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3.6
199 Reviews (199)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
48
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.3
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
82.3%
Recommend this course
123 out of 199 reviews
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4.6
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
5.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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3.9
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.7
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
90.9%
Recommend this course
10 out of 11 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this a smart pick for budget-conscious golfers. The course offers a fun layout with an on-site bar and a smooth, walkable pace of play.

About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 31
Length 1861 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Van Buren Golf Center
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Murray Nonhoff

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.6
199 Reviews (199)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 12
Beginners 10
Locals 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10

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Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Always a good time

Friendly staff. Great practice facility.

Greens were a mess.

Great place to tune up your game.

My sone and I completed 9 holes in 1 hour 20 minutes

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

I love this course

This is a really fun little course that’s completely worth 10-20 bucks. Greens are also getting a little better every time I’ve played. Elizabeth at the front desk is really nice and the rest of be staff has always been cool.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great 9 hole course ⛳

I'm very much so a beginner, and I feel welcomed every time I walk the 9 holes here. A couple bigger groups offered that I play thru them today, and pace of play was great. First couple holes, the greens are a bit rough, but they get progressively better in the later holes. I'll be back for sure!! A great place for beginners to get some practice in for not a lot of money, and not a lot of time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It is what it is

For the money is is a great course for practice. Fairways are tight forcing accurate tee shots. But the greens always seem to simply suck. I can usually get a large bucket and walk the course for about $25 and that is unbeatable and makes up for the course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Avoid

I try to avoid writing negative reviews but this course is just awful. Pretty much unplayable. The greens are either dirt or rough. When arriving one of the workers pointed out one of our outfits saying any other course wouldn’t allow what he was wearing… but the two groups ahead of us were golfing in jeans. Of course we would dress up if the course wasn’t a dirt track, the comments were unnecessary. It was walking only and we were kicking around mud all day. The push carts were all broken so our bags kept falling. The groups ahead of us seemed to not be enjoying there time as well. I used my promo for this and it still feels like a waste.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

A cheap local friendly course

Not in good condition right now- but it's more due to some major work being done on the course right now and is usually kept up better. But since I only paid $9.50 for the round including fees what do I care. I go here often and the staff is friendly and helpful if you need anything. Good range with shade for when it's hot, very reasonable prices on buckets. The bar owner Dave makes sure the service is good there. I don't drink but the food's good. Good cheap fun with friends and working on your game.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
2.0
Previously Played

Not a fun experience this time

I played this course once before and even then the conditions weren’t great and the layout was kind of weird but it was acceptable enough to feel like I didn’t get ripped off.

This time was Horrific. The greens were a mix of sand and bumpy patches of “grass” they shortened almost every whole to a straight up pitching wedge par 3, no obstacles. But, all of that wasn’t even the worst of it, they had holes 7,8 closed down which are easily the two best holes on the course and could actually be considered par 4s.

Come if you wanna have a few beers and hit the range but I do not recommend the course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Trash course

Worst 9 hole I've ever played. Poorly maintained if you even want to call it maintained. They probably cut the grass every other month cause I've seen fairway grass shorter than those greens. Divets all over the green. The rough is up to your calves. Will never play here again. Complete trash.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Essential Golf Course

This is a great course to work on your short game. The course is well run. The staff is friendly and professional. Please go out and support the Van Buren Golf Center to ensure that they stay around for a long time!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Cool course for a quick 9

Course is a fun spot to work on your iron game. You can walk it relatively fast if you only have a couple hours of time to get a quick round in. The rough is usually veryy tall so if you have issues hitting tight fairways you’re going to be loosing some balls. Conditions definitely seems better than the last time I played here about a month and a half prior. Bar is a cool spot to hang out after or before a round

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course is excellent for the price. Tee boxes could be better but overall course is fun and worth it

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's $15 for a reason

This place is my go-to "I wanna play a few holes course". It's a pretty good deal if you are newer to golf and want a bit of practice. Its also nice if you can get a little alone time, because it's not super busy. However the course conditions aren't great. There's lots of mud and in the summer it's so dry, the fairway is basically dirt. I've never really had trouble with the staff, but at the same time they aren't the friendliest

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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