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3.8
709 Reviews (709)
5 Stars
154
4 Stars
333
3 Stars
142
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
34
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
79.3%
Recommend this course
582 out of 709 reviews
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4.0
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.7%
Recommend this course
38 out of 41 reviews
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3.8
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
38
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
78.1%
Recommend this course
57 out of 73 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
709 Reviews (709)

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 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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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
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Where was the Marshall?

We played (2 of us) the front 9 at a decent pace. When we got to 10, there was a twosome who somehow cut in front of us. The foursome we followed on the front 9 became 5 and they played very slow. Should not have allowed a joiner. The Marshall was all over the front 9 but never saw him on the back. Won’t be returning soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Solid course

Wish this course had better prices but great layout even with the patchy greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was fair for a public course. The first 3 greens were in terrible shape. All the white and yellow tee box’s were hard as a rock.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent

Excellent course with great fairways and pretty good greens. Nice mix of difficulty on the holes. One complaint is the restroom situation was below average.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
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 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid course

Even though the course was very muddy due to rain, had a nice layout. Staff allowed a group of 5 to play and did not address the issue.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

For the want of a breeze

Really enjoyable course, although the hook I played at the first tee should have told me how the overall round was going to go.

As a newbie to the golf world it was nice that this course had a lot of wide open fairways, which given how often I missed them really was a testament to how badly I played

First few greens have some damage and don't look great, and the greens are playing quite fast right now (as are the fairways). The rough that surrounds isn't too bad almost as if they are trying to be an easy course to play. The one thing I was shocked at was that there wasn't a lot of water around the course.

Still a very enjoyable if very hot and humid round of golf, I will definitely be back to play this one again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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