses in the area are having issues this year but this course probably should not be open. I hope they find the right staffto get this place back together.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

DON'T DO IT!

I have never seen a course in this state of disrepair. There's no discount that will make you feel that you didn't waste your time and money. Knowing that I paid to play here makes me feel ill.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Don't waste your time or money

If there was such a thing as a zero rating this course would have been given it.

No one in the club house said anything about how bad the conditions were. It was so bad me and my playing partners will Never be back.

I've been playing golf for 50 years and this is the worst condition golf course I have ever played.

The bad part is we had to drive an hour from the Cincinnati area.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The worst greens of all time

Terrible greens and tee boxes. Way too expensive for the quality

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We understand this visit didn’t meet expectations and will use your comments to make improvements. We hope your next visit is more enjoyable.
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don’t play this course

This was the worst course I’ve played the greens were 50% dirt there was more crab grass than anything. The pace of play was horrible. I will never play this course again and would recommend no one does. Waste of money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

This place sucks

Greens are horrid and tee boxes are so hard you can hardly get a tee in the ground. The fairways are bad, not worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 08/15/2025:
We truly regret that your visit didn’t go as expected. We're reviewing your concerns and will use this to improve. We appreciate your honesty and hope to serve you better in the future.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
First Time Playing

Goat Ranch

Thankfully we got a great deal on Golf Now to play this course. First off I would like to say the staff was excellent and super nice. The food and drinks were great but as far as the course, I’d never go back. The crabgrass has over taken the course and you’d have better luck putting across a gravel driveway. The greens were so burnt and dry it really wasn’t even playable! Golf Now should not even have this course listed!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time and Probably Last

Course layout was fine, holes were great for beginners. Course conditions were absolutely horrible. Crabgrass has overtaken the Tee Boxes and the Tee Boxes were as hard as concrete. All of the front 9 greens were very dry and in horrible conditions. None of them rolled true with many showing cracks as a result of no water. I don’t ever like to leave bad reviews but I just felt everything was very neglected and not worth the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Response from on 08/11/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We understand this visit didn’t meet expectations and will use your comments to make improvements. We hope your next visit is more enjoyable.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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