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4.4
138 Reviews (138)
5 Stars
49
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
94.7%
Recommend this course
109 out of 138 reviews
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4.6
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
25 out of 25 reviews
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4.6
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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30 out of 30 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 72
Length 7020 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.8
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Wilkes-Barre Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Year round
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1967) Bill Robinson (1967)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Halfway House

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Pennsylvania (2024 #15)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2020 #18)
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4.4
138 Reviews (138)
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Conditions Good
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Friendliness Excellent
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The swamp

You need planks put down so you could get to the greens without walking thru a swamp. Same condition it was in before they got millions from leftover Covid money. Don’t know what they are doing with that money but I use to like playing there before. Not now

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golfers Beware

I moved to the Scranton-WB area in 1987 and played this course regularly due to the layout and condition of the course. It is probably the best layout of the courses in NEPA. Unfortunately, the course went downhill about 6-7 years ago and I stopped playing it. Recently, a friend of mine played the course and indicated that it wasn't that bad. With that in mind, I gave it another chance but was quickly reminded why I haven't played it since 2016-17. I honestly have nothing positive to say about the course except for the greens which were actually in good shape for the most part. They played fast, which completely surprised me considering the obvious neglect the rest of the course is experiencing. Even though it only cost $30 to play, I would highly recommend that you stay away from this miserable dog track. It's truly a shame that this once terrific course is now a complete dump. I wish someone would buy it and shut it down for a full season or more in order to refurb the entire facility.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 54
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 45
3.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Well on the way back!!

I played here this summer and wrote a review about how hard the group at WB Muni is working to return the course to its original glory. Played again yesterday and the progress is fantastic. Keep it up!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great public course . Very well maintained. Just needs some finishing touches, ie bunkers . But a great place to golf. Easy to get to.Just a really good experience ...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The Muny

Needs work for more even tees and some green and fairways are spotty.. lot of divot holes no one fixes.. if people took care of they’re own play the greens and fairways would manage themselves. I’ve played there for years and it’s been worse.. it’s coming along but golfers need to commit to fixing what they can regarding divots and chunked balls. Still a challenge from whites and blues is a definite challenge..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/16/2020

Hi, Matthew! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

W.B. Muni

A foursome of elderly gentleman in front of us that brought the back 9 to a stand still, but in todays times just have 2 grin and bear it. Booked the round on Golfnow at a nice price. This course is a total value for the price in todays golf world. I do recommend and will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

This course has the potential to be a very nice public course. Mind you I only played the front 9 twice, so I cannot speak to the conditions of the back 9. The course surely speaks to being the third longest course in PA. My main complaint is the overall maintenance of the course. The fairways are tree lined on both sides for the most part, and if you hit your ball 3 feet off the fairway it is impossible to find your ball in the rough. The greens had not only clippings all over them, but on several greens putts would bounce up and down. The presence of grounds crew workers leads me to believe that work is being done to make the course more presentable, but is a bit worrisome when they are working directly behind the green you are hitting your approach shot into. Overall, would be an average public course if small detail oriented tasks could be taken care of.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/08/2020

Hello Tori, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We have projects underway to recover the course conditions and hope you'll bear with us through this transition and give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Wilkes-Barre Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

The course is improving a lot. The greens are very good. The sand traps however are deplorable. Tee boxes are improving also. So overall the get good grades for effort.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Not impressed

Will not be going back, there are nicer courses in the area that are in much better condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/28/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Wilkes-Barre Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Wilkes Barre Muni

We haven't had any rainfall for quite some time, So the course was pretty dried out. It was still very playable considering the dry weather.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Muni Review

Course wasn’t in bad shape, the greens could definitely use some work which they are usually their strong point, a lot of putts jumping. For the money paid not a bad value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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