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3.8
706 Reviews (706)
5 Stars
154
4 Stars
331
3 Stars
141
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
34
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
80.1%
Recommend this course
579 out of 706 reviews
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4.1
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 38 reviews
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3.8
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
77.0%
Recommend this course
57 out of 74 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise for its fun, forgiving fairways and memorable finishing holes with water features. Friendly, welcoming staff and strong value for money keep golfers returning regularly.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6741 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.3

Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a Robert Trent Jones design that provides a unique golfing experience. This scenic layout is routed across a 1,400-acre nature preserve that is absent of any commercial or residential development for miles. The golf course wraps around its namesake lake, which has a canoe and kayak launch as well as a fishing pier. Deer, fox, and eagles are frequently seen on the course and there has even been the occasional bear sighting. Water has a prominent presence throughout and there are also several strategically placed bunkers. Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a layout that will force you to be creative with your shot making but it's still approachable enough for high handicappers to tackle with confidence. If you're looking to get in even more golf, sister club Honey Bee is located almost right next door.

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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1958)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

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Reviews

3.8
706 Reviews (706)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 20
Forced Carries 15
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Locals 29
Seniors 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
In the 'Burbs 11
Worth the Drive 10

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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 92
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
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2.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
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3.0
First Time Playing

Fun track

All the reviews are accurate. Some greens have some dead spots and the tees are super hard. On the positive side the fairways are hard and you can really play the rollout. It makes the golfing experience different than other courses. It also has a great layout. Overall a good value course.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hard and fast

Course was in decent shape. Greens were a little diseased but otherwise playable. Bring a hammer to get your tee into the teebox though, about half the holes the tee box was too hard to get a tee into

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 112
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hard and fast

Course is hard as a rock. Bring your hammer for the tee boxes. Some greens are better than others. Overall the course is in decent shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Less than Average

I will start with the good points. The check-in guys, golf cart return guy, cart girl, and bartenders very friendly and attentive.

As for the course, it’s in poor shape. The greens have areas that are bare dirt. You can’t even putt with any type of accuracy. The tee boxes have many bare areas, and it’s almost impossible to put a tee in the ground. Fairways are the same. It’s like hitting off of concrete.

Pace of play- Now granted I played on Fathers Day, so I expected a slower than normal round. We had a tee time at 12:25 and we didn’t actually tee off until 12:50 because there were no carts. We got through hole 13 and quit. Five hours at this point and we had 4 groups backed up at hole 14.

I wish I could leave a better review but just not a lot of good to talk about other than the staff.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

4 stars ?

So let me start off by saying I’ve never played this course and was going strictly off reviews. That being said I have no clue who would give this place 4 stars. From the tee box to the greens was trash. We didn’t even finish playing because the pace of play was so slow with no martial and at that point it wasn’t worth me and my friends time. So just a heads up save your money by far the worst course conditions ever. I tried to upload photos and it kept starting my review over. Check out the website that’s where I’ll be posting pictures.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace of play

Pace of play was terrible. We had a single walker in front of us, and a twosome in front of him. The twosome looked like more of a teaching session and the single was hitting 2-3 tee shots at every hole. This sort of thing happens often at SL. This is more of an etiquette thing, but I think the course should send someone out to monitor pace of play every once in a while. Other than that, love the course and layout. I’ll keep going back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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