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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
59.5%
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306 out of 404 reviews
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3.8
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3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
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4.7
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3.4
34 Reviews (34)
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Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
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Amenities
3.8
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4.4
55.9%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6642 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.9

The lush, rolling terrain occupied by Bent Tree Golf Club was sculpted into one of the most popular championship golf courses in central Ohio. Dennis Griffiths, the course's architect, seamlessly blended the design with the natural features of the landscape. The abundant natural water hazards come into play on half the holes and Griffiths strategically incorporated several well placed bunkers. The terrain's gentle undulations provide some interesting slope in the greens that place a priority on accuracy. Bent Tree Golf Club's par-4 eighth hole is especially demanding. It may be short at only 334 yards but it is surrounded by bunkers on all sides. It is followed by another tricky par 4 that requires both distance and accuracy in order to navigate the tree-lined fairway uphill to an undulating green faced with bunkers to the front and back.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
404 Reviews (404)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 15
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 28
Water Hazards 24
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 23
Locals 19
Seniors 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
In the 'Burbs 15
Convenient to the City 13

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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Course in poor condition

Bare areas in fairways, Tees chewed up.
Greens mostly good.
I expected much better for these prices.
Shooting range or something with sporadic gunfire near 6th hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Course, Could Be Betterr

Overall this is a decent course with some unique holes. The conditions were decent but they could do better. Most tee boxes were in rough shape and the ponds was filthy. Other then that it was fun course. The back is fairly difficult with a lot of water to work around.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bent Tree fairways

Bent Tree fairways are in terrible shape. I am not sure what has happened but it started late last year and is going on through this whole summer. It starts on number one and goes all the way through the golf course fairways are in bad shape very disappointed. Our group likes to play the ball down and on this golf course in the fairways especially we played lift clean and place. There were a couple spots in the rough where there was no grass so we might have to play roll them everywhere which is not the way we want to play

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot deal Plus

Basically paid $20 to play the pace of play was terrible but the course was fun and played tough due to windy conditions.

Can all of you hacks do me a favor and go to the driving range and earn how to hit a ball before you try to play golf? Thanks. We all appreciate it.
Gotta start somewhere I know, just don't start playing in front of me. Thanks again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Starter shout out

Scenic, enjoyable, very well maintained course. I arrived later than I expected and was rushed to make tee time. Check-in was smooth and quick and the starter was great! Very friendly and understanding of my nervous rushed start. That's all pluses for the staff including the groundskeepers. Worth mentioning that a "hot deal" gave me a very reasonable Sunday green fee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

On course cart girl and outdoor bartender!

Special thanks to Emily for the outstanding Bloody Mary's on the course from the "Bloody Mary Machine" I've got to have one! Also, thanks to Jamie W. for making our post round beverages enjoyable. Very outgoing and friendly staff. Will be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Staff. Poor course conditions.

Staff was super friendly. I have played this course in the past and remember it being good. The course now is in terrible condition. The tee boxes are all torn up and the fairways are hit or miss with grass. Because I got a great deal on Golfnow, I wasn't too upset. If I would have paid full price, I wouldn't have been too happy.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Awesome Staff

Played in the Columbus Desi Golf Outing and it was run exceptionally well by the golf staff. The bev cart girl Emily was awesome. She was very attentive to our needs on the course. Always was there at the right time to provide us beverages. The bartender Jaime W was awesome as well. She had great customer service as we had a long day on the course. She was always there with our next round before we finished our current ones. What a great experience yesterday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need a Ranger

Needed a ranger to keep things moving. Our group of 3 were on the heels of 3 straight twosomes. Why 2 groups weren't paired up is beyond me. Wonderful bunkers and greens. Fairways had some dead areas but overall in nice shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sad Shape

Fairways were burnt out and the tee boxes torn up.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

What happened?

I've played Bent Tree dozens of time over the past two decades and this is by far the worst shape it's been in. The tees were really bad. Large patches of no grass. Many fairways were burnt out or had no grass at all. The greens weren't too bad but had a ton of unfixed ball marks. Pace of play was quite slow and never saw a ranger. Several tees had a two group back up. Also, never saw a beverage cart until the back nine! The staff was great, friendly and helpful, but this once nice track is in need of some help!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Booking a tee time obviously doesn't matter

Booked a tee time, was there extra early, and then they let a couple that just showed up go off in front of us, which pushed our tee time back, and the couple slowed down our foursome, to the point we had to wait on every shot, which backed up everyone behind us. Not a fan of letting walk ups just go off at any time. The worst part was it was a Tuesday, not even a weekend round. The tee boxes were in terrible shape, few bunkers with standing water(to be expected after the storm that went thru Monday afternoon), greens were very soft, fairways were good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointment

Bent Tree has always been a highly rated course for years in central Ohio. I hadn't played in 8-10 years until yesterday. I'm okay with the rather dry conditions to conserve water which I think is an aim of the course management. That unfortunately comes at the expense of horribly maintained tees which were overly dry and badly chewed up. A nice layout but it's lost its allure. Staff was great and accommodating.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

4 groups on tee box, left at after 13 hole

5 hours and only made it to 14, only saw cart girl once in 5 hours. Staff did not offer free 9 to come back, kid was no help. 4 and 5 groups deep on some holes. Saw ranger once after 4 hours and he could do nothing.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Confused by the good reviews

I know experience varies a lot based on time of year and luck, but this course is very average to mediocre in all respects. Greens were ball marked up the worst of any course I've played this year (8 courses so far). Very sad. Parts of the course were burnt out despite a vey wet season. Ponds were stagnant and breeding Mosquitos. All Desperately in need of a fountain, pump, or other airation device.
The most irritating aspect was pace of play. I was paired with 3 gentlemen and the first nine, (back nine) went smoothly. We waited breifly on the par threes. Common. The second nine however got strangely slow. First two holes not bad, then slowed to a crawl. Waiting significantly on every shot. To the point of getting out the phone and checking email and sending texts, and practicing pitch shots in the rough. They must have slid some people out a couple groups in front of us to have this dramatic a slow down. Too far for me to drive, too irritating a day, and too expensive for me to go back. A one time play unless someone I know wants to play it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One great course

This is the third time we've played here and it's been in great shape every time. We get to this area every once in a while, but we'll be sure to play again. Course was slightly wet due to the weather and not much roll. The greens were in great shape and on the fast side. You will definitely have to place tee ball as there are many fairway bunkers. A good challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course at a great rate

It never ceases to amaze me at the overall condition of Bent Tree Golf Club. This has been a tough season weather-wise for the Columbus area, but The New Era courses (Bent Tree) continue to perform at a high level. The course is a great layout, spotted with fairway and green side bunkers protecting the true rolling greens.

Great track and an extremely fair rate!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape. Don't get the chicken salad

Play from the tips for a real challenge or u are just hitting wedges in all day...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Still a good course.

I hadn't played here for over 20 years, but it's still a challenge. The course was in good condition, despite the wet season, and the staff were all friendly. I'm glad I came back, and wouldn't hesitate to play here again.

Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging and fair

Great course for all skill levels.
Hard to see landscape features around tee boxes and paths deteriorating though.
Pace of play was a little slow even for a Saturday. Ranger was responsive though and attempted to correct.
Course still on my top ten in central Ohio

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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