Royal American Links Golf Club

I’m sure it was a great track years ago. Not anymore. Greens were possibly the worst I’ve ever played. Needs a large infusion of cash and a lot of TLC.

All the bunkers were unraked not much sand in them but I didn't get in any of them. Played well shot, even par and was pretty satisfied

Ownership should be ashamed of this course, greens are trash, didn’t look like rough had been cut in weeks. I wouldn’t recommend anyone waste their time or money here

I have played this course for quite a few years. It really seems to have gone down hill the past 4-5 years. It has a good layout but course conditions always seem to be an issue. Some of the greens need repaired very badly. There is also is no fresh sand in the bunkers and no rakes the day I played. With some work, it could be worth the price they charge for weekends $50-$55 and be a really nice course. I just cant justify it until the conditions improve. I will play it for less with hot deals on GolfNow like I did this time.

From most of the recent reviews you’d think you were reading about 2019 Cooks Creek (seriously recommended reading the reviews if you want a laugh) or present day Mastadon (you’ll see its picture in the dictionary next to the term “cow pasture”).

It’s not as bad as all that. Is it in its glory days? No, I play every year but missed the drought caused course issues some have mentioned. The course was fine last year and was a bit off this year admittedly (understandably so) but overall is still a good course. The greens were definitely glacially slow (more noticeable after having played Ohio State the few rounds prior, which has lightning fast greens). A couple greens were patchy but it wasn’t an epidemic like Cooks creek at the end. IYNYK. Some high rough, maybe a couple rough patches in the fairway., normally I’d rate this course a 4, but in its current state it’s a 3.5, 3 if you only go whole numbers.

And get out of here saying Wyandotte is better than this course. I’ve played there and RA is miles better on its worst day.

I haven’t played this course in a few years. The greens are patchy and browned with bumps. Like putting on a mine field. Sand traps are not maintained at all. No rakes anywhere. Tee boxes are full of divots. Looks like they have not been moved in years. If I had paid the full rate for this course it would have very disappointing. Probably won’t be returned. Too many other good well kept courses out there.

Anyone who plays this course knows they suffered greatly from last year. Not a single blade of green grass on the course last year. Which is even more reason to give them more props. I fully expected it to be another catastrophe based on the recent reviews. There are bad spots in the fairway, and on the greens. But those are just hangover from last year. I thought everything was in good, not great, shape. Overall the course is trending upward again which is amazing to see. People saying they should fire the management have no idea how to run a golf course. The grass everywhere is extremely long, but from what it seems they are letting everything grow long to try and get rid of some of the bad spots. Not to mention the gallons of rain that this area got for a week prior. Give them some love for bouncing back in the position they were in. I would pay $30 to play this layout any time, I know the conditions will continue to improve, it’s early May.

Course has tons of potential but needs some work. Some greens were burnt from last year.

The fairways are nice enough in some spots and the overall course is decently challenging for a newer golfer. But the bunkers are God awful need all new sad and some just need ripped out and start over. The greens are not in great shape either they need some attention and better maintenance.

Unfortunately this course sucks. The sad part is I think the course has a really challenging and beautiful design, the staff was awesome and friendly, and I loved the clubhouse and overall Links feel. However, the greens are like putting on my carpet, some greens just have patches without grass, the rough is so incredibly long that you’d think it’s the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Until this place gets serious upkeep and maintenance, I would not bother playing here. If you do play here, accept that the conditions suck and be ok with that. It truly has tons of potential. In good shape, I would love it.

Just horrible

Song and dance about last year

Club house said 8 on stent miter probably at 2

Greens a 0 out of 5

I played a local course last year and hadn’t played Royal American for over a year. A friend wanted to get in the league there so we joined. Little did I know how awful the course conditions would be. First week of league (April 17th, 2025). Basically, free drops from any bunker. Allowed to “fluff” the ball in the fairways due to long grass and conditions. Allowed to move the ball on the greens to avoid the moonscape that plaques the majority of them. I have never played in a league where you had to make so many concessions for course conditions.

This used to be an awesome, beautiful course. The greens were so hairy you could putt with a sledgehammer and not get to the hole. I paid $450 for this league and it is a total scam. I will be requesting a refund for the remainder of the season as this isn’t even enjoyable. They say it is because of the storms and all the rain, but a few course very close to this one (Rattlesnake Ridge) lost 115 trees during the storms. They had crews working for two weeks to do the cleanup and that course is in perfect condition. So it cannot just be the storms. There is a lot of neglect going on there as well. They haven’t even cut the grass. No excuse for that. Just awful and so disappointing. Other courses in the area, Arrowhead Lakes, Wyandotte and even Hillcrest all have better conditions in fairways and greens. And they cost half or less of what RAL costs.

Greens were the slowest and most damaged I have seen in a very long time. It got to the point where I didn’t even care to putt. Even had to chip over dead spots while on the green. Very sad to see this place in such bad shape. The lady working at the restaurant was the only bright spot. Course needs some love and care to ever consider coming back!

We purchased a $25 round on Golf now thinking the course is gonna be in good shape from the previous year. It was even worse, especially with all the rain. Their greens were unplayable. The fairways were OK. The fringes around the greens were U.S. Open type or basically backyard I forgot to cut my grass type grass. This course used to be amazing and I really enjoyed coming out here because the staff is extremely friendly. The course layout is amazing but the course needed to decide one or two things either closed down or put some money at this place because you are ripping people off.

Craters on the greens, fairways just cracked dirt in a lot of areas. Carts are so old and slow. Not worth the money I paid.

Layout is great, some very challenging holes. But the track itself is still just not cared for. Was hoping the rain and cooler weather would make a difference, but it sadly didn’t. Tee boxes are wrecked, fairways and rough both need a mow, greens have many many large dead spots, bunkers still don’t have sand and are just hard clay pits

Cool layout and obstacles. Would go back again. Some pretty far holes that I like.

This was the first time I played this course and always heard good things about it. Someone lied!!! Which is too bad because I feel the course was challenging.. And I’m not referring to how torn up all the greens were which made putting a real adventure… I will say the staff was very friendly.. Not gonna rush I to rush back to this course

This course is a disaster for the price we paid. I have a feeling that they're collecting a much money as they can before closing. Some fairways had chunks of cut grass with high power lines spaning over and most greens had dead dry patches with ground separations up to an inch wide. Disappointment, I was hoping for a nice round on a links course.