Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club
About
There are two 18-hole courses available at the Hickory Valley Golf Club, the Presidential and the Ambassador. The Presidential is the flagship course and it is also the longer and tougher of the two. The layout incorporates nine of the club's original 27 holes. The Presidential is nearly 300 yards longer than its sister course at 6,721 yards from the championship tees. The golf course has a nice balance of player-friendly features and challenging hazards. The wide fairways are quite forgiving, while the large, undulating greens are framed with bunkers. The signature hole is the par-4 second, which gently doglegs right, requiring a long and accurate tee shot. You're not out of trouble yet though, you'll still have to face the heavily bunkered green that also has a pond to the right.
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Golfer Photos
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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
Golfer Reviews
My Go Twos
I've probably played both of these courses combined close to 100 times considering I played high school golf here and I have been consistently coming back ever since. I know the courses very well but they still challenge me every time. I have to say this year the courses conditions were the best I've ever played and they really picked it up on the ambassador. I love the front nine on the Presidential and the back of the ambassador, some of my favorite holes in the area. I travel a lot to top notch courses and I always consider these courses to be among my favorites. Thanks for keeping the place beautiful and challenging. MUST PLAY!!!
Wow!!! What a nice little gem.
Having played the Presidential before, we decided to try the Ambassador. This course is in beautiful condition from tee boxes,fairways,traps and greens. It does help to play with someone familiar with the layout because there are some creeks and landing areas that you need to be aware of. I have nothing bad to say about either course at Hickory Valley. Just come out and play.
Wow Hacker! Thank you so much for the 5-star review! The course is in amazing shape! We're glad you noticed and enjoyed! We look forward to having you back again!
Hickory Valley Presidential
Very nice conditions. Greens were in excellent shape. First time playing so we (three of 3) didn't know optimum line to hit ball off some of the tees.
One golfer had Hole in One on 5th hole.
Congrats on the hole in one!!! That is amazing! WE're glad to hear you enjoyed the conditions! We hope to see you back soon!
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.
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?
Great Course
Absolutely beautiful. Highly recommend playing here.
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!
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..
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!
loved it
Loved the course.back nine is challenging and long.Very friendly staff.
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!
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!!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
Great Course
Worth the money. Course is in great shape. Large greens
Thanks Admreish for the great review! We hope to see you back sooner than later!
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!!!!!!
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.
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
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!
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?
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.
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..
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.
Great Rate
Good course great rate on golf now had a great morning
We're so happy to hear you had a great morning with us! We hope to see you back sooner than later!
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
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!
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.
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!
Thank you Tmando for the amazing review! We're so happy to hear that you keep coming back, year after year! We're also very proud of the conditions and are glad you noticed! We look forward to having you play many more rounds with us!