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4.4
576 Reviews (576)
5 Stars
299
4 Stars
221
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
93.5%
Recommend this course
538 out of 576 reviews
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4.5
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.2%
Recommend this course
41 out of 44 reviews
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4.4
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.8%
Recommend this course
61 out of 65 reviews
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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
Greens Bent
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
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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4.4
576 Reviews (576)
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Course has a great layout.

Pace of play was slow due to cart path only play. Got backed up on the back side! No Ranger! No beverage cart!

Course was in great shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice yet challenging course

Ciurse was in good shape. Many slopedfairways, so hitting your spot is important. Punishes big slices or draws.,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Public Course

The course was very well maintained. Lots of challenging holes and undulation on the greens and fairways. This course gives any private country club a run for the money.

Driving range is limited to 240 yards and has turf or grass options. Amenities are very clean and ample. Food at the turn was affordable, fast and tasty. Pace of play was somewhat of an issue. This is by no means a beginner’s course. I will definitely play this course again in a heartbeat.

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

Pace of play was brutal - man d afternoon. If play again it will be in early morning. Starter not friendly at all, maybe was having a bad day (?).

Course in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Hilly

This not an easy course. Very hilly. Can’t see where your ball lands on a lot of holes. Play with someone who has local knowledge. Course washing good shape. Greens are true

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Two Putting on this course is a miracle

Loved the course. I have played here for a long long time. The greens are not for the average golfer. Three and four putts per hole is more the norm for a 15 Handicap.

The tricked up greens are the only thing I detest about this course. The rest of this course is a GEM

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice golf course.

Nice course, Not happy about driving range being closed and 90 degree rule.

Had minimal rain day before and course was not wet at all.

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

Beautiful course, tough greens

Gorgeous course. Great facility and most employees were awesome . Starter seemed a bit upset with the world. The greens - esp back 9 - were VERY difficult with ridiculous “side of a hill” hole locations. Would play again just bc of the courses overall beauty, but the could make some greens a little friendlier

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Recently started playing golf, end of last year and this was an amazing course. Challenging but rewarding with all the uphill and downhill. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging and fun

This course was great. The elevations were fun. One negative was you never knew how far ahead the people were ahead of you and a lot of shots are blind. They should figure out a way to notify you. The greens were in good shape for April and the fairways although a little hard were in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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