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4.2
386 Reviews (386)
5 Stars
201
4 Stars
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3 Stars
28
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
82.2%
Recommend this course
343 out of 386 reviews
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3.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
4
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
69.2%
Recommend this course
9 out of 13 reviews
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4.0
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
72.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 50 reviews
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Course Highlights
Brown's Run consistently earns praise for its classic, challenging layout that plays fair from any set of tees. Well-maintained conditions and a smooth pace of play make it an outstanding value in the area.

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6831 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.8

Brown's Run Country Club in Middletown offers a championship layout that stretches to just over 6,830 yards. The team of William and Brian Gordon, brothers who have designed more than 85 golf courses all over the U.S., designed Brown's Run in 1958. It has a classic layout that is gentle enough for beginners, but it is an enjoyable round no matter what skill level. There are a few strategically placed sand traps throughout the golf course, which make up for the absence of water. The design is pretty straightforward although there are a few slight doglegs to watch out for. In addition to the challenging but playable design, the course boasts some of the finest fairways and greens in the area. Brown's Run also offers other amenities including an Olympic-size pool and four lighted tennis courts.

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Course Details

Year Built 1956
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season February - December
Architect William & David Gordon (1956) Arthur Hills (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.2
386 Reviews (386)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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Middletown Magic

Ever since Middletown lost Weatherwax, they’ve need a solid public choice. This was always a great private track and it hasn’t lost much as a public facility. The pace of play wasn’t great, but it a solid value in SW Ohio. Easily a top 10 public course from Dayton to Cincinnati.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Using Garmin golf distance

Great course. They switch front nine with back nine which is fine, however, the course numbering on my Garmin remained the same.

The electronic system attached to Browns run is now backwards. It needs to be switched to correct readings

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great Course

Challenging course with great greens. Biggest challenge is lack of pin placement info.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Resort Quality

Once a private club, Browns Run became a public course over the past few years. They are in the process of building up the amenities and turning it into a destination course. However, they have spared no expense or effort in making the actual track into a professional grade course. The fairways and greens are among the nicest that I have played on, while paying more than $200 for a round at a resort. Currently, the carts are a little outdated and there is not much of a pro shop, but given time and revenue, I can see it being a top of the line within a couple of years. They converted the old "pro shop" into a really nice restaurant with a beautiful out door area. Out of 61 courses played, over the past year, these are the nicest conditions I've experienced.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid course

Upon arriving staff joked with me about this course being hard as ****. Upon leaving he checked up on what I thought about it after. It was nice of him to remember. I like environments like this.

Long dog legs and fast greens will do that. But it was a good hard. A good challenge. Was teaching someone and no one had a problem playing through so pace was great. Would definetly recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Like the renovations!

My husband and have always enjoyed playing this course. Like the new improvements to the proshop/dinner/bar area and the new back patio. We like the new signage too. Some suggestions would be: 1) They should have sand on the carts to repair divots on greens and fairways. 2) They really need to update the ladies restroom that's upstairs (plus it should be downstairs like the men's). 3) not sure I like the location of checking in at the front entrance, unloading everything there, then parking. I like how other courses have you get the cart first and go to your car to load up.

I do not know if they still have the bar in the main dining area, but we loved going there during happy hour to drink and eat at the bar. We will definitely continue to play here every few weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great day of Golf

Extremely friendly staff that went out of their way to make it a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Staff

I forget what her name is, but she was the club worker who took care of us around 1:30, she was very polite and sweet!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ron f

Definitely one of the best courses in the Cincinnati area .From tee to green the best conditioned course I have played . If it was closer to my home I would have a membership .Only suggestion upgrade carts with course GPS screens ..plus cart paths need some work . Great choice of beers and drinks in the bar .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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