Santa Maria Golf Club

Course was In nice shape. Green were rolling fairly fast and smooth. Only got 12 holes because of thunder storm, easy to get back to club house.

Great place to play. Greens n fairways in perfect condition

Nice layout, helpful and courteous staff. Course conditions are spotty. Lots of tight lines and rough patches. Bunkers not well maintained and bumpy greens. This could be a great course with proper maintenance.

The course was in better than average shape for this time of year. The bunkers need work. The greens were in good shape and putted true to the reads. Overall very good value.

This is a great golf course. Picked it up on a Hot Deal which just added to the value. I was told that it used to be a country club that went under and was bought by the BR parks department to operate - You can tell that it was once a true gem, kept at the highest standards. It is still an awesome golf course with really good conditions. Lots of options off the tee and hitting into greens in the risk v. reward department, a fair amount of water that sneaks into play (use an app to see what danger lies out there). It has a good routing through a nice neighborhood that only gets cramped in a small section of the course where 4-5 holes play near each other. The only thing I thought was "off" with the course was the amount/type of sand that is used in the bunkers - have played in a lot of places, but this is the first course where I stepped in a bunker and immediately sank 8-10 inches into the sand (note for next time - don't come up short on a front pin tucked behind a bunker). While I didn't use it, the practice area of this course looked top notch with both putting and pitching/chipping greens and an expansive range.

Course was in real good shape. Greens had been sanded a few days before, but were still nice. Good round

We played behind a foursome that clearly had no clue on golf etiquette. They continually hit up to 3 tee shots on every hole, even if their initial tee shot was in play. In other words; they hit until they were content. On at least 4 holes, they had approach shots around 150 yards. Once they hit to the green, they would leave the cart and walk 150 yards to the green, putt out, then walk 150 yards back to the cart, This of course, would keep us waiting, unable to tee off because the cart was in the fairway. After a decent pace on the front nine ) about 1 1/2 hours, it took us 1 hour to play holes 10 thru 13, due to the group ahead. We were so frustrated, we quit after 15 holes. Just no excuse for this.

I'm always struck when I travel to places like Florida, Texas, and the like how many quality public, city/county owned golf courses there are. Lots of choices.

In Baton Rouge, few choices that don't allow the ground to turn into concrete as the weather dries out, and Santa Maria is usually one of them.

This trip the greens were in great shape, the fairways changing over grass and were very hard, I hit 5 balls that landed on greens or in fairways but ended up in the water, seems the watering was at a minimum.

I've always like SM's layout. The Par-3's have wonderful greens, long, skinny, and from day to day are very different holes. The Par 5's usually will give you a broad driving area and then punch you on the 2nd shot. Laying up is a pretty good idea, especially for a 15 handicapper like me.

Overall, a good place to play, but with all it's financial issues, will remain to be seen if the County can keep it up.

Play this course when you are in Baton Rouge plays under 4 hours most weekdays.

The course is playing hard and fast. The new work on the bunkers is a definite upgrade.

No one in front of us to slow us down and no one behind us pushing the play. The course was in great shape I wish we could play here more often

The title says it well. I am vacationing here and selected this course due to recent other reviews and location.

The layout was pretty good. Having travelled from Pa I don’t know if it was the sun glare that I’m not used to or the grass colors, I sometimes couldn’t see the hole layout. That’s a positive though since the holes did change up a bit.

The greens ran very true. They were consistent and the practice green matched the holes. I appreciate when this occurs and if I miss it’s on me.

Sand traps where absolutely wonderful. But that’s partially because new sand had been placed in most of them. Fluffy and white, and they eat the ball. Those that weren’t done yet were really bad.

I’d say this is a good decent course. I’d have no problems recommending it so I did. Enjoy !

Course was in good shape. Bunkers weren’t in good shape, but that’s because of all the rain. Really enjoyed the round

Mid morning on a Monday meant quick playing, not many people there. Day before so much rain and the course was wet but good condition. Greens rolled true.

Greens roll great and challenging layout. For the price hard to beat.