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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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Certainly improved
The condition of the course has drastically improved from a couple years ago when they had significant issues with fairways and greens. Royal American gets a lot of play, so some of the tees are pretty chewed up, and like many public courses, a lot of the golfers seem to not know what a divot repair tool is. Overall, the course was in good shape. The layout is challenging, but fair. A bit disappointing that no one was in the clubhouse to check me in. I had to go back in after the round to pay. No "Sorry for the inconvenience." Nothing. Cart guy was on the job though. He had everything ready to go when I got there at 6:50.
Has potential
Course layout was ok but course is not maintained well. Weeds everywhere, bunkers have limited sand and some bunkers actually look like a pond. For the price of $50+ for a twilight play, I expected more.
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RAL
Always a blast from the past very Tricky course you don’t need driver on every par four play smart and lay up to 159 marker in fairway much easier approach a couple par fives are reachable # 9!is a great challenge and a couple tough par 3’s over water overall a great challenge take the RAL challenge!
Improved from two years ago
Royal American had significant problems a couple of years ago. Fairways had large patches of damage, greens weren't in good shape, etc. Those issues have been corrected, and the course is now back to very good shape. The layout is challenging, but fair. The staff is consistently pleasant. The pace of play can be erratic, not different from most public courses.
My only complaint is with the bunkers. They are not well maintained. New Era owned courses seem to have this consistent problem, where the bunkers are not kept up.
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Great conditions for Golf
the course was wonderful except for the bunkers which had been washed out. It would have been nice to see the bunker repair underway starting with the greenside bunkers. Fairway bunkers can wait for the spring
Fix your ball marks folks!!
Really nice track with challenging holes. Could be immaculate if people fixed their ball marks. The course unfortunately probably needs to hire someone to go out & fix them. Bunkers were in bad shape. Good full pro shop and the grill was awesome…cool open area with tvs & even a pool table.
Needs work
Tee boxes terrible, ball marks all over the greens. Bunkers basically dirt. Clubhouse is lacking maintenance, as is the parking lot and range. This course and clubhouse could be really really good with some time, money and effort. Don’t know if it’s lack of help however the greens feed haven’t come down so pay according to get this course back in shape. Will not return.
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Great layout but in horrible condition
This course could be a gem. Maybe if they just tried adding sand and maintaining the sand traps. The tee box need some grass and TLC. The fairways were average and the greens were ok. I just can’t understand them letting the bunkers go. The place was full so they have to be bringing in some money. The pace of play was terrible at just about 5 hours due to a foursome that were old and couldn’t move fast. This could be a gem again some day.
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How the Mighty Have Fallen
What a disappointment. I have played this course many times over the years. The range was a mess. The chipping green used to be excellent. It is now worthless.
The putting green was marginal at best.
The course was in horrible condition. The bunkers were unplayable. The tee boxes were basically unmaintained. Fringe around greens was overgrown with po. Like another New Era course I played recently, they did not have enough carts to accommodate the overcrowded course.
Considering how busy courses have been over the last two summers, they are clearly NOT reinvesting any money they are raking in into their properties.
Player beware. Not worth the amount they are charging.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Royal American Links Golf Club.
Royal American
I really like this layout and have played here a few times each of the past several years. Recent heavy rains have really soaked the course and have made most of the bunkers unplayable. The real issue is the number of unrepaired ball marks on the greens. Overwise, the greens would be very good.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Royal American Links Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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Royal Amaerican
Very disappointing. The condition of the course was worse than terrible. Tee boxes were a mess, bunkers full of water, standing water everywhere. Have played this course since it opened and this was the worse it’s ever been. Wonder if the owners are letting it go with the plan to develop the land.
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Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Royal American Links Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
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