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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
Nice day, BUT...
Course over all on good shape..greens nice, but a little slow....fairways alright except for a few spots..but the REAL problem was again, slow play. This group in front of us left their balls on the green to go flirt with the beverage cart girl...we thought they finished the hole, but when we got up to the green to chip saw that they had not completed the hole, and they then proceeeded to slowly put their beers down and rake their time to putt out while their was an open hole in front of them. 5 hours is too long to play 18.
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Mr Fairway
I’ve been playing here for the past few years. This course is always in good condition but the green seems to slower than it looks.
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Tight !
Course was in decent shape - the greens were smooth but really slow - the practice greens were mowed but none of the course greens were, so a bit disappointing putting through the dew almost all morning - otherwise good day !
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Meh
I’ve played this course plenty of times. I feel like the course is tight with treelines and uneven rough throughout. Fairways were in ghastly conditions, but greens were better than average. I went off around 6:30am, thick fog and basically was hitting into a blind spot the first 9. Not ideal with the narrow fairways. Like I said the greens were the best part of this course and I was actually impressed with them. I will definitely play again, as I want to score low on this track that has always given me trouble.
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Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Great greens
A amazing course that is well maintained. Greens were lovely and the grounds crew was very friendly. We did not catch his name but he was from Maryland and very friendly and insightful. Will definitely be back.
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Enjoyable Round
Course was in great shape. You definitely need to play here before to know the lines off the tee on some of the holes. My only issue is that the scorecard is wrong for holes 16 & 17. The scorecard lists hole 16 as a par 5 when it’s a par 4 and 17 as a par 4 when it’s a par 5. We played the white tees so maybe it’s opposite for the blue tees for those two holes?
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Choose clubs wisely!
More challenging than average course w regard to club selection due to water hazard crosscuts. Conditions were very good.
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Great value
Great value for the money. Pace was a little slower than I’d like. Nice layout. Not many hazards. Conditions were great. Well manicured greens and fairways. Definitely playing this one again. Worth the hour drive.
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A challenging beauty.
This course was difficult but beautiful interns of its landscape and greens. I’ve been playing for the last 3 months and have not seen greens like that in a long time. PGA level almost.
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Presidential course is amazing
Great day out on the course, especially when teeing off at 6:40. Pace of play was great along with the other two guys plying with us. Definitely recommend playing from the championship tees gives you a whole different perspective of your second shot. Would certainly recommend this course to someone else.
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Great shape
My only complaint is that they didn't give you the pin locations there are a lot of holes that you can't see the pin from the fairway. So it's anywhere between a club or club and a half difference between front middle and back. so it affects the proximity to hole which I don't even have to say. Please update this because you have it on the scorecard and if you're cutting the holes it shouldn't be hard to record them and turn them in to the pro shop.
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Nice day
Great day to play this tricky course. Front nine is a bear and you must be straight. 9th hole is one of the toughest around, especially from back tees (617) yards and requires 3 perfect shots just to get on the green. Then this small green will give average golfer a sure 3 or 4 putt. I played good shots and made a 7...the couple I joined up with decked in their holiday garb had a 9 and 16 respectively. Other than that whole course is a joy. Give it a shot, but play conservative to lower your score.
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Nice as usual
Another enjoyable round at the Presidential. Friendly staff, tee times enforced. Pace of play was excellent- 3:45 for a 4some. Conditions good, greens smooth. Surprised by no foam in cups and rakes like usual
Beverage cart was running,halfway house open, prices reasonable . ($6 for hot dog and beer!).
Kinda far drive for me, but I’ll return bc of quality experience.
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Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!
Thank you so much for letting us know about your recent experience. Your satisfaction is a deep concern of ours as we always aim to exceed expectations. We would the opportunity to bump those 3 stars to 5. Please come back soon and allow us to wow you on your next visit! Until then, take care!