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4.4
573 Reviews (573)
5 Stars
297
4 Stars
220
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
93.1%
Recommend this course
535 out of 573 reviews
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4.4
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.9%
Recommend this course
52 out of 56 reviews
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4.4
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.4%
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61 out of 66 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
573 Reviews (573)
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Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome

First time playing this course great layout ,rolling hills and elevation changes make this a challenging course to play.Easily one of the best courses we played all year,nice country club feel…can’t wait ti play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Nice condition . Difficult course

Beautiful course, most on the mountain angles so you don't know where your ball is going unless you play this a few times.. Recommend if you want a challenge.. We played with a local so we got lots of tips.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Leaf control

I did this review prior but they insist on a review.

The course has a leaf control issue early and most of the leaves are gathering around the greens which leads to LOST BALLS within 25’ of the fringe. It was frustrating since several holes are blind, you know it’s close but it’s GONE. GRRRRRR

Only need the leaves mulched not blown or the staff passes out 2 sleeves of balls for the failure to address the issue. No reason for this.

But this course is great, trying, demanding and just plain fun.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Early leaves

The course is in fabulous shape and folks are doing a great job with ball marks in the greens. The issue is there are a lot of blind shots which leads to lost balls in and about the fairways. Granted I wasn’t in the woods or close to them but on the first hole ball just plain gone somewhere under a lot of leaves in front of the green. The issue is they should have a least mulched the leaves since they aren’t everywhere. If not then give out 2 sleeves of balls to make up for fairway balls lost due to poor planning on the courses duties.

I really enjoy this course but won’t return for 6 weeks in hopes the leaves are done.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Great layout, excellent condition, friendly and accommodating staff. My favorite course in this area. Challenging and fun. Their 19th hole is very good, too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course at a great price

Deerfield is a great golf course. No super long but the elevation changes make the course challenging. I highly recommend that you give this place a try

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok but nothing to write home about

Your round starts with a par 5 that goes out 350-375 and then turns left 90degrees and drops about 40 feet. Its driver wedge and wedge. Poor design. The rest of the course is fine. Blind tee shots make it hard for a visitor to enjoy the round. Conditions were good. Nice people in the pro shop and greeters. Not bad just not a “must come back”

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Brothers at Deerfield

Deerfield Golf Club is a very nice venue with rolling hills and narrow fairways. The course was in great condition and made more challenging due to heavy rains that passed earlier that morning.

The play was slow (almost 5 hours) due to the cart path only rule and the greens were slow due to the rain or possibly not being cut that morning.

We would definitely play there again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

enjoyable Day

The weather was hot, but had a breeze. Course was is very good shape, somewhat challenging. The ball never seems to be on flat groung, either above or below feet. should be a stop for any golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 239
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Never lost a ball

If you know Deerfield, you know how rarely that gets said. Having played here a couple dozen times, and being a bogey golfer, let’s just call it a good day. I birdied the last hole for my lowest score at Deerfield, 89!

From the white tees, plays 6000+ yards. The par 3 8th hole was playing 217 yards! ( little over 200 on the card). I caught a couple bunkers early and had no issues getting out of any of them. 85-90% tee to green. A few tee boxes could use a little love. Recent rain softened up things, but made everything visually appealing. Greens a bit slower than expected, cause of the rain, but are in very nice shape for summer.

The only time you will be swinging the club on a level footing is off the tee. All sorts of different evaluation changes makes it extremely challenging.

I recommend Deerfield to everyone and will definitely return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
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
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thank you for keeping the course open

Fun round of golf. Rain off and on all day. The course held up well. Finished in a casual sub 3 hours. You can’t ask for much more. Every bit of 6,000 yards from the whites. A lot of hills and valleys. Cart path only can be tough for the guys who don’t like walk.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Can’t beat for the price. Challenging

Tough and challenging course in great condition.

Not for bombers and sprayers…requires skill and shot making. Lots of sidehill, uphill, downhill lies.

Good test and fun if you have under 20 handicap.

If over 20, you will not enjoy you day… try someplace else.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best deal around

Always kept in tip-top shape, Deerfield offers the best bang-for-your-buck in the Northern Delaware area. Definitely a shot makers course as the course is not overly lengthy. Highly recommended!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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