Makefield Highlands Golf Club

fairways were dry and patchy due to draught conditions

greens sluggish

needed rolling

Greens were fantastic but the fairways were patchy and not well curated

Enjoyed playing as a threesome. Even though we were behind a foursome, we finished in 4 hours, 18 mins. I shot a 79!

I used to play Makefield several times a year, butbthis was my first time back in two years. Conditions definitely going downhill. Fairways were in awful shape, and there’s been less rain lately but not drought conditions. Water the fairways more. Other courses at this price in the area in much better shape. And the greens were very slow, not sure when they were last rolled. This course can be great again if they care for it more.

I can understand the fairways being burnt out because of the lack of rain. The greens were soft, but super slow, maybe be a four on the stimp. It’s a very expensive course relative to how it’s maintained.

The staff is friendly and the amenities look pretty solid. However, the maintenance of the course really has gone down over the past few years. A better management company should take this over and make it a worthwhile course to play at.

They may not care as much because it is a township course, and it’s fairly tough to get a teatime because it’s booked up by the locals, however, that doesn’t give them the OK to let a degrade.

The front 9 was closed for aeration. Had to play the back 9 twice, which was aerated the day before. They did give $5.00 off the round and a small bucket of range balls. Other than the fairways and greens being aerated the tee boxes were in pretty bad shape. I like this course and chalk it up to bad timing on my part. 19th hole is very nice. I would play again because I like the layout, I just hope it he course is in better condition.

Pace of play was terrible and even talking to both groups with no avail, no one on staff to talk with to try and fix issues, course was in kind of bad condition but still well enough to play. But standing on a tee box for 25+ minutes was atrocious.

The tee boxes and greens are in good shape given the amount of play this course gets. The amenities are great and decent course layout. However, the fairways are really struggling.

Pace of play was awful on Aug 30th. Took just shy of 5 hours but could have been worse if we didn’t ask the pro shop to do something. That was after we said something to the ranger on hole 4 and he did nothing.

BEWARE: Apparently the clubhouse is aware that there is large “ledge” under some of their sand traps and not enough sand to cover it. I learned this when I took a chunk out of my wedge. There is no warning signs for this in those areas so be aware of this. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone hasn’t been seriously hurt with a similar shot. I was lucky.

First time playing course. I saw it on TV show Inside Golf. True links course. A lot of blind shots. A few short par 4's for risk and reward. Bunkers in just the right spots. Enjoyed the round, would play again.

Not in spectacular shape right now, but that goes for most courses

Played multiple times with senior discount. Pro charged $84 for 2:50 tee time. $64 previous times I played. Maybe he was deaf but I didn’t want to argue with him so I just paid the 84

I had played this course numerous times around 10 years as my home course for the college golf team. The course back then was in great shape and I was looking forward to enjoying that great course again. Unfortunately it was a bit of a letdown. Most tee boxes were in bad shape, many areas of dead grass, poor bunker conditions, and the greens weren’t like they used to be. Granted, it has been a hot summer and pretty dry so that may have had something to do with it, but with the reputation this course has in the past I feel like they should have been able to use their resources to keep it nice over the years. To me, the price is too high for the condition the course is currently in.

Makefield Highland was one of my favorite courses in the area. I love the layout and for $40, it seemed like a terrific bargain, but I’ve never seen the course like this. I’ve played maybe 40 rounds there and sometimes the greens are beat up because people don’t like to fix ball marks here for some reason, but the tee boxes and fairways were a hot mess. I understand the weather has been a challenge for golf course attendants, but we’ve had inconsistent weather in the past and it’s never been this bad. It typically plays like a semiprivate though it’s a muni, but on this afternoon, it was every bit a $40 muni so for the cost, I’d say go for it. But if you know the course, it’s never looked like it does right now.

The course was well kept and really made for an exciting day