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4.5
598 Reviews (598)
5 Stars
314
4 Stars
227
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
93.1%
Recommend this course
558 out of 598 reviews
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4.6
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
90.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 22 reviews
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4.5
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
91.3%
Recommend this course
42 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
Deerfield's dramatic elevation changes and Nicklaus-style layout consistently reward strategic shot-making across well-maintained fairways and greens. Friendly staff, solid course amenities, and strong value for money make this a compelling choice for golfers seeking a genuine challenge.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6323 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.6

Deerfield Golf Club in Newark, Del., is a 145-acre public course, billed as a “natural treasure.” The 18-hole championship course gets the moniker thanks to its surroundings -- the ancient forest of White Clay Creek State Park. The 145-acre play, acquired by the state of Delaware in 2005, is a par-70, 6,323-yard golf course that features rolling terrain, smooth bent grass putting surfaces and scenic vistas. The mix of memorable, distinctive holes adds to the difficulty, as does the memorable, heavily wooded setting and dramatic elevation changes. Before or after your round at Deerfield Golf Club, enjoy the large putting green, full-service practice range, or lighted tennis and paddleball courts.

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Course Details

Year Built 1955
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect William F. Gordon (1955)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No cargo pants, tank tops or denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.5
598 Reviews (598)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Watching the Game 16
Patio Dining 14
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 36
Bunkers 23
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 24
Locals 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 21
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Up and down

The course has a lot of elevation changes and you will end up with a lot of side hill, uphill or downhill lies. Greens are receptive and roll at a decent pace. There can be some very challenging chip shots due to the undulation, firmness and speed of the greens. Some holes tended to slope off the back but that is an adjustment you can make for future rounds. The sand in the greenside bunkers makes shots very playable. I wish more courses uses the same type of sand.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course.

It's always fun and challenging to play here. Shot placement is key if you want to score low at this course. The only downside was all of the geese droppings on a few holes - some even on the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Shape

Deerfield was in excellent shape and the pace was enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Ehh

If you like blind shots allllll day and uneven lies in the fairways, this place is for you!!! Greens roll fast and true but I won't be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 97
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Tough challenge.

If you like flat lies, don't play Deerfield; but if you want to play a well manicured course with true rolling greens then this is your course. Bring your A game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Cool Layout and Fun

Played this course many years ago and it is still a blast. Layout is challenging but fun and I would definitely be back. Course was in great shape and feels like a CC atmosphere with the cost. You should check it out!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved this course

Played a 3 pm round on a Tuesday, no waiting at the tee box to hit, private club amenities at public course prices

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout, good shape

For early Spring the course is in great shape, the the recently aerated greens were a bit fuzzy and bumpy, yet fast. Stay below the holes because downhill chips and puts can get away fast!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A fun day for our foursome

We had a great time . A lot of hills.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deerfield Spingtine 2016

Weekend round and surprisingly a great pace. Greens were recently punch and top dressed so the roll was average but overall the course was in good shape. Oh yeah, Danielle is the best cart girl in North America.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

very nice course, always in great condition. very friendly staff and its always a pleasure to play here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great January day at Deerfield!

We had a quite enjoyable round as the course was in terrific shape for January and because it was a little chilly there weren't too many golfer out so pace of play was quick. Wish the pub would have been open for a bite to eat, but it's understandable with the amount of business they were expecting. Will be back soon with the great prices from Golfnow! Course is right around the corner from me , so very convenient.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem

The course was fantastic! It is very scenic and open. I had a most enjoyable time playing the variety of shots and lies that you get here. The course really does makes you feel good about your game when you play well on some these holes. I plan to come back as often as possible and can honestly say it is definitely worth an hour or two drive to play here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

Deerfield is a course I played once before in a tournament from the league I participate in. That was two years ago and it left a great memory that I have been promoting this course ever since and recently just got back to play it again. The course was in great shape for November. I played on a cold windy Saturday so lots of wooded debris was blowing on the greens which added some time to brush some of it away. Beyond the debris, the greens rolled true, and can prove challenging with the varying undulations you get to experience. The layout is great with a lot of rolling elevated tee boxes and greens to make it and interesting elevation change for the player. The facilities look great, the staff is extremely friendly. The driving range is grass not mats so that's a plus. Got jammed up a bit with one foursome that held up to other foursomes and myself as a single, there wasn't an ability to play through that many groups. At the end of the day, it was another good experience at deerfield.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good GC

I ALWAYS enjoy this course. Friday Nov 06 was horrible in terms of pace of play, too crowded and too slow,,, some groups in front of us did not know what golf etiquette is... oh well , we all have those days. Will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course!

This was my third time playing Deerfield and I love everything about it. We had a beautiful November day to play, but the only reason I wouldn't give the course an excellent rating was their failure to speed up the foursome ahead of us. They teed off behind a twosome of women and by the time we got to the 5th hole the women were two holes ahead of them. No way a course should let the pace slow down like that. A few time the Rangers came out and watched them on the front nine, but never told them to speed it up. On the 3rd hole we drove up to watch our opponents shots and the group ahead of us stood there for almost 5 minutes before anyone even putted. When we got to the turn we were hoping they stopped for a break so we could jump ahead of them but they were on the tee. We complained to the ranger how slow they were playing and he agreed. He said one guy slammed his driver into the tee box after hitting 3 balls out of play and he wasn't happy with that. Yet he didn't tell them to let other groups go ahead he just told them to speed it up. On the back 9 they started to play faster because the ranger was following them, but as soon as he left they slowed down. They were good golfers too, but must've been playing for high stakes because they took forever on the greens. I felt bad because the 2some behind us gave up after 15 holes and turned and went back in because they wouldn't have finished before dark. When we got to the Par 3 16th hole the group was on the green for at least 8 minutes while we stood on the tee. And after they put the flag back in, they had one guy still chipping on for some reason. I think they were deliberately playing slow just to annoy people. Sorry for the rant, but slow play and management's refusal to speed up play can ruin an otherwise great day of golf!!!

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deerfield review

Beautiful day course in great shape but no marshals and it took over 3 hours to play nine holes which is ridiculous! But greens really good

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful autumn round!

Beautiful and scenic course. The green could be better!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of my favorite courses.

I did not play well on this particular day and still enjoyed a fantastic round. The courses is in great condition and has enough very challenging holes that the golfer feels they have accomplished something if they play well. The pace of play was excellent and i never had to wait to tee off on the next hole. Can't wait to get back to this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great rolling landscape

The course is always in great condition. Beautiful setting and a challenging layout. Numerous blind shots and well placed pins. Clubhouse has great drink selections and a very good menu.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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