Kempsville Greens Golf Course
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4.0
509 Reviews (509)
5 Stars
130
4 Stars
235
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
88.8%
Recommend this course
438 out of 509 reviews
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3.9
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.2
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 49 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently friendly staff and an engaging layout with water hazards and tight fairways make this short course a rewarding challenge. Strong value for money and a smooth pace of play keep golfers returning.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 70
Length 5843 yards
Slope 120
Rating 68.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

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4.0
509 Reviews (509)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Kempsville Greens Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/15/2023

Hello, u314163405804. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/15/2023

Hello, tomeastwood. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Kempsville Greens Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kempsville Greens

I have been playing this course for 2 decades and consider this my home course. I have not played here in nearly 1 year. As other reviews suggest, the greens were under repair since early Spring and they had 18 temporary greens for many months. They heavily discounted the price of the course during this time. The current condition of the greens are moving to the right direction but are not yet perfect. There are a few greens that have some trouble spots and many have a decent amount of sand on them. With that being said, contrary to many reviews here, these greens are moving in the right direction. I believe in a year from now the greens will be much improved from pre-renovation condition. There are also a few turf mats on tee boxes and one or two fairways that the course has always struggled with. If you are looking for a 5 star condition course you will be disappointed but I found the course far superior to what I was expecting after reading the recent reviews. This course is currently priced at a great value for the condition and I have always loved this courses unique and challenging design. While I know the people responsible for improving this course wish it was moving faster I truly believe they are doing the right things and that a year from now it will have all been worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

In Progress

The course is a great course, however, I feel they rushed reopening the greens. They redid all the greens lots of problems from no grass to bare spots on many if not all greens. I appreciate this course and love to play it, My opinion is they should have taken the whole year to grow the greens in right before opening them back up. I realize it's a business but rushing the process could cause more issues down the road. I wish them luck due to the fact so many rounds are played there annually.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/05/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns regarding the condition of the greens. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and will take your comments into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on the course again soon.

Played On
Reviews 71
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good course

I enjoyed this course. Everything was good except first green. Nothing was excellent but all was good. I played two other course and this one was better than red hill and hells point.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our course. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any shortcomings you experienced. We are glad to hear that overall you enjoyed your time with us and found our course to be better than others you have played.

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, DODAH1958. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should receive a refund

Don’t waste your money. This course has progressively gone down hill in the last 5-6 years. They claimed to do some sod work to repair some areas of the course, but several tee boxes were range mats and 4-5 green border line unplayable. These people should be ashamed of themselves for taking peoples money. I know a lot of the guys that made this place a quality course are rolling over in their graves at what it has become. The only reason I tried this place again was because their social media said their “upgrades” were complete. What can I do to get a refund?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/05/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had with our course. We appreciate your feedback and are sorry for any disappointment caused. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Kempsville Greens Golf Course. We hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good First Time

First time out on the course ever. I was extremely nervous because I’ve never played golf on the course before, just the driving range. The staff explained everything to me, answered my dumb questions and assured me I would be fine. Had a good time and will hopefully get better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that our staff was helpful in explaining everything to you and making you feel comfortable on your first time playing on the course. We appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to enjoy golfing with us.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not in vigor shape

Bumpy slow greens, washed out sand traps, and crab grass highlight this course. Wont be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/22/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and apologize for the negative experience you had with our golf course. Thank you for sharing your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens

Course is gonna be beautiful next year. Back nine from what they said came a long way. A few greens on the front nine weren’t great one or two on the back min weren’t either but the back nine is pretty challenging, but they used temporary greens that you can still see to improve the greens and the plan is to have together course in great shape next year and I think it’ll be great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback on the condition of the greens, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. We are working on improving the greens, particularly on the front nine, and we are confident that next year the course will be in great shape for everyone to enjoy.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/18/2023

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u1731696517. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Kempsville Greens Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u314164454771. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Kempsville Greens Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, u314164426621. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Kempsville Greens Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

We wanted to golf somewhere different this year and based on other reviews we picked this course. The staff was great there were several twosomes but it still moved quickly. Had a snack at the snack bar when done. Highly recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for our golf course. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience, and we appreciate your recommendation. We strive to provide great service and a pleasant golfing atmosphere for all of our customers.

Played On
Reviews 210
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Dock droppings

So much duck droppings on the greens … affected my putting in a bad way

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/07/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the presence of duck droppings on the greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take immediate action to address this issue. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

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