Oglebay Resort - Par-3 Course

Played this on a Friday morning in September as part of a package at the Oglebay Resort.

Took close to 6 hours to play the Jones course which I had played previously.

The layout and conditions were just okay, but they jam too many players out there and made no attempt to speed up play.

Between the 6 hours here and the beyond horrific condition of the Crispin Course which we played the following day, it was not a good experience

My group of 8 guys will never be back and will tell people to avoid the place.

6th straight day with Temps in 90’s made it understandable that green speeds were slower than I usually recall. Slow pace of play was an issue but worst was my wife and I were hit into from behind on 3 out of 5 holes between #9 thru #13. Result was a slight ultra cation with the individual who wasn’t to happy that I hit his ball into the woods on #13 after it bounced up beside me 20 yards short of the green. Otherwise, love the course and can’t blame the course for an inconsiderate knucklehead.

This was winter golf. Greens, fairways, and rough in great shape. Bunkers had wash outs. Understandable for winter. Tee markers missing on a few holes. Imagine this course is great when season actually opens.

Great shape for the first week of Feb. One of my favorite coarses to play.

Always a great time @ Oglebay… great facility, professional staff and knowledgeable Pro…. “Shane” Would recommend all three courses to anyone who plays golf…

Clubhouse staff were beyond rude. I witnessed the lady at the front counter speak condescending to 3 groups in a row.

Felt like 10 minutes between each shot. It’s a demanding course and some people should not be playing it. Like you should be this tall to ride this ride. Some aren’t tall enough!! Then they have to play from the back tees which I couldn’t understand at all. Every hole one of them would lose a ball and had to look for their ball that went out of bounds like it was the last ball on earth! Sand traps need some work and tees are used a lot and tough to find a good spot on some of the tees. Staff are great and it’s worth golfing there if you can get an early time to get ahead of the slow play.

Course conditions and the deal I got are the positives from this trip. That said having to wait 20 minutes at each tee box is unacceptable. Either the stagger needs to be longer in between with less tee times or a Marshall is needed. The two groups in front of us had 4 people each and never let my twosome play through. On top of that they played together as 8 on the last four holes. We quit after #16 because we were five hours in at that point. Unacceptable

The course is in excellent shape. The pro, Dan, was very nice and checked on us at the end of round to make sure we enjoyed it. Great value for the money. The course is difficult but very enjoyable with beautiful scenery.

In peak summer condition. Greens are fast, the rough is lush and full and the layout is great.