The Golf Club at The Highlands
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 6565 yards | 72.1 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6176 yards | 70.4 | 136 |
| Black | 72 | 5859 yards | 68.9 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5564 yards | 67.3 | 128 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5564 yards | 72.9 | 132 |
| Green | 72 | 4926 yards | 64.6 | 121 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4926 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
| Orange | 72 | 3845 yards | 60.6 | 110 |
| Orange (W) | 72 | 3845 yards | 63.4 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.0/133 | 576 | 161 | 386 | 457 | 519 | 367 | 423 | 149 | 417 | 3455 | 408 | 166 | 523 | 384 | 196 | 285 | 469 | 163 | 516 | 3110 | 6565 |
| Blue M: 70.3/130 | 539 | 132 | 354 | 425 | 492 | 349 | 413 | 141 | 405 | 3250 | 366 | 156 | 501 | 358 | 170 | 275 | 459 | 153 | 488 | 2926 | 6176 |
| Black M: 68.7/124 | 497 | 132 | 354 | 381 | 492 | 349 | 377 | 141 | 366 | 3089 | 332 | 129 | 501 | 317 | 154 | 275 | 459 | 153 | 442 | 2762 | 5851 |
| White M: 67.3/118 W: 72.8/134 | 497 | 105 | 309 | 381 | 461 | 315 | 377 | 122 | 366 | 2933 | 332 | 129 | 474 | 317 | 154 | 234 | 418 | 131 | 442 | 2631 | 5564 |
| Mint M: 66.3/115 W: 71.8/131 | 497 | 105 | 309 | 341 | 461 | 315 | 377 | 113 | 331 | 2849 | 332 | 129 | 436 | 274 | 154 | 234 | 392 | 114 | 409 | 2474 | 5323 |
| Green M: 63.8/110 W: 68.9/121 | 376 | 93 | 249 | 341 | 377 | 247 | 314 | 113 | 331 | 2441 | 295 | 121 | 436 | 274 | 134 | 196 | 392 | 114 | 409 | 2371 | 4812 |
| Silver M: 62.8/108 W: 66.7/119 | 376 | 93 | 249 | 290 | 377 | 247 | 314 | 113 | 278 | 2337 | 295 | 121 | 436 | 210 | 134 | 196 | 330 | 114 | 334 | 2170 | 4507 |
| Family M: 60.9/103 W: 63.1/110 | 350 | 90 | 150 | 290 | 320 | 215 | 245 | 110 | 250 | 2020 | 230 | 75 | 365 | 210 | 85 | 140 | 300 | 70 | 350 | 1825 | 3845 |
| Handicap | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by davidrob05 on 10/12/2024
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Photo submitted by caldwkal12 on 08/20/2023
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Photo submitted by caldwkal12 on 08/20/2023
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Photo submitted by u000005808540 on 07/26/2023
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A beautiful par 5, green with water in front, so tough to go in two, downhill with the lake in the background!! Photo submitted by u000001933577 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by null on 07/20/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 06/14/2020
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Photo submitted by u000001152102 on 04/02/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 08/14/2018
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 08/14/2018
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Par 3, #11 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
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Par 5, #14 green viewed from the fairway. Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
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Par 5, #3 looking from top of fairway to the green below. Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
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Par 4, #4 from middle fairway looking to the elevated green. Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
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Par 3, #5 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
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Par 5, #9 view looking at green form fairway. Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 05/13/2018
Coarse lay out & staff
This coarse never disappoints me .New fairways being put in ...The staff is always friendly & practice facility is awesome..Definitely will be back
Good course, needs time
Layout is challenging and greens are nice. They just laid down a new type of grass 2 days before I played so hard to give an honest review other than the course needs time to heal
Personal Favorite
Greens look great, place is beautiful, prices are the best in the surrounding area.
Price steep
Charging $70 to play when course is completely being remodeled was too much. Fairways were tough to play off of due to recent sod makeover. Several holes had construction ongoing. Greens in great shape though. Price should be cut in half with current fairway makeover taking place. Next year will probably be great
Fantastic golf course with nice elevation changes that is always exciting, with bunkers appropriately placed for strategy. The course has just sodded new grass so the course is cart path only, with certain holes turned into par 3's. All in all great value for the quality of the course, and can see myself returning to this course over and over again.
All in all would play again... next season when course conditions should be in tip top shape.
Course is not what it used to be
This course used to be the cream of the crop in our area but it has gone down hill very much. Many greens had fungus growing and the fairways had many patches of dead grass even though there was new sod installed. The course layout is what makes it challenging and fun but it's not worth the money.
Great course
The place is playin great and they are making the conditions even better!!! Look forward to the renovations
Not my best experience here
Sent us out the back nine without explanation. Two singles went out ahead of us so we had to wsit . One guy just had to play 2 holes. Never was told multiple fairways under repair and cart path only. Jerk came out to yell at us about cart path only when we did that on all the holes marked cart path only. He went on to yell and explain it to us for many minutes as if we were first time golfers. Hole we were on was not well marked and split cart paths so we never saw any sign. Lady at turn not there to get a hot dog or sandwich. Used to be my favorite place to play but not any more.
Going Downhill - DO NOT waste your money
I played here many times and have always LOVED their greens and how well kept they keep the course even in peak summer conditions. This time however, was a huge disappointment.
They are losing the greens and fast. Many are getting diseased and look very distressed. It was like a completely different experience and I couldn't believe how bad the course looked compared to when I was here last. Also pace of play is horrendous here. They let me go out as a single and I ran into 2 or 3 groups at a time on one hole. They need a Marshall to keep pace at least because a 5 hour round is insane.
Great course with some challenging holes. It is a fun layout.
Greens in bad shape
Played here in the Spring and it was awesome. Made an early tee time due to the heat. Several. if not most of the greens had repairs to more than half of each green. Patches of repairs all over each green. The areas that were repaired will need repair soon. Play was slow on the front nine being - 3rd off for the day was disappointing. It was 93 degrees at 10AM and there was ZERO water or ice on the back nine. We were told they’re renovating the fairways with new Zoysia seed in the Fall and repairing the greens. Hope they get it back to where it was in April. Might come back. Shame, nice layout.
Great course
Great course, some greens a little maintenance but they left a message saying that would be happening soon. Some holes are tricky but fun. Make sure you bring some ice with you and a cooler the carts don’t come with them. Other than that great course.
Great layout, but they're losing some greens
Fun, interesting, and appealing layout with some blind shots and deceptive hazards. They're on the verge of losing several greens to disease, and are trying to recover, but they have a battle on their hands. I look forward to going back once the greens have been fixed.
Disappointed
From miss-marked tee boxes to awful conditions on the greens this course was a major disappointment. It was hard to differentiate between the roof and the fairways. The ground was hard and uneven tee boxes made play even more difficult. Pace of play was ridiculously slow. A waste of money and time.
Not this year
Played here in prior years and really love the course. This is the first time played here in 2025, shocked to see how poor the conditions are. Fairway grass are spotted, super dry 2 days after weekly rains. Quite bit of green grass died and being repaired. Got to wonder how the course is maintained or not at all. Avoid this year and hope it will be back next year
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