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Royal American Links Golf Club
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Royal American Links Golf Club pays homage to the birthplace of golf, the seaside links of Scotland, an inspiration that is also reflected in the architecture of the clubhouse. The 18-hole course was created in the traditional link-style but with added features not typical of the classic design including water coming into play on nearly every hole. There are also large, deep bunkers protect the sloping greens, many of which are double-tiered. Royal American Links Golf Club's signature hole is the par-3 12th. Its green is guarded by a not only a large rock wall but also water to the front and left. There is a large bunker to the left of the green that will swallow any errant shots but players with a sharp short game will be able to manage.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6859 yards | 73.2 | 133 |
| Black | 72 | 6407 yards | 70.7 | 132 |
| Green | 72 | 6004 yards | 68.6 | 127 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5172 yards | 69.6 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.8/134 | 532 | 426 | 190 | 423 | 598 | 364 | 192 | 328 | 449 | 3502 | 526 | 352 | 336 | 183 | 340 | 414 | 447 | 207 | 552 | 3357 | 6859 |
| Blue M: 70.4/128 | 518 | 393 | 161 | 418 | 547 | 333 | 168 | 304 | 410 | 3252 | 491 | 324 | 323 | 163 | 320 | 388 | 422 | 189 | 501 | 3121 | 6373 |
| Gold M: 67.6/122 W: 73.4/132 | 471 | 369 | 125 | 365 | 535 | 323 | 158 | 283 | 370 | 2999 | 454 | 299 | 265 | 158 | 315 | 340 | 355 | 150 | 471 | 2807 | 5806 |
| White M: 65.1/109 W: 69.6/123 | 429 | 320 | 99 | 293 | 464 | 266 | 135 | 261 | 365 | 2632 | 411 | 238 | 212 | 142 | 271 | 335 | 349 | 145 | 416 | 2519 | 5151 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Prestine Course
Course was in great shape, well organized. Will be back very soon
Bad shape
This course was in Terrible shape from missing hole plaques to unplayable traps to tee boxes in disarray. I can’t say very many good things about this course. They obviously have not put any money into this golf course in a very long time.
Great Course
A really good course for the money. It's always visually attractive and pretty well groomed. Traps could use some help, but playable. It's longer than most from the middle tee boxes. Clubhouse is better than one would expect for a public course.
Excellent course
The course was in excellent condition with the only exception being some bunkers. Pace of play was great. The location of the creeks and water made it difficult. Didn’t like having to use 3 woods off the tees on par 5s. Overall, very enjoyable!
Excellent track in desperate need of a ranger
Maybe 20 cars in the parking lot, played the front in 90 mins, couple water soaked bunkers but overall in great shape.
Waited 20 mins on the 10th tee box then decided to drive up to see what the hold up was. 3 groups on #10, 4 groups on #11, and another 3 on #12 all behind a foursome playing the slowest golf I’ve ever seen.
We skipped ahead to #13 and not a soul on the course ahead of us.
No ranger combined with no cartgirl & no water coolers on the course with a heat index of 105 made it unplayable.
Great condition except for bunkers
The course was in great shape except for the bunkers. Although they were raked well, the actual sand was very thin making the bunkers hard. Also spotted some large rocks. If you stay out of the bunkers, the rest of the course was fine. Greens were fast and the fairways and rough was dry. Fun place
Beautiful Course
The course was beautifully maintained. Even with all the rain we have gotten recently, the fairways and greens were in great shape. The bunkers were partially wet/muddy at times, but that’s to be expected with the weather. The greens were fast but true. The course is challenging but fair. I will definitely be back.
Mostly Great Condition - Terrible Pace
Pros: The condition of the course on the tee boxes, fairways, greens and the driving range were outstanding. The layout is interesting enough and provides a decent challenge for a mid-handicapper. The scenery is also very nice. Also, a very nice looking clubhouse as well.
Cons: The bunkers were not very good, most weren't raked, some had been completely abandoned, such as the long bunker that lines the picturesque green on the par 3, #12 hole - it looked like a war zone, it was very disappointing.
The biggest gripe is probably the pace of play. I play here on average of once a year. On a normal weekend my group plays as early as possible and typically finishes between 3-4 hrs. I've never finished in under 5 hours at this course. The course does not appear to provide rangers to encourage a good pace of play either.
Between the bunker conditions and pace of play it's a hard sell given the price of this course with so many other gems in the area at a better price.
Great Course
I have played twice this year and it has been sunny and windy both times. I love the layout and will keep coming back
Sorry we missed the chance to say THANK YOU back when your reviewed the course. But...THANK YOU! We appreciate the kind words and hope you've had another chance to join us this season :)
Excellent bet if in Coliumbus OH area
Played on a whim and enjoyed the course. Except for the power lines crossing the 1st and 10th tee shots (which killed one of my tee shots), definitely feel like you're out in the country. Course has good variety in design and was in good condition.
Thanks so much for the great review, RavensGolfer! We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and hope you'll visit us again when you're in the area!
Very nice course
very nice fairways and greens water comes into play on a lot of holes.
Thanks for taking the time to review our course, hope to see you again in 2016!
Secluded
Typical winter conditions. Just good to get out and play in Feb!
Always nice to get in a winter round! Thanks for the review, hope to see you again this season!
December Golf!
December golf was amazing ! Staff was friendly & had a good sense of humor. Beer was a lil pricey, $18 for a 6 pack of Miller lite. Greens was a lil hard to play with all the sand but I guess being December I really can't complain. Would love to play again next year when it's warmer. Definitely would recommend everyone go play this course.
Thank you for the great recommendation! It's always great when you can get out in the winter and have an enjoyable round. Hope to see you soon!
Great Course
This course is top notch. Will definitely play again. Well worth the money
Thank you for the fantastic review! Hope to see you again soon.
The past year has been very good to Royal American
Much improved course. Great greens! Bunkers are well maintained. The areas that needed attention are getting it. Staff was great and they have a nice selection of craft drafts. Cart paths need work, but no reason to not make the drive out. Well worth it.
Thank you for your feedback. We're constantly and consistently putting all of our efforts into making conditions great, so we appreciate you noting the Pros and we are definitely working to improve bunkers. We are disappointed to hear that pace wasn't to your standards - we didn't have any complaints over the weekend, and our starters were monitoring times per usual. We apologize if there was oversight on the part of our rangers and we will review your feedback. We hope you would consider giving us another shot in the future.