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Conditions
2.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6927 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 08/2023.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Overdorf

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness

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3.0
285 Reviews (285)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions not up to par

Slow greens, traps in terrible condition. Can’t beat the price of 50$ for a cart tho.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Homestead is good for the money paid

Homestead is hurting due to the Canadian/US borders being closed for more than a year, so they don't have much money for maintenance. That said, the course is in pretty good shape, even though it's "rough around the edges".

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 95
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice day

Course in good shape. Good pace of 31/2 hours. Loved it although it kicked my butt. Will definitely do it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 95
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

What a course! !

Just when you think you've mastered a course, it jumps up and sucker punches you. Dang nab it but it can play tough at times. The water seems to be everywhere. Always a challenge to focus right to the last shot. It gets in better shape every week. Compliments to the groundskeepers as they are doing a great job.

Thank you. I'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

Slow and rough Greens. Burners are terrible. Fairways are good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 95
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

A great walk in the park

As the sun comes out and it starts to warm up with the grass growing and the ducks and geese reproducing, it is a spectacular facility to enjoy. It is a true challenge with the hidden water. The sand traps should be played as ground under repair until there is some sand added but for an enjoyable time, you can't beat the opportunity to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course weather was great

Love the customer service and the course. First time playing here, no expectations just having fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

course was challenging, especially with 20 mph winds, I loved the play all day rate.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

A great course for both casual and intermediate players.

This is my home course so I play it very often so it is a very repayable course. This course has declined in overall quality over the last few years but is still fun and playable. The course is not too difficult and features plenty of water and bunkers but they are usually not too big of a threat. The highlight hole is probably the 18th's island green. Don't come and expect to get a premium golf experience but if you are in the area looking for a casual round it is a good option.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great track; poorly maintained.

I had high hopes for this course and the price was right at $29. It's a very well designed course and easy to walk. About half the holes have some kind of dog leg and there's lots of water. It's challenging, but fair, or at least it would be if it was properly maintained. It really sucks to make a few nice shots and have an opportunity for a birdie or par and then be punished by lousy greens and traps that are water hazards. Most courses are in fine shape due to the shut down. Not in this case. They obviously haven't been taking advantage of the shut down to maintain this course. Greens had lots of brown spots and dirt showing and weeds. Fairways had weeds and lots of clover. Bunkers had very hard sand that you usually only find in windy areas like eastern WA. They obviously cheaped out on that too. Several traps around greens had turned into ponds because of poor drainage. Traps shouldn't also be a water hazard. This course just looks like a real estate play to me.. The developer made his dough on selling the homes and condos and must feel he has a captive audience so doesn't spend the money to maintain a very beautiful course. What a disappointment...

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time

I do like this course. OK to walk, big bonus. Relatively flat. Quite challenging. On GolfNow so will be coming here regularly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Diamond in the Rough

10 Minutes across the Aldergrove Border, Homestead farms is a quick trip for Canadians south. What a great course. No gimmicks. Fair amount of water, but if you have a scorecard App you should be fine for distances to water.

Rewarded if you hit fairways. Long par4's were challenging but fair.

The pace of play was fantastic. No waiting for the group ahead, and the group behind us didn't wait at all.

Greens were good. Very good for a public course.

Would play again. Planning another day trip as we speak.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
British Columbia Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unbelievable Improvements One of Top Courses in the Area

It's hard to believe the improvements made to this course New Owners New Attitude

New Carts

All Bunkers rebuilt or Grassed in

Practice Area complete and in good shape

Fairways, Greens and Tee Boxes in very good condition

Prices make this a must play

Staff are Top notch

I would highly recommend it to anyone at any level but could prove too much to high handicappers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

not good

This is one of my go to courses but I haven't played there in winter (ie rainy)

conditions for awhile. I can only give the course three stars and that's only because of the layout and my past favourable experiences, But I can't recommend that anybody play there right now. We spent all day looking for plugged balls in the fairway and lost balls in the uncut rough.On the good side, the greens and fringe areas were in great shape. I'll be back in the Spring weather permitting.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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