Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Course
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What happened to my home course?
Joseph Bartholomew Golf Course has seen better days both with pro shop staff and course conditions.
Greens are dead
Barth has unfortunately been lost. The greens are absolutely screwed and they all need to be completely regrassed. It used to be a solid track for a deal but now it’s just a goat ranch. Sad to see. Fairways are OK if you just want to work on ball striking, and there’s a grass range too.
Good municipal course
Course well maintained, front 9 greens in rough shape.
Greens are HORRID
Do not play right now. The greens are completely dirty. Not worth $48 to play . Credit Card machine was not working so I had to pay cash which seemed shady. First time at course. Golf carts were fine and so is the range. Course layout is nice.
Wait till greens return.
Dead Greens
Staff was awesome. From check-in to food to course Marshall. Unfortunately, the greens are dead. More brown than green. Rest of the course was fine; just frustrating trying to putt. Finished 9 holes in less than an hour, so you can’t beat that pace of play. The price was low to play so I can’t really complain about the condition.
Plinko board greens
15 out of 18 greens are in the worst condition I've ever seen greens.
Great Historic Course
The Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Course is a historic course that offers an enjoyable golfing experience. During my recent visit, I found the fairways to be in great shape, reflecting the dedicated maintenance by the staff. However, some of the greens could use further improvement. Despite this, the overall playability of the course was commendable, allowing for a satisfying round of golf.
What truly stood out during my visit was the phenomenal staff who went above and beyond to ensure that every guest felt welcomed. Their friendliness and knowledge of the course added a personal touch to the experience. After my round, I enjoyed unwinding at the 19th Hole, which provided a fantastic atmosphere and a great selection of food. Overall, playing at the Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Course was a proud moment, and I look forward to returning in the future.
Great Municipal Course!
This is my local municipal course and I love it! My only complaint are the greens (just ate up and hilly sometimes) but boy is this course beautiful and fun to play at any time of day. Also, one of the only ranges to offer actual GRASS, which is my favorite aspect of this course!
Worst greens in the city.
Out of 18 greens NONE ARE PUTTABLE. ALL GREENS ARE COVERED IN DEAD SPOTS, ITS LIKE PUTTING ON A PLINKO BOARD. GREENS ARE ATROCIOUS.
no golf etiquette
Started one hole behind a twosome,
We had a twosome also, while we were approaching the second green, the marshall who started us on number one rode past,. Whe we got to the third tee, the marahall had joined the twosome. Now we had to wait on them..
When we got to the ninth hole another marshall joined the threesome in the fairway. Now it was a foursome, a non golfer jumped on the cart with the first marshall and now we could here laughing and talking while we were on the ninth green.
We decided to play the front again instead of waiting on the the 4/ 5 some.
To make matters worst the greens were in bad shape. It seems like everytime we play this course we have an issue.
Don’t let the first green fool you…
Many of the greens are simply unplayable. I don’t know what keeps happening to this place, but they’ve had serious green issues before. If I didn’t play on a Hot Deal combined with a tee time credit I would’ve demanded my money back.