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
89.6%
Recommend this course
740 out of 794 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.6
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
8
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
87.2%
Recommend this course
41 out of 47 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 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

First time playing yesterday. It’s a challenging track but a lot of fun. Lots of blind tee shots, some tight landing areas, and very undulating greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Major Rebound

Hats off to the Staff at Royal new Kent. This place was in horrible shape six months ago. It is in excellent condition now. Mike Strantz would be pleased.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A must play masterpiece

I am a huge fan of the late Mike Strantz and the courses he built. They challenge you with the best eye candy in golf but I learned not to get overwhelmed by it and just play your game and at the end you will be very happy with your score card. Shot a 77.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging

This is a course where you have little room for error. It’s challenging, and tests your skills. Only a few holes where you can long drive. The only downside is the aerated greens. Other than that, worth the money and the staff was great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gone Down Hill!!!!

Was a great course but greens totally suck with aeration marks from 4 weeks+ ago. No marshal to get play going. 5 1/2 hours is way too much, not fun. Won't be back here for a long time!!! Will wait until I hear other golfers bragging about how good it is, but not before that. too many other great courses in the area to waste time here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Make a pilgrimage

If you are one of thos golfers that play because you love the connection to the land, then RNK is a MUST. This course spurs my soul! It is epic. I absolutely love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A course like no other

First time playing this course and I loved it. It does help to watch the course flyover on their site to get ideas on where to hit and what you should challenge, because challenges are everywhere. From elevated to low greens, blind shots lead you hoping for a good lie this course will give you the roller coaster of emotions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

I've been wanting to play here for years. It was beautiful and serene. If there was something I could say is this course is challenging to anyone with a high handicap like myself. It made me think which was good and can be unforgiving for miss hits and hard slices because you will not recover that ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Greens aerated!

Course is great but greens were just punched. Very bumpy and unpredictable. I would wait at least a week or till August 6th for the holes to fill:

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was a ton of fun - it has a notorious reputation for being incredibly tough, so I played one tee box up from my normal length.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Royal New Kent

This is probably the hardest course I've ever played. The layout is very unique and it's certainly a beautiful course. However, the extreme challenge of the course does take some of the fun out of it. You'll often find yourself wondering where the heck the fairway or green are. Some of the greens are insane as well with borderline unfair hole locations. I probably won't be back anytime soon, but it's definitely worth a visit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were aerated a week ago. They gave us a discount which was nice. Greens essentially unputtable though. Tee to green was awesome. Gave us bottles of water to start but needed water on course due to heat.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I would have considered the course condition as almost impeccable. The aerated greens are playable for me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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