Stoneybrook West Golf Course

I really like the course. It's in good shape with a few spots...nothing terrible. The greens are in great shape!! Staff is always been nice.

Good layout, challenging fast greens. Those are the positives. Unfortunately, other than the greens, course in horrible condition. Weeds on tee boxes, more bare spots, dirt, and weeds than grass on fairways. Sand in bunkers is really a thin layer of sand compressed on top of clay. Don’t use a club with large bounce, better off trying to chip it out. Too bad, has potential to be a good course. I paid $49 and can look past bad conditions since this course has an enjoyable layout, but no reason to play this again

Beyond terrible.

TLDR - 3h 45m to play 10 (ten) holes. Tipsy cart girl.

Arrived at the course, asked the pro shop how is pace. He said we’re looking good. We had to wait on the first tee for over 15 minutes past our original tee time and it just went wildly downhill from there.

The condition of the course is absolutely shocking, fairways were bear and weedy. This is unacceptable and basic maintenance (from someone who works in sports maintenance). Greens were in horribly shape with scuff mark and on par 3s hundreds of ball craters leaving untrue rolls.

Pin placements were done by someone having a bad day, with multiple being on harsh slopes. Not a problem for good players, but when you have a fully booked day of amateur golfers you’re slowing down pace of play considerably.

We saw the ranger once, who blamed the slowness on a group 6 holes ahead of us. I asked him to ask them to skip a couple of holes so we can speed up. He refused.

The cart girl came around once, she had definitely had a drink or two during the day.

After playing 10 holes in 3h 45 minutes, we got to the 11th tee and there were 3 groups there already. 1 on the green, one on the fairway and 1 on the tee box. At that point we decided against a 7 hour round of golf.

We returned to the pro shop, only to find the ranger relaxing inside. Before we had said a word the boy who washes carts said we’re not giving refunds today. At that point we left. Not one apology for overbooking, or acknowledgement was offered.

I didn’t think this review was worth my time, but not leaving one would be a disservice to the course. For anyone considering playing here, please, please, please do not waste your time or money. It just isn’t worth it.

There are courses priced the same with far better pace of play, fairway conditions, and customer service.

Well…. I never write bad reviews but this is your warning.

1. Arrived at 12:15 for 1pm tee time, no carts till 12:55pm.

2. Went inside to buy range balls, associate asked if we wanted a large or a small, we said large. We paid for them and he says “we do t have any, it will be a little while till we get some”.

3. We get range balls at 12:40pm, we use them and headed to putting green. TEE TIME was 1:02. It’s 12:56, the group leaves the first tee so I ask the starter, can we head over. He says no there is a group in front of us that has not checked in yet. The other foursome arrives about 2 minutes later and is just standing there talking. I again ask the starter can we head out, they have not paid, they will take some time to get ready, etc. He says no. I ask again, saying it’s now 1pm, why do we have to go off 10 minutes late when they are late?

4. Pace was pathetic… Played 10 holes in 3 hours. We walked off after 10 because we simply could not take it anymore.

5. Course is an embarrassment. The conditions were literally a goat track. How is this possible after being open for what 3+ years? Not one good lie anywhere in the fairway..

6. The greens were great, that’s the only thing I can say..

just can’t understand why anyone would play here…. STAY AWAY.. And Mgt., please do your job!

I really wanted to enjoy this round, especially knowing the history and layout of this course, but unfortunately, the recent negative reviews are spot on. While there are glimpses of what this course could be, the current management and course conditions make it impossible to recommend at this price point.

The Arrival & Logistics

We arrived at 11:30 AM to a bit of a chaotic scene. They had completely run out of buggies, and while the staff did their best to keep us informed, the atmosphere felt unorganized. We did eventually get a cart—which was actually in good condition—just a few minutes before our tee time, but it wasn't the relaxing start you want for a round of golf.

Course Conditions: A Tale of Two Courses

The Greens: Credit where it’s due—the greens are the saving grace here. They were in reasonable shape, played at a sensible speed, and rolled true. It's clear this is where the entire maintenance budget is going.

Tee Boxes & Fairways: This is where the "golf course" label starts to feel like a stretch. The fairways and tee boxes are a struggling mix of weeds and patchy grass. As other reviewers noted, it often feels like they are simply "mowing the weeds" rather than maintaining actual turf.

Bunkers: Practically unplayable. Most were compacted hard-pan or filled with small stones. If you find yourself in the sand, you’re more likely to damage a club than hit a clean splash shot.

Pace of Play & Management

The breaking point for us was the pace of play. We ended up walking off the course after only 6 holes because the bottleneck was so severe—there were three groups waiting on a single tee box.

When we mentioned the delay to the Pro Shop, the response was dismissive. We were told that five-hour rounds are "not unreasonable," which is a disappointing standard for any club to hold. Without a marshal on the course to manage the flow or address groups cutting in, the experience quickly turns from a hobby into a headache.

