Van Buren Golf Center

First off I'd like to say that this course is not good if you're really looking for a good game. However if you're like me and a casual player or someone pretty new and you just want to play a short game, it's a great value for the price. Good place to work on your short game too.

They had no push carts for golf bags and said we couldn’t upgrade to a golf cart and said if we’re not gonna walk then we have to go but didn’t supply a walking bag

What a Dog Track,

Rude Staff in the Carts without bothering to communicate. Total MS13 Gang environment

The course was in horrible condition and the fairways actually looked like a field... The markers for each hole had not accurate yardage posted... I will not be going back..

We wanted to basically take a few swingsbefore playing in Palm Springs.. While the course is terrible playing conditions it has an interesting layout and used a lot of the clubs in the bag. The greens were in not too bad a shape. It is too bad they don’t invest some money into the course as I mentioned it has an interesting layout

I called ahead to inquire about a later tee time since I was running late. The young lady in the pro shop was nice enough to squeeze me in with no problem.

So many things to list wrong with the course but they all point to bad management. For starters, they need to fix the driving range fences to prevent range balls from littering Hole 1 and Hole 2. Secondly, the golf carts are by far the worse condition. And finally, they are on the hunt for outside alcohol, it’s almost like going through airport security where they check your golf bag and any bags you bring in. My advise is, if you want to make money on alcohol, why don’t you make it more available and focus on sales instead of contraband. With that money, management can get some maintenance done and actually turn a profit. I won’t be surprised if this golf course goes out of business with their current practices.