Bent Tree Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship Tees | 72 | 6642 yards | 71.9 | 126 |
| Back Tees | 72 | 6239 yards | 70.3 | 121 |
| Middle Tees | 72 | 5763 yards | 67.5 | 118 |
| Forward Tees (W) | 72 | 5110 yards | 69.1 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 71.7/130 | 353 | 182 | 517 | 379 | 422 | 550 | 185 | 334 | 385 | 3307 | 573 | 390 | 383 | 214 | 361 | 521 | 363 | 140 | 390 | 3335 | 6642 |
| Back M: 70.2/124 W: 75.4/133 | 332 | 161 | 491 | 346 | 412 | 514 | 175 | 323 | 368 | 3122 | 553 | 376 | 372 | 190 | 344 | 468 | 334 | 125 | 355 | 3117 | 6239 |
| Middle M: 67.8/120 | 299 | 132 | 468 | 302 | 396 | 494 | 151 | 289 | 343 | 2874 | 505 | 359 | 334 | 161 | 321 | 445 | 320 | 106 | 338 | 2889 | 5763 |
| Forward M: 64.7/114 W: 69.1/120 | 241 | 101 | 425 | 249 | 374 | 450 | 122 | 264 | 307 | 2533 | 448 | 316 | 300 | 145 | 301 | 405 | 285 | 86 | 291 | 2577 | 5110 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 8 |
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Always Enjoyable
The course is very fun and laid out well. The greens were in good shape with undulation. They were not super fast when I played, but you still don't want to be above the hole. Bent Tree is a good value and someplace where you'll want to play again and again.
Pace of play here was horrible
Way over booked. Took 3hrs to play nine holes yesterday. Had at least a group -two groups waiting at every Tee. The back nine looked just as bad. The groups in front and behind us all left after nine holes. Way cheaper courses around town with same or better greens and no where close to the time taken to play.
Second Time
Course was in good shape, although some of the fairways had issues. Back nine has water which comes into play if not careful. Plays different from the front nine which I liked. Overall it was a good day and I would play it again.
Good Golf
The Golf Couse was in very good shape except for the greens. They were a little slower than normal. Over all I thought the course was in good shape.
Bent Tree - Always enjoyable
Had a great day of golf at Bent Tree. The course is in very nice shape, and the greens, fairways, bunkers, etc. all in great shape. Had a bit of a slow foursome in front of us, and they did not let us through until hole number 12, but the ranger kept on them, and he gave us several buy one get one free coupons to help make up for the experience. I will say, this is the first time pace of play ever has been and issue - so just unlucky this day.
Fun but challenging layout, great value.
The course was fairly challenging from the tips but was more than fair and catered to every level with varied tee locations. Pace of play was decent. The course was in great condition, and offered a very pleasurable experience.
It's a solid course just a few minutes from columbus
I like bent tree for the proximity to columbus. It's a decent little course with a few challenging holes. Not very long but fun.
course was as usual maintained well.
There was an outing thus pace of play was interrupted and affected our game and a couple of strokes. Bunker was well groomed but wet somewhat due to overnight rain.
There was no ranger for oversight.
Staff members were very service minded.
Was a good day for us.
Good course; gotta earn every shot!
This was my first time playing Bent Tree and overall I really liked the course. It was really well taken care of and very challenging. The staff is very friendly, although there wasn't a starter and three groups were waiting to get going with no direction. The carts were in good shape. Pace of play was slow however once we passed a foursome that was slow we played a lot quicker. It is a tad expensive with fees being around $45 for 18 and a cart. There are cheaper courses of the same caliber out there. However, if you want a challenge and want to play somewhere nice check it out!
little wet
Considering the amount of rain that has fallen the course was a little wet but playable. Nice staff would highly recommend. Jrc
Beating the thunder
Hadn't played this course since 1991. It was better than I remembered,, and I remembered it as nice. Puts a premium on drive placement, but rewards smart shots, especially on the stairstep No.5. Greens weren't superfast but they rolled quite true. As one person in my party pointed out, rough was mown at just the right height where you could still see top of your ball, which hastens play (take heed other courses seeking faster play). Overall great time, though we were hustling to beat oncoming storm.
boom boxes on the course
This is a great course. One of the premier courses in Columbus. However, I called the club house because of two groups were playing boom boxes. One group parked by the greens, layer in the sand trap drinking beer watching each other hit out of the trap. The club response was music is O.K. if it does not bother anyone. They would sent someone out. This may ruin this course. However, I have never experienced this before. Maybe an isolated situation. But they should check it.
An enjoyable experience
Course conditions were great with the exception of many of the bunkers were near unplayable due to the excessive rains in the area. Much of the sand is washed out of the bunkers so taking a free drop in the bunker after raking up an area in the bunker is how we played it. This did not distract from the excellent conditions of the greens and fairways. "Go Play"!
Pleasantly surprised
I played this course last summer and was not impressed. this time was a much different story. The course and greens were in great shape with the recent rain. From the Championship tees it is just over 6500 yards so I played those. It's a good course at that distance. I booked online and the course gave me an additional discount since my son is only 12. Beer selection at the turn is excellent (didn't partake since my son was with me :-) Would go back again. Only drawback is the road noise since 7-8 holes finish or begin near Route 36. Course was very open when we played. Could go at our own pace, no one pushing. A good day!
Reasons to NOT play Bent Tree
Ive played this course hundreds of times, I like the layout, and its a short drive from the my home and work. I have recently put my foot down, heres why:
1. Ranger/Starter: This older guy doing starter/ranger duties on weekdays (I told him its impossible to be both) has no idea what hes doing. When a starter is clueless, pace suffers.
2. If it rained in the last 48 hours you dont want to play here, 72 hours is ok but there will likely be dead fish on numerous fairways and you'll need 3-5 pairs of socks.
3. If you are paying anywhere near full price, youre getting ripped off. $25-$30 is a fair price to ride @Bent Tree. Northstar golf club is 2 minutes away, always more open then Bent Tree, and is normally around $40 to ride, do that if Bent Tree is charging their reficulous normal rates.
4. Traveling leagues: If you managed to snag a good deal, theres a good chance you'll show up to tour busses in the parking lots, tee off 10, and play in 5.5-6 hours, enjoy!
5. Practice: they have a range. But it runs parallel to 1 fairway, so have fun picking which ball on 1 fairway is yours since they evidently pick range balls once a day. Also they have a putting green next to 1 tee, usually more golfers than holes, and it rolls differently than all 18 greens, soooo yeah.
6. Fluffy, wet. Hard as rock. Ant/bee infested. 50/50 sand to weed ratio. These descriptors are all true of Bent Tree's sand traps and bunkers.
7. My favorite: yardage markers are wrong. After hitting the same club into the hazard on 5 tee for weeks, I did my own measuring, every single marker on the course is off by 5-20 yards, hilarious. Why even have them?
Having said all of this. I still like Bent Tree, I don 't know why. I guess I 'm just comfortable with the shennanigans at this point. But I will never book before getting there, golf now is there way of overbooking, if you show up and the lot is half full, run away!!
Course has good variety of trees, water, sand,etc
Pro shop staff was not very friendly, rest were fine. Liked the challenges of the course.
Great course
We'll worth what we paid to play thru golfnow. The course was pretty wet so there was very little roll. But it's a very nice course!
The course is one to play
Add this one to your choice of quality golf courses in the Columbus and surrounding areas
Consistently good course
Bent Tree is dependable to be in good shape. Course layout is easy for the most part with a few difficult holes thrown in. It is not demanding on distance and is a good price on twilight.
Sand, Sand, Sand
There is a lot of sand @ Bent Tree and I found my share.