Sleepy Hollow Golf Course

Course was in great shape...always a great challenge because of the uneven lies and difficult greens...don't ever get above the hole here or you will pay! I so much enjoy the beauty and challenge of Sleepy Hollow!

This was the first time we had played this course. Extreme storms the night before, so it was wet (cart path only) but the course drained pretty well. Long par 4s from the Gold tees (one in front of the Black "tips") and one par 3 over 200 yards. If you are hitting where you want to be, this is a long, playable course. It penalizes you when hitting outside the fairways. The rough is deep enough to matter. We will definitely be back to this course.

Course was wet but drainage good. Fairways some what forgiving but greens were tough. Nice views great layout well worth the money. Next visit to Cleveland want to play again when the course firms up.

I have always loved this course, but it was in poor condition for Sleepy. Average condition if you base it off a standard public course. Lot of bare spots around the greens which surprised me, bunkers were sloppy not edged, ton of dandelions which I have never seen at Sleepy. I did notice that they have removed a lot of the cart path only ropes, bad idea on a course that receives this kind of play. Looks like they have tightened up their budget and that is a shame

I know its early in the year, but I was disappointed. Still a must play golf course, but they need to get it back to where it's supposed to be

Greens recovering from aeration but still fast and sloping . Pristine fairways and no one on course . Fast electric carts . Played in 3.5 hours as a twosome. Excellent layout. Definitely worth playing again.

I had heard a lot of good things about this course so I decided to give it a try. Great layout. A couple of funky holes on the back 9. Welcoming staff. Grrens had recently been aerated and top dressed with sand so putting was difficult. Rough is gnarly and a challenge.

Sleepy hollow is my favorite Metro Golf Course in Cleveland. It is in the valley and woods. I like to play the course in the fall when the leaves turns the color. Actually I wonder if I go to Sleep Hollow to enjoy the beauty of nature or golf. The most challenging hole is the number 3 from black tee (460 yard) and it is like a bonus when you make a par.

I took the pictures when I played on November 29. The course is still beautiful.

Course is in very good shape .Greens were soft but very fast and undulating .Very challenging. Play was a little slow due to long rough and leaves in some areas. All a very good course

Course is in great shape and the greens are quick and true. Would play here again this year, if the weather permits it. Make sure you stay below the hole, greens are fast and sloped.

Always enjoy playing there. One of the best public courses in Ohio.

Great layout. Fast greens. In great shape tough course but fun an challenging.

Lots of fairway with diseased bare patches

Worse than last year, and no where near as nice condition as 3-4 years ago, when it was a really nice course

Tees are in really rough shape on some holes

Play was slow on a weds late morning-

First 9 2 hours, second nine very slow, close to 3 hours

Backed up with 3 groups all waiting on 10th hole.

Got an awsome value but was a little disappointed in course condition( i know it's August)

Staff is friendly but pace is a little slow at the turn

Starter was awsome !

Course was in very good shape. Hazards were all marked well. They took out barriers on at least 2 of the holes, that had been there for years, and allowed carts on those holes. This should aid in speeding up play, which can be miserable here at times. The range was closed, but we learned it is closed every Tuesday morning til 11AM.

As a metroparks owned course, subsidized by county tax money, I still feel it is overpriced....we did get a good deal on Golf Now. This course is tough, no doubt about it, but pretty fair. If you haven't play it, and you're looking for a challenge in NE Ohio, I would recommend it.

This can be a really fun course if you don't get stuck playing a 5 and a half hour round on a Monday late morning. We picked that time specifically because we know Sleepy like all of the metropark courses has a rep for being slow. The Rangers were even nice enough to add two people to the twosome in front of us at the turn so we could sit even longer at every tee. We got a golf now hot deal so it was worth it, but I would never pay the full price to play here, but I really really hate slow play. If it doesn't bother you than you might be ok. The course condition was very rough on the day I played. The fairway is burned out from the drought and the greens looked like they had been trampled on.

The pace of play was very slow and my understanding this is the norm. The back nine has several blind shots (either off tee box or second shots) and with it playing so slow you never knew if the group ahead was clear. The two young, impatient dudes behind us hit several shots into us and nearly hit us twice!!! The course conditions were good considering the amount of play and lack of rain. However the course layout leaves a lot to be desired. Glad to have played it but will not add this course to my regular rotation.

First let me say a few things- This is the best layout of a classic public course in Cleveland, Stanley Thompson is one of the greatest architects ever, and we've been in a drought,. This course gets a ton of play and takes a beating through the summer, but spotty fairways is really the only thing that was 'bad' about the condition. Pace of play wasn't a problem at 6:30 in the morning. The only real complaint is the 3 or 4 very uneven tee boxes (#3 and #10 the worst). The greens weren't breaking much, but still rolled fantastic. If the course levels out those tees, and gets some easier pins it will be Valhalla once again. Perhaps I'm being a bit critical, and this is still a top 5 course and I play it every chance I get, but it may not be the clear cut #1 it was a few years ago. If you have not seen it you must go. Go Now!!!

Look - this is a nice course. Nice amenities and a good staff. About the course itself, I listen to people RAVE about it, saying it is one of the best in the city, I just don't get it. It is a NICE course - don't get me wrong, but not a lot of variety in the holes for me and some holes that personally, I am just not a fan of.

I encourage everyone to play there and give it a shot to see what you think - but for me, I like plenty of other courses in the city and surrounding a lot better.

Big issue on the negative side is pace of play is typically not great. They get crowded and the rangers/starters try their best - but what can you do? On slower days, there always seems to be slight confusion about where you tee off (1 or 10) and when you should go....

So I get to my ball in the middle of the 7th fairway, 143 out, and there are 9 maintenance guys on the green. A couple of trucks, five or six maintenance carts surrounding the 9 guys on the green, who choose not to move when I am going to hit. Why bother. Pick up, get to the tee box for the usual 30 minute wait for the usual metropark 4 pack of hackers, and this guy lays into a jackhammer for ten minutes. Of course they always put the tee markers behind the tree on the par 3 eight hole, so any thought of a left to right shot are negated. I picked up after 12 holes. When my round approaches 4 hours on a weekday on the 12th hole, I know I should have just hit a bucket and called it a day.