Blue at Highland Park Golf Course

The course conditions have improved a little over the last two years since being taken over. I played the Blue course and have always hatted the layout and lack of guidance to the next hole. Some of the fairways and greens were in good shape, but became kind of poor beyond that because of taller grass and cut grass clippings left all over the place. This makes locating your ball off the fairways extremely difficult. A Hot Deal for $20 and this course is worth it, but anymore than that I'll drive a little further and pay more for a better course. It wouldn't take a ton of work to take this course to a better level (i.e.- fill in ditches throughout, ball washers, garbage cans, more paved cart paths from hole to hole, shorter cut grass off the fairways, and raked). Hopefully they keep improving.

Greens are in good shape. Otherwise, awful conditions prevent this course from approaching anything resembling enjoyable or a fair test. Rough even 6 feet off fairway is not mowed and 6 plus inches tall. And when things are mowed, it’s mulched so you cannot find your ball. Layout is all straight holes with minimal variety, and some very frustrating and nonsensical layouts (eg 1 and 18 - typical driver landing zone is a huge hazard. Unless you drive 280 plus or want to add an extra shot, these holes are not strategic and are just stupid. Would not return.

So pleased to have played today, growing up this was the closest course and my friends and I would play here. Unfortunately, after some time the course fell into dissaray and they even stopped aerating the greens and removing grass clippings from the course when they would now.

I walked this 18 hole course, no 9 hole option, there is an old concession building after the 9th hole which was be great to see one day reopen. Also, this course I have heard was the home to the Cleveland Open PGA tournament. I feel after today it is getting closer to those golden times. The greens were getting quick and rolled mostly true with no dead spots which had been a problem for a while. Grass clippings were non existent and overall course conditions were good with some ditches and rough spots in some fairways and immediate rough areas.

It seems a decision was made to keep other parts more natural and the natural plants added beauty to the course as well as made some holes, ala the 18th more difficult, as the carry became longer, if you choose to attempt a driver over the ravine I slightly missed the sweet spot and though a decent drive was now not enough to carry no man's land. A beast from the tips which I played today with par 4's at or longer than many recreational golfera play par 5's at, a tested design played by Arnold Palmer, Tiger woods and Jack Nicklaus. I hope the progress continues.

The greens are back in great shape.rest of course is either rough or fairway if you miss fairway you can spend more time looking for your ball than you do golfing

When I first played a few years ago, the course was poorly maintained. Since new management, the course maintenance has improved considerably and is my go to course for practice.

I was very disappointed in the blue course I had to stop playing it on the third hole the maintenance of the lawn was bad I called the staff and they said play the red course it's much better and they where right I was pleased.

This course is not ready for play yet. I -played the red course the weekend before and that course was in good shape, so I figured the Blue course had to be good also. I was wrong. I cannot believe they are taking peoples money and sending them out on this course. It's robbery.

Got charged over $100 after cancelling 2 different tee times. Unbelievable

very nice course layout. wish it was in better condition the greens are in terrible shape and it was like playing in a swamp everywhere else

With the rich history of this course, I can’t help but say how disappointed I was. I know they are trying to bring it back to exceptable conditions. Obviously they haven’t been able to mow in a while and what they did mow, they left clumps of grass to just make your ball dissapear, they should mow, clean up and take care of those greens before opening to the public. I’d give it another month before opening. Thank goodness we could switch to the red course where it was playable.

First and last time playing this course. Tee boxes were atrocious, greens were unkept and damaged. Waste of money. Very dissapointed. They should give refunds.

Have been playing Highland for years. More than 30 off an on. Please that some long needed improvements have happened but it seems like things have stalled. Proshop almost empty, water jugs always empty, ball washers empty, tees are terrible.......greens cutters have poor etiquette. They never turn off mowers while putting. I used to cut greens as a summer job so know the process. They do not make the last circular cut on greens that are out of view of the clubhouse. Looks like upkeep of mowers is fair at best looking at the quality of cuts. I am loyal but sorry things are not great even for the price. Hope things improve. Thanks

I like the course very much.would tell other people.

Course needs tons of work. Most of the greens have bare spots. The fairways had been recently cut..it looked like they were ready to start baling. Many of the tee boxes were totally bare. On the bright side there were some fun, interesting holes. #1 & #18 were risk/reward holes...better to lay up to creek and then hit long uphill 2nd shots. May consider playing next year!

Played this course in the past, was never great, but today was totally awful. Greens had terrible dry spots and were not puttable. I only played the whole round because my partner just asked to finish and not come back. Fairways were about as low as me cutting my lawn. Dry spots everywhere tee box actually had weeds on it. This was by far the worst course I have played. Until they do a complete rehaul, I will not be back. I have photos to prove.