The Verdict

Stoneybrook West has a fantastic, interesting layout that deserves better than this. Until management addresses the drainage issues, replaces the weeds with actual grass, and takes pace of play seriously, your money is better spent elsewhere. A hard pass for now.

The course is a good layout the people are nice enough but that doesn't make it a golf course. Golf courses have Grass. It’s borderline false advertising to call it golf when there isn’t grass on the fairways and rounding rough. Additionally, I believe there is a drainage problem on the course as it was soggy wet with no rain days before the tee time. If you want to golf go somewhere else

This is a great course to test your risk or reward. Some holes are straight forward and easy while others are very risk reward. Some pin placements can make holes a lot more difficult and it's a fun one to test your skills. It's only been reopened for a few years and Rocky and his crew have done a great job getting it to where it is today. It still needs a few years to get to where he likely wants it but overall he and his staff are AMAZING people who are extremely friendly, love the game and treat people with kindness and respect. I couldn't recommend this course more for those who are in the area and want to play at a place that won't break the bank but also test your skills.

Course is obviously mid renovation. Price point is not good for what it is. Pace of play was terrible. Called the pro shop to complain about a 4 some playing an average of 20-25 min per hole. The Gen Z kid who answered couldn’t have cared less. Lots of other places to play that wont take 5-5.5 hours a round and will play better than the $75 a guy we spent here. Hard pass.

I feel like Jimmy Neutron's dad ( from the cartoon) every time I play here. "CRABGRAAAASSSS!!!" Seriously, the crabgrass and clover patches are OUT OF CONTROL here. If you don't play pick and place here, you just like crashing out and throwing a club in the pond. You will want to. The greens are surprisingly good, even looking like the surface of the moon. I think the starter, and cart girls need to just literally THROW Divot tools at every player they see. That's how many unfixed green divots are on these otherwise fantastic greens. The layout is great. The course is challenging, but it would honestly be my favorite course if I wasn't having to move my ball off a giant weed root once a hole. There's also a big issues with either drainage, or the grounds team not deactivating sprinklers when it's raining alot. The grass will either look dry, or be dry on the top, and you take a divot that looks like WW1 trench mud, eating half your swing before you come to the ball. The staff is friendly. Prices are good. But PLEASE fix the turf issues. I would rather be told "hole XX is closed for a MONTH, skip it" and eventually be able to play a fantastic course in a year.

I was excited a couple years ago when SBW reopened. Right around the corner from where I live, and always heard what a fun layout it had. After over two year and several round trying to be patient, today was my last round there. No starter to be found, waited around while someone found a cart. Never saw a ranger on the course. Which usually wouldn’t be a big deal, except when a family from the neighborhood came out of a yard a just cut in front of us on a hole. (Only played one hole) but had a young child and we waited 15 minutes in a tee for them to clear the hole. Stopped playing after 16 as it was three groups on the 17th hole. Again where is the marshal. And then there are the conditions. Greens are good, but that’s where it ends. Fairways are horrible, weeds and mud everywhere, and bunkers are just dirt. It’s a shame, course does have a decent layout but someone needs to pay attention.

Greens were meticulously kept, FAIRWAYS mowed regularly no big tickets of grass pile up all over, no potholes! Kudos to Brent in the clubhouse, very friendly, funny guy , nice to have someone with a little personality in the clubhouse. The only con.: the GPS system on the carts need to be adjusted cause it’ll cut out on you when you’re in a Fairway pasture type grass and it will not let you go through. Even though I’ve played the course probably a dozen times or more I still get caught and the cart quits so this needs to be adjusted. People aren’t gonna drive too close to your green but when the grass it can tolerate a cart then it needs to be adjusted accordingly. This review sent out by the EGA.(emergency golf association.)

Prez: : AW Huff

Course in much better condition than last year! Still some rougher areas but much improved.

Restaurant staff great!

Pro shop staff could be more engaging!

Overall a great day even with the rain and crazy wind!

Thank You.....

Let me start with the positive…the greens are in great shape. That’s it!!! The rest of the course is in terrible shape. They are clearly not maintaining the course other than the greens. It’s obvious they invest all their maintenance budget on the greens. They’re simply “mowing the lawn” on all other areas of the course with absolutely no love and care. The bunkers were hard as concrete with compacted dirt versus sand. I’m a Stoneybrook West resident and play golf every week…I was embarrassed inviting my playing buddies to this course. What is going on?!!! The management company needs to be held accountable. This is sad!

The course is in terrible condition except for the greens which were ok. New ownership has not made this what it once was.

This course has a decent layout and is fun to play. It was extremely wet when we went but overall not that bad shape. Overall not bad for the amount paid at less than $40 per person.