Jamaica Run Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6587 yards | 70.8 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6094 yards | 68.6 | 123 |
| Gold | 72 | 5475 yards | 65.6 | 117 |
| Red | 72 | 5092 yards | 69.2 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.7/131 | 515 | 379 | 389 | 169 | 382 | 480 | 179 | 546 | 189 | 3228 | 301 | 412 | 525 | 195 | 428 | 390 | 359 | 191 | 558 | 3359 | 6587 |
| Black M: 69.9/127 | 505 | 367 | 379 | 147 | 348 | 470 | 165 | 540 | 179 | 3100 | 290 | 385 | 515 | 180 | 418 | 378 | 359 | 170 | 548 | 3243 | 6343 |
| White M: 68.9/125 | 495 | 357 | 369 | 137 | 328 | 454 | 148 | 524 | 167 | 2979 | 279 | 375 | 506 | 160 | 406 | 368 | 329 | 154 | 538 | 3115 | 6094 |
| Gold M: 66.2/117 W: 71.0/118 | 469 | 336 | 351 | 125 | 317 | 394 | 123 | 479 | 143 | 2737 | 247 | 323 | 462 | 106 | 335 | 358 | 319 | 131 | 457 | 2738 | 5475 |
| Red W: 69.0/114 | 450 | 300 | 347 | 112 | 306 | 387 | 118 | 448 | 111 | 2579 | 234 | 253 | 454 | 96 | 325 | 348 | 231 | 123 | 449 | 2513 | 5092 |
| Handicap | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Great day,,,,,
Great course!!!
Great course condition and easy pace.
The Bratwurst and beers at the turn were very much appreciated.
Will be back!
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Putt Putt is more fun
Fairways are mostly mud or dying grass. Bunkers are overgrown and the greens are pocketed with holes. It was so muddy we drove closer to the green than normal. The owner came and yelled at us For driving close to the green and the person I was golfing with took exception to the owner yelling at us. They yelled at each other, which was most unprofessional if the guy was the owner. This course is out in the country and they need to have someone maintain the course is needed. There are many golf courses to choose from don’t make the mistake of going there.
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Worst Conditions Experienced This Year
I schedule weekly golf outings for a group of 22 golfers which plays at least 18 Dayton area courses. Jamaica Run is by far the worst conditioned course we've played this year and is now a course we will not return to until we are convinced the owner and management take being in the golf course business seriously. Our group played there on 9/1/20 and agreed not to return until unacceptable course conditions were corrected. I played there again on 9/20/20 with some different friends because one of them had purchased discount coupons he had to use or lose his money. The greens had been aerated after my 9/1 play leaving holes large enough to stick a broom handle in. Jamaica Run, you can do much better than you're doing!!
Hi, sbenson2. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing and we hope we can get you back out here when our course is up to our usual standard.
Skip this one
Fairways are mostly mud or dying grass. Bunkers are overgrown and the greens are pocketed with holes. This is worth it if you catch the Tuesday for 20$. Still had fun but course is going to absolute poo.
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Absolutely a goat ranch
Wow, JR has went down hill fast. Tee boxes are hard as a rock or off to the side in weeds. Fairways are weed filled, no repaired divots. Some idiot was spraying chemicals on the 12th fairway that had a strong odor. Eventually we caught up to a 5 some that was holding up the front 9 yet no rangers anywhere to be found. Seems Jamaica Run has given up. I see the pre-made response to all the other 1 star reviews. Its a shame because years ago this was a very nice course. PS, your bunkers are weed filled and haven't be raked in days or weeks. Its ok to rake them to start the day or end of day if you want your customers to know you care. Makes you wonder if your really cleaning the carts or not!
Hi BPrice. Sorry we didn't live up to our normal standards. Please reach out to our Head Pro, Dave Longley, dlongley@jamaicarun.com. Thanks!
Hi Jazzguy. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Jamaica Run Golf Club.
Sprinkler Malfunction
I was hitting on the the 3rd hole and as soon as I made contact with the ball, I was sprayed by what seemed to be a "sprinkler malfunction", I was absolutely drenched. Also, I don't think I have ever played on a course with such horrible greens. Felt like every time I would hit it on the green, it would be like ice shattering because of how solid the green is. The greens made me feel like I was putting on a put-put course.
Sincerely,
Concerned
Hi, ErhanSchum. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Miserable pace. Poor layout. Poor management.
I should have heeded the other reviews but I decided to try it myself. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE. It took us over 5 hours and 15 minutes to play 18. Called the clubhouse they didn't care. Course conditions were fair at best. Tee boxes were dog poop and there were plenty of green side chips that played off hard dirt with no grass. Mickey mouse holes lead to bad backups and I didn't not see a ranger all day. Players in front and behind us were hitting 3 and 4 tee balls sometimes. I will not be going back.
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It took me and a friend 5 hours to play 18 holes. No ranger to enforce pace of play. Course is in overall terrible shape. Multiple patches with no grass in every fairway and weeds growing in the bunkers. Was also scolded by an old pro shop attendant for driving too close to the 9th green because they “want to keep the chipping pristine.” Definitely do not recommend.
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160507978! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Jamaica Run Golf Club!
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Hello, u314159806990. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Jamaica Run Golf Club. Let us know how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
A bad day. We paid an extra $10 for separate carts then the battery died on one at the 16th hole. Also we had sprinklers going off while we were playing on at least 7 or 8 of the holes. Had to work around them. I was not happy about that.
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Great course for the price!
This course was amazing back in the nineties! Now it’s making a come back to those days. Slowly but surely the management and staff are working hard to get this course back in shape. The 5 par 3’s and 5’s gives an opportunity to get pars or better and some of the Pat 4’s can be scoring holes as well. Course definitely makes you put your thinking hat on to strategize where and when to attack and when to play conservatively.
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Good value. Quirky course design
Unfortunately, you get what you pay for. Course is very quirky. It’s not obvious where the hole is from the tee box on quite a few holes nor how far you should hit it. The course was in OK shape. Greens were so-so. Not a lot of yardage markers on course. Pace of play was really good though.
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