Niagara National Golf & Country Club

I had played this course a few years back under the old owners and was surprised on the Improvements to the course and the facilities - Great value and Great course, will play many more times.

We decided to try the new Niagara National which was the old ICC course under a new name. I have not played there in at least 10 years, some changes were very good, paved paths on some areas, new clubhouse , and since one of the 9 hole courses are being renovated, they have a practice hole which is great. The course itself lacks grass in lots of areas, although grass seed is everywhere, the bunkers are still lacking sand, very little in the bunkers to hit out of. I suggest unless you can play here for 50 bucks with cart or less, wait a year or 2. The price point they are asking is compareable to courses in the area in better condition.

Lots of long fescue I was not a big fan of , greens were soft and manageable but a tad slow but was consistent throughout the 18

I played this course once under its old

Name, and heard that good things were happening so tried again.

Was really bummed to have a non cancellable hot deal

Booked only to have to play 16 holes in pouring rain. (It took away the fun for me) but the course has definitely improved.

It wasn’t as far along as I had hoped on condition (and the rain certainly didn’t help with that).

Greens you can tell are nice and would have been great if dry.

Fairways were good for the most part.

Tee blocks. Wed work. Lots of uneven stances.

You can’t beat the staff friendliness and how well you are treated.

Great little patio for the post round beverage.

Course

Layout was good, and it definitely helps to be a lefty with many dog leg lefts.

$60 on a mid week hot deal was far too excessive especially in rainy conditions however that did include a cart. (Still high in my opinion).

Driving an hour to get there isn’t something I would do again at that rate. Many better options closer at better rates, but I WOULD recommend the course on overall ratings.

The condition of this course has improved immensely since I last played here 5 years ago. It's like a whole new course. The sand traps are 100x better and the use of fescue in the second cut keeps you honest to say the least. Over all the upkeep is much better. Greens roll faster and are in much better condition. Same goes for the fairways.

One downfall is that you can no longer hit 400 yard drives due to the pavement like condition of the fairways lol.

Started with filthy golf cart - bad start. Course has been neglected over the years and is in poor to fair condition. Layout is poor to fair - many blind shots with hidden hazards. To be fair greens were good and true we had the course to ourselves. Not busy on a Sunday. Apparently the course will get a rework Much needed.

I took three friends here for the first time. Two said don't ask me again. One said yes but under $50. Greens on the white nine were the reason not playing here again. Playing ROCKWAY for $35 is a better course and lower price. This course is going in the right direction but is not there yet. Talked to the starter about getting Legends courses for $40 day of rate. He said this is better. In fact only bunkers are better. Worth playing but it is only a mid course. Keep value in mind. $58 is now the hot deal rate after tax.

Course needs a significant cash infusion to upgrade the overall condition...The layout is definitely a challenge.

Played this course a few times since opening. Last number of years course was in poor condition. New management has really turned this course around. Decided to play it based on other comments and was not disappointed. Very challenging course: thick rough and fescue for errant shots. Makes you work for a good score. Holes are long from white tees and after massive rainfall over night not much roll. That’s the way it goes. After a full year of reconditioning this course will be in the upper tier of courses in Niagara region. I will be back to this course.

We have been here twice. The first time the course was in great shape and we had 2 senior parents with us. They were very accommodating of the seniors and let them ride with us around the course with no issues.

The second time, my son was stuck on the QEW due to an accident. He was 1.25 hours late but they continued to keep moving the tee off times back and even gave me a free bucket if balls for the driving range while I waited. When he arrived, we had two players and a ride along as my son didn’t have time to go to Sherkston to drop off the passenger. Again they were very accommodating and allowed the ride along at no additional charge.

The customer service was fantastic and I the course was in good shape. Watch the fescue but overall a great experience.

Ed

Traps are the best in Niagara. Added fescue made it mare challenging. Greens still need some work. The best 9 (blue) is not playable. Paying $58 is a bit steep for what it is. If they drop price day of hot deal, give it a try. So far as I know they do not drop from $52 plus tax and fees.

I've never played here before but I purchased a round from Underpar. Me and my friend paid 52 each with cart. I think its about 15-20 more if purchase golfnow or at course. Staff was friendly and I must say the greens were fantastic!. Nice flat tee decks which is also high on my list. Fairway grass slightly long, however, I realize they cant be cut when wet an there has been some rain lately.

As far as people complaining about the fescue and loosing balls and rating course a 1 me and my friend found this hilarious!!!! Course is fair and the landing areas for shots are more than fair. It is not an easy course but it is also not unfair nor worthy of these complaints. My friend shot 40 on back 9 and I shot 42. We played white tees approximately 6500 yds. We both had bit of rough start but attribute this to no warmup at all. We didnt even really stretch or anything. We both shot 47 on front which is a little high for us. But as far as a 10 hcp complaining it was too hard and lost too many balls. I have to say I dont believe they could really be a 10 hcp! I guess alot of people just like easy golf courses where you can spray drives and irons and still play your ball from other fairways.

We will definitely make the trip from Stoney Creek to play again!

I had heard recently that this course had been under new management and many changes and upgrades were made. Another review mentioned the course layout and how frequently balls were lost but I decided to give them a chance. Unfortunately the review was more than accurate I am about a 10 handicap and walked off after nine holes there is Heather on both sides of every hole it is only about 10 yards from each fairway which also Feels like it has been reduced. if you are a mid handicapper like me this course is not for you. it used to be one of the easiest and most forgiving courses in Niagara, Perhaps even too forgiving but the new layout has completely gone in the other direction. The owners are clearly trying to cater to the very low handicap golfer and making it an extreme challenge but the layout isn’t that interesting in the first place so I believe it’s going to be a struggle to satisfy that small subsection of players. The course itself is in beautiful shape but after losing 5 to 6 balls hit just off the fairway I had had enough.