Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club

i played the Ambassador course on a Saturday afternoon and surprisingly the pace of play resulted in a four hour round. The course was in great shape but the layout was the most impressive. The tee boxes for the most part are steps from the previous green which helps the pace of play. i am looking forward to playing the Presidential course next.

Always in great shape and very challenging

Hickory Ambassador is in great shape. Greens roll very nice. I have nothing bad to say except for the pace. We flew through the first 8 holes before we caught up with the traffic. But happy to be out regardless.

I have played this course several times over the past 25+ years but hadn't played it in about 10 years. It was quite enjoyable. I was there on the Monday afternoon after the Masters. Weather forecast had been threatening which might have explained why there was essentially no one there. The condition of the course this early in the season was remarkable. Very tidy. This is a challenging track with several long par 4"s and tight fairways on the back 9. Only complaint was the greens which were bumpy form recent aeration bu that's to be expected. Overall a good time and a great value with a Hot Deal.

Thought I would be playing by myself but it was busy. The pace was fine once we teed off though. I prefer the Presidential but the Ambassador is in good shape. I'm just not a fan of #9 or 10. 9 would be better as a par 4 with a strategic lay-up. All in all Hickory Valley remains a top course in the area regardless Of the outrageous prices charged at Bella or the Claw most times. The Presidential is an awesome track! Probably the best public course around!

See you again soon.

Jesse

Was a beautiful day both on the course and after the course ! Excellent value and had a beautiful day with my 2 boys ! Best of all was the friendliness of the staff ! 2 of the staff members helped me fix my flat tire on my truck after playing golf here ! Didn,t have a jack and they kindly lent me theirs ! Absolutely awesome ! That,s the best way I can describe it ! Will definitely play again !

Winter rates but no rakes in the sand traps. Did not whip the greens is was like no one worked there. I have played this course before and it was great .

We showed up 10 minutes early for our tee time and had to wait behind a rush of people who all checked in at the same time. There was 12 people waiting on the 1st tee at our scheduled tee time. When I approached management in the pro shop I was told they book tee times every 10 minutes, meaning that over an hours' worth of reserved tee times showed up at the same moment in time. I'm not buying that nonsense and these events added over an hour to our round which ended up not being a very enjoyable experience. Additionally when we went to tee off on hole 11 there was no flag anywhere to be found on the green. I grabbed a branch from the woods so the group behind us would have a target to shoot at.

I realize it's early in the season but there's no excuse not to have a starter. Stay away from this course as it is run very poorly.

Easily in the top 3 public courses in Philadelphia area. It's like all of the other great courses but without out any developments surrounding the fairways. It's all farm and forest! If I lived closer I'd play the Presidential every time. You have to use course management to score well here, as you can't just go from hole to hole blasting the ball with a driver. Lots of dog legs, hazards, and tricky greens. The best part is the serenity. Again, no developments or power plants around!

Very good condition and course has some challenges that you will like

This course is my favorite. It's always on good shape, after a rain it's not too soggy and after a few dry days the fairways are still soft, even in the afternoon! The staff is friendly. There's no restaurant though, only a snack bar. The greens are challenging but not too ridiculous and there are enough hazards to make it interesting.

what may appear to be a typical farmland course, is quite a gem. has rolling terrain, water, trees and taco chip greens to present enough trouble and keep you in the fairway..

rare to find a course this time of year that doesn't have leaves everywhere. Hickory Valley does an excellent job of clearing the leaves away. I will be back again to play this course. Only thing that was an annoyance was the mandatory use of cart paths only. It rained most of yesterday so that was expected.

I purchased a GolfNow Deal Caddy offer awhile ago for a foursome on the Presidential course. The offer had since expired, so I called Tuesday to ask what their policy would be for a Saturday round in October. The gentleman answering the phone told me that they would honor the offer provided I played after 11:00AM because it was October, and they were off-season. I brought 3 friends, and when I arrived, they told me it would cost me an additional $25/man to tee off. I explained my previous call, and how I would have easily used this offer later in the afternoon (or not at all) to no avail. Needless to say I was beyond embarrassed in front of the 3 friends I invited BECAUSE of this deal. The 3 staff, let's call them "Moe, Larry, and Curly" finally agreed to 'only' charge me an extra $12/man... which I put entirely on my Visa. I've been in the golf industry for 20 years, and I don't ever remember dealing with this kind of situation. The course was very average, but I was too irritated to notice. The four of us will never be back, and since I play a lot of golf, a lot of people will be hearing this one. Unreal how hiring miserable people can ruin what should have been a nice day.

