Royal New Kent GC: #5
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4.5
794 Reviews (794)
5 Stars
559
4 Stars
174
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
89.5%
Recommend this course
740 out of 794 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.6
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.8%
Recommend this course
43 out of 49 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.6
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
57
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.8%
Recommend this course
71 out of 80 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7440 yards
Slope 154
Rating 76.8

Formerly known as The Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mike Strantz (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
794 Reviews (794)

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great experience!

I played on a gorgeous New Year's Eve with my two sons, and we could not have had a better time. Everyone is very friendly and helpful, the cost is minimal compared to other courses, and the links layout is a one-of-a-kind challenge. Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic Mike Strantz Course

Although we played in late December, the course was a great challenge and enjoyable to play. Can’t wait to play again when the fairways are green.

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

Royal New Kent

Cart path only is more challenging as the paths tend to wander away from the field of play at times. Greens physically in great shape given off-season play. Dye or colored fertilizer made reading break more challenging. Overall a must play for public golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

BOOSTERS AND BOOMERS

Golfed here for the first time and figured early on a Tuesday I could get a round finished in a decent amount of time but apparently these issues are unavoidable…

The course layout is awesome but the unfortunate truth is the majority of folks are older and or triple boosted and struggle to hit the ball over 100 yards off the tee.

You could fly to London in the time it takes to play 18 here.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Beautiful & Challenging

Royal New Kent is a doozy. If you enjoy challenging layouts, beautiful views, and don't mind walking/riding long distances this is the course for you. Went with a foursome and it was a great time. Greens were all in great condition and that's impressive for the time of year we went. We will definitely be heading back soon to lose a couple more golf balls!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fabulous Design

I went with the purpose of playing another Mike Strantz designed courses, my third. Came away with a greater appreciation for his limited work.

Every hole was like taking on a new adventure that made you think about where to hit your tee shots both distance and angles - fairways are huge and easy to hit but placement made for easier approaches and the greens — wow humps and bumps and levels made average shots average and good shots highly rewarded.

Playing in November brought pretty dormant surfaces but all were smooth and maintained well.

The staff led by Tim the PGA professional was friendly and when I forgot my range finder they called and met me outside— above and beyond good.

It’s to bad I couldn’t go to six stars …

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Big,wide open, and some interesting holes

I had a very enjoyable round. The scenery is great. Love the little rides through the woods in between some holes. The greens have a very interesting grass that holds up well under a lot of usage. I had a blast!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow 51/2 hours slowest round of my life

Exciting layout, but it was like watching paint dry. 5 hours 35 minutes and the golf staff was like that’s normal. NO ITS NOT!

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

Mountain golf

Fast greens to challenging for high handicap player . Beautiful course for young skilled players

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Must play

If you love golf, play this one. Course is outstanding, undulating greens sand and really everything else but the sea. Hope to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

amazing course

great course, challenging but a blast. A good amount of blind shots and the rough is rough

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Deserves better

Fantastic layout that isn’t being maintained. Not close to on par with Tobacco Road and Tot Hill Farm in terms of conditions and experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Can be challenging

Shout out to Lenny from Brickshire!!!!!He guided me around each hole.For a first timer at Royal Kent you need a Lenny.Hey Lenny get that shoulder fixed your to good a player to suffer. Good players no problem here.High handicap players very challenging. When back in area will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

We enjoyed listening to the starter ,Charles, telling us about not only this course but the other courses in the area. I enjoyed playing this course ,my wife not so much. Definitely a course that we are not used to playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course-slow round

Course was in great shape. Greens were excellent. A bunker or 2 were way overfilled with sand and not maintained. Pace of play for a weekday was pretty slow.

Overall, it was an enjoyable round

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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