Summerlea Golf Course

Since the main clubhouse burned down this course has over grown and is in need of a lot of care.

I play this course regularly, atleast 10 times last summer as it’s so close and usually a good deal. First time this season. I booked on golf now, showed up to the course and the owner tried to tell me I had to pay for a cart and wasn’t allowed to walk. He said this was course policy.

I said I wasn’t using a cart as I had already booked and planned to walk, he said fine this time only.

I get on the course to see half the people walking.

When I finished i asked the owner again to clarify, he said he will change the course to cart only on GolfNow. Which is fine, if that’s what is stated on the booking. There was no information on the course regarding the required cart only.

The disappointing part, is the course is short and cheap..good for beginners and a quick round. (Can walk in under 2 hrs for 18). I planned to take my daughter there this year to learn. But with cart requirement being implemented, it makes the course much less appealing for the price. $50 per player for a sub-par quality round, is not ideal.

I hope the cart rule isn’t put in place, that would be a real disappointment in my opinion.

The greens are tough and fuzzy. Most sand traps have no sand and overgrown with weeds.

This course is not maintained at all. The greens are like patches of backyard grass with dead patches everywhere. Good course for kids or complete beginners to learn to play since there isn't any pressure to keep pace. Overpriced for the course conditions. This wouldn't really qualify as a golf course anywhere. I paid on GolfNow and the owner tried to bill me for the difference between my GolfNow fee and his daily fee.

We had booked on line through Golf ow and the person on the desk said we had to pay again. I had to prove that I booked and paid through Golfnow. The course is very hilly and is challenging even though it is not overly long. Fairways needed to be cut. You could lose your ball right in the middle of the fairway. The greens were mostly what you would call the 2 putt rule as they were not in good shape.

Be prepared. The course is not well maintained. The tee boxes are mainly dirt, fairways are weedy and the greens are burnt.

This is probably the worst course in Durham region. Very neglected. Terrible tee boxes, bunkers and fairways. The greens were ok. If you’re paying more $10 to play, it’s too much. Nice power carts though

Descent course for the money if you play during none peak times. $27 tax in to walk and os not a bad 18 in 3hours. Out of the way and never super busy. Course is a little rough for standards and looks like it is in a drought constantly.

Was a fun course. Many par 3’s. Bring your own tuft of grass for the tee blocks. 😕

The course is short but the layout is quite nice with lots of elevation changes - take a cart. Course was very dry due to the lack of spring rain - greens & tee boxes not in very good condition, but was fun to play. Getting there was an adventure partially on a sand road - if traveling from the west, be sure to take the road north of the club not the one on the south boundary unless you drive a dune buggy.

Generally condition greens and fairways could stand improvement. But it's still early in the season so things might change.

The staff here are very friendly, the clubhouse was nice, good wings, ballgame on the big screen. The course is short, so you'd think it would be good for beginners, but it is also very hilly, which makes it difficult. The greens were just punched and it is early in the year, so putting was not great, but I've been here before and know they won't be tour-level, but they will get to be smooth and they have some character too. If you're just looking for a quick cheap round after work with a beer afterwards this is a good place to go for fun. If you take it more seriously than that then this probably isn't the place for you.

Fairways OK; greens and tees not so good. Varying distances on card versus tee box..