Back
Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
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: 71.4/128 | 542 | 360 | 132 | 334 | 173 | 379 | 398 | 362 | 617 | 3297 | 495 | 352 | 175 | 465 | 375 | 269 | 172 | 391 | 378 | 3072 | 6369 |
| Tournament M: 69.9/123 W: 75.7/129 | 471 | 346 | 120 | 316 | 163 | 351 | 385 | 353 | 531 | 3036 | 440 | 330 | 153 | 413 | 365 | 258 | 164 | 384 | 367 | 2874 | 5910 |
| Players M: 65.9/113 W: 71.1/119 | 418 | 284 | 104 | 234 | 130 | 304 | 318 | 283 | 468 | 2543 | 401 | 294 | 150 | 348 | 309 | 253 | 142 | 338 | 318 | 2553 | 5096 |
| Forward W: 70.4/118 | 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 |
Hot Deals at Hickory Valley Golf Club - Ambassador
2-4
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
RestaurantAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Every fairway looked like this Photo submitted by COOcampo3 on 08/23/2025
-
Photo submitted by cDrBv9n7iHmgGbUxd9Oi on 08/02/2025
-
Photo submitted by cDrBv9n7iHmgGbUxd9Oi on 08/02/2025
-
Best Brothers 1st Round of 2.0 Project! Photo submitted by StuKnod on 04/03/2022
-
Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
-
Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
-
Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
-
Par 3 16th Photo submitted by bfalker on 06/16/2013
Holiday Traffic at Hickory Valley
Holiday T times were full and no rangers on course to keep pace of play moving forward. Some groups had two open holes in front of them while other groups behind them had multiple foursomes on the same hole.
Golfers several holes back called Pro Shop and manager came out to tell the group behind the slow foursome to pick up the pace?
Great Layout and Greens
Hickory Valley’s ambassador course was great to play. Even in rainy weather it was clear that the greens are well-maintained and better than the majority of the courses in the area. The layout was challenging and emphasized the importance of a good tee shot even with the lack of bunkers or many hazards. Great doglegs and a very fun course to play
Hello, u7225552. Thank you for visiting us at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
well maintained little dried up but good condition
will play again
Hello, u000006142671. Thank you for visiting us at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, u314161490365. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Great layout, challenging but fair.
Very good experience. Prepaid my greens fee on Golf Now app. Check in was easy. Very friendly. Played as a twosome with son and got around in 3:30. Course layout was varied and interesting and course was in great shape. Lack of rain here has made it challenging I assume. Would recommend. Coming back to play Ambassador course.
chrismurp1, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hi,
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hi, u000007727893. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello! Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club.
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Pace of Play Takes Away from a Great Course
I thoroughly enjoy the Presidential course. It poses unique shots, nice layouts, and great integration into the landscape. However, pace of play recently has really detracted from the experience. After having sat in many tee boxes for upwards of 8-10 minutes, my playing partner and I decided to drive to the club house, grab a snack, and hopefully be free to tee off when we returned. 10 minutes later, we return, and the group in front is only just hitting out of the fairway. Not completely their fault as there were two other groups jammed up in front of them, this really takes away from enjoying a round out. You get in a groove, you’re hitting nice shots, all to get iced in the tee box like a kicker in the 4th quarter. Tee times could use some spacing as well as ensuring walkers are not paired with riders, or at least spaced out accordingly.
Hi, whitingmichael. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello Michael. Thank you for visiting us at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, mrkdffy. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Greens Need a Leaf Blowing
Or bring your own personal battery-operated leaf blower? Seriously, most greens were covered with twigs and other tree-generated debris making it tough to make a putt. Fairways had lots of bare spots for this time of year.There were rows of hay clumps from lawn clippings. .I like the course and I think the staff are wonderful, but conditions were under-whelming yesterday.
Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Great local option
Played in early May. I felt course conditions were very good. Its a little more expensive, but worth it if you're looking for a nicer course in the area.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, Eric! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club.
Good course
Overall this was a very nice course with some difficult areas. Will definitely play again. The back 9 are very tight together so errant shots end up in other fairways. The tee boxes were good and the greens were very well taken care of. The greens also were fairly easy as far as elevation and tracks being relatively straight.
Hello. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package
Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package
Resorts World Catskills Stay & Play Package
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing our course.