Let me begin by saying that Hickory Valley is an excellent layout and extremely well maintained. I have played here a number of times over the summer and fall but I can't recommend this course anymore to anyone!

The fact is that pace of play has ground to a halt and there is ZERO monitoring. On several occasions it made no difference to have a starting time or not. And most annoying was the fact that there was a 'Sr League' on the side I played ... a fact that was not disclosed until I had played one hole until I was smack behind it ( and not a nine hole league I might add).

In all cases, it has made no difference whether I played alone or paired up. Watching paint dry would have been preferable. Today was NOT packed at all. The twosome in front of me was SLOW but did let me thru. But they were not the worst of it. The twosome I caught up with routinely hit at least three balls off the tee (none straight or findable). They did ask me if I would like to join them! REALLY? Unfortunately there were about three groups in front of them ... equally inept and SLOW. I finally gave up after nine and tried to find a couple of holes to finish on. So I had to bypass FIVE HOLES to get to the last four. I was so flustered at this point it really didn't matter.
I gave the course a chance one too many times I guess so that's on me ... I should have gone to Gilbertsville, just about a mile away instead of being tortured. I absolutely will in the future. Hickory Valley is now OFF my rotation in this area. I recommend the same to you. A real shame because it's a fine layout!

I play about 20 rounds a year, and I am always looking for a new place to play. I had monday off, so I went on GolfNow on Sunday looking for a new place to play, that wasn't too far and reasonably priced. I found this course, most of the reviews were positive except for pace of play and condition of carts. Well those reviews were spot on. My tee time was 11:20, I rolled up at 10:50 and the place looked pretty busy, I was immediately concerned. I thought for sure playing on a Monday morning it would not be busy, I forgot it was Columbus day. The first thing I noticed was the course, it was beautiful, nice greens, water, bunkers, the place is well taken care of. I walked in to pay, there was no line, I paid after it took them a few mins to find my reservation. Then I told the guy I had never been there before, if he could tell me what to do. He was very rude, told me the starter was outside and he would instruct me, he acted annoyed I asked him a question. The other man there, noticed he was being rude and told me where to get my scorecard, the only thing is he told me to grab the wrong card, they have two courses. So I go out to the starter, show him my ticket, he looks at the sheet and says, "Hmm, why'd they do that?" I can only imagine, either I wasn't listed or they over booked it. He says, take any cart you want, start on 1, I put my stuff in the cart, and it wont go, so I switch carts and this one is put put putting along, TERRIBLE carts You can join those guys or go ahead of them. I went over, introduced myself, they were nice, but they were warming up, so I just went my myself. 1st hole was great, par 4, 400 yds, nice greens. I par the hole, and drive up to hole 2, there are 4 people waiting to tee off, there is a 2-some about 75 yds in, a 4 some right before the green and a 3-some putting. So right off the bat I knew it was bad. Then 3 guys got backed up behind me, we knew it was over booked, so I joined them. It was like this all day, constantly waiting, people getting backed up all over the place. Took us almost 6 hours to finish the round. No ranger ever came out. No cart girls with beverages. The little snack bar at 10 was closed. It's a shame, this is a beautiful course. that doesn't seem to be run correctly. I probably wont go back there.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL PEOPLE WHEN YOU JUST AERATED!!! Drove over an hour for fresh aerated greens that weren't cut or smoothed out. No stars for you!!!!

Played this course because of the good reviews and great golfnow deal. Was pleasantly surprised by the condition and layout of the course. Challenging holes and great greens. Found that there were a few pretty sharp angles dog legs but just requires more precise shots. The pace of play was a little slower than expected or desired. Overall, enjoyed the course and will most likely be back!

This course was in great shape, gives a lot of character. It's far and challenging at the same time!! If it were closer to me I would make it my main course!!

well maintained course, tee box, fair way and green. love to play here again.recommend to golf lovers.