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3.9
563 Reviews (563)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
257
3 Stars
96
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
81.3%
Recommend this course
478 out of 563 reviews
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3.8
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
83.3%
Recommend this course
10 out of 12 reviews
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3.8
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.9%
Recommend this course
40 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its interesting design and scenic views that keep rounds engaging. Friendly staff add a welcoming atmosphere that golfers regularly highlight as a standout feature.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6554 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.9
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Sanctuary Lake Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bent grass
Greens Bent grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
563 Reviews (563)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 26
Bunkers 19
Thick Rough 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Advanced Golfers 12
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 23
In the 'Burbs 20
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Wet, but wonderful

The course was in great condition, though it rained, you could still drive around almost anywhere. The greens were a little slower because of the moisture, but this did not keep the track from being a great place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Eu de toilet

No wind on the front 9 so the stench of decay was potent.
Greens were slow, not quite shag carpet but pretty sticky.
"grab and go" selections on the turn ended up being a 13 minute wait not good for keeping place of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good not great

Overall this course is in fairly good condition considering the time of year.
My major complaint is the condition of the greens and speed of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is good to learn on.

I like the way it's laid out but it needs more trees . The hills are great. On hole 4 needs a lot of work like the big sand trap need some grass on the east side of it. On holes 7 and 8 needs trees to block the baseball field.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Food and course

The food around the turn wasn't what I expected. I know we don't golf for the food, but they could step it up. The course needs to bloom and be cleaned up. Greens went from fast to one to airrated and bumpy on the the next. I will play course again nice open links course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good

Good golf course.I like play there.good condition. green and yard.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course, Great time!

I played on a Wednesday in mid-September. The course was beautiful and well maintained. My friend and I felt like we were in Scotland going to the first hole. We're both at about a beginner-intermediate level, and we played our best games to date!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

I really like this course. It has a nice layout with different types of vistas on every hole--from woods, to grasslands, and even a lake with elevation changes to boot. I highly recommend this course on a weekday, weekends are overcrowded and the pace of play slows down considerably.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good conditions but not a traditional links style course with heather as advertised

Very good conditions. Greens rolled well but they are very undulating. One of my major dislikes about the course is the several blind tee sheets on the front nine. I wouldn't typically have issue with this but the cattails and wetland areas are so overgrown that you can't see any piece of the fairway on a couple holes. Also, in traditional links courses, you can typically find your ball but it would be buried in tall grass and heather; however, on this course, the tall grass is filled with scrub bushes, cattails, and tall wetland type grasses making every ball you hit a near automatic lost ball in a non-hazard. I was also disappointed in the course layout since there are several spots on the course where multiple greens and tees are jammed together making it disruptive to players on different holes while other golfers are passing, headed to their respective holes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Great course. Plays a little slow due to the heather. Overall great place to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Highly playable

Excellent for all types of players! Green were in great Shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course, friendly staff!!!!

Very Friendly staff!! Red (the starter) gave us great course tips and was funny to boot, a great asset to the staff at Sanctuary! Great views from the tee box at #1 & #10!!!! Will play here again for sure, love the links style!!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course. A different layout.

A good course but you need to play it a few times due to a few blind tee shots. You'll also have to watch out for the holes that run parallel with each other. There aren't trees to knock down errant shots. Greens could be a little faster but the views on top of the hill make up for it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Link Course near town

This is a very good link course, Fairways and greens were very well maintained. Bunkers need more care. Cannot play out of mature heathers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slower than a snails pace

Nice course, no rangers to be found, we finally quit after 14 holes and 4 hours. Had to wait on every shot. Greens were inconsistant but in good shape.
Avoid it like the plague unless you tee off between 7am and 8am.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

This course was beautiful. It was in great condition & was challenging to my golf game.

The green conditions were great the fairways were great the staff was awesome. The only bad thing was it took 3 hours & 15 minutes to play 9 holes because we went at 11:00 am on a Saturday so I would suggest to go early on the weekends or anytime during the week & you will love this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good layout ... few challenging holes that will make you think about club selection

- Course in great condition .. was bit wet from overnight rain
- Being the first one out we could finish in little over 3 1/2 hours

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course for $35

The course as a whole is absolutely gorgeous, from the way the holes are set up to the condition of the fairways and greens. There was only a few areas with severe patchy grass problems, but I've played on at least 10 different courses ranging from cheap and subpar to expensive and high quality, and they've all had them. The staff was friendly and the pro shop was nice. I received a 20% off coupon for the pro shop which allowed me to buy some discounted merchandise.

Overall, I would recommend this course for anyone who wishes a step up from the $18 courses. In my opinion, $35 is a steal for 4+ hours of entertainment.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall a decent course

Outside of some very dry patches in the fairway and rough, the course was in pretty good condition. Especially the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice challenging course

Ist time playing this course. Offers good challenging holes pin placement was a little tough on a few. The course is a bit of a maze so you have to pay attention to signs to make sure you are on the right hole. Definitely will play again. Gave a 1 star for food and drink never saw the beer cart and was thirsty

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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