John F. Byrne Golf Course

Booked an 18 hole round today starting at 4:30. Tee’d off on time and we were enjoying a fun round of golf when all of the sudden at 8:13 some employee in a cart informed us that we needed to turn in our carts at 8:15.

What ?!?!

30 minute of light is left and we are on 16 ......and we have to leave ?!?!?

What a total scam.

Nobody told us ahead of time that there was a well before dusk forced closing.

So we played 16 and left feeling hollow , cheated and very disappointed.

Nobody was around besides a cart attendant to speak with and supposedly some guy named Gary is in charge.

What a total disappointment.

BE WARNED

JOHN BYRNE IS A JOKE FOR SUMMER EVENING PLAY.

JFB is the perfect course for beginners or anyone looking to squeeze in a quick practice round. The course is in good enough shape that talented players can work on their game, but it is by no means a country club. It is a short course, there are no amenities, and I wouldn't recommend its going to be your only round of the week. But if you're looking to squeeze in a few holes for $20 on a weekday, this place is perfect.

Consider this a glorified par-three and you will not be disappointed.

Greens need a little work,,,cart path needs some work done,,,fairways needs a little work done.

I thought since it was a shorter course, the $25 greens fees would be fair, however, this was still too much money for how this course is kept. The cart paths look like they've been beat up with jackhammers, and the carts themselves had form exposed and were difficult to navigate. with this combination i ended up hurting my wrist going over a cart path because it was too bumpy.

Furthermore, they spraypaint their greens each morning and since I went early in the morning and it was still wet, I got green paint on my balls, gloves, clubs, pants, and my hand which took two days to wash out.

I haven’t played here in over 10 years but it is beat up badly. The cart paths and bridges are so beat up that I’m sore from driving the cart through the course. The grass had gotten so high that while they cut it, balls were lost in the cut blades. The price and location worked well for what we were looking for but if I knew how bad the conditions were, I would have driven an extra half hour and paid an extra $20 to play somewhere else. I used to love playing here but it’s in really bad shape right now. I guess it’s just a sign of the times as I was told that joke cant be marked anymore because kids come and steal the signs.

The water and mud were terrible today. They have to do something about the cart path. It’s just a mess. The tee boxes are like hitting out of bunkers. I would rather pay a few extra bucks to have a well maintained course.

played at byrnes for years. you cant ask for much more for the price to play. perfect for beginners or advanced players who like to fly around the course and get as many holes in as possible.

It’s a good place to work on your game. Bunkers, tee boxes some fairways, carts and cart path need work. I will play again as it is close and a great value.

Tee boxes need a lot of work
Rough and fairways need to be cleaned up
Greens need to be cut better (like putting on a fringe, too fluffy)

This was my second time playing here. First time I paid for 18 holes late in the day. The back 9 had a lot players so I decided to play the front twice. After 4 holes the second time around, they were going around collecting the flags to wrap their day up. The sun had even set yet! Second time, I Called in earlier to get a 9 hole walking rate. They said $20. When I got there, they say “we don’t offer 9 hole rates”....like what? They were nice enough to give me the discount but the course itself is not maintained well at all. A lot of tee boxes are literally like hitting out of a bunker, all sand. Grass on greens was Long so they were really slow. Fairways were the best part and even they are average. $25 isn’t even worth these conditions

Have played John Byrne countless times, but today was beyond frustrating. We teed off at 4:40 and were not told we had to bring the carts in at any certain time, so we assumed we could play until sundown. On the 16th hole, at 7:15pm(40 minutes before the sunset) we were told we could not continue as the cart has to be in. Ridiculous. No notice, plenty of sunlight. We literally had another 45 minutes to finish our round. I didn’t pay for 16 holes. Even as we were told to finish the hole we were on, the cart attendant pulled the pin off the green as we drove to our second shots even after we were told we could finish that hole. If we were given a heads up at check in, that would’ve been one thing but it was completely uncalled for to cut our round short because someone wanted to go home early. Won’t be coming back anytime soon and be aware they have zero regard for customers. I get Byrne is a Philly muni but still, not acceptable.

25 bucks can’t beat it, to go out n hit some balls play 18 in less then 3 hours . Just don’t fall into the malieria water pits in the sand and on each side of the bridges .

Just plain horrible. The cart path was the worst I’ve ever seen

This was a great course for mediocre golfers. Challenging enough to better yourself but not to much where you never want to play again. I wish the course was marked better, but other then that great for inner city golf course. Would recommend

Yes some of the holes have incoming, just look for people blasting off on other tees because there is a good chance that they are going to land in your fairway. Once you play here a few times and know what to look for it becomes a lot less dangerous. I highly recommend riding if one is suffering from constipation, I promise a round here a week will be having you regular like nobodies business. Seriously, if you keep expectations in check you might just be glad you played here. Not for the elites, that course is across the street.