Bent Tree Golf Club

I have played here many times the past few years. It is typically slow place but this time was very slow. The fairways are mostly all dead/dying for some reason and they are still charging full price with no warning of the terrible course condition. Even though I like the course layout I will not be back anytime soon.

Bent tree golf course is extremely overrated and overpriced in my opinion. Go right behind it to Norstar golf club you will be much more satisfied.

In past years we have played and liked Bent Tree. So it was a real disappointment to find it in the condition it was. Several holes had the entire fairway closed because of skunks or raccoons had shredded the fairway. If this wasn't enough when we said something at the end of the round to the person at the clubhouse hew advert dismissive and said it was only two holes. No apology. None of us will ever play there again.Terrible customer service. It was as if this Was just our problem. Really poor response.

Let me start by saying I absolutely got my money's worth out of this round. I lucked into one of the "on fire" deals and paid $40 total for my son and I to play 18 holes with a cart. I know this was a great price but with the overall condition of at least 6 of the fairways I would have been very upset had I paid full greens fees. Several fairways were so dug up or had very dead sod patches which adversely effected play. I haven't had to take relief from hazards in the middle of the fairway before much less have it happen 4 times in one round.

If they get their fairways squared around i would recommend this as one of the best tracks in central Ohio. I haven't played here in several years and it certainly didn't live up to my memories or reputation. As it stands now, if you can't get steeply discounted rates don't bother.

This course is not being maintained. The tees, fairways, and greens were in sad condition. We played New Albany Links last week. It is operated by the same company. It was terrible, too. Is the company in trouble; they sure aren't spending any extra money on the course.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Considering the amount of rain that has fallen the course was a little wet but playable. Nice staff would highly recommend. Jrc

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.

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.

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"!

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!

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!!