The Lakes Country Club

Starter put me with a trio of guys consisting of 2 newbies and one visitor that hasn’t touched clubs on many months. Later the starter comes up and tells us to speed up because we are “holding up the entire course” (3 singles had shipped a hole to go around us). In fact there wasn’t a single golfer behind us. Our guess is that one of the singles was his buddy and he complained about it. First, we did complete the round in 4 hours, while the trio managed to lose several dozen balls. Second, the trio would have been faster without a fourth player on a different tree box (me). Third, the singles behind us could have been grouped together and I could have joined one of them.

Greens were pretty good. Fairways were ok. There is lots of sand all over the course in places you wouldn't expect i.e. in or adjacent to fairways, not actual sand traps. Not a lot of water, but the holes are long. Ibthinknit is a good value and the staff is very friendly. The new clubhouse is fantastic compared to the old.

Scheduled a Tee time for 4 a few days in advance via the golf now app. Unfortunately had to cancel one person due to ongoing issues but still planned on playing with three. On the morning of, us 3 show up to check in (all be it literally one minute late) and the guy upfront claims to only have us down for two golfers, and that another twosome has checked in for that time so only two of us can play. This makes no sense as the tee time I still had set is for three people. Upset and frustrated, my two friends just leave but I decided to stay and tough it out due to the 45 minute drive. When the starter called my tee time I approached by myself and no one else stepped forward. The starter said “hold on we’re waiting for a twosome”, he then proceeded to ask literally every soul out there if this was their tee time and all said no. The twosome he was looking for were my two buddies who left, there was no twosome already checked in for that time. So either the guy upfront made up the story of a twosome already being there or just made a mistake. The worst part is that my golf now app still shows the three person tee time booked for that time. I informed the starter of the situation and he said “sorry but we’re too booked up to wait for them to come back, you’ll just need to go.” Absolutely ridiculous, I eventually got paired up with a twosome who’s tee time was 30 minutes after mine. I understand pushing us back due to arriving a minute or two late, but this is a totally different story. The man’s negligence from the front desk ruined my golf outing with friends and put a very bad taste in my mouth for this place. This was my first time at The Lakes and will probably be my last. Would much rather spend my money at a course that is in much better shape for essentially the same price and best of all, DOESN'T LOSE YOUR TEE TIME. The worst part is that I still have the literal proof on my Golf Now app and bank account showing the convenience fee being deducted for setting it up.

Scheduled a Tee time for 4 a few days in advance via the golf now app. Unfortunately had to cancel one person due to ongoing issues but still planned on playing with three. On the morning of, us 3 show up to check in (all be it literally one minute late) and the guy upfront claims to only have us down for two golfers, and that another twosome has checked in for that time so only two of us can play. This makes no sense as the tee time I still had set is for three people. Upset and frustrated, my two friends just leave but I decided to stay and tough it out due to the 45 minute drive. When the starter called my tee time I approached by myself and no one else stepped forward. The starter said “hold on we’re waiting for a twosome”, he then proceeded to ask literally every soul out there if this was their tee time and all said no. The twosome he was looking for were my two buddies who left, there was no twosome already checked in for that time. So either the guy upfront made up the story of a twosome already being there or just made a mistake. The worst part is that my golf now app still shows the three person tee time booked for that time. I informed the starter of the situation and he said “sorry but we’re too booked up to wait for them to come back, you’ll just need to go.” Absolutely ridiculous, I eventually got paired up with a twosome who’s tee time was 30 minutes after mine. I understand pushing us back due to arriving a minute or two late, but this is a totally different story. The man’s negligence from the front desk ruined my golf outing with friends and put a very bad taste in my mouth for this place. This was my first time at The Lakes and will probably be my last. Would much rather spend my money at a course that is in much better shape for essentially the same price and best of all, DOESN'T LOSE YOUR TEE TIME. The worst part is that I still have the literal proof on my Golf Now app and bank account showing the convenience fee being deducted for setting it up.

Beautiful new clubhouse, now they need to put money into the course. Greens were awful.

Made a tee time for 3 people, we get there to check in and the man up front tried to say we only booked for 2 and that another twosome is here for the same tee time. Upset, my 2 buddies decide to just leave and I stay to stick it out because of the 45 minute drive. I approach the tee box, starter calls out our time and I go up by myself. The starter tells me we are waiting for 2 more. He then asks literally everyone there if this is their tee time, everyone says no. He then pairs me with a twosome from a tee time 30 minutes after mine. I tell him about what happened at check in and that the twosome we are waiting was my two friends but the guy upfront said only two can play so they left, I offered to wait for them to come back so we can still play but the starter said “we’re too booked up. You’ll need to just go”. What drives me crazy is that I still have literal proof that the tee time was for me and my two buddies just for the guy upfront at check in to either make a mistake or make up a story. Absolutely ridiculous. Highly suggest visiting other golf courses near by that are the same-similar price for a course in much greater condition and best of all WONT LOSE YOUR TEE TIME. Golf outing with friends got totally ruined and will probably never come back. This was my first experience here by the way as well folks!

I play this course regularly as it is close to where I live. There have been some improvements made on the course but the tee boxes and fairways are rough. I do like that you are able to walk the course, and the staff are always friendly.

I enjoyed this course big time it is fun you can have a good round on it. In way better shape than people act like it is, I’ve played balsam mountain preserve, and tobacco road and I I wasn’t upset with the greens at all.

A great course to work the ball both directions!

Went off as a single. Played thru one 2 some and finished in 2.5 hours. Good course for practice. Fairways were a little bare but it’s winter and we’re short on rain. Greens were pretty fast and I had a hard time adjusting to the speed. If you’re looking for resort conditions this course is not for you. If you’re interested in practicing your game at very reasonable fees and friendly staff than here.

Overall condition of course was average at best. Would have ranked it POOR given the fact that several fairways were extremely patchy, but giving some leeway recognizing that winter can impact course conditions. Greens rolled well and were painted green providing good contrast to fairways. Biggest complaint is that it took 55 minutes to play the first three (3) holes.. Foursome in front of me were 80+ and were understandably slow - nearly 20 minutes per hole. Finally decided to skip a hole and rest of round was better.

I really enjoyed my first time at the Lakes. A really nice layout at a great price. The staff are awesome. I liked it so much I became a member the following week

Very good course with wide-open fairways. My son is 12 and learning to play so this course very good for us. We played from the ladies tees, which was plenty long!

Nice layout. Fairways were patchy with a lot of sand in areas. Greens were good for time of year. Decent course for the price.

Great Value for beginners. Bring your own gps yardage app. Can be difficult to find your ball this time of year as green grass

From the brand new carts and well managed greens this place is worth the money can’t wait to play again

Very affordable and a good layout. It looks like they are upgrading the pro shop, I hope that doesn’t increase the price to play.