King's Forest GC
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4.3
720 Reviews (720)
5 Stars
302
4 Stars
321
3 Stars
61
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
94.4%
Recommend this course
654 out of 720 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
98.2%
Recommend this course
55 out of 56 reviews
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4.4
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.2%
Recommend this course
75 out of 78 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7150 yards
Slope 129
Rating 74.3

Dating back to 1973, King's Forest Golf Course in Hamilton is among the top public golf courses in Ontario. The conditions are top-notch especially for a municipal course, and Ontario Golf Magazine has recognized King's Forest as a "Hidden Gem." King's Forest has hosted the Canadian Junior Golf Association Ontario finals, the Ontario Men's Amateur Championship Qualifier and the Ontario Men's Amateur Championship.

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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Golf Season Year round
Architect Graham Cooke

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.3
720 Reviews (720)
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Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Punched greens

I hate paying full price when greens are punched.

Pricey for a town run course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

Two fivesomes in front of us made for a very slow game. Marshal drove up behind the green as we were on approach and then tried to say I should've called fore but he was behind cover and only emerged as the ball landed and he didn't care to ask the fivesome in front of us to turn down their music.

No refreshment cart.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Kings Forest has always been a challenging and beautiful course. However this time the conditions were fair to say the least. The Fairways were starting to dry out and the tee boxes were sparse and quite hard. The pace was quite slow and the marshals were not doing their job in making sure the pace of play was as expected. As a matter of fact we saw a marshal “hawking” for lost balls rather than ensuring appropriate pace of play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once 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 14
Skill Intermediate
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 12
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great coarse.

Love the layout very difficult for beginner golfers lucky lm not a beginner.

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

Great condition! Well done KF team

The course is in excellent condition. I was a member here years back. I played here this past spring and the course was more along the lines of chedoke (not an impressive course) keeping in mind early in the season (to be expected early in the season). I played again on August 17 and it was a completely new course in terms of how well maintained it was from previous visit. Very well done Kings forest team. Great time and will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
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 Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape

The course was in better shape than usual as they held their club championship just prior to our round. Second cut was a bit too long. Lost balls when I shouldn’t have, but it’s understandable given the tournament.

Highly recommend Kings. The signature hole is incredible, greens were running great and tee boxes were well kept.

Playing again in a couple days, hope to find some of my balls

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Challenging Course

This golf course will penalize you for veering wide of the fairway. The rough was particularly long and challenging, even more so than usual according to my partner, who had played there before. The club championship tournament occurred earlier in the day, so the rough conditions may have been related to that. Some beautiful picturesque holes as you play along the Niagara escarpment, as well as some beautifully elevated tee boxes. Would also strongly suggest a cart, as there are significant elevation changes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 69
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rude and Ignorant Starter

Keep this simple, nice course and loved our day out playing with two other members who were great guys! However, your starter was as rude and ignorant as one can be, after asking very politely a simple question he retorted “I don’t care” ? - he said this a few more times as we headed to tee one. This man should not be around the public…………hope someone looks into this for others sake?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kings Forest Golf ⛳️

Great day, played with a couple members who were super to hang with. Biggest complaint was the starter was extremely rude and ignorant while making no apologies for his behavior? We did nothing to deserve this other than asking a couple basic questions such as where can we get a scorecard? This guy shouldn’t be around people!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden gem!

Great course for the price. Challenging, in good condition, friendly people, pace was nice. The rough was thick when we played and made it tough for us below average golfers to get out of, and we questioned whether there would be a cart person or not after not seeing one on the front 9. There was a snack/drink hut at the turn and the woman who helped us was great. We did see a cart person on the 15th hole I think but that was it, which was surprising given how hot it was that day.

All in all, it was an awesome day of golf and we'd all go back for sure. I try to get there at least once or twice a summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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