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4.4
573 Reviews (573)
5 Stars
297
4 Stars
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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%
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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
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3 Stars
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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
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4.0
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Ranger needed

Course is in great shape. The greens are just playing ignorant. The slow place will ruin your day. They need rangers to actually tell people to pick up after their 5th tee shot into the woods. Other than that. Course is still a fav

Conditions Good
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Handicap 20-24
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Plays Once a month
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course to play on a Saturday afternoon, we booked a tee time after 1 pm hoping to miss the morning crowds. We did get behind a father and daughter. The dad was teaching the young lady (adult) and they slowed up the course quite a bit. Deerfield needs a ranger to move these folks along or let others pass.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 69
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Clearly greens crew not up to speed

The course is as always challenging and if you’re playing well it’s a blast

I was surprised that the greens we very patchy and slower than I expect at this course

I’ll still return cause if the challenge

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
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5.0
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Great course

Excellent challenging course. Very good price as course is in excellent condition. Pace of play was normal for a weekend, about4:30 minutes. will definetly return to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Previously Played

A tough but great public course

The course is in really good condition. It is a very tough course, a lot of hills and uneven lies. So if you hit all over the place this is not the course for you. Overall great staff great club house and the food and drinks are alway good. I play here a lot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good Course

First time playing the course. Only draw back was it was cart path only due to rain the night before. The course is very challenging, with the slope of the fairways. It

Seems there is very little flat ground with your shots. Elevated tee boxes and greens can make most average golfers humble. It is a course my friend and I will visit more.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 152
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Pennsylvania Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Strong test of golf

Deerfield is one tough course to score on. The elevation changes and uneven lies make the short par 4s into strong challenges . The greens are large and undulating. Make sure to keep your approaches under the hole or you will pay dearly. I've seen the fairways and tees in better shape and when the weather warms up I am expecting an improvement. The staff is excellent and the pub there is one of the best around.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great layout and design! Rolling hills for days!

Challenging overall for the beginner type golfer but fun layouts and blind holes that make it super interesting to play. Good representation of this area’s golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 82
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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