Willow Run Golf Course

willow run is a great course to play,it always is.

The course is in great shape . The stream that runs through the course is always a challenge. teamed up with 2 other singles and had a great round. only negative was very slow, busy course on wednesday afternoon.

Played Sunday AM, the clubhouse did a good job of spacing the groups and there was minimal waiting. The course was in really good shape, definitely rewarded by keeping it in the fairway. A couple greens had unfixed marks but most of them were in good shape. For the price we found on GolfNow (<$25), it was a great bargain and I'd play it again.

I have passed this course many times. I decided to give it a try with one of the Hot Deals. I was pleasantly surprised. Very nice place to play with some challenging holes. I will definitely be back.

A beautiful Sunday following a dreary Saturday is a certain formula for a busy golf course.
Kudos to the groundskeepers for keeping the course in very good playing conditions.
Too bad so many golfers forget to repair ball marks-otherwise the greens were in decent shape for this time of year.

Played this course after a night where the area recieved upwards of 2 inches of rain. Conditions as you would expect were wet. Course is tricky and you definetly need someone who has played it before to tell you where to hit it and not hit it. This is a thinkers course. Cant get up there and blast away, must be able to shape shots, but is lots of fun! I shot 75 making two doubles

Told us they could not give us a raincheck since webooked the tee time on golf now, i had to argue with the guy for five to ten minutes then he agreed to give us a nine hole raincheck. I felt like he was not very friendly and I shouldnt have to argue just to get something that I was already owed.

The course was in pretty good shape. The greens were a little choppy. The golf carter had felt like it was going yo fall apart overall not a bad round and the course wasn't bad and pace was great.

Course was in great shape and staff always helpful and friendly.

Despite a great deal if rain the night prior, the course was in great shape.

Nice course and the greens were in great shape. There's nothing much more to say but I can't submit this unless I have more lines. So I'll aimlessly continue to type. I'll be back soon

Excellent value at the $10 hot deal. Worth every penny. Course is in great condition. Back 9 is tougher than the front 9. Very good layout. Can't wait to play again.

To play a round under $20 here is absolutely incredible. The greens and fairways were immaculate and the greens rolled true. There were hardly any dead spots (problem with most courses around Columbus) and every part of the course was well taken care of. Watch out for the little river that runs through most fairways. Makes you think about each shot instead of just blasting away!

Great course for ur money! Greens were fast and true.

Everything was great until the 15th hole and we ran into an outing that they shotgun started on random holes on the course. So the last 3 holes took over an hour to play. If they knew there was going to be an outing they should not have let people out there before so they would get stuck behind them. Overall it was a nice course and a good price. I will go again, I will just make sure there is no outings going on.

Course in great shape, and place of play was good.
Great value for the money!

Run Away from Willows Run..!

If you have an Corporate Golf Event at Willows, you'll only Regret it afterwards...

I've played both courses at Willows Run for many years. I play a lot of golf and "used to like" playing these courses. Both courses Eagle's and Coyote's playability have continually deteriorated to a point that it would be better to just play Wayne in Bothell or Kenwanda near Snohomish (as informed to me by the others in my group) because they are in better shape for half the price while being on par (course maintenance wise). I wouldn't place either of Willows Run's courses condition above a 2 on a 1 to 10 scale. I don't know anything about the Par 3 course. I've played Eagle around 8 times throughout this year. Each time I've finished the round and swore that I wouldn't come back until the course condition warranted a return or the management even cared that I played the course. Today, Saturday (7/18/2014) was the worst yet. Major bald spots throughout the fairways. The fringe is burned out around most greens. Several greens have multiple dead streaks or huge dead patches across the greens apparently from hydraulic leaks on the maintenance equipment. Major areas around most of the greens are bare and the ball will settle in bare areas next to poorly maintained grass clumps making any opportunity to get up and down difficult. Today, the round took 5 hours and 22 minutes. Several tee boxes had 2 groups waiting to tee off, making for more complaining. Apparently, seven groups in front of us was playing their first round of golf. Nice... Marshals have no power or authority to do anything other than to make excuses.

It's clear that the exceedingly poor condition and horrible playing quality of this course is due to the sever reduction of the maintenance budget. There is no other reason. Willows isn't even close to being overplayed. Actually, it's apparent that the course isn't being played very much due to the fact that most seem to be avoiding Willows. So, you should be able to get a tee time almost any time easily.

The other three players in my group complained about the course and slow play so much it just reinforced my lack of desire to return. They stated that they won't be back, nor will I.

The only bright spot in the day was when you actually had a clear line to the hole on the green, the putt ran true. Surprise...!

During and after the round I (we) felt that I (we) wasted my (our) time playing Eagle and felt that I (we) was (were) Robbed. As mentioned above, go play another course and you'll be glad that you did. Either play a course similar in condition and save $30 - $50 bucks or go to Druids or an Oki course and be happy with the course you spent your day on. Go to an Oki course where they understand how to take care if a course and where it's fun to play a course that cares. You could also go to the sister course of willows named Druids Glen. Druids Glen has finally benefited and understood how bad maintenance can effect your reputation and repeat play. They are back on track. So, I make the 45 minute journey without a second thought because you'll be rewarded with a good course that you'd like to spend your time on.

It's also clear that Willows thinks quite a bit of themselves. Charging Mid-Summer rates while delivering a seriously sub-par course condition with an elitist attitude is mind boggling. Sometimes, it's not always about the Location, Location, Location. It's about the perceived value vs you're golfing experience that seems to fall short in the managements considerations. To them, I believe it's about getting your money without delivering the goods. I wonder how they get anyone to return to play twice? I truly wonder how they take anyone's money to play there with a straight face?

In closing, do yourself a favor and play Willows Next Year and see if the ownership has actually learned how to take care of there existing patrons and hopefully by then the courses condition vs being concerned mostly about profits while beating down the course into a cattle farm.

Don't waste your time, Run from Willows Run.

R

Played this course for the last 4 years. My 2nd time out this year. Can't believe more people don't play it. At $19 with a cart during the week thru Golfnow it's a steal.

A number of holes have ,also have to carry a ditch that runs thru several holes on your drive.

Many courses have had problems keeping up with the mowing and maintenance this year, but Willow Run looked like it was ready for a tournament. Some bunkers were not playable, so stay out of them! We are a competitive foursome and we really enjoy this course and the pace moves along very well, no 5 hour rounds here. Will be back before the playing year is over.