RedTail Golf Club

The course conditions have continued to deteriorate since the current ownership group bought the club in April of 2021.

Every aspect of the golf course, from the driving range that looks like a scene from another planet, the tee boxes with no grass, the fairways full of weeds and bug infested greens is horrible. The range balls used are the worst I have ever seen - most courses would throw 95% of them away and replenish on a regular basis.

They have lost 90% of the full golf members they had when they took over.

From what I can tell, the range picker is broken and left under a tree in the middle of the range forcing the crew to hand pick balls from the range.

About a month ago the ownership group was essentially forced to put Rye seed on the course after continued poor reviews (most noting the horrendous condition of the course) led to just a handful of players each day. For most courses view over-seeding with Rye in the Fall is a part of normal operating procedure. It would not have happened had ownership not been forced to do it given the poor reviews, lack of play and the lienholder on the course attempting to protect their asset. Initially the Club did not water the course after the Rye was put down so nothing grew. Someone must have realized that grass needs water to grow and they began watering. The course now looks visually attractive from a distance. However, once you get a little closer, you can still see all the weeds everywhere that will take over again once the rye grass dies without the appropriate preventative maintenance and re-seeding. I wonder if the ownership group understands that the rye grass will die in the Spring and the course will need to be re-seeded?

The bunkers remain horrendous having had no sand in them for a long time such that the skeleton crew does not bother to maintain them. Many of the bunkers have grass growing in them and all of them have 6-18" weeds surrounding them. They are in such poor condition that I saw golf cart tracks through several bunkers on the 9th hole.

They have a very small maintenance crew that works with outdated and poorly maintained equipment. So much so that there are rumors they are operating with mowers that share parts.

It is such a shame - the layout remains one of the best in the area. If the course had an ownership group that had an interest in building a 1st class facility, attracting membership would be extremely easy.

The hope is that the current ownership group will either voluntarily sell (several buyers have expressed interest) or forced to through the pending foreclosure procedure. It cant happen soon enough...

The first time I played this course I thought it was an absolute waste of a drive and money. I was then told by several people that it’s in great shape and a great course, so it’s been several years and I have it a second chance. Absolute garbage. No pride. Cost is highway robbery. Course on a Sunday hasn’t been mowed in several days, even the fairways were way to fluffy. Unfortunately I theink the course was poorly constructed and there’s just nothing you can do to fix it, glad I don’t live there! Will not be returning, and will be giving a hard time to the guys that suggested it.

Overseeding all over the fairways and greens. Needs less play and people to fix their ball marks and divots (get an extra one of each please players?). Rough areas are more hard pan, the fairways must have been not so good before the over seeding. New water pump as well. That is a big investment $. Looks like new ownership for the 2nd time in a few years. Kind of in hot potato mode it seems. It is a great layout in a nice community. Greens slow with the baby grass growing up. 90% of traps have no sand, hard like cement. Play those as hazards without a penalty stroke. Need to at least add sand (mixed with some dirt so it’s not ashtray) in the bunkers by the greens. You could hit a ball off the dirt in the fairway bunkers, played as waste areas. Will check reviews over the winter to see how it’s shaping up here.

Zero exaggeration, this is the worst course I have ever played at. Conditions are unbelievably bad and their prices for balls in club house are unreal. 20 for a sleeve of Tp5 balls. I’ll never go back. Use to be better such a shame.

Overseeded a couple weeks ago, mostly grown in. If you played Red Tail this year, you'd think you were on a different course. Fairways & greens in good shape, definitely worth a go.

The overseed is coming in nice but the greens are mostly un-puttable.

Traps and tee boxes need to be continually worked on .

This was one of my favorite courses in my 20mile area that I play. It has a good variety of twist and turns. But when they lost the pump system they lost much of everything. It is coming back. The greens look good and played well and the fairways are looking better then they did 5 months ago. I would play again

I came out here for Black Friday with relatives and we enjoyed playing here, course is in nice shape, tee box, green, fairways good. Also carts were very comfortable Will come back again

I haven’t played this course in a few months because of the issues they were having. I can say I am very excited to come back. It’s clear that the course is listening to its customers because the course looks so much better. The new tee boxes, reseeded fairways and greens are healing great. I think Redtail is beginning to return to its shape it was when I first played it back in 2011.

Offered at very cheap price compared to elsewhere. It had some problem before because of the irrigation pump but it's back now with over-seed. Will become better as rye grass gets thicker. Will be coming back again soon

Currently a bit rough. Had to play the front 9 twice, due to scheduled course maintenance and overseeding. I'm sure when they're finished it will be back to their usual standards.

I am not one to rate a course bad. There have been lots of bad reviews I’ve read in lots of courses and then played them since I’m not picky and didn’t agree. I should have listened to the reviews this time. This course is in such bad shape that it needs to be closed down and redone. I honestly don’t know how else it is going to recover. The greens were unputtable and sand traps were a mess

Course needs a lot of work to restore it to its original condition

I made my reservation and when I got to the course, I was promptly informed it was cart path only and only the front 9. This was not listed on your web site but according to the person at the desk, it was listed on places like Facebook and other places where I do not use. I definitely would not have come . I was later informed the course was under default.

A shame, such a nice layout.

On a scale of 1 to 10 the condition of this “former golf course” a 0 !!!

From the tees to the fairway to the weeds ( formerly the greens) it was painful to play the front nine. More than five years ago this was a very good golf course. Today it was painful attempting to play the front nine. Golf Now and Tee Off should not offer unplayable golf courses.