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3.7
216 Reviews (216)
5 Stars
65
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
76.9%
Recommend this course
179 out of 216 reviews
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3.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
57.1%
Recommend this course
4 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
80.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 20 reviews
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Course Highlights
Dothan National has undergone a remarkable turnaround, with noticeably improved greens, filled-in fairways, and active maintenance crews delivering great value. The TopTracer driving range, friendly staff, and solid clubhouse food make this a well-rounded destination worth booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Semi-Private
Style Wooded
Par 72
Length 7425 yards
Slope 132
Rating 75.4

Formerly known as Admiral Benbow Olympia Spa & Golf Resort.

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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Simmons

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

3.7
216 Reviews (216)
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Reviews 85
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Second time around.

Second time playing here. They put a junior golf tourney out in front of us. We still finished in just over 4 hours. Course still wet from the big rain on Monday. Layout good. Price is right thru GN. Would like to play when course conditions improve.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First round in Alabama.

First time playing this course. Good layout. Nice mix of par 3s par4s and par 5s. Played 2 days after 6 inches of rain. Lots of wet areas. Greens were shaggy and I don't think they were mowed or new cups cut. Understandable. They were dealing with other pressing issues. Practice putting green was identical to on course conditions. Nice driving range.

We played as a twosome in 3 and a half hours. Not busy.

Course is easy to find and plenty of parking. Next time you pass through Dothan on your way to Florida plan to play. Good value for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Return to Dothan National

I played here a year ago and really enjoyed it. Nothing changed. The layout has tough holes and some risk reward holes. The greens are faster than they look. The bunkers were in better shape this time.

I will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great...as always!

Choice property and sophisticated course layout. Forward golf tees make for a leisurely round. I'm sure the back tees would present a whole another venue. Scenic views, friendly staff. Give it a go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Always good golf here!

Friendly staff. Course layout is superb in originality. Could use overall master drain plan renewal. Fairways bumpy from fill dirt. Still a great place to play golf and very scenic views. Greens play honest.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average to below for the Area at Best

Here is what to consider:

1) It's Hott only 1 water cooler on the course with water in it, only 2 available at all.

2)Greens don't roll very well, seems to be under repair:

3)over priced range balls

4) putting area at club house is nice tho.

5)Hard fairways

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Course was at a cheap price to play.

The pro shop was not a thing at all.

Cigarettes and trash all over the course itself. Tee time was for 0700 and the shop didn’t even open till 0700

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Horrible

I have been playing ⛳ for a long time and this is the worse place I have ever played. The clubhouse smelled like an animal had died there. The guy who checked me in kept coughing and I was worried he would die right in front of me.

The fairways were horrible, the greens were not cut and the experience was depressing. I will never play there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Great if you like rock hard

Never again. I’ve played this place 3 or 4 times and the conditions just get worse. No grass in the fairways or on the greens. It’s a joke and needs to be shut down. It’s obvious that ownership doesn’t care about this place. Limbs laying everywhere that is supposed to be the rough. Dirt spots everywhere. Don’t damage your clubs because that’s what you will do here. This whole place sucks.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

So much potential.

First time playing this course and came away thinking the place has so much potential that it is just not living up to. Most of the tee boxes were just OK. Not a big concern for me because I always use a tee anyway. Fairways were fair. There is grass in the fairways for the most part but it is spotty in places and sparse in others. Some areas you just need to play by winter rules and find a patch close by to hit from. The bigger problem with a lot of the fairways was the terrain. Some areas with large washout trenches and bare areas that made for an extremely bumpy ride. Just have to go slow and find a way around. Greens were fair to less than fair. Pretty bumpy and hard. Only had one approach where I could find any sign of a pitch mark and my normal ball flight is pretty high. Just have to realize some putts aren't going in because half way to the hole it will hit a bump or depression in the green and get knocked offline. Carts were less than desirable. I think every single cart I saw had a large chunk of seat cushion missing from the front corner. My cart had no sand bottles or bucket to repair divots. It did get me around the 18 holes without dying though so bonus there. The course has a great layout and shows that it could be a super nice facility if only had the resources to put a little more into it. For the price it's not horrible as long as you go in knowing it's not going to be a high level playing surface basically from tee to green. Would I go back, yes. Would I recommend you try it, yes. Would it be my first choice, probably not.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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