Ambassador at Hickory Valley GC
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3.5
794 Reviews (794)
5 Stars
241
4 Stars
351
3 Stars
111
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
71.0%
Recommend this course
659 out of 794 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.1
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
53.5%
Recommend this course
38 out of 71 reviews
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3.3
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
61.8%
Recommend this course
55 out of 89 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6369 yards
Slope 119
Rating 70.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
794 Reviews (794)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always a nice course…definitely better than the Ambassador

In much better condition than the other course on site, the Ambassador. Tee boxes were a little beat up but manageable. Always enjoy this layout. Will definitely look to play this one again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Awful service

Made a reservation for 7:50 on golf now. When we got to the course we noticed there was a golf outting ready to go out. The person at the desk in the club house said they had no booking for 7:50 and everyone who could go out before the group outing had already went out. No resolution was offered. He told me I had to dispute the charge and cancelling with golf now and did not care at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 09/22/2025:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into what went wrong and will be addressing it with our team. Thank you for helping us grow through your feedback.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Tough course!

12 handicap and struggled to break 90..! It’s a very unique and very challenging course. All the Par fives except for one force you to hit an iron or wood off the tees because of water or hazards, which I did like. It made it more challenging. However, 3 of the tees shots are basically unfair even from the whites. If you can hit a five wood 220 to 230 consistently straight, you will play well here.. I only hit my driver. I believe four times the whole round.. I will definitely play here again but again it’s very difficult

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 09/15/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course fair prices

fairways were a little rough with some areas that were dead grass or dirt, but all in all solid conditions. Greens were in great shape and tee boxes were decent. Sand traps were a little on the hard side and needed to be raked and fluffed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course layout too complex

Good value, but, too complex course layout. Some halls can be very dangerous!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In rough shape.

I have played this course plenty this Summer. Unfortunately, I have watched the condition of it deteriorate significantly. The fairways are destroyed and extremely patchy. I hope that they are able to revive it for next year. Going to need A LOT of work.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/05/2025:
Thanks for your review. We know there’s room to improve, and we’re already working to enhance things. We’d love a second chance to give you a better experience.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
1.0
Previously Played

Irresponsible

Might actually have been the most atrocious conditions i've ever seen on a golf course. Not sure if they're battling recent flood conditions but this was an absolute waste of my time and money. Not recommending.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/27/2025:
We’re sorry to hear about your experience and the disappointment with course conditions. Weather has made maintenance especially challenging, but we know improvements are needed. Our team is working hard to restore playability and provide a better experience moving forward.
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are patchy, fairways are 10% just dirt

No grass on large parts of greens. Fairways have large dirt patches too

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/27/2025:
Thank you for your feedback. We know the greens and fairways need attention, and our team is working hard to restore these areas and improve overall course conditions.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Embarrassing conditions

I played this course multiple times over the years ,

But green and fairway conditions are worst I ever seen.

I played with 3 other people and they all agreed that it is embarrassing conditions.

I don’t think I will come back again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/27/2025:
We’re very sorry to hear about your recent experience. We understand your frustration with the greens and fairways, and our team is working hard to restore conditions. We appreciate your past support and hope you’ll consider giving us another chance in the future.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible condition

I have played this course before, but never seen in this bad condition. The greens were burned out. The fair were ways or clumps of grass and some look like dirt roads. They really let this course deteriorate. It’s been a couple years since I played here. I won’t play here again. The staff weren’t friendly. The pace was very slow because you’re a foursome that took their time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 08/25/2025:
We’re sorry to hear about your disappointing experience. Course conditions have been a challenge this season, but we know that’s no excuse. Our team is working hard to improve greens, fairways, and overall maintenance, along with customer service and pace of play. We hope you’ll consider giving us another chance in the future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrendous Experience

We specifically booked the earliest tee time that had all 4 player slots open. When checking in, we were informed that we were moved to a later time and paired with another twosome to allow a foursome to play together. There was no advanced notice, no request, and no discussion. The group that took our original tee time had - you guessed it - only two players.

The course was in by far the worst shape I've seen for a golf course this year. Nearly every tee box was more dirt than grass, every fairway had multiple patches of dead grass, and multiple greens looked like someone took a blowtorch to them. I've only played here 5-10 times the last few years, but I won't be back after today.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/25/2025:
We apologize for the inconvenience with your tee time and the disappointment with course conditions. That’s not the experience we want for our players. We’re actively working on improving the course and will also review our check-in and scheduling process to ensure better communication moving forward.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Trash

Bad shape, fairways are all in bad shape, tee boxes are grass less, sand is concrete, other locals are better and cheaper.

Not worth full rate.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/25/2025:
Thank you for your feedback. We understand your concerns about course conditions and value, and our team is working hard to improve fairways, tee boxes, and bunkers to provide a better experience.
Played On
Reviews 6
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways are cooked

Course is usally nice but played it few months ago after heavy rain storm it was soggy but understandable today the almost all the fairways had large dead areas not worth paying $80

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/19/2025:
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand your concerns and are actively working to restore fairway conditions so the course provides the value and experience you expect.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course conditions were very bad.

We’ve played Hickory Valley for 30 years and honestly the current conditions are deplorable. Tee boxes, fairways, collars around the greens, general maintenance such as cutting weeds next to the cart paths and around hazards. It’s really in shockingly bad shape and in just a general state of neglect. Greens were fast but had many burned out and dead spots. We played Ambassador today. $65 is embarrassing for the conditions. We understand that the course has low lying areas but not on every hole of the course Sadly it appears that management has given up. There are much better options out there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/18/2025:
We truly regret that your visit didn’t go as expected. We're reviewing your concerns and will use this to improve. We appreciate your honesty and hope to serve you better in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Conditions

Course was in rough condition. Lack of rain hurts but fairways were not in decent shape. Tons of staff cutting grass.. more emphasis should be on the conditions of the fairways.. tons of bear spots

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/18/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We understand this visit didn’t meet expectations and will use your comments to make improvements. We hope your next visit is more enjoyable.
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good

Fairways in bad shape. Some tee boxes to hard to get a tee in. Greens in good shape

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/15/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We’re glad you enjoyed the greens and are working on the fairway and tee box conditions to improve your next round.
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