Shepherd Hills Golf Club

Booked a tee time for three and showed up and was told that a buddy was going to have to ride with someone else he didn’t know. I get that in cases where the course is booked solid you have to do what you have to do. Ultimately he didn’t feel comfortable doing so. We asked if they had an extra cart to accommodate and they said no. Mind you there were a bunch of carts not in use. They said that they could bump our tee time back behind everyone which would have been like late afternoon being our tee time was at 12:50. He made the decision to pass on golf for the day. Me and the other guy went out and after three holes looked back and there wasn’t a single person behind us. During the entirety of our round we never saw anyone behind us and mind you we were golfing behind a foursome who was not exactly fast. We also at one point saw a single and a twosome golfing in front of us on two separate holes which was weird considering they said they could not accommodate a single. We finally got to hole 12 and found three foursomes on the tee box. We weren’t sure what to do so I called the pro shop to see if they wanted us to just play the front nine again. Called twice no answer. We ended up playing the front nine and again we blew through it because there was hardly anyone out there which was word considering they told us they were booked until late and it was only 2:30 at the time. After being told everything in the pro shop and then seeing what we saw on the course in left me wondering if they were honest about everything we were told in the pro shop or just refused to give in as a matter of principle. As for the course greens were in good shape but extremely slow. Course had a bunch of bare spots with really hard dirty. Playable course that probably wasn’t worth the money. Got a call today from the third who decided not to play. Our third got a call from the course today and was told that all the extra carts were out of commission due to an oil issue and that the single we saw on the course was a special volunteer they allow golf alone. Funny they didn’t mention that the first time we asked about the carts. Was also told they were booked that day until 4 pm which I find hard to believe being we went back and were able to play the front nine again at 2:30. Was also told that our third left without letting them offer any options which is completely dishonest as I was right next to him in the pro shop and all that was offered was he rides with the guy or they move our tee time back behind all the groups they were swamped with. Wasn't expecting amazing country club conditions but overall experience left a bad taste in my mouth so we all agreed we wouldn’t be back.

I've played Shepherd Hills many times over the years and credit to the staff for continually trying to improve the course. Also when golf can be combined with a nice pub-type restaurant and outdoor eating area, it really makes for a nice amenity. My one complaint, and it's only a pre-season complaint is that there was no mention of all of the tee boxes being closed. And even that would have been fine for March, but in some cases, the temporary tee boxes were moved 100 yards forward essentially changing the course to a long chip and putt course.

Friendly staff and good course condition especially for February. Pace of play was great, no waiting the entire round.

Decent way of getting in 18 holes of

unexciting winter golf.

Beautiful day to get out, but some of the winter tee boxes were rough.

If you’re looking for a good value, you’ve got it.

Good course conditions. Very narrow and playing though all kinds of homes unfortunately.

The bunkers are beautiful with great fluffy sand.

Greens are great and true. Fast on the pace but get the read right and they will roll beautiful.

Only real issues are that your playing though all kinds of neighborhoods and homes. Sometimes people just should let you play though with not having a ranger anywhere on the course.

Got the the tee time under a hot deal so for the price the course was adequate. Seemed to use the same clubs on a lot of holes. Greens were slow but in good condition.

You membership fee for 2022 is too pricey.. You could have a coupon card deal like charging people playing 9 or 18 holes, and a little cheaper for Seniors. You will have more people having memberships if the price was lower.

The price is right for this coure, but the fairways and rough need improvement.

The fairways are too narrow, and the rough is not mowed .

…unless you want to brag about NOT getting run over by an SUV while driving your cart across a 45mph zoned highway…or navigating such a confusing cart path that half the time was INTERTWINED with neighborhood streets in Anytown, USA…or putting on greens where I’m pretty sure; a football team may or may not of conducted tackling drills on each one of them, just prior to my round…or pace of play that was symbolic to the Shepard Hills GC entirely…summed up in a “C student” notion sort of way; Not surging ahead cleanly, while not falling behind totally.

In short, I won’t go out of my way to play here again given all the other course in Eastern, PA.

-Jeremy

Course was fun with good conditions and amenities. The fairways were narrow as it was a neighborhood, but still very fun.