Thorntree Country Club

It was cold and a little breezy, but that didn’t take away from the course.

The greens were very well kept, rolled true and smooth. Great mix of par 3s, 4s, and 5s. Just enough water hazards and bunkers to keep things interesting.

Driving range only allowed you to hit off mats which wasn’t ideal, but there were a lot of divots in front of the mats so I don’t think everyone respects that rule.

I live in Arlington and it was definitely worth the 20-25 minute drive.

Didnt expect anything less than slow play on a holiday so didnt bother me. Enjoyed the course, Thorntree is always a gem!

The course is well-kept and has some nice undulations. The staff is friendly and competent.

We played here a second time, because we enjoyed our first experience!

Fun track. Slopy fairways. Very much target. Course can be overpowered if you can. Not me!

Use to be a great course, fairways need water, hardpan and really thin grass compared to When I played there.

I read a lot of comments prior to playing my round and many of them said their rounds were slow. During the week my round was normal, I waited no long than 2 minutes maybe on the tee box. On the weekends however I can see this course getting backed up because it is a hard course to play. Which is which I rated the course layout as a 5/5 because I like a challenge. Now on to the good stuff!

Tee boxes - flat, maybe a little hard in some areas but good.

Fairways - patchy is a couple areas but for the most part good. As winter sets in they are rolling, so if you have a shot to a creek that is 200 yards, only play a 175 yard shot because it will roll out a bit.

Greens - high quality, best part about this course! When you see a foot of break right to left aim another 6-10 inch out because they break more than you can tell. You’ll figure out in the first couple of holes.

Bunkers - they aren’t maintaining them during COVID, so they’ve got foot prints in them, just pull your ball out or smooth out the sand and replace your ball.

Practice facility - looked good to me, I putted and chipped, but didn’t hit on the range. The practice putting green was very flat compared to the greens on the course, but the speeds were the same. The chipping green in to the right of the driving range.

Enjoy your round!! Don’t spend too much time looking for lost golf balls, it’ll only hold up everyone behind you.

#18 handicap hole follows the #15 handicap hole to start the round, though #1, #2, #4 handicap holes are in the hole 3-8 stretch. #2 is a slightly uphill wedge to an undulating green. Make sure you look at the course map on the scorecard so you can plot out your 2nd shot on the par-5 4th.

There is a narrow entry to the fairway on #6. A large pond borders the entirety of the 8th so miss left on the tee shot if need be. It's easier to play the par-5 9th & par-5 15th using the left compared to the right side of the hole.

There are bathroom facilities at the turn as well as midway through #13.

#11, the #5 handicap hole, is tough because of the hazards on the left of the hole, which tends to slope left as well. #12 also slopes to the left and is uphill. Make sure you position your tee shot on #13 to the right so that you don't have a tall tree to hit over on your approach.

#14 is a blind tee shot from an elevated tee. #16 is a difficult approach in that bunkers surround the green & there is a forced carry over water. #17 is uphill; #18 has quite the false front and a narrow entry to the fairway, particularly for those who favor a left-to-right ball flight.

Course was in good shape; #10 fairway was dry on this day; tee boxes appeared dry but it wasn't impossible to tee the ball.

Really love this course and the greens, but pace of play was disappointing - 5 hour round. They just need a marshal and this course would be 5 stars all around.

Course was in excellent shape.

Bunkers in poor shape and no rakes at this time.We just picked up when going into sand and hit.

No water on course and no cart girl.Several groups ofc5 out there today. It was not an issue as they all had there own cart and were better than average golfers.

I decided to play Thorntree after reading all the recent good reviews. Honestly, I don't agree with some parts. The good: the greens were perfect. Still green, decent speeds, and very true. We played on a Monday morning in less than 4 hours. The meh: the layout is funky and weird - two 600+ yard holes and a few 330 yard holes. Not a course if you like to hit driver. Lots of leaves on the ground caused a few lost balls within a few yards of the fairways. The bad: Bunkers were awful and many were unplayable. Liners were coming thru on many. Fairway and green surround grass was very thin, brown and bare. Took a lot of shots out pf play.

There are a lot better courses in better areas for the same cost. It was a nice course to try, but wouldn't travel back to play it.

Even though a little crowded the pace of play was good and the conditions were excellent!