RedTail Golf Center

Gotta love weekday golf in November on a beautiful day... pace of play was great, course was in good shape for November. The hot deal rate was great and the staff was super... even bought a new 3 wood from their sale after trying it and getting some great input from the staff.

Enjoyed the round. Course is longer than I am used to so the par 4s were a challenge. The starter had us start on the back nine to help speed up the front. Course was wide open and by the time we got to the front 9 it was open too. Little over 3 1/2 hours an Friday morning. Plan to go back next time we are in town

'Somedays Red Tail might play slow or prove frustrating but the beauty is worth it if you can be patient. The walk is nice with a cart but would be too challenging for those not in decent condition. This is a great place for newcomers to the area with some club play available and a teaching staff that creates devotees out of duffers.

Good condition for the value, nice scenic area right in the middle of city.

This is the first time that I played this course in a few years. The condition of the course was the worst that I have seen in the Portland metro area. The greens were actually is great shape. The tee boxes and the fairways were terrible. The tee boxes were rough and not level, the fairways had many spots that were just plan dirt. The thing that really got me was that they are still charging full price for a course in such bad shape.

I have played this course before and enjoyed the course. This last Saturday I showed up early to hit a bucket and warm up for my 7:20 tee time only to be told...very condescendingly...that we would start at 8am in a "shotgun" start. My buddy and I had to leave the course by 11:30 so this did not work...nor did it make any sense to me. The golf "pro" on duty was of no help and we left without playing. A simple courtesy call of a change in tee time would have made a world of difference. If I showed up 40 minutes late for a tee time I am guessing they would frown upon that...so why treat your guests that way? Disappointing.

I took my significant other here for the Father's Day round. I enjoyed the course, and the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. We had dinner afterward at the Stockpot restaurant on site A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

I played Red Tail many years ago when it was Progress Downs, I hadn't taken the time to play since it was remodeled. I booked through golfnow and when I got there and showed them the confirmation email the girl said she didn't know how to change the rate. She asked another young lady who kinda acted like I was a inconvenience for questioning the full. She then asked a guy about it all the while I am standing there showing them my booking. He told me flat out he couldn't honor that rate, their system wouldn't allow it. I was still given a discount but it was higher than what golfnow booked it for. It was only a couple bucks so not worth the haggle, but there was no sense of helpfulness at all, they all seemed very irritated with me. Now for the course. I found to layout to be quite nice the fairways were fair providing good lies, the ground underneith was a bit hard though. The greens on the other hand I didn't like at all. They were smooth but they felt like walking on a scotch brite pad and pitted like it too. I didn't feel like you could roll the ball instead it was more hitting the ball to get it to roll. Made for tough lag control. Knowing that now though I would play with a different mindset. This course really encourages conservative play, but I think plays better with an aggressive mindset especially off the tee.

I like the course lay up and the challenge of every hole. Mike, the starter was very friendly and welcoming. But he players ahead of us (foursome with carts) were extremely slow and we kept waiting for maybe more than 15+ minutes in every hole for them to finish. They were clueless about letting us play thru. Tim, the marshall have asked them to hurry up and keep the pace but after the 13th hole (4 hours now). We gave up. The Marshall (Tim) told us to ask for a raincheck which was rudely denied to us. Not a smile or an apology.

Excellent round on Sunday. Paired up with a delightful couple Steve and Jan. We thoroughly enjoyed the day. Wish we had booked earlier because we had to leave after the 15th hole because it was starting to get dark. Challenging course. We'll definitely come back.

Thank you!

For the weather conditions, we mostly enjoyed the course.

As a 18 handicap, it was a challenge and also, good management required. but when I hit the ball straight to right area. it was a lots of fun. Overall, I like it.

it was nice afternoon spend with mine friends. Course was in good shape .

The course is more challenging and longer than most of the public courses in the area. I was not really impressed with any 1 hole, as none of them really stood out to me. The front nine had a reasonable pace of play, but the back nine backed up quickly. When I am waiting at a tee box with the group in front of me still waiting to tee off on the same hole, my day becomes less enjoyable by the minute. Im guessing this is due to the large about of tee times this course books, in combination with a lack of rangering (as I dont recall seeing anyone keeping people on pace). I might play again if i were able to get a super cheap rate (sub $20) and the course was wide open. Other wise I will look to somewhere else.

If you enjoy 5-6 hour rounds of golf and love playing behind 5somes and even seeing a 6some told me instantly I'd never return to this establishment who seems to focus on lessons and selling merchandise rather than the golf course and it's playability. They'll do anything to get you in the door, grab your money then not give a rip. If you are an avid golfer and have respect for the game then you'll want to avoid this......well you know.

we played a 5 hour 10 minute round beginning before 10am. I can only imagine how slow it was for the later ttimes. We did have a marshal come around once and he indicated that 12 people were waiting on the 2nd tee, so it could have been worse. The course was in avg condition with the greens fairly slow but as severe as they are that was probably a good thing. Doors to the proshop were out of order as was the bathroom. Clearly maintenance is being deferred.

Overall this is a challenge. It played a little slow on the back. 9

had to fight though what looked to be the biggest tent sale of older merchandise, just to pay a greens fee.. got to check in and was not given any direction to where the range machine is.. I had never played here, so didn't know to go right or left for the range, well I choose left and ran into a chain link fence... so had to go to the other side... hit balls., hit putts.. all good and happy to play with my buddy... we get paired up with another 2some, male/female on their first date who had not played in six months, very nice folks and we are ready to peg it.....then I get chewed on by the starter as I walk to the Black tees...."Normally those tees are closed on the weekend and not sure if you should be back there..." I almost lost it! --- Two things Mr. Starter -- 1) If I am not suppose to be there, tell your staff not to put the black tee markers out --
I paid my money-- I have every right to play them... yes I will keep pace, don't worry bro..I play fast..... 2) Ask me my handicap, I am happy to show you my handicap card and prove my ability, like many courses do...
He was really rude and didn't welcome us... greens were poor, so much so that the lady in our group commented on their lack of speed and bumps... At $42, felt it was overpriced for the conditions of the course.... many better options in the area at that price.

I hadn't played Red Tail in 2-3 years until yesterday.
Overall it was a good experience. I had read a few reviews and was concerned with pace of play. We went off right before 7am and I was back in my car and driving away at 11:04. This includes the front 9 where we did get stacked up. The marshals took care of it and we breezed through the back 9.

my tip, don't be long. I hit too many irons long and put myself in real trouble. Also the pin placement is marked at the tee box, not by the flag color. it took me 3 holes to figure that out.

Good course for all skill levels.

Eaven in the middle of a really dry summer the course was green and moist !! Fairways soft greens smoth