Wilkes-Barre Golf Club
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7020 yards | 72.8 | 125 |
| Blue | 72 | 6494 yards | 70.3 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6312 yards | 70.2 | 122 |
| Yellow | 72 | 6054 yards | 66.9 | 115 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5425 yards | 72.6 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.1/126 | 401 | 573 | 418 | 177 | 553 | 333 | 204 | 439 | 409 | 3507 | 569 | 452 | 225 | 397 | 339 | 391 | 535 | 200 | 405 | 3513 | 7020 |
| Blue M: 72.9/125 | 375 | 544 | 391 | 158 | 524 | 310 | 176 | 405 | 381 | 3264 | 536 | 415 | 184 | 370 | 313 | 366 | 504 | 186 | 356 | 3230 | 6494 |
| White M: 70.5/121 | 360 | 527 | 381 | 155 | 502 | 306 | 169 | 401 | 372 | 3173 | 522 | 403 | 167 | 367 | 304 | 359 | 497 | 171 | 349 | 3139 | 6312 |
| Yellow M: 68.5/117 | 350 | 519 | 376 | 152 | 444 | 301 | 164 | 394 | 365 | 3065 | 485 | 353 | 159 | 359 | 298 | 349 | 483 | 160 | 343 | 2989 | 6054 |
| Red W: 72.2/120 | 345 | 423 | 305 | 147 | 400 | 296 | 157 | 325 | 357 | 2755 | 405 | 348 | 127 | 351 | 287 | 257 | 402 | 155 | 338 | 2670 | 5425 |
| Handicap | 13 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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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
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.
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!
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 ...
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not impressed
Will not be going back, there are nicer courses in the area that are in much better condition.
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.
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.
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.
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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!