Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club

The course was pretty good. Conditions were very good minus people not fixing their divots. Would play again.

Make sure you get food before going out as you don't see the clubhouse again until 18. They have a stand in the middle of the course, but it was closed.

Played the Presidential course. 2nd group off in the AM, so the pace of play was great even though it was wet and cart path only. Not overly long from the white tees but some holes are extremely narrow and tree lined. If you miss the fairway on those holes, your ball is lost or you're punching out. Some blind shots and other target golf type shots too. I would have played them differently if I played again. The greens were in fantastic shape. Well maintained and no ball marks, bare spots, etc. Lots of mounds and undulations on the greens. And the pins were set up for Sunday at a U.S. Open for some reason; Tucked in corners, 6 feet from the fringe, on a mound, etc... Didn't play too well between the wetness, cart path only, tight/blind/tricky shots, crazy pins and my own bad swing today but I would still like to give it another shot sometime. It was challenging and I'd like to score better..... Also, I lost my GPS on the 4th hole and told one of the outside staff guys. He checked in with me twice during the round to let me know he hadn't found it and then called me later in the day to let me know someone turned it in. That's solid service.

Love the course except for the sand trap conditions and leaf debris has already begun to litter the greens.

I had a gr8 day, Being with my kids, playing golf, Whats better then that.............. Course was GR8

Thanx to golf now it was even better.......

Go play. You can`t get better watching it on TV

Ambassador course is relatively straight forward. Not too challenging from the middle tees, #9 is great from the back tees as well as #10. Greens were ok, little bumpy and eh a little slow. still a nice course for $20

In regards to the course itself - it's not a bad course, and the conditions are generally pretty good.

In regards to this particular outing - it took 5.5 hours to play with a buddy (just us two). It was RIDICULOUSLY slow, and the groups ahead of us were clearly contributing to the slow pace. They didn't once offer to let us play through, nor did the ranger do anything to speed up the pace of play. I generally like this course (when there are golfnow deals), but this pace of play was absolutely ridiculous.

The pace of place was glacial - 5:15. Two groups ahead of us there was this foursome of men older than me (mid-late 50's) who thought they could handle hitting from the tips - wrong! Watching the one guy drive the ball 50 yards was painful enough, seeing 3 empty holes ahead of them was just rubbing salt in the wound. Hickory Valley should have had a marshall out to encourage them to move along.

I typically play the Ambassador with my wife and the pace has never been this slow. Shame because the Presidential isn't a bad track and the greens were in very good shape.

live rhe course.. if you hit it straight, funnpkace to pkay.. if you font, i'd suggesr gilbertsville gc, more open

good course. nice layout. tight back nine. only complaint is that the greens were slow. should be cut .

Hickory Valley's Presidential Course is one of just three course I enjoy playing regularly. It is a great layout, challenging enough to be really fun, without any "tricked up" holes. There are some long par 3's, and a short par 3. There are an interesting mix of very long par 4's, and some dogleg, shorter par 4's. There are some tree lined fairways, and some wide open fairways.

The staff is courteous and friendly. The starter, Rich, was very personable, and made some quick conversation when I arrived. He also got me out quickly, which I appreciated.

Overall, I would rate is as one of the most interesting daily fee courses in the area, and a super value. I think golfers of every skill level would enjoy this course.

Some holes very challenging....amenities are just OK

Went out as a single late afternoon weekend. We got rain the day before. Course drained well, no sitting water. Fairways were very soft though. Tough for a 22 handicap to get to greens in regulation. Played from white but now I know under those conditions to play from gold. Pace of play was great. Staff was awesome, others on the course friendly to play through. Really like the front nine openness to the tight back nine. Some very pretty holes as well.

Second time on this course and course knowledge masks a big difference. Drive in the creek on number two and significant water hazard on number 9 are two examples of knowing the course. Due to a washed out cart path, one par four is really short. Another with the barn is driveable. don't be fooled into trying to go for it.

Fun to play. Good condition.

played an early morning round at the Presidential Course yesterday. Despite tons of rain and challenging weather for the maintenance dept, the course was in very good shape. The greens were excellent and just a few spots in the fairways that needed some tlc. The staff and Steve always make coming to Hickory Valley a pleasure. If you are a top player, take on the back tees at Hickory Valley as it presents a tremendous challenge. The value to play here is as good as it gets!

The fairways seemed a little narrow when

there was rough even hitting straight. The should cut the fairways wider IMO. Some old trees are also growing out into straight shots down the fairways. There were wasps on 4th Tee so be careful. These are just my thoughts, overall it was a good course to shake the dust off my game.