StoneWater Golf Club

I booked a foursome at $80 per person for a 1:15pm tee time. We arrived at the course at 12:35pm with plans to warm-up. We were immediately told that because we were only "public play" that our warm-up time would be limited to 20 minutes before our tee time. At no time during booking was there a notification of this new policy. I just looked on their website and can find no such policy either. We were told that we would be advised when we could head to the range. However, by 12:55pm no notification was given so I headed to the range anyway. We were then called away from the range at 1:11pm which means we didn't even get the measly 20 minutes we were allotted.

I realize they may have come up with this policy to ensure that members have access to the range however it should be noted that there were only 3 people on the range when we arrived. The fact that we were charged $80 per person AND had very limited access to the range is frankly ridiculous.

On top of the annoyance with the range, your new golf carts are not working properly. The GPS screen on one cart didn't work (tried to reset multiple times) and the other cart repeatedly shut down when nowhere near the "restricted areas". Multiple times we had to drive for substantial distances in reverse to make the cart work.

And finally, after paying $80 per person, almost no range time, & carts that don't work, we arrived at the clubhouse following our round at 5:45pm to find not one single worker. There was no one to speak to about our concerns, there was no one to assist with clubs, or to provide direction as to whether or not we could take the carts to the parking lot. The course was a ghost town with a lot of groups still out on the course.

As you could imagine, the 3 guests that I invited along were not very impressed with the facility or staff.

Sadly we had a 3-some of elderly gents in front of us playing some sort of scramble, with an additional walker (that they let move on after 7 or 8 holes) and we were literally waiting on every hole; we were hoping that they’d have the obvious par 3 etiquette but no such luck, so we finished our round in 5 hrs on the nose- we’ve never played here and had it take longer than 4:15-4:30

This is my go to course with all the challenges I need to

test my game. I have known the course staff and rustic grill staff for years. This quality course and grill offer the

best in people that know how to run a golf course and maintain it to high standards. That is why Stonewater is my pick choice for a membership. No extra charge for the

quality staff.

Staff friendly and helpful. Course in great shape tee to green. Greens true with nice challenges. Played a threesome of widely varying handicaps..,. Tee box choices made it fun for all. Pace of play was perfect. Aerated a few weeks ago, 99% healed. Price is fair, I’ll be back!

In my 40 years plus of golf I have never felt more unwelcome to a golf course. The starter was a complete jerk from the beginning. I guess they have enough members and discourage nonmembers from coming to play or to consider joining. The course by no means was anything special at all . We got a special price for a favor from a friend but even at that I didn't feel like it was a great deal. Just cant get over how the starter made me feel like an underling and not good enough to play this course. Would care if I ever played again !

This was the first time I had the opportunity to play this course after hearing many positive comments about it from others. Overall I was disappointed.

Pros:

The layout and design of this course was very challenging and exciting to play.

The amenities of the course were good. It had a nice practice range and putting green. The carts do not have GPS.

The greens were cut fast enough to be challenging, but fair and the putts rolled true.

The staff was very friendly and respectful as we encounter maintenance works on almost every hole on during the round.

Cons:

The overall condition of the course was disappointing. There were multiple holes with unkept bunkers and fairway damage. It did recently rain, but the course managed the wet just fine.

The members are rude to non member guests. On the second hole my group was approached buy a member who want to make sure they “wouldn’t be waiting on us all day”. Mind you I was playing in a twosome and they were a fivesome. We offered to let them play through as it was the group in front of us holding everyone up, but they declined. By the 7th hole we were being hit into by their group.

Overall the experience here was mediocre at best and considering the premium rates they charge I would recommend playing elsewhere.

Greens were awful to the putt on, dead spots, and bumpy. Fairways were fine bit the sand traps were pure trash. For what they charge you save your money and play a metro park course, they are in much better shape. The staff was not too friendly besides the club house guy. Cart boys had us drive the cart to the barn while they sat in a cart waiting for someone to come up to tip them. I know I won't play there again and I advise anyone not to.

The greens need some significant improvement to consider playing again. I was really surprised at what bad shape they were in...especially for the fees that are charged.

Fairways were in decent shape and they were working on the traps.

Starter was pleasant and the woman working in the bar area after our round was very friendly/accommodating.

Greens were a joke the staff was very rude can’t even get a beer after the round payed $78 never again

The corse was just aerated and the staff didn’t tell us on the phone when we booked and they still charged $52 in mid April. Course was a mess and the greens were un-puttable. Staff was rude and we couldn’t even get a beer after the round due to lack of service or concern. Have played many times and have always enjoyed it, but it was such a bad experience that I will not be going back anytime soon. The management should be embarrassed.

This course is way overpriced. It's a great layout that I really enjoy but the conditions are bad. The greens are awful. Why can't courses figure out when to aerate? The greens never healed from last year. Just like Little Mountain, Hanlin's other course, this place is in terrible shape. Charging $50 for a course in this condition is pretentious and unethical. I'll go to a course that actually takes pride in their property next time.

I played this course with high expectations. It reviewed well. The pictures look beautiful. The course has a fun layout but the overall conditions made me think I got ripped off. For a place charging $65+ per round for 18 holes, I expect a lot more. The greens were in absolute CRAP condition especially near the fringe. This place has a holier than thou feel to it. Can't recommend it. Use your money elsewhere.

Good service. Decent course. Traps were a mess but that’s normal for Ohio in November unless you are at a really nice course. Would go back. Kinda pricey.

Played here several times over the years. Usually good condition but front nine needs some help. Pretty straightforward layout with a couple good holes.