Kempsville Greens Golf Course

Right now they have reduced pricing because they have temporary greens on every hole except 17. The greens are 50-75 yards in front of the real greens (sometimes farther) on the fairway. The grass is cut short and the hole used is about 8” diameter. If you don’t take your game too seriously then it’s a good chance to get a low score, with the length greatly reduced and the holes so large. It only took me about 2-3/4 hours to play. Some of the tees also need work but hopefully when everything is finished it will be much improved (and more expensive). I was satisfied since I play only occasionally. There was not room on the 17th hole to put a temporary green so that hole was skipped, improving my score three or more shots. 😊

All the greens Atleast front 9 is temporary but still fun excited to see when they’re done !

Instead of maintaining bunkers, they have eliminated many of them, taking away from the challenge. Sand traps are in need of overhaul and some more sand. Rarely do you see sprinklers or watering done. Tee boxes get rotated but the idle tee boxes never get any seeding or fertilizing. Membership is what keeps me coming back. Great bunch of guys and staff. Driving range is restricted to irons only. Pro shop pricing is a bit on the high side. Never have I seen a beverage cart on the course. One could be a real money maker and a young adult could make a great amount of money in tips.

Great staff and good pro shop. Bathrooms well kept. Carts are in great shape and run fast.

Course was under construction which I didn't know until I got there. Note on booking didn't give details about situation. All greens were blocked off and moved forward onto the fairways. Some made the distance 60 to 80 yds shorter. More work is needed besides the greens. The tee boxes were hard as a rock and many were 50 % or more bare dirt. The geese are a problem and dominate the tee boxes and the greens alo g with leaving their poop where you have to walk. Numerous cigarette butts on tee boxes as well as broken tees.

Many of the fairways were dried up and contained deep holes and bare dirt sections. I have played this course in years past and it was much better. I guess the greens work is being done so let the rest "go to pot" is the thinking. It seems you could work on front 9 then the back 9 after completing. Worker there said if we do all 18 greens it takes 6 weeks. If we do 9 then 9 it would take 10 years. That makes no sense. Not even a funny thing to say.

Also huge trees cut and laying around all over the course. Unsafe areas. Why not cut and clean up each tree. Oh, I got it, it would take 10 years.

Co.e on guys, get your act together and take some pride.

I have recommended your course to others in past years. Not now. Glad I had a discount to use on this day.

Greens are under repair as advertised. Very helpful staff

Ryan displayed excellent customer service. I would definitely recommend 10/10.

No info about course renovations when booked tee time. Got there at 7 am and told me about renovations. Greens being redone, temporary greens, mats for tee shots on all par 3’s, extra large cups to putt too. Course with temp greens probably played 3,000 yards. One hole had no temp green, water all around the green. Had a little boat anchored in the water with a flag in it???? To show you have easy it was, I shoot in the upper 80’s. Had 3 eagles and shot a 67. Hopefully after renovations it will be worth playing, now NOT SO MUCH?

I wonder what happened! All the greens are in need of repair and it's evident that temperary greens are being developed for most of the 18 holes. So if you want to work on putting stick to the putting greens. I met some really nice golfers that play there often but they indicated it was their last time until next year. The course overall is a challenging experience but the condition of the grounds makes it impossible to have a true golf experience. Artificial turf driving mats as tee box; Brown, worn and blistered greens leave alot to be desired!

NOT WORTH THE MONEY!!!!!!! Green are absolute trash. Pace of play is horrendous took almost 3 hours to play the front 9. Marshall……what Marshall to be honest. Last time I will ever play this course

Get rid of turf mats on tee boxes. Grow some grass on the course and start maintaining the greens.

Not a bad layout. Have to hit it both ways off the tee. Short course that is fairly tight in places. My group was told to hurry up when no one was behind us for a hole. Some of the greens had poor areas but pin placements tried to evade the rough patches. I’ll play there again at some point.

City course that is not lush like a higher price course. It has multiple challenging holes while the tees and greens show lack of investment.