Locust Hills Golf Course

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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7005 yards | 73.0 | 130 |
White | 72 | 6394 yards | 70.9 | 128 |
Senior | 72 | 5772 yards | 68.4 | 123 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5112 yards | 69.9 | 118 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.8/140 | 424 | 588 | 406 | 403 | 178 | 376 | 180 | 505 | 370 | 3430 | 390 | 438 | 181 | 552 | 432 | 365 | 170 | 529 | 443 | 3500 | 6930 |
White M: 71.4/131 | 401 | 563 | 375 | 381 | 152 | 344 | 170 | 471 | 315 | 3172 | 353 | 420 | 150 | 522 | 377 | 348 | 147 | 474 | 431 | 3222 | 6394 |
Gray M: 68.6/125 | 375 | 531 | 351 | 345 | 128 | 287 | 160 | 452 | 294 | 2923 | 317 | 335 | 120 | 470 | 337 | 304 | 132 | 446 | 388 | 2849 | 5772 |
Red M: 65.5/118 W: 70.4/121 | 333 | 501 | 313 | 320 | 110 | 268 | 129 | 407 | 256 | 2637 | 275 | 283 | 109 | 452 | 239 | 236 | 98 | 414 | 369 | 2475 | 5112 |
Handicap | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 10 |
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Solid value but tee boxes are in bad shape
All of the tee boxes are very uneven and not in great shape. Other than that they are very friendly and it is a fair course to play. I don’t think I would pay any more than $40 for a round here. Solid value.
Side note: Whoever the greenskeeper is and put the hole location on a major slope on hole 8 should be fired. Makes me never want to come back because I had an eagle putt that literally rolled right back to me. Greens were so hard that the ball couldn’t stop on that slope. Might want to use the sprinkler system a little more.
Too slow
Pace of play was extremely slow. Reserved for 18 holes and only played 9 because it took 31/5 hrs to play 9. Could be coincidence but i dont want to find out if it was the norm.
Great layout but back 9 can be tricky, get a look at the course and distance of play with a local
Good Conditions
Weather has been extremely hot. Fairways and greens are firm but not burned out. Tee boxes and greens have been improving over the past couple years. Still some geese issues (i.e. poop).
I hate forced carries
On a par 3 not so much...but 150-160 or so approach shots from the rough that are asking to bring the ball in high to hold narrow greens is a little demanding for amateurs. I lost two balls but kept it under 90. Other than the forced carries its a course where you are not hitting blind, so, I liked all but a couple of the holes near the end.
What used to be nice
This used to be a well kept course, haven't played here in 12+ years. Apparently new management not concerned about keeping maintenance up to par.
Greens are not kept up and divots splattered the entire surfaces. What a shame. Didn't see a marshall on the course the entire time. If your gonna charge these prices then one would expect a better groomed playing field, cart paths are in dire need of repair as well.
A good beginner course if you can keep it within the houses.
I guess you get what you pay for
Played the course on Memorial Day at 1:40. Wasn’t busy by no means, but the pace of play was still slow. Got to the pro shop they handed me the key to the cart and that was it. There was no starter which ultimately could have avoided the slow pace of play with multiple twosomes playing behind each other. The course greens are very slow and covered in goose poop, but the fairways are ok. If you’re hitting you will either be hitting against solid dirt or wet soil no great conditions really on any of the holes. I don’t mind paying 35-40 to play at this course, but feel it is not worth any more than that. It was a good time overall though just make sure if you hit them hit them straight because houses are very close on this course.
Locust Hill, Charles Town WV
We have golfed Locust Hill several times and
have had good experiences with this course every time!
Good group of people, friendly and accommodating.
We see us as regulars moving forward!
Ken Denton & Angie Watkins
Course
Fairways are a little tight roughs are a little deep overall courses in good shape. Staff is very friendly..
Nice layout, but course management is lacking
The course layout was nice and provided a good challenge. However, the staff appeared to be understaffed. Not their fault, but they need to hire more people. One person running the front desk was not enough as she was having to jump around often leaving the front desk unmanned.
Additionally, grounds keeping was really bad. Fairways were roughs, and roughs were jungles. Greens were overgrown as well.
Largest square footage course
Interesting course to say the least. I couldn't believe how spread out it was and it had a feel of a south carolina private course feel . Greens and T Boxes definitely need some work. Overall had a great time and played very well spite the wind.