The Club at Emerald Hills

Course is a nice layout and challenging. Pace of play was ridiculously slow. Packed to many people on., need to spread out tee times a little to take care of this problem. Tee box conditions not very good. Greens super slow and shaggy

There was nothing on this course that justifies the price. 150$ is the worst price for this course. Place is a nightmare.

1. I really like the layout. Fair but challenging. Good mix of par 4’s and approach shots.

2. The greens were running very slow on that day. I was paired with a local who said it was the slowest he’s ever seen for that course. Maybe just bad luck.

3. Pace of play was very good.

4. The only marked yardage was red, white, and blue (100, 150, 200) in the middle of the fairway. They did, however, provide a yardage book, which was decent.

5. I thought it was a bit overpriced but maybe I just played on a day when they were performing maintenance on the greens. I’d bet this course is an interesting place when it dries out and the greens are running fast.

6. I would play here again.

This course has the conditions of a $20 muni course, high south Florida prices and very poorly maintained. If you aren’t from the South Florida area you’d be surprised to see it’s not really a golf area. If you want a good golf experience, course conditions and customer service alike, I recommend the west palm and Orlando areas. Miami/Broward doesn’t offer much unless you’re in the market for a membership at a prestigious private club.

Clearly this golf course had its golden years. It’s a beautiful and challenging course, but very poorly kept. Besides the poor conditions of the course, it was frustrating that although I asked if the course was packed, I was told that it was pretty relaxed and that I was going to be able to play 18 holes by myself, and that I would finish before the sunset. That was all true during the first 7 holes. Then I catch up with the rest of the players and it was impossible to move. By 5:50 pm I was still on the 11th hole. I grabbed my stuff and left. There was no one with whom I could complaint. First and last time at that course.

All the above are very good for the club level golfer but too challenging for beginners. All in all a great round with very good conditions and interesting layout. Fees are reasonable for a course of this quality.

Cart girl Cathy went above and beyond her duties to assist me. Not only was she a pleasure to deal with on the course, she assisted me in my license retrieval after I had left it behind. She was off the clock and made sure I was able to get it after the course had closed in order for me to be able to get on a flight home.