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4.9
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.6

Course Details

Year Built 1997
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 Shirt with collar required or mock, no denim shorts or pants.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2023 #3)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2023 #43)
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Reviews

4.9
338 Reviews (338)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Water Hazards 24
Forced Carries 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 18
Entertaining Clients 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 17
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 1
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Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

waldon ponds 7/6/14

Course is in great shape. The greens would be better if people would fix their divot marks

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good layout. Terrible food at the turn

Course layout is very good. Condition of fairways and greens was also very good. Quite a few divots not fixed on greens but not a major issue. Food at the turn was horrible. Purchased hamburgers and they were cold (not luke warm - cold). Hard to understand how anyone would serve that. We all ordered one and they were all cold. So pack you own lunch if you play the course, which was in very good shape as mentioned previously.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Choice Excluding Sand

This is a favorite course of mine however the sand is terrible-I am not sure you can even call it sand. For most of the bunker shots I take the ball out because of risking damage to my club. They should either put real sand in or simply grow a grass depression. This is a black-eye on an otherwise good course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great bargain

The course is in good shape but the greens are a little slow for my taste. Pace of play on a Monday was Great until we ran into a two-some that was all over the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good time

Played course over 100 rounds and the course is back to the way it first was when it open. Playing to play once a week now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

The course was in great shape.

The course was in excellent shape. I know no one goes to the course for the restroom facilities but they are among the worst at this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course

Course was in excellent condition, greens were a little slow but overall a good time and value for the money. Has a great mix of shorter par 4's and long challenging par 4's I'd recommend it as well as play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Worth The Trip

Great course and a great value! Will make the long trek again. I like to play and have green grass under my ball and this course has plenty of that. The course is just beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

pace of play

the pace of play much better than several times prior to today so it seems that they have solved that difficulty

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Nice variety of long and short holes

Teed off at 6:27am. Got slowed up on the back nine as they were teeing off both sides in the morning. Overall really enjoyed the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough start but good overall

After 45 minutes for the mgr to figure out that his staff put the wrong gift certificate code on my gift certificate we were able to pay and start the round. Yikes! The course is in good shape with challenging holes. Fairways are in good shape and greens good too. Good experience if you throw out the rough start. Kinda over priced so check golf now for specials.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor Planning by the Pro

We had a tee time at 1pm and upon arriving, we saw a large number of carts going off? We inquired at the pro shop if there was an outing? We were told yes, but that we would be going off the front with no concern for slow play. We normally play 18 holes in 3.5-4 hours. They had a ladies tournament going with over 100 participants! No delays? Well we were held up within 3 holes and it took us 3 hrs to play 10 holes! Then coming up on # 11--4 foursomes were backed up! We left and asked for a rain check for the day. They gave us a $14 credit? Just make it right and next time I will call before playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

My favorite course

This course is fun! Generous fairways, challenging second shots, fast, pure greens! They have picked up a greens roller this year and these greens have never been better! Get out to Waldon and play one of the best conditioned courses in this area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

This course is great for all skill levels and the quality is top notch.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Walden Ponds

One of my favorite places to play in Cincinnati. Always in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

The greens were fast. The bunkers needed work/sand was full of stones. The course overall was overall good shape. Staff very organized and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

I would have appreciated being notified that a golf tournament was under way. It's a good course but it should not take 5 1/2 hours to play. I have played this course a handful of times and pace of play has always been an issue here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

nice course for the money

for the price we paid on Golf Now this was about as good a course as you will find in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice challenge

Walden Ponds is fun to play, not tricked up like some, you can see everything, no hidden shots, etc. In addition to the ponds, could be called Walden "Bunkers" as well. Lots of fairway and greenside bunkers with large (and fast) greens. Best to keep your approach shot below the hole if you can. Pay attention to the color of the flags: Red = front; White = middle; Blue = back. No trees to worry about here. If you are playing well, you can shoot a score here. Only downside was the right fairway bunker on 17....too many rocks. I was in several other bunkers, all the rest were perfect. The rough was not too penalizing so if you miss the fairway, shouldn't give you too much trouble advancing the ball. The greens roll true, you get your putt on line, they are going in, but be careful of the speed and watch the suttle breaks. One more note: the practice green, I don't like it. I do think that it is representative of the speed you will see out on the greens but has too much slope for a practice green imo. (Maybe it is meant to grab your attention as you see your missed puts go 10 feet past the hole?).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great round of golf

Total enjoyed round of golf on this course. Played on an overcast day so it was not as busy as usual. Got a great price of $20 on Golfnow which is a bargain for this course. Course was in great shape. Greens, fairways, traps & roughs were all in excellent shape. One of my favorite courses in the Cincinnati area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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