Downingtown Country Club

It's been awhile and probably will be again. Fairways were furry, greens were slow. Always liked the layout, but the rate they charge is only achievable due to a captured audience in that area of Chester County. If you are willing to travel north a bit into Montco, you can save $20-$30 and play a similar track. The lack of an onsite warmup area other than a net has always held DCC back in my opinion.

Furthermore, being harassed by a marshal on the 4th hole that we were 5 minutes behind and then having the same guy tells on the 12th hole that we were 5 minutes behind is a tad ridiculous for a Sunday morning on a full PUBLIC golf course. He kept circling back to us. I know we had a gap between the group in front of us, but we were an 8am tee time and threesomes were off early. We had a foursome and one player was easily a 36+ hdcp. We finished in 4:15. Sorry, that treatment is uncalled for. So, priced too high, aggravating staff and a course who is obviously cutting corners on course grooming due to inflation makes me very unlikely to return for another 10 years or so.

1st time playing this course. Staff was great from the beginning. Talked about the course prior to play with some helpful hints. Course was in great shape. Will definitely play here again when I’m in town.

First time playing the course and loved it! It’s in excellent condition and greens roll very well. Nice clubhouse and carts are nice and fast! Layout makes it to where you can shoot a good score but will penalize you for bad shots as well. Would definitely recommend.

Undulating greens are the course's best protection of par. Conditions were excellent and most fairways were generous. Pace of play was not an issue. Only quirk is you play 11 holes before the snack bar and restrooms.

Some tight fairways. Overall conditions were very good. Played midweek and the pace was crisp at 3.5 hours. Lots of bunkers everywhere that were well groomed. Back 9 has water come into play on many of the holes. Would play again with a Golf Now Discount.

Good old Fazio (supposedly?) design. It feels like a country club from the early 60's because, well, it's a country club from the early 60's. Decent mix of holes (some short some long) with good variety in shape. Greensites are neat, well protected and a good variety. Fairways are soggy in some spots and really dry in others, but perfectly playable and decent relative to the average peer course.

Cons: It's both overgrown and over-trimmed - trees are crowding in from off the field of play and taking out half of the fairway (and greens), meaning you have to take some pretty wild lines and/or hit stuff really low to touch the entire golf course. As a result, fairways are dying out on the sides and greens are prone to fungus because they're just not getting enough air. But, it's also been Jaworski'd (where he mows ANY trouble areas/fescue down to nothing) making some holes play way, way too easy. 7th + 8th hole literally have no trouble anywhere, think there used to be a big patch of fescue between them which is now just boring empty rough. Makes play faster, makes golf a little worse. The routing is weird (why does the 2nd hole head directly back to the clubhouse) - suspect it was shifted around at some point. They also make you drive carts in the rough instead of fairways which is... odd. Matted the rough down so lies were either easy, or buried.

Personally think it's overpriced by a little, but not a ton. Worth a play if you're around.

Played on a weekday afternoon and course was in great shape. Good lies all over including traps. Some heavy rough due to recent rains and only minor cart restrictions on some holes. There was a beverage cart which we supported. Overall great day and no complaints.

The course is in good shape. Carts are upgraded and include Bluetooth speaker and ball washer! Greens were well maintained. Staff very friendly - plenty of food and drink available. A nice day indeed !

I’ve played DCC many times over the years, even back when it was a run down dirt track. I’ve always enjoyed the layout and it’s easy enough to walk (although they charge for a cart these days regardless if you ride or not). And for the past decade or so the course has been well maintained. The only negative is the price feels steep for what it is outside of the Golf Now discount. I will go back when GN makes it available.