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4.3
727 Reviews (727)
5 Stars
316
4 Stars
314
3 Stars
63
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
93.9%
Recommend this course
673 out of 727 reviews
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4.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.5
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6668 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5
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Empire Ranch Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brad Bell (2002) Kevin Ramsey (2002) David Dale (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
727 Reviews (727)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Round

Staff friendly; course in great shape. Marshall was very engaging and kept pace of play moving at 4:10... if you haven’t played Empire Ranch - give it a shot - you won’t be disappointed!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Friendly staff and the course is in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was back up

The front nine took 2 hours and 45 minutes. When we got to number 10 there were three foursomes back on that tee. We finally had to skip three holes to get ahead the two foursomes that were ahead of us. There was a Marshal on site that must have been new, because it was a total disaster out there. When you pay $50 to play golf you should be able to play all the hole. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE STARTERS IN THE CLUB HOUSE, they could care less.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bumpy greens

I believe they punched the greens a couple weeks ago and they just haven’t recovered yet. Will be nice once they roll the greens but today they were just bumpy and hard to hold a line.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Charging full price at 230p

Greens had recently been aerated and it was not disclosed and there was no reduction for the course condition.

But what really bothered me is I was still be charged for a full rate at 230p. I did not get to finish my round.

Just a little frustrating to pay full rate and not get full play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was awesome I played with buddies that wanted to play from the back tees I went with them I shot a 98 I’m a 16.5 handicap I had a great day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course is in great condition

For a public course, this course is in very good condition. Fairways, t boxes, and greens are well maintained.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course. Lousy tee boxes.

Played here on Friday April 2nd.

The course was in decent shape overall, but the tee boxes were deplorable. I didn’t see aeration marks, but they were half-covered in wood chips/mulch. Every tee marker was at the extreme back margin of the box where they hadn’t even mowed it down to normal grass height. You were basically sticking your tee in a poorly maintained fairway (or even rough, depending on the hole). This should be an embarrassment for a course charging $60 per round (with another $10 because I didn’t want to share a cart with a stranger during Covid). That’s absurd. And it’s a real shame. It’s a nice track on a nice property, but come on. Sad to say, I won’t be back anytime soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Day for Golf

Greens were still bumpy from punch marks and the tee boxes were subpar but everything else was in great shape. The course should play better in a couple weeks.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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