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3.5
798 Reviews (798)
5 Stars
242
4 Stars
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3 Stars
112
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
67.0%
Recommend this course
661 out of 798 reviews
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2.6
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
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3
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.3
Value
2.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.6
38.5%
Recommend this course
10 out of 26 reviews
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3.2
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
55.7%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6369 yards
Slope 119
Rating 70.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
798 Reviews (798)
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Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course for the $$

We got a really good deal and my son and I played for a total of $24 on the Ambassador Course. The fairways were well maintained. The greens were ok but very slow. Overall the course is very tight and numerous tee boxes are right next to the previous green. We were almost hit three times. One ball struck our cart. With that being said, for the right price, the course is a good value. We played the round in just under 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/17/2015

Bill - thanks for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate your feedback and hope we see you and your son back out on the course. Maybe test out the Presidential course next time?

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Absolutely beautiful. Highly recommend playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/17/2015

Rbott - thank you for the wonderful 5-star review! We appreciate you taking the time to review our course! Come back to play us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Pennsylvania Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

one of the better publics in this area

Hickory Valley was a little spongy on 9/11 after the big rain the day before.. The tees and fairways were in fine shape. The greens were a bit mushy and iron shots made big marks in the green. All in all for late in the season Hickory Valley was in better shape than 90% of the publics in the area. The back 9 at Hickory Presedential boasts 4 of the hardest holes in the area..The par 4 10th, requires a really accurate and long tee shot as the fairway is slanted on an angle and trees will block you on your 2nd shot should you go right of the fairway.. The 13th hole plays like a par 5 despite being a par 4. For even a very long hitter, its a driver and 3 wood to reach. Holes 16 and 17 are long, narrow and tree lined and you score can be easily ruined on these 2 brutes.. Golf Now gave me a 17 dollar rate which really made me smile..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/17/2015

Thanks Bradco for the extremely detailed, great review! We did have quite a bit of rain which does affect the conditions but it sounds like you still enjoyed your round! We look forward to having you back again!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather

loved it

Loved the course.back nine is challenging and long.Very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/17/2015

Thank you so much for the 5-star review! We're happy to hear you loved the course and our stellar staff! We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenging but nice

The staff was pretty friendly and accomodating and we played on Labor Day Monday on the Presidential course. We had tee times at 8:40 and I don't know if we lucked out but it seemed we were playing at a country club. No one behind us and no one in front of us. Our foursome finished in less than 4 hours. Had an enjoyable time, and we had a high handicapper in our foursome but he said it was the best day of golf he had. The course is pretty challenging with its sand, water and long par 4's that seem to always dog leg right! (lol I naturally draw my ball so it started to annoy me haha) All in all we had a great day and definitely will come back. Thanks hickory valley!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/09/2015

Thank RonDac for the amazing 5-star review! We're so pleased to hear that you had a great day of golf with us! We hope to see all 4 of you back out again soon! Thanks again for the review!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Third time playing here and I will return very soon. I'm a 18 handicap played from the white tees and enjoyed the round. The course is in very good condition and a bargain when booked through GolfNow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/09/2015

John - thank you for taking the time to review our course! We're so happy that you've returned! We look forward to seeing you back out on the courses again!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I will be back for more!

It was my first time playing there and loved it! Hickory Valley has two great courses in it's 36 hole layout. I will be back to play more. I wish I had learned about this course sooner.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/09/2015

TKramer - we're so happy to hear you had such a great first experience! We obviously wish you had found us sooner as well but at least you found us now! We look forward to seeing you out on the courses often!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tight, tight , tight!

I enjoyed the course, Some of the holes were extremely tight, with lots of trees and playing from the back tees you have to hit out of several chutes. But the greens, fairways and tees were all nicely manicured and though it's not a long course all the trees make it challenging. I would definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/02/2015

Shagbby - thank you so much for taking the time to give us a great review! We're glad you enjoyed your round with us and we hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Worth the money. Course is in great shape. Large greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/09/2015

Thanks Admreish for the great review! We hope to see you back sooner than later!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

How much is it ?!?!?!?!?!?!???????????

