Royal Stouffville Golf Course

Played on a Saturday afternoon. It was really slow paced. I suspect it's because they have a replay special. My buddy and I hooked up with a twosome doing a replay. Over 5 hour round. Greens were super slow. They were not burnt out or damaged. They just needed to be cut. Bunkers needed more sand. It was an odd experience as I had played this course about 2 years ago and about 5 times in total and I don't recall these issues. The layout is interesting and at times quite challenging. Some good holes that give you some pause for thought before shooting. I like the course and I would play it again to give it another chance. But I hope they address the above mentioned issues, particularly jamming the course with too many players. I should not be part of the spectators gallery on the tee box for the group ahead of me. Same thing when I was shooting. Otherwise a nice layout.

Always enjoy playing Maples. Good value and the course is in good shape

The course was very well kept and enjoyable to play. I would recommend this course and will return again to play.

$45 with cart. can't go wrong there. under new owner so bar and kitchen are close. great staff. will come back again.

first time playing there, was golf now deal, was quiet, very nice day out, would definetly play again

Nice course with a generous number of par 5s. The fairways are wide. There are a good number of water hazards and bunkers.The staff are very friendly.

Front nine lots of water, narrow fairway, some par 4 unreachable if weekend golfer, but lots of fun. I will back.

I have never met a starter who knew how to make sure you get off to a horrible start. My group was right on time but stopped in the facilities prior to tee off. Starter was telling me off about being a couple minutes late while rushing me without there being a group behind me. I'm not the greatest golfer but being pretty worked up helped me duff my first shot. If there were people waiting to tee off I understand. But if you're having a bad day and just wanting to ensure your patrons had a bad start to their game, then mission accomplished. I will not be returning to this club.

Haven't played this course in quite a while and now I know why.
They are sending out foursomes every 8 minutes with half of the groups walking. So guess what ? By the time you get to the 3rd tee- there is already two groups waiting to tee off in front.
After 6 holes we called the proshop to complain and to send a Marshall. Granted he showed up pretty quickly but he said he could do nothing and this is how it is on Sunday's that the club tries to jam as many golfers in as they can. Greedy!!
We left after 14 and noticed a few groups taking off at the turn at 9.
Was not enjoyable at all. Couldn't get any momentum waiting on every tee. We wouldn't go back again- on a Sunday or any day for that matter.

The course is in good to moderate shape, Greens need to be maintained. Traps needed to have the water drained. Our group lost at least 12 balls because you could not see the ball in the water in the trap.
No tee box was level.
But the biggest complaint was the pace of play. If we had known they were putting foursomes out in 8 minute setting we wouldn't have played. We teed off at 2:16 and could not complete the course by 7:30. Ridiculous. On the 3rd hole a par 4 there were 3 groups still on the tee ahead of us. We phoned in to have a marshall come out and check. When the marshall arrived he said that this was the normal pace of play on Sunday and there was nothing He could do about it. Also on two occasions we had balls hitting into us from both behind us and ahead of us.
I would not recommend this course if it continues to demonstrate this type of pace of play

Very affordable, course in great shape very friendly staff

Played with friends who are not members of a club.
On the first tee, we mistakenly thought the group ahead was still on the fairway but they were actually on the green. The starter just stepped out of his stand and screamed at the top of his lungs at us. No courtesy to walk over and talk to us.

We came to the course for a good deal on a well-maintained and fun golf course. Got it at Maples of Ballantrae.

Pro Shop was very quiet with only one staff person at the desk however he got us processed quickly. There were a number of foursomes ahead of us although we came as a 3-some and near to our T-time. No problem, the starter was very courteous and we got started close to our scheduled T-time.

The practice area is very close to the first Tee with no chipping permitted. They used to have a driving cage near the clubhouse but the only thing that remaims is the asphalt platform. As there is no driving range I would recommend a new set of cages for the guests. It's all about service!

The golf course is