Pocono Hills Gc: #14
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3.4
776 Reviews (776)
5 Stars
263
4 Stars
370
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
69.3%
Recommend this course
692 out of 776 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.1
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
16
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.2
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
3.7
17.9%
Recommend this course
7 out of 39 reviews
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2.9
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
51.4%
Recommend this course
36 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6174 yards
Slope 125
Rating 68.8

Surrounded by the Pocono Mountains, the Pocono Hills Golf Course (formerly Fernwood Resort & Country Club) was carefully carved from wooded hillsides. Condos and other residences were later built near the golf course and although they are situated quite close, the round is still enjoyable. The layout is tight with narrow fairways that are lined with trees. The front nine is easier than the back where more dramatic elevation changes come into play. Many of the greens have elevations of over 50 feet, making approach shots a formidable test. There are also a number of tricky doglegs that are practically 90 degree turns. The layout rewards straight, accurate drives and the greens putt fast and true. There are a number of challenging holes, especially the 10th and 14th, but overall Pocono Hills Golf Course is approachable enough for all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Nicholas Psiahas

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, proper golf attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant
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3.4
776 Reviews (776)
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Fernwoid

Great day on the golf course, greens in great shape, pace was awesome , not rushed at all. Weather low 80's Sunny perfect day for a round of 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

This course had nice greens

Other than the greens, some of the holes were ungolflike.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Interesting course

A good little gem in the Poconos. Very reasonable golf course for an excellent price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tight Course

Played in November and course was in very good shape minus all the leaves. Typical Poconos course, very tight and requires hitting the ball straight, not alot of room to "miss". Booked on GolfNow so the deal was right. I recommend playing at least once.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Golf in the Poconos

Fun course with some greens that are punishing, otherwise a great facility. I always enjoy playing this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

poor communication

Front nine greens were aerated and very difficult to putt. Should have been informed before booking tee time!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Right hand doesn"t know what left hand is doing

We book online through golf now, no tells us front nine is closed ,until we get to course already paid. Three of us drive over a hour to play here, what are we going to do, we are STUCK HERE. Course is backed up do to having play back nine twice, Very slow round 5 hours plus waiting every hole to hit a shot, Ruined my day off , Staff was wonderful, only bright spot

Conditions Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Fun challenge

Played as a single on a rainy day. First time here and thought after the first 3 holes it was going to be an easy day. Then started #4 and from there on it became interesting. Not a long course, but many blind shots. Recommend going ahead to see the course before hitting your next shot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Pennsylvania Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

short, tight and quirky

got a great deal to play at Fernwood and took the nice drive up there from Philly. After reading the reviews that were pretty positive I wanted to see for myself.. The front 9 plays 2990 yds from the back tees and with the elevation, thin air and firm ground the course played much shorter than that.. Even the 600 yd par 5 6th hole was reachable in 2 for the good player.. For the most part the conditions were good and greens had few if any ball marks.. The back 9 had some really quirky, tight and awkward holes. The sand traps were hard pan in most cases and need work.. The 350 yd 18th hole plays downhill and both of us drove the ball within 10 yds of the green. Fernwood is a decent course and certainly a great value for what we paid but its far from being a what any good player would consider great golf..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough layout

The greens were very well kept as well as the rest of the course. The negatives are:
•Tight fairways
•Severely sloped fairways
•lose many balls in the bottom of the fairways (The slope)
•Too many people wandering around on the back 9 holes. Guests, not golfers!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A solid 4-stars!

We enjoyed our round very much and while it wasn't anything spectacular it was quite serviceable. Not crowded on a Saturday afternoon, so that's a plus. At the turn, we got some hot dogs which were good. They had a cart girl going around which we saw a couple of times. All the things a good golf course should have.

The front was not nearly as tight as described in some of the posts and while the back 9 does bend around the villas /condos, they don't affect anything. A good array of holes with some elevated greens, short par threes and blind shots.

A little hard to find, but once there the staff picked up our clubs and from the parking lot in a cart and let us on the course before our tee time as a two-some because we were ready and due to tee off after two four-somes.

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

Nice course

Greens, fairways better than good
Sand traps ugly, but noticed some repairs going on.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Front nine much easier to play than back nine.

PLayed with my grandson nine holes front nine, several times. Back nine to tight & blind greens for beginners. Golf course is the best thing about resort.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

very cozy

played on Friday at 8 finished at 11:20 with a 3 some in very good shape greens and fairways better than expected would play it again in a heartbeat!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Quirky, but fun!

We booked at the last minute in the afternoon while on a golf trip to the Poconos.
Course has some 'quirky' holes for sure , traps were like hitting off the road, but for the most part, fairways and greens were in pretty good shape for early spring. More than a few blind shots.....
Front 9 plays through wooded areas, back 9 through the Resort.
Course isn't long, but a well placed tee shot is needed on many holes.
Having a cart was nice as we hadn't played here before and it was nice to take a ride up and get a lay of the land on holes like #4.
We absolutely owned the place as there was nobody in front of us, and ripped through the round.
Staff was friendly and fun.
All in all, a good time!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

interesting course.

Nice day for April still snow around but excellent course conditions.Lucky paired up with locals as a few very quirky very friendly staff and great pace of play.

Conditions Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a bad course for $16

I played this course after work while away on business. Overall not a bad course. The bunkers weren't very well kept and were packed hard dirt. The greens were well kept but were slightly slower than most courses I've played. Fairways were well kept but holes were short so I recommend teeing up from the blues if you are a heavy hitter. I played at around 2 o'clock on a Monday and played solo. I completed my round in approximately 2 1/2 hours. I played for $16 and wouldn't recommend paying over $25 for the course as there are nicer courses in the area at competitive prices.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hidden gem!

Great fairways and greens. Enjoyed playing. Great value,too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice challenging course

Course was in great shape for being mid September.. Green were absolutley perfect!! A couple of elevated greens that were really challenging, also a lot of tight narrow fairways..

Only issue was speed of play.. I played in under 3.5 hours in a twosome which is still great time but a lot of people playing very slow.. Could've played under 3 hours if speed was flowing.. Too many groups let out not put together

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

straight shooter

You will use all your clubs, as holes are different. Placement, and straight are keys to scoring well.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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