Horseshoe Resort - Valley
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2.9
505 Reviews (505)
5 Stars
109
4 Stars
214
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
44
1 Stars
51
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
52.1%
Recommend this course
380 out of 505 reviews
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3.2
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
68.2%
Recommend this course
15 out of 22 reviews
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2.8
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
48.8%
Recommend this course
21 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and good value make this mountain ridge course a rewarding challenge for skilled golfers. Tight fairways, steep elevation changes, and improved cart paths and signage reward those who enjoy a demanding layout.

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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Reviews

2.9
505 Reviews (505)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Patio Dining 7
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 24
Narrow Fairways 24
Bunkers 21
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 21
Advanced Golfers 17
Entertaining Clients 11
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 27
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horseshoe 9 Hole course

Course was good. Fairways nice but greens were just okay. Pace of play was slow. Good value..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

beautiful course for a good price

I was surprised to see the beautiful course for a good price today, I enjoyed very much, worth to try and play .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, shadow of what it was

The former courses have been whittled from 36 down to only 9. The original back nine of the valley course. Still decent but not the place it use to be

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

THE COURSE is very scienic

Great course cut through the woods and hills of Horseshoe valley and is very scenic but it is only 9 holes.

Don`t understand why they did`nt keep it as a 18 hole course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

ldr

Good course for couple and young golfers, Moderately challenging but not too long. Not a course for seasoned or scratch golfers unless they want to work on short game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Interesting Layout

Mountain type course, cut out of the trees, Good variety of holes, all challenging to par. Greens quite large and well maintained. Playable in under two hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Greens were in great shape.

Course was in overall good condition with a few rough spots & bare spots but overall pretty good. I think i didnt really like was the very unlevel & sloping tee decks. They need to be leveled & fix turf better on a lot of them. Other then that it was a good game & nice staff

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

great course layout

Course was in great shape however they did not have score cards available. This makes it challenging for a someone playing the course for the 1st time

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great but...

We thought we were getting 18 holes as that is what the course usually plays. They have closed the front nine, so you are only playing 9 holes. With taxes and fees, this is not really good deal. I should have read the fine print a little more closely.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

OK course but nothing great. Shame on Horseshoe Resort for closing the Highlands course which was a great course. This is definitely the poor cousin

OK course but nothing great. Shame on Horseshoe Resort for closing the Highlands course which was a great course. This is definitely the poor cousin and at best a municipal course NOT a resort course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

In rough shape

Seems like they’ve left this place to rot.... looks like it hasn’t been cared for at all. Cool layout, but the entire course is hardpan, barely playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Love the course

Love t his course. Good value for the money but fairways were in rough shape. It rained yest and overnight and was drizzly when we started out at noon today. Several of the fairways were in really rough shape. Messed up by the carts on holes with no cart paths. Overall I love this course. It has many challenges; especially with so many greens surrounded by tough bunkers.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/14/2019

Hello, debmackenzie. Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the course is important to us. With the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Your feedback about the price of our course is also important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Horseshoe Resort - Valley. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in very poor condition, bare spots,weeds, unkept greens, and tee boxes. Staff very friendly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2019

We appreciate you reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor conditions during your visit. We always appreciate golfer comments and we are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your review for guidance. Thank you for playing Horseshoe Resort - Valley. We hope to see you again soon.

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