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4.4
792 Reviews (792)
5 Stars
381
4 Stars
367
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
96.5%
Recommend this course
770 out of 792 reviews
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4.2
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
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0
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 16 reviews
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4.4
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.6%
Recommend this course
35 out of 37 reviews
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Course Highlights
Wildwinds impresses with well-maintained fairways, a challenging layout, and course conditions that consistently earn high marks from recent players. Welcoming staff from check-in to the starter make every round feel like a genuinely enjoyable outing.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 70
Length 6015 yards
Slope 120
Rating 69.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Creeping Bent Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Creeping Bent Grass

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Reviews

4.4
792 Reviews (792)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 20
Elevation Changes 13
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 18
Seniors 11
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19

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Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just perfect

Very friendly staff who enjoy having you there. Some challenging holes but forgiving for the most part. Greens can be tricky depending on pin placement.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is playing well in the early fall

My other reviews say it all. Just be aware the greens are a little bumpy after the aeration but they are quickly returning back to normal.

The course is playing great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Ontario Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course for left handers!

Almost every hole on this course is set up more for left-handed golfers, which is why I like it. The greens are almost all sloped in some way making putting important if you're going to score well. I've been here a number of times over the years, due to the reasonable price and the food has never been good and there is just a skiff of sand in all the bunkers. Otherwise, it's a great place to golf!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in poor condition

Went to wild winds last year and had a great experience but today the pace was slow and the greens were in poor condition bunkers were rock solid and the greens were just aerated so your ball just bounced along while putting, made the short game very frustrating

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wildwinds 830

very plush, fairways and greens super, long rough, still ok. Staff are always great to talk to, Had BBQ to go to so didn't stop for food this time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value

Played here many times. Fun course. Play well and you can shoot a good score. I wish courses that have aerated the greens would advertise it before you book though. Perhaps if we had called the course directly they would have told us???

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

Always a great time at wildwinds. Staff very friendly and course in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

1st time

a bit of a drive but worthwhile, course offers a variety of terrain, greens were in great shape, however most greens had undulations that presented a challenge, some greens were impossible to hold if you landed on the green . fairways were in good shape, bunkers were rough as the course had experienced extremely heavy rain over a short time frame the day before.

limited size pro shop but friendly staff in both the pro shop and bar/restaurant.

Will come back again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good value

Course was in good shape, staff were friendly. Only downside was no beverage cart on the course on a hot day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a Great Track

I have golfed here many times and this course never gets old. The grounds staff keep the course looking and playing great.

The course plays like two different courses in one with both Links style holes and traditional wooded holes. The green have some nice undulations with good movement.

Stay in the fairways, landing in the rough will cost a stroke or two especially on the Links part of the course.

And the staff from the Pro Shop to the starters and hospitality are awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Becoming my favorite local course

Second time playing and I'm really liking this course.

It's not long or tough off the tee. Good tee shots are still needed though to set up approaches, where the course's real challenges are. There is no way you are going to shoot a good score here without hitting your approaches in the right places, and, most importantly, not missing in the wrong places.

They take pace of play seriously here. We finished as a threesome of mixed walkers and riders in 3h45m, yet still got asked to pick up the pace at one point. I did find that a little annoying. I'm here to shoot a score, not a time.

Also, learned something that I wish the staff had mentioned before my first round. There is a courtesy cart parked behind the 9th green for walkers to use to climb the hill to the 10th tee and return on their way back down. That save a lot of time and was a welcome relief on a hot day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
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 Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A beautiful day

Starter was sharp and shuffled groups together. Moved us up one start time and joined us up with a super nice couple. He played black tees. The lady and ourselves played whites. Round took four hours. We never caught up to anyone and the twosome behind us never had to wait for us. Great pace of play. Beautiful sunny day and the cart girl made the rounds often enough. With a Hot Deal we paid $48. The same price the couple paid to walk with a pull cart. Need a few good rains to green the fairways up a bit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

wildwinds golf links

great course, trying from time to time. Some players doddle a lot, like today, the day after a storm. A bit windy today, PUN. Need to overhaul the cart fleet, not responsive, sometimes no brakes. The Pro declared this was in the works, shortly. Always an good day here, everyone enjoys this course, sometimes slow but most cases play a round in three hours or less if you are not in the rough. Try it you'll like this one.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Players Course

First, as a purist who always walks when he can, let me declare this course a challenge, but walkable. Three holes where there's a bit of a hike from green to tee and some elevation changes. However, we played during an extreme heat advisory and made it no problem.

Conditioning was excellent, even given the extreme heat. Some fairways were browning, but the greens looked excellent. Hard to even find a blemish to line up a putt with. Conditions were very firm and fast. This is a course where you have to place your drive and your approaches, at least in the conditions we were playing in.

You can tick all the boxes for a players course. You'll use every club in your bag, strategy is required off the tees and on the approaches. It doesn't feel overly difficult, yet is resistent to going low.

Can't wait to get out here again now that I know where to place drives and how to approach greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good bang for your buck

Always liked this course. Tough holes but forgiving at the same time. Pace of play is hit and miss depending on the day and time you go. This year is definitely the worst its been but maybe I'm just going at peak times.

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

Love Wildwinds

We played on a Friday that was a bit cool and breezy. Not busy and the two of us played in less than 3 hours Great course despite being a bit dry on the fairways due to lack of rain Will be back again soon!

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