First I must say that this place is nice, If you like to give money away.. 2 courses to choose from, 1 course no better then the other,
The money you pay is a little steep, But it`s Sunday,, it`s golf , what are you gonna do. But for the price you pay, they should have better carts, the carts they have are GARBAGE!!! Even the guys ( starters ) say so, But what really got me was , At the turn I went into the clubhouse for a drink , I grabbed a Arnold Palmer ice tea , The can is marked big red numbers 99 cents, When I went to pay for it , It was $2.50, What the heck, A 1 hundred and fifty percent markup ( with that kind of markup they should buy carts ), When I asked the lady , she said that's the price, nothing I can do,,,,,, Is this a loud by law?? This place really has a market on the I don`t care about the CUSTOMER kind of thing, they charge a lot of money to play, They should give the player a small bucket of balls to hit to warm up, but they don`t according to the starters they told me the big boss just wants he money, Well I don`t think I`m telling my friends about this place, Sorry Hickory Valley YOUR JUST NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/09/2015

SpikeJr - we're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your round with us. We do care about our customers and strive for excellent customer service. Unfortunately, in the case of the beverage, she has to charge the amount she is told. We hope you give us another chance! Thank you for your review.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

nice course, but poorly marked

nice course, but poorly marked - very hard to find distances - distances are on sprinkler heads, but it was hard to find them

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/09/2015

Thank you BSeidal for taking the time to let us know how you feel about the distances. We appreciate your feedback and will pass these concerns along to the appropriate people. Thank you again!

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

good condition but oh those greens

We found the condition to be good but the greens were monsters.We did not have one level put on 18 holes.I can see some challenging pin positions but all of them?

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/09/2015

SMarkacs - we're sorry to hear you found all of our pin positions challenging. We really appreciate your feedback and will pass this along to the appropriate parties. We do hope to see you back on the course sometime and thank you for your review.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value for nice course.

Played in afternoon, probably not a good idea from the start. This course must get so much traffic, by the time I went off, could not get a clear putting line without multiple clearly defined footprints. Took a lot of luck to make any putts. Pace was horrible. The waiting started on the first tee. Course has a 4.5 hr round expectation so management doesn't project the urgency to help out the faster playing groups. Literally had 3 groups who were playing behind us leave the course after 14 holes because the constant waiting was just not fun. Will go back but probably not too often..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/09/2015

AC - thank you for taking the time to review our course. Weekends are our busiest times, hands down, so we realize pace of play is always going to be an issue. We really appreciate your feedback and letting us know about your experience. We will pass this information along and we hope to see you back eventually. Thanks again.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Rate

Good course great rate on golf now had a great morning

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/02/2015

We're so happy to hear you had a great morning with us! We hope to see you back sooner than later!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great for the money

I am looking forward to going back to play this course. The greens were soft and everything was very well taken care of

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/02/2015

Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the course and the course conditions! We appreciate your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for a great price

Loved playing this course because it's so well maintained.

Greens are true speed, fairway are cut well and Tee boxes are nice and flat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/02/2015

Thank you for the 5-star review! We appreciate your feedback on the course conditions and are glad you enjoyed them so much! Come back and play us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice Layout, Great conditions

very nice course. Price was very good. Looking to going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First time playing here, enjoyed the course

Front nine open , back nine much tighter. Pace of play was very good for a Sunday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/14/2015

Norman - thank you for the 5-star review! We hope that means you will be coming back to see us soon!

Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Most the holes are pretty easy, trees come into play on most but as long as you stay out of the rough the course is pretty easy. Course conditions are always good, and I would recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/14/2015

Thank you so much for the great review! We appreciate you taking the time to review our course! Keep coming out (and staying out of the rough)! We can't wait to have you back!

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Fun Round

I really liked this course and for $42 on a weekend morning this was an absolute steal. Most of the water hazards shown on the scorecard and the signage at tee boxes were more of like marshes then actual streams/rivers, which is pretty typical anywhere.

I do not profess to be a good golfer by any standards and don't really go much by yard markers, but if they had some stakes on the a fairways instead of spray painted on the card path, my buddy that I was with would've complained a lot less.

Pace of play was fine, only had to wait a couple of times, if anything we held up the group behind us slightly.

Easy drive from Philadelphia and a great spot to meet people who live in the suburbs/Lehigh Valley.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/14/2015

TheOSox - We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your weekend morning round with us! We appreciate your feedback on the yard markers and will pass that along. We hope you all continue to come out to see us! Thanks again!

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