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3.7
389 Reviews (389)
5 Stars
123
4 Stars
152
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
323 out of 389 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.0
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
50.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 34 reviews
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3.5
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
71.6%
Recommend this course
48 out of 67 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6644 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.0
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Birkdale Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1990) Dan Maples Michael Gleason (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Acumen Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming
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3.7
389 Reviews (389)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good deal

Got to play here on a hot deal which was awesome. Some soggy spots and some dead spots throughout the course but overall not the worst conditions. Front nine was a little slow but back nine was mucchhh slower. We were waiting to tee off at every hole and even had people hitting into us at one point. Can’t exactly fault the course for that though. Interesting layout with long drives in between each hole through the neighborhoods. I would golf here again if I had another deal

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course to play

Was an excellent course to play. Was a lot of fun, played middle of the day and wasn’t pressured at all with pace of play. Only issue I have which is many courses around the area is the sand traps, not much sand at all in it. Overall though, would definitely play again and most likely will soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Very good course

Very nice course and really like the layout. The pace can be very slow sense they are very busy most of the time. But very well kept and staff is awesome. would be nice so get some updated payment options but that’s just a preference.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What’s up with area around greens!

I have always loved this course; however, I was surprised at how awful the area around the greens were! This is supposed to be a high-end course but it looks like a poorly kept municipal course, specially around the greens. I sure hope they are putting in work to improve them. I am at the stage of finding a club for membership and was considering this one; but, now I will entertain others that have reached out to me. Not a good look right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Go Elsewhere

Course was so stacked we teed off 20 minutes late and the starter had the audacity to tell us they were on pace for a 4 hour round. We easily hit that before half way through the back 9. Waited on EVERY SINGLE TEE BOX, many of which were chewed up - just bare dirt - they didn't even attempt to fix them. Fairways were also in rough shape. And good luck trying to hit a chip from next to the green with huge clumps of who knows what kind of grass growing sporadically. Greens were slow and appear to have some sort of disease or invasive grass growing in them. It's a real shame this course isn't in prime shape right now given the cooler temps and ample rainfall we've had for this time of year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Short, Good pace of play

Visited this track on Mother’s Day weekend.. great, fast pace of play. Overall short course with rare fairways that will give you a challenge. Good fairways, bunkers, and greens were true

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Absurd Charges and Practices

I have played Birkdale before but on my last visit I was presented with a new fee. I was going to be charged $10.00 to walk their course and their reason was that it is a fee due to pace of play.

If Birkdale was concerned about pace of play they wouldn't stack tee times the way that they do or allow five-somes to play and hold up everyone else on the course. Walkers are not the problem with pace of play at Birkdale and to penalize a walker for their own poor course management is ridiculous.

I encourage other golfers to please take their money elsewhere and play at courses who better understand course management without asinine fees.

I wanted to give Birkdale another shot but this just cemented my previous notions and it is a course best to avoid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/26/2023

Not a helpful review at all since all you did was rank it poor across the board because you didn't like the $10 walking fee. You should have given it a zero for value and an honest review of the remaining criteria.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Rock hard greens

Played 18 holes in 5.5 hours today. Course was crowded. Most remarkable thing was no ball marks on any of the 18 holes. None! I can’t remember last time i never saw a ball Mark on bent grass greens. The greens were ridiculously slow. Hard to putt. I did have an enjoyable round with friends.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Just average

A course that could be great but is also in average shape. Too expensive for what it is but people pay it, so it is what it is.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fair course

Fairways are mostly hard dirt with some green areas. They don't take care of it much. Very dry.

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