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4.5
795 Reviews (795)
5 Stars
395
4 Stars
338
3 Stars
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2 Stars
7
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
96.1%
Recommend this course
767 out of 795 reviews
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4.2
23 Reviews (23)
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10
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10
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.3%
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4.5
80 Reviews (80)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.0%
Recommend this course
76 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently well-maintained fairways, large forgiving greens, and a challenging layout deliver outstanding value for golfers of all skill levels. Exceptionally friendly staff elevate the experience, earning some of the highest praise from recent visitors.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6914 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.0

Rockway Vineyards Golf Course offers an 18-hole championship round with the Niagara Escarpment and the Rockway Conservation Area serving as the backdrop. The course sprawls across the vineyards of the Rockway Vineyards Estate Winery. The rolling landscape provides tricky elevation changes and there are numerous ponds and bunkers throughout the golf course. The layout features large, sculpted greens and fairways that are flanked by more than 60 sand bunkers. The front nine features a challenging set of par 4s and fast, undulating greens. Vineyards's back nine begins gently with short approach shots and birdie opportunities but becomes more challenging once you hit the 13th hole, a par-4 dogleg left.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bent Grass
Golf Season Apr 1 to Oct 31
Architect Robert Moote

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.5
795 Reviews (795)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 23
Bunkers 21
Undulating Greens 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Walkers 16
A Weekend Splurge 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 21
Convenient to the City 13
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, good day, good round

Service was great from start to finish, course in excellent shape. Five tee boxes allows you to play at your level. Range is passable, chipping and putting greens true representation of course conditions.

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

Great day!

Easy check-in at the pro shop. Even gave us a coupon for a wine tasting after the game. Actually got to tee off a bit early, which was nice. Course was in pretty good shape, though dry in many places. Well laid out course with lots of fescue that will eat your ball up. The key is to keep the ball in the fairway!

Pace of play was very good. Cart girl was very friendly and prices for beverages/snacks reasonable.

Lunch after the game was good. Overall friendly staff throughout the course.

Buying wine at the end was an added treat!

We will be back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Played with a couple members who were great and had a really nice round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Perfect Day

My playing partner and I enjoyed the course.It is in much better shape than most courses in the Niagara region due to the amount of rainfall recently. Not much challenge off the tee, but get around the greens and watch out! Excellent placing of bunkers which makes you think a little more. Don't be above the hole on most holes as the downhill putts break alot and are quick. We played with members and had a very enjoyable day. Would recommend this course to anyone wanting a pretty good challenge to your short game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 296
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Very windy day made for tough golfing along with thick deep rough. First day power carts out thank goodness. Still enjoyed the course and day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, very open layout, not many trees, very hilly, sometimes hard to see where ball lands especially if you end up in the rough (very deep rough), definitely will play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

wet, wet, wet

Did I mentioned that the course was wet. Not the fault of management of course mostly due to much rain over the last couple days however some areas are the result of poor drainage - the water in the ponds was lower than the water on the fairways. I booked the round with GolfNow with cart but only to find out on getting there no carts allowed anywhere on the course. The only good part was the greens; fairways fair; bunkers impossible (standing water); and rough - uncut and wet. Long hard day but better than most other options. Back in couple weeks when conditions improve. .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/07/2019

Hello, thank you for reviewing Rockway Vineyards. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. With the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

weather at fault

I've played here many times and like the course. This time the wet weather made it basically un-playable. The greens were in very good condition but the fairways and rough were all ankle deep water. We slogged through 9 holes (shot 66) and quit. We asked for and received without question a rain check for 9 holes. On a nice weather day, this is a good course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/06/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review Rockway Vineyards. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 94
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Perfect weather
Walked

good value

Best around for Spring Golf considering the rain we have had . Course would be in great condition if it ever warms up and drys out .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Picture Perfect

First time playing here and very much enjoyed it. Unfortunately the course took a beating the past couple of days with rain, so the rough was very thick and the fairways and traps were very wet. Greens were in great shape and for the ones which were sloped and able to dry, they were quick. Good distance between forward tees and the other tees, giving every skill level an opportunity to play well. The layout was very good with the right amount of hazards (fairway and green side traps, water hazards, doglegs and elevated greens) testing all skill levels. I am a 7-8 and my wife a 32 handicapper. We both will definitely return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 145
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Have played the course many times in the past couple years as I was part of a Tuesday night league run at the course. My league moved this year and this was only my 2nd time playing it this year. Found the course is not in nearly the shape it was in the last couple years.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/18/2018:
Thank you for leaving us a review with your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your disappointment with the condition of the course. Our staff is constantly working to keep the course in shape for the summer months. We hope that you will be able to see improvements as you keep playing with us. Thank you again for the review.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

It was jus OK...

Read a number of reviews about the course but didn't find it that memorable. Unfortunately, they booked a tournament on earlier Saturday morning which caused our round to be delayed. I think they have a very loyal membership and staff that are pretty friendly but the course was dried out, not that challenging and pretty average.

If you're from out of town, visiting the Falls or NOTL, you might want to consider a different option. Sorry, just not that memorable of a course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/20/2018:
Thank you for coming out to Rockway Vineyards and for reviewing us. We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed by the conditions and layout. Our apologies for delaying your round, and we hope this does not happen again. We are welcome to hearing more of your feedback as we are always looking to improve, and we hope you will be back sometime soon.
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