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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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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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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Grate day

Just a wonderful day love to get back to that course and remember all the water,havent lost that meny balls in a long time

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging with good variety of holes!

This course presents a good variation of holes. The
greens are challenging and on a windy day the holes
into the wind become quite lengthy. Golfing here
should be on everyones bucket list.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Fun course to play

course was in great shape and fun to play - the only negative point was the pin placement on the 15th green - it was located in the middle of a rough dead area - it would have been better for the front pin location to have been in a different location - there was several other options- it would also be nice if they could replace the bunkers with some fine sand / they used construction sand / had lots of small pebbles in it - love the lay out

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
British Columbia Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Fun Challenging but Fair

Course knowledge will be an asset. First time playing the course. Will play several holes differently next round. One green had a spot that was in very bad condition and for some unknown reason this is where the pin was. Open fairways so you can feel comfortable to swing away. Hit 14 of 14 Fairways off the tee.
Some great pin locations and interesting visual elevation changes affecting the speed on the greens.
Good walking course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

We played the course 3 times in 4 days. The course is in great shape and it has alot of ponds to deal with. The first time you play it you will make a few mistakes as to which way the course proceeds but that is part of the fun playing a new course. We had a great time at this course. The 14 hole was the toughist for me to play. It is a litle narrow off the tee box and then gets even more narrow with water on both sides to an elevated green. Each time I lost a ball on this hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Boring

The price was good only 17.50 each for my wife and I so that part was good. After the first hole the rest the holes kind of blended together, I mean it was all the same, there was nothing that was really different about them, ponds everywhere but we're very dirty and murky. We thought there was to many houses and you had to cross over the street a few times and had to listen to cars go by wasn't quite at all. The staff people were very nice but we're running pro shop and snack shack at same time? One extra person would have fixed that.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and great value

Always enjoy going to Homestead and the restaurant after is great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Great course

Visiting a friend in Bellingham. Got a GolfNow Hot Time for $18, so I thought I'd give the course a try. Had rained earlier, so weather was overcast & slightly humid. Course was damp, but not muddy. I played by myself in under 3:15. Course has tree-lined fairways, which are fairly wide. Dog-legs can be "cut" to shorten holes. Fairway & first cut are well manicured. Greens are large, have character, are average speed & accept balls well. Young woman behind the counter was friendly & courteous. Awesome value for $18. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

Very close to Summer condition. The greens are wonderful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lovely course all around

One of my favourite courses! Challenging yet fair. Highly recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid test of your game!

Excellent layout, varied holes, undulating greens that run true. Lots of water and some trees in play. Turf conditions can be soft after lots of rain but the course is firming up very nicely as we are coming out of winter rains and into sunny spring! Go Play!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Day at Homestead

Had a great day for golf at Homestead. Course was in good condition for this time of year. Fairways were quite dry, even in the low spots. There were some minor dead areas on some of the greens but not serious. A couple of negatives. There was no water in any of the ball washers nor were there cloths attached. Also the sand traps were not in the best of condition. A number of them had standing water in them and the sand in general was quite hard packed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect Day!

Was a great day. My only complaint was the huge chunks of grass on fairway from mowing. Not a big deal other then that course was awesome. Course and restaurant personnel were extremely nice as usual.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Great shape for spring & challenging round

Homestead isn't horribly difficult but it will punish you if you can't hit the fairway off the tee.

I had a great 3.5 hour round playing as a walking single on a day that was supposed to rain but didn't. Most of the greens are fairly accessible so it isn't too punishing for the higher handicap player but push back to the tips and driving accuracy becomes critical if you want to score.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great shape but dirty course

great course but too much bird waste on fairway and greens... too dirty

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

winter golf

This course has gotten much better over the years at being playable during the winter months. it used to be unplayable for weeks whenever it rained. The course was muddy and soggy in places, but that is to be expected this time of year. It was in better shape than I expected it to be.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was wet very soggy.

Every hole was very wet in places. Balls would plug deep and slow play looking for them. The counter person displayed disregard towards GolfNow as a "3rd party" booker of tee times. His attitude was employable. The golf pro needs a one on one to change his attitude about the value of GolfNow. The offer to play included balls to warm up but range was closed for 3 hours to cut the grass, thus no warm up. No other compensation offerer. Even a, "I'm sorry but I could offer you a coffee or cold drink" would have been nice. I will play there again but not till summer.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad time of yr

A great course but this time of year is very very wet and muddy. Summer time is best time to play this course

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter Golf

Playing golf Feb. 11 in the Northwest is always a bonus. Unfortunately this course was barely playable. The course was so soft that every ball plugged and every step was taken trying to avoid sinking in mud. I have played this course many times in the summer when it has been in great condition but it is definitely not a good winter course. It is an old farm converted into a golf course with little or no sand base.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great resort style course!

Really enjoyed my round . This is a fun layout with lots of protected greens to make it more challenging. I'll be back for another round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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