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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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Great condiition
Royal American was in terrific condition. Pace of play was good.
Only concern was no one working in the bar / restaurant at 9:00am and no lights on in restrooms as well but overall really nice golf experience.
Superb Condition
My brother and I played this course April 29th just before the leagues teed off at 5:15pm. We played 18 holes in 3 hours....awesome! The course was in superb shape! Staff was very accommodating! I'll definitely play here again if the course remains in the shape that it was when we played.
This course was simply amazing.
This is the first time I ever played this course, I'm trying to play a different course every time I go out this year and I have to say I will most likely be going back to this one and will be taking the rest of my foursome. I think they would enjoy it. I was paired up with three Asians and was a little nervous at first playing with people I did not know and plus the language barrier, but the round was allot of fun and I gained three new golfing buddies in the process. This is a must go to course for any level golfer. I scored a 87 that day. For some reason the harder and nicer the course the better I play.
This course has never disappointed me!
The flow of this course through the nature preserves is breathtaking and the course is in a top shape regardless of the time of the year that I play.
I played this course 5 times so far and this is the first review I've given. This is the quality course you can count on over and over again.
Very hard course
I thought the course was a very difficult course - with some very interesting and challenging tea shot (i.e water carries, etc.)...definitely would play again...
Great cold weather condition
Leaves are gone and the grass was very green. So it plays even more like a links course.
Great layout !
November and still in great shape. Played Royal yesterday and the conditions were quite nice. The leaves had all been cleared, the greens were in good shape. The staff was friendly, and as always the clubhiuse at Royal is top notch. For the money, Royal American is a great choice!
no major complaints
I did enjoy the course. Greens well kept. Staff was friendly but I only interacted with one person. Only complaint was that they took all the tee markers down in the back nine. (We think they were getting ready for a league) And some old guy kept driving around randomly playing holes. We even caught him playing 3 balls and a hole over.
But for the rate I got on the GolfNow, I would come back many times.
This course was moderately difficult
Played for $14.00 including cart. We were able to tee off right on our tee-time, no delays. Played in 3 hours and 10 minutes. Greens had been arreated about ten days before we played but had no trouble putting. Will play there again if weather holds out.
Royal American
First time playing royal American was a great success. Staff was friendly , course beautiful , as well we paired up with good company.
Great layout and course for the price
The course was in great condition other than the greens, which were definitely aerated recently and there was no mention of this when booking the tee time. It took us just over 5 hours to complete the round teeing off at 7:30am on a Sunday. Really fun course with unique holes. I would recommend this course if you get a good price on golfnow.
Links??? Super high approach shots needed.
They may as well concrete the greens and paint them green. They would play the same and save a ton of money mowing.
This is a great course this time of year.
We had a great time for the first time there. Some challenging holes with a lot of water hazards and nice sand bunkers to play out of.
Greens are showing some wear
I've played this course for many years and it's in pretty good shape. The greens are showing some signs of a lot of play and somewhat reduced maintenence. the holes don't look like they've been moved in awhile; lots of wear around they.
royal american
A good course. I can see where is was built to be private. A nice mix of holes. I'd play again
Tees ok
Fairways ok
Greens nice
really enjoyed our round
Selected a same day golf now played for $15 great course great staff great deal pace of play was great. We played at 1:30 on wed afternoon I recommend this course to others
Not bad if you get a deal
This was my first time playing the course. Paid $31 on Sunday, which seemed about right. At full price I wouldn't recommend the course. Conditions were fairly good, and the greens were generally fast and true, although a few were heavy on ball marks.
Definitely not a true links-style course, but less wooded than some, with some tall grass to contend with if you find yourself far from the fairway.
The course rewards conservative play. Strategically placed water on most of the par 5s keeps longer hitters from hitting driver, although some can still be reached in 2. Shorter par 4s are fairly straight forward with an iron off the tee, but make it tempting to hit driver. Water comes into play fairly often.
Have a ranger and a starter on busy days
Friday afternoon on a gorgeous day for golf. 3 groups waiting on the first tee and no starter so we had to work out our own order. Worked for these groups but could have gotten ugly. Nearly 5 hours to finish 18 holes....ridiculous. Get a ranger out there to increase the pace of play. On at least 4 holes there were 3 groups WAITING on the tees. Love the course, hate to wait !
Royal
Great course but slow play on a Sunday later afternoon. Greens were hard due to a lcak of rain. Tough to shoot at the pins and have ball staop on greens. Fairways were in very good shape. Rough thick and dry but that was expected.
