Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club
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Hickory Valley Golf Club boasts two 18-hole, regulation-length courses, named the Ambassador and the Presidential. The Ambassador Course is the shorter of the two at 6,450 yards but it still offers a fair test. The classic layout is routed through towering hardwoods forests that stretch to over 70 feet high. The tall hickory trees loom over the fairways. The small greens are sloped back to front, presenting a challenge for even the most seasoned players. Water hazards come into play on several holes and there are a few tricky doglegs to contend with. The bunkering is minimal but the abundant trees will be enough to keep you on your toes. The golf course has some challenging holes but it's not overly punishing for the high handicapper.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6369 yards | 70.8 | 119 |
| White | 71 | 5910 yards | 68.9 | 116 |
| Gold | 71 | 5096 yards | 65.1 | 105 |
| Red | 72 | 4967 yards | 68.9 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 71.1/122 | 542 | 360 | 132 | 334 | 173 | 379 | 398 | 362 | 617 | 3297 | 495 | 352 | 175 | 465 | 375 | 269 | 172 | 391 | 378 | 3072 | 6369 |
| Tournament M: 69.0/119 | 471 | 346 | 120 | 316 | 163 | 351 | 385 | 353 | 531 | 3036 | 440 | 330 | 153 | 413 | 365 | 258 | 164 | 384 | 367 | 2874 | 5910 |
| Players M: 65.2/110 | 418 | 284 | 104 | 234 | 130 | 304 | 318 | 283 | 468 | 2543 | 401 | 294 | 150 | 348 | 309 | 253 | 142 | 338 | 318 | 2553 | 5096 |
| Forward W: 69.2/116 | 409 | 281 | 89 | 219 | 123 | 301 | 314 | 280 | 454 | 2470 | 397 | 288 | 143 | 340 | 306 | 249 | 132 | 333 | 309 | 2497 | 4967 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
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Slow greens
Played presidential before several times, layout is fun, requires well positioned tee shot.
Green was quite slow compared to other courses are pretty fast in the Fall. Seems greens are aerated a couple of weeks ago.
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Check in friendly and efficient. Staff is very organized. The Ambassador course is in excellent condition, and my only suggestion is that the course work on trimming back some of the overhanging tree branches near certain greens and blocking approach shots (left side of hole 3, for example). Great pace of play! We finished in 3 hours, 45 minutes. Greens in great shape. I always need to pack a few extra balls when playing this challenging, fun course.
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Great course to play
I was very impressed with this golf having payed it for the first time. Excellent conditions. Fun to play!
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Hello, Samyull. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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Trees not well maintained on Ambassador course
Many overgrown trees lining the fairways (on 1st 10-12 holes) that need to be trimmed back. Overhanging trees made already narrow fairways even narrower. Some of the overhanging trees are quite close to the tee box providing only a narrow opening to drive onto fairway. I would not play the Ambassador course again unless this is addressed.
We apologize for the overgrown trees that affected your experience on the Ambassador course. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address this issue promptly. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
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Front desk check in
Arrived 15 minutes early and at check in a very rude man toke my information. He told me that we would have to wait to play 20-30 minutes and he could not give me a cart. Our tee time was at 2:35 and so we were worried we would not get it in. We went out at 2:55 and last whole could barely see.
They overbooked the course with kids league and other leagues and the parking lot was like a freeway at rush hour.Course greens were great but the fairways our in rough shape. Will not be returning to this course.
We apologize for the unfortunate experience you had at our course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
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What I expected
Considering how dry its been, the course was in good shape. Was watered in the early AM and the greens were watered as we played. Some narrow fairways and blind carries over environmental areas(high grass/swamp) that unless you played before, you wouldn't know were there. Cart girl showed up twice all round, on a 92 degree day. Overall, not a bad course. I'll be back to play again.
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the narrow fairways and limited presence of the cart girl. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you again for another round.
Love the layout, conditions could have been better
I've been playing here since 1990 and love the course layout as it is quite challenging on the back nine. Several of the tee boxes look like mold took over and I have never seen this before. Staff can use some training on being nice on the phone during the booking process. New ownership is making changes to the club house which is great to see. Value for the round was terrible at $75 but all of the area courses are gauging golfers since the pandemic. I will still go back as I am curious to see the final results of the changes they are making. Was nice to see the beverage cart out as it normally is not. Adidita (cart person) was super nice, engaging and had a wonderful attitude.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the condition of some of our tee boxes and any inconvenience caused during the booking process. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the challenging back nine and the changes being made to the clubhouse. We will make sure to pass along your kind words to Adidita. Thank you again for your review and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Thank you for reviewing us, 1Q. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.