New Albany Links Golf Club

We play New Albany Links 3-5 times a year. We quit playing as much this year because they raised their rates to $45 during the week. We just played it yesterday because we got a small discount using Golfnow.com and I have to say the course is in the worse shape I have ever seen it. The bunkers looked like they had not been touched in months and some of the fairways were pretty rough. Certainly not worth the money they are charging.

I would be interested in playing the other courses that are grouped with this one. The dangers a plentiful. Lots of bunkers. If you can manage your shots fairly well it is quite a fun course to play. Little risk reward shots. I would reccommend getting a players book for $2.50 so you can know where to hit. I was shooting blind on a few holes and laid up. I was told they plan to fill in many bunkers. On the ninth hole i hit a bit left and some dude through my ball out of his yard by the bunker.... so watch for that. Excellent course, too bad it rained!

The course restrooms were closed and they did not have any alternatives other than the woods and there are homes and alot of activity around the course , they should have had a couple of portables stationed , the course is nice but the bunkers are annoying,.did not feel that it fit the price tag.

Folks, this is an excellent and very difficult golf course. There are many native grass and water hazards which makes this course play much more difficult for the average golfer than the 125 slope from the Blue tees. With the race to the bottom on green fees that golfnow provides, many below average golfers play this course that have NO business playing this golf course. As a result, I have experienced 5 hour rounds for both of my experiences here. They don't have the staff to properly move slow golfers along, so the result is a agonizingly long round that ruined even a beautiful day. If you're handicap is 15 or higher, please don't bother with this track as you will lose at least a dozen balls and spend an hour looking for balls in the heather. Course conditions were as good as can be expected with the reduced green fees the market will bear.

Very disappointed. Expected better for the money. Course appeared as if they are letting it go.

I've played this track at least 25 times over the last 6-7 years, and this season is by far the worst shape I've encountered. I was out on the evening of July 4th and it was also beat up, but I figured that was from a day of heavy play. I know they're under new ownership, and plan on removing some bunkers and cutting down fescue to make it more playable. But the greens have loads of ball marks, and a few greens and fairways looked burned out. (I won't even count the aeration, because that's a necessary part maintaining the course for the future.) It's still in better shape the some other area courses, but I expect more.

I love the layout. Please get the conditions back up to where they used to be. It's too nice of a course to be in the same shape as the Airport GC...

Got a great deal on golfnow for this round. Course is in good shape if you do not count the bunkers. The bunkers were unplayable. The greens had been aerated but that was expected.

Fun, enjoyable course. Bunkers need a lot of work and with it being a links course there are a lot of them.

Staff was polite and friendly.

Greens were in various stages of aeration. Some 2 wks prior, some 1 week ago, others more recent. Made it tough to gauge chipping and putting...speed chages from green to green. Bunkers actually in bad shape. Much more grass around the rough allowed to grow long. Too much in my opinion. However, I love this course...tee boxes and fairways great. Great layout. One of my favorite public courses around Columbus.

Great course! Back 9 is challenging! The starter is a great guy and I love the fact he always says "we have 2 rules, 1 have fun... Lol! He never gets to the second! Great course

The reviews I read before heading out was making the course sound pretty bleak, and it couldn't have been further from the truth. It looks like they are taking some bunkers out on the back but the course was very nice, we played after a morning of heavy rain and the course was great!

A great course with a nice layout> Staff is friendly and good pace of play.

Maybe my expectations were too high. I thought the course would have been in better shape. Some bunkers had no sand, some fairways were marred. Greens were okay and the layout was good. I only paid $15 (GolfNow) at full price there are better courses in the area to play. However, I would play it again because it's fair and a good layout.

Pluses and minuses. Course looked great and played pretty well. For probably 6/18 holes, you cant really tell which way the hole was going and there was no map on the scorecard or on the hole sign. The bunkers were in absolutely horrid condition too... Standing water, hard as a rock, impossible to even rake. The fairways were being aeirated while we were there. The people driving the machines didn't stop or move out of the way while we were hitting, kind of rude. Again, pluses and minus's. Only reason we played was because we got it for $20... Wouldn't pay anymore for it

After a 2 and 1/2 hour front 9 made the turn with 4 groups Waiting on tee box and no marshal to help one of the worst rounds I've ever played would have took over 6 hrs to finsh but I quite after 13 holes

Only my second time at the course. It's a fair test. Couple tight landing zones make you think about what you're going to use off the tee. Lots of hazards to make things interesting. Greens were firm and fast today, but also like putting on the surface of the moon because of all the unrepaired ball marks. Landing zones littered with unfilled divots. I found the staff at the desk helpfull and friendly, even the grounds crew helped me find the correct tee when I got turned around. I'd go back, probably next season when they've had time to grow some grass and fix some bunkers.

Nice course. Well maintained minus the sand traps, several were under repair and had troubles with drainage. Overall would play again.

A majority of the traps has GUR spray painted in front bunker. Most had no sand in them. The traps with sand were a combination of mud with a little sand mixed in for show. Tee boxes were often burned out. Some tee boxes did not even have the markers placed (it was actually a benefit because you could look for grass). The once beautiful links grass was filled with weeds. The course conditions were so bad that I would not play it again for free.

Bunkers where unplayable. Greens where in poor shape due to overplay. Fairways needed divots fixed and seeded. A lot of ground under repair areas. Ponds where full of algae. Used two golf carts- both needed maintenance . Staff in bar where not very pleasant. Haven't played this course in a few years, used to be really nice. I probably won't be returning soon.

I play this course all the time. The reason? Because its always in good condition. The greens always roll true and fast. However, most of the bunkers are not in good shape, but it looks like they are repairing a lot of them. The staff is always great!

The ground (fairways/greens) was hard, the bunkers were in poor condition (except one). Got a hot deal price so it was a good value. Pace was good (under 4 hours) but like others have stated most bunkers were pointless, like stale cookies, some retaining water. The bounces we got from the fairways and some greens seemed a bit much (helped with distance off the tee, though that can hurt too)