The Refuge Golf Club

I joined a twosome on this course, playing it due to top ranking for public courses. The layout was great, conditions were very good, and greens were really fast and hard to score on. Getting organized to join a twosome was not handled well, but no problem. I'd play again.

Great fun, right amount of challenges on every hole.
Strategic shot selection is very key, especially off the tee.
Greens were a bit worn, but still played ok, figured they're close to fall maintenance

Enjoyed a wonderful round at The Refuge. The pace of play was fairly slow but the conditions of the course by far outweighed the poor pace of play. The greens were unusually soft yet had a firm roll to them. A great experience overall!

The course is excellent, make sure you look at the slope before you pick your tees. There are numerous tees and the score card will assist you in that decision, it shows the amount of carry needed on certain holes, (we played the green) an uninformed decision at the start of the round will punish you.The greens were a little beat up but we had a 2:30 tee time on a Saturday. We were stuck behind a threesome that got progressively slower as the day went on and 3 groups behind us quit with 4 holes to go(almost a 6 hr round). An active marshal could have solved this issue, we waited on every tee and fairway. But the course is wonderful...a must play.

The carts are old and dirty. The first one we took had a flat tire. The cart was very fast. They are electric and I do like the electric cart over the gas.

The tee boxes are not very good but the fairways are in great shape. The greens are fair.

If it is your first time playing the course you may have trouble figuring out where to aim.
We were paired up with a single who happened to be a member so it helped.
The thickest rough I've seen all year.
There are many forced carries over wetlands.

carts were dirty and worn down. I saw some with bald tires. Really affects the image of the course since you see this before you play.

I don't think they moved any tee boxes from the previous day. We played at 10am on a saturday and it was hard to find any grass near the teeing markers to play off of. Tons of divots, and bad areas. Nothing was fixed from the past several days either. Maintenance needs to fill in these areas with a sand/seed mixture and move tee boxes to try and get some areas to grow back. Rest of course including fairways were excellent with the exception of a couple greens.

We always have a great time at the refuge the staff is always great, the course was in fabulous shape, we had a great time

I've played this course since it first opened. First time playing it this year, the course looks beat up.
Green Tee boxes were all beat up accept for a couple of holes. Greens were dry, hard and bumpy. Seems like patrons are not fixing their ball marks. Carts were beat up as well.
This course used to be awesome to play....not this year. For the price of $29 with Golfnow, it's worth that much.

Course conditions were okay. There are a number of holes where there is no forgiveness just off the fairway. Either trees with THICK underbrush or the swamp. The swamps are used in a number of holes which causes a forced carry or automatic lost ball. Our pace of play was horribly slow. They let out a 5 some as the first group out and they slowed up the entire course.

I consider this a favorite in the metro area. I love to bring new players to this course. They are always imprssed.

Bring extra balls most holes need a lot of carry to get over the hazards

The course was is excellent condition considering the amounts of rain we got the night before. Had a great round as usual. Carts are always clean. Greens kept nice. Beautiful course. Saw a deer on the first tee box! I'm buying a membership here next season!

got a great deal on hot deals, played with my brothers and had a great time, course is in great condition.

We played the course after morning rain and it handled the water very well. Fairways were in great shape, and greens were also nice (although not yet mowed for the day due to rain). We played the green tees (one up from the tips); it is not a long course, but there are a number of holes where there is a carry and/or water in play. No unfair holes at all. The clubhouse facility is very nice. This is a beautiful course. I've play 8-10 times and it is well worth the drive. Go play!!!

You need to know where to position the ball on this course and course management is key to shooting a good round here. Course was in fair shape. Mosquitoes were crazy with all the rain we've had lately, so make sure to bring bug spray!

The course is nicely laid out, always in good shape and has varied skill level access. I play from the senior tees.

The course it self is amazing. But I would recommend eating before you come. They only had candy bars and pop. Nobody was running the snack bar. No hot dogs.

This course is a lot of fun to play. The greens are very undulating and require some forethought when hitting your approach shot. This isn't a course where you just hit to the center of every green.

There is a lot of required carry off the tee on this course which adds to the difficulty of this course.

In summation: It's a great track!!

Well maintained course. Beautiful clubhouse, and the course will challenge your game.