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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: 71.4/128 | 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 |
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Every fairway looked like this Photo submitted by COOcampo3 on 08/23/2025
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Photo submitted by cDrBv9n7iHmgGbUxd9Oi on 08/02/2025
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Photo submitted by cDrBv9n7iHmgGbUxd9Oi on 08/02/2025
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Best Brothers 1st Round of 2.0 Project! Photo submitted by StuKnod on 04/03/2022
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Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
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Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
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Photo submitted by ericgrafton on 11/14/2016
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Par 3 16th Photo submitted by bfalker on 06/16/2013
Old School Golf
Great course design, challenging from all tee boxes, greens require a good approach shot.
Terrible greens, worse pace of play
The staff was friendly, we teed of on time. All downhill from there.
The greens were in terrible shape, if I’m paying in season rates the course should reflect. There were still aeration holes and greens played about half of normal speed.
At the turn we were at nearly 3 hours! (2:45 actual). By the 11th whole it became clear there were 2 groups completely stopping play. Had to skip 2 holes to jump ahead and at least managed to finish our before sundown. There should have been a Marshall noticing no groups had finished in over an hour on a packed day.
Disappointed
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Decent for the dollar
The good: The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The Ambassador layout is fairly challenging with plenty of water and trees but is easy to manage. We were paired with another twosome and was expecting slow play as we had multiple groups ahead of us but was pleasantly surprised that past hole 2 there was no wait and had no one waiting on us.
The bad: the course needs some TLC. Some tee boxes are so hard you need a chisel to get a tee into the ground. The fairways were in pretty good shape, and the greens were tough to judge as they'd recently been aerated and sanded. I had to bring a towel to wipe my ball and putter on the green. A few greens needed more than sand to repair but they have improved since last year.
The great: the breakfast sandwiches you can pick up in the morning. Trust me.
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Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Hickory Valley - Presidential
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Soaking wet
Course was nice but there were puddles everywhere. Cart path only which is fine with me but my feet were soaked like three holes into the round. Would like to play again when it’s not a swimming pool.
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Great layout
Really liked the layout. Many doglegs alternating right and left. Course will be really nice once it greens up. Greens were small and rolled well off-season. Once the trees get leaves the challenge will increase. Looking forward to playing again in season.
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Poor communication
Did not notify me of course closure. Clubhouse attendant is clueless and/or did not want to help me.
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Bluebear
Winter rules and cart path only but very good challenging course.
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Presidential Course
Had a very enjoyable round even if I did not score as well as I normally do on this course. Temps were in the mid 60's even though it was the middle of February. The course was crowded but the pace of play was excellent. They really do a great job of maintaining the course and the staff is consistently friendly It was well worth the one-hour drive to play.
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