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3.7
265 Reviews (265)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
107
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
73.9%
Recommend this course
197 out of 265 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
2.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
66.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 9 reviews
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3.8
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
73.9%
Recommend this course
34 out of 46 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6190 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.3

Formerly known as Oak Ridge Country Club and Heddles Hideaway Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1979)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.7
265 Reviews (265)
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Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Elevation changes and a good value

Played 9 here for the first time. LOTS of elevation changes. Greens were solid(and tricky) along with tee boxes. Good routing but would be a tough walk with the hills.. Paid $20 for 9, and I think 18 was $25 in the afternoon. Course was pretty quiet on a beautiful Saturday afternoon which was kind of odd to me considering the quality and the price. Will try to play the back 9 the next time we are back in Spartanburg.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Slow but decent for price

Several 5somes of hackers. One group, all 5 hit two balls each into the water off #10 tee and didn’t let me as a single play through. Had to cut by them without asking and received dirty looks. Course in ok shape. Challenging and fair priced. Will play again but probably not on the weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Recommend this course to all. Great course, nice staff, and nice setting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

Nice course, but be prepared to hit good shots that you might not find the ball! It’s got slopes going every which way.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is under new ownership and they are working on improvements. Course is in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Please return my money

Dear Madam/Sir,

My name is: Tadeusz Wielgos - 8643207486

I had my game booked for today (Friday, Aug 21st). Weather didn't look good, so I try to call the golf club and find out if I should come over - no answer. I left a message - didn't get any response till now. So we (my wife and I) went there hoping that weather will improve enough to play golf. THE GOLF CLUB was closed! This is almost one hour drive from my home - one way.

Please return money I paid for this booking: 337569860

Yours sincerely, Tadeusz Wielgos

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Interesting Course

My first time playing the course. You might think the course is a little short until you see the hills you have to go up on the front nine. Really enjoyed the par 3's on the back nine. The only "complaint" is that everything needed to be mowed. Grass on tee boxes and fairways was too long, finding a ball in the rough was very difficult and the greens were a little on the slow side. Maybe I got them on the wrong day. A little local knowledge would come in handy for several of the holes. It is a 50 mile drive for me but I certainly would like to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

New Management

New management has made a major difference. Lots of small charges adding to a great overall experience

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Rude employee

I wrote a review for this course a while back and it is not on here so I will write it again. I got a very good price of $17 to play this course on a Friday at 11:30. They were predicting storms so I showed up a little more than an hour early to try to T off and beat the storms. There was plenty of Room for me to go ahead and T off but the girl working the front desk would not let me because I got such a good deal. She made me pay 10 extra dollars to go ahead and T off early. Seems if you got a good deal on T time they penalize you because there was absolutely no reason for me not to be able to T off a little early. Once I got out there when I started on hole number 4 I ran into 3 or 4 5 somes. So I decided to drive over to the back nine and got on number 11 and play two holes and there were more fivesomes. The management in this place is very poor and seems they only care about getting your money and not treating you like a customer. They also do not care about pace-of-play because there was two somes and threesomes out there that I talked to that were very mad about being behind fivesomes. They need to actually get someone running the clubhouse that knows a little bit about golf. I will not be back and I will tell every single golfer that I know to avoid this place at all cost until they get new management.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great experience

It’s a laid back atmosphere on a challenging course. The staff is very friendly. More signage On the cart paths would be helpful. Overall, you can’t beat Heddles for the price. Great way to include those new to golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst golf course in America

This could possibly be the absolute worst golf course in America.

I don’t even know how or where to begin to review it.

Let’s just start from the beginning. After checking in at 0835, I proceed to the first tee for my 0847 tee time. Where I find a group in the fair and 2 groups waiting to tee off in front of me. The group directly in front of us is a 5 some, so that should tell you all you need to know about this course’s management team.

While waiting to tee off there is a collection of roughly 20 people surrounding the number 1 tee box, the number 10 tee box and the practice putting green, which is no larger than a standard living room rug.

Then after waiting approximately 25 minutes to officially tee off, I was then exposed to what could possibly be the absolutely worst golf course in America. To call this course a goat path would be insulting to goat paths. You’ll find more grass in the crack in the parking lot than you will on most tee boxes. The fairways are littered with dead patches and unfilled divots. The greens putt and feel like a well manicured shag carpet. The cart paths wind endlessly with no signs or direct. A savvy neurosurgeon could make a small fortune repairing the bugling dics on the pour souls that dare drive them at any rate of speed.

Pace of play is absolutely abysmal. You can time a round on this course with a sundial. I saw two gentleman in the parking lot that were clean shaven and by the time they made the turn they had each grown 3-foot long beards. Then at the turn when asked how the round was going by a staff member, I dreadfully replied “Slow”. The staff member then replied “well that’s to be expected when you have 91 players out before 11am.” I can’t believe there were 91 first time players like myself out golfing that day, no one in their right mind would return to this godforsaken place for a second round.

The ONLY saving grace about this course is the random gun shots that ring out in the distance. This give you a sense of hope that a stray bullet might find you and end the horrendous nightmare that is a round at this course.

Around hole 16 you get a nice view back towards the club house. It is quite reassuring to know that the building hasn’t crumbled to dust in the decades you have been gone on the back 9.

It should be illegal to actually charge a fee to play this course. They honestly should pay anyone willing to waste 7 hours of their lives out there- and even then I would never return. If this was the only course in the world, I would trade my clubs in for a tennis racquet, or pick up knitting, or watch paint dry. All of which would prove to be more enjoyable than a round here.

I’m not quite sure who or what Heddles was, but they need to hideaway this course from every major search engine when using the key words “golf course”.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

1st round of the year.

This is a short but challenging track. It was hot but there is plenty of shade trees and thankfully I brought plenty of water.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

2nd Time Playing Here In a Week

Fun round today with friends from Michigan. Course is in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

D

Nice value, pace of play a little slow but I was playing alone. Groundskeeper mowing also slowed pace of play. Despite that I would recommend it

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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