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Value
3.6
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6351 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.4

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 02/2024.

Formerly known as Heatherwood Country Club.

Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Davis John LaFoy (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.3
143 Reviews (143)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Challenging course

Read tough reviews after booking hastily, Thanks for the honesty other reviewers!

Knowing we were going to a challenging track in need of some tlc, I hope it gets it. Price we payed 45$ each for 18 with a cart should have been 30$ with current condition but if we don’t put the money into the course it can’t improve…hope the owners do the right thing, be back next year to see!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very tough. Too expensive for the course conditions though

Very challenging and fun course. Greens were pretty bag. Foreign grasses and super fast. Very very narrow fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Hard off tee!

Nice and fun course if you are good off the tee. If not, I wouldn’t play here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Closed

The course is closed. So don’t waste your money trying to play here. Looked like it could have been a good course in its day.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Heatherwood Poor Conditions

The greens, tee boxes and fairways were all neglected.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gut punch

If you’re hitting them straight and want a challenge, this course will give it to you. Hitting to numbers, less than driver off the tee, and blind shots were plentiful. This is a very narrow course. Bring plenty of balls. The cart’s GPS was broken and the course yardage markings are not the clearest so grab a rangefinder or GPS app as well. I can see having more fun on the 2nd or 3rd round here but several times as a first-timer on the course I was hitting at a line without knowing if it was going to be good or not. If you are a Beginner golfer, I think playing this course would be a frustrating experience so keep that in mind. If you are an A player, this is an interesting challenge. It’s not a long course but guards itself very well against being overpowered.

Range is Irons Only.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not boring

Fun and challenging course. Good deals through Golf Pass. Not a good value at full price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Potential

The course is intriguing because you must hit a club other than driver on many holes, and it has promising potential if only a couple of issues were resolved:

1. Figure out a solution for the weeds & crabgrass on the putting greens

2. Assign a staff member to rake the bunkers at the beginning of each day

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

PINPOINT ACCURACY NEEDED

Unless your game has pinpoint accuracy, and you have an "eagle eye" for spotting your ball, you'd better bring a LOT of patience and a LOT of balls. Most fairways are hilly and narrow, thickly wooded on both sides, many having at least one fairly steep hill and/or a sharp dogleg turn. The fringes and rough are super deep, meaning if you miss the fairway, you're 50/50 at best finding your ball, even if off "just a little." Greens are "ok." The hilltops provide some beautiful views if you can set your game expectations low enough to enjoy them. I won't be back soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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