Hickory Knob Golf Course

Had a lot of rain recently, so cart path only, but we expected that. Tee boxes were in terrible shape, very thin grass & a lot of sandy footing. Fairways were nice & had good grass. Greens had been recently aerated, so with the holes (large) with sand being washed away & not being cut for a few days due to rain, they were awful. Sand traps were filled with water & basically had no sand, just mud. Most of the sand was washed away by rains.

Personally, think course is gonna need at least 2-3 weeks for groundscrew to repair all of the washouts & replace with new sand ( hopefully). Have played here in the past several times & it's a great layout & usually in pretty good shape, but the rains really did a number on this course. With some TLC & a little dry weather, should be fine by mid June to return. A very challenging course, and for the price, hard to beat. The course just doesn't drain that well & doesn't handle heavy rains good. Once it dries out & bunkers are redone, should be fine.

Rain the day before had the back 9 closed. Saw a cart path submerged on the way in. They say poor drainage, can nothing be done?

And greens recently aerated, would have been nice to know before I reserved.

They nicely let me play an hour later when things were a little drier, and the course(at least the front 9 is interesting.

Wouldn't mind playing the whole course when in better condition.

Great course for the money. I play it often and love it everytime.

The course is in bad shape. The greens were just airated and had a LOT of bare spots that were sanded. Not only extremely slow but putts did not roll true. They have a lot of work to do. I had played there many times but years ago. Not worth driving an hour to go there. No grass in the fairways and hard as a rock. Good drives ended up in the woods. It was NOT a enjoyable round. Nice views though. Staff was great. It also seemed that the maintenance people were everywhere we went. The maintenance people had no respect for people playing but several were convicts so understandable.

Course conditions were poor. Greens in particular. Greens have winter kill and appeared to be varied grasses. No consistent roll putting. Several groups had what appeared to be beginner golfers. They were considerate and allowed us to play through. Then when made the turn hit a wall on pace of play. There was a group three groups in front of us playing with 6 players. The two groups between us and them were very high handicap players. It was “hit and wait” golf. Not on my list to return.

The star rating says it all. The course is in excellent shape, nobody was in front or behind us and the staff was excellent. What more could you want? Especially for $27!

I've enjoyed playing here in the past. Was looking forward to today, however the greens are in really bad shape. It certainly wasn't worth the hour drive there and back The staff is always very friendly.

Complete DUMP

Great course in HORRIBLE SHAPE. close the course or hire a new greens keeper.

Worst course I’ve played hands down, greens were equivalent to playing at motocross track, I think they just fired all the greens keepers and lawn guys cause they seemed non existent after what I saw during my round

Greens were horrible, half the bunkers didn’t have sand in them, fairways were overgrown. Just an overall bad experience.

Great course, State owned, really needs a greenskeeper with experience. The greens and tee boxes are in rough shape and the fairways are very thin. The course layout is outstanding, very challenging and requires good shot placement. This could be one of the premier courses in the state with proper care.

The greens have gone downhill. Grass is spotty on the greens. Making a putt is just luck with the way the ball bounces on the greens.

Typically the course is in great shape but today the tee boxes and greens left a little to be desired. Lots of bare, dirt patches on the greens and most tee boxes were pretty spotty too.

Terrific value - GREAT topography - beautiful lake views!

We were pleasantly surprised at the different hole layouts, challenging shot selections and general hole design on this state park track We WILL be back soon!

Fun course, challenging, good mix, over all fun day and will be going back

This is a deal. Beautiful course with many scenic waterviews. Top 25 for a reason. I drive 40 minutes once per week to play. Easy day