Horseshoe Resort - Valley
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3.0
483 Reviews (483)
5 Stars
105
4 Stars
207
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
44
1 Stars
46
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
52.6%
Recommend this course
365 out of 483 reviews
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2.2
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
10
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.2
Layout
3.5
Pace
2.8
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
26.9%
Recommend this course
7 out of 26 reviews
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2.6
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
15
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.6
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.0
39.1%
Recommend this course
18 out of 46 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Resort
Par 36
Length 2197 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

The Valley Course is a heavily forested golf course is the original layout at the club. The course is unique in that it has relatively short yardages rated with such high slopes mainly due to the tight fairways and numerous elevation changes. The driver will most likely stay in your bag while the long irons will be used often. The golf course is very tight, offering an ideal place to get some practice with irons. It is also provides an ideal warm-up round for the more difficult course at the Horseshoe Resort, the Highlands Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Apr 15 to Oct 31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
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3.0
483 Reviews (483)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
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3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Horseshoe Resort - Valley. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/20/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 17
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hello. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Worst course in Canada

Do yourself a favour and avoid this “golf course.”

Awful course signage, terrible fairways, hard packed bunkers, pot hole marked cart path, unplayable tee boxes, are the most notable flaws.

The worst is getting balls hit at you from hole 2, when hitting off tee box on hole 3.

These two holes should be removed.

Turn this course into a proper 9 hole course.

In general, the whole Horseshoe Bay resort looks terrible.

They are running this place into the ground.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/20/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poorly maintained

Second time playing here and grounds are much worse than I remember. Had some nice holes, but greens and fairways in sub par condition compared to other courses played this year

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Horseshoe Resort - Valley, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Good price

12 holes in other cart for under 25 bucks… can’t complain. Water hazards smell quite foul and blackberry bushes keep from retrieving stray balls. Bumpy/unsafe terrain but again, can’t complain for the price.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Horseshoe Resort - Valley!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course

I like the layout of the course The greens were fast and hard the fairways were thick and green Had a great experience for the 1st time golfing there Would recommend horseshoe Valley course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/16/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Horseshoe Resort - Valley.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic 12 Hole Course

Nice quick little course. Nothing fancy but perfect for an afternoon round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Scenery

Cart paths were shared with mountain bikes and people walking on them on way to the first hole. An accident waiting to happen. No signage for directions to the 10th hole. You have to drive through the parking lot to find the access tunnel under the highway. The T boxes and fairways and greens were very good but the sand traps were very hard. Almost like clay. The scenery was very good and it was probably a nice course before it was chopped up. I will go back in the fall when it is not so busy with the other activities. I would like to conquer the 9th hole

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/08/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/03/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Horseshoe Resort - Valley.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Horse shoe Valley course

I started playing this course in the 1980''s when it was a premium course. The overall facility now appears to cater to downhill ski and bike. The golf course has young kids that rode right past me on a four wheel ATV on the 9th elevated tee box. I considered this to be a $38 dollar practice area rather than a golf course that I would recommend. Sorry, but I won't be back. Your proshop lady was lovely and your course Marshall friendly and did his job well. Sorry this has happened to a once beautiful facility. David Irvine.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/03/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (705) 835-2790. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Horseshoe Resort - Valley!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/29/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Horseshoe Resort - Valley, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Neglect

We were members a few years ago. At that time it was a18 hole course and was maintained.

The course that we played on Friday was a disgrace.

The fairways were not maintained. They were full of weeds and we had to constantly move our ball to place it on a piece of grass. The greens were extremely slow and needed to be cut. The course is being neglected and would need a major redo to be called a golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/29/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent value. Very enjoyable.

Teetime at 1pm, but I was allowed to play at 12:10pm. Finished 12 holes in 2hr 15min. Scenic layout, lots of matured trees and downslopes, very nice. My wife didn't really play, just tried some putting on the nice green. Course not busy. Cart is needed as some holes are too far for walking time wise and effort wise.

Many short par 4s allowed me to par many holes. My wife enjoyed the cooling shades provided by the talk trees.

Would have played the next day again for less than $50 for 2, cart included from golfnow, but wife had to be home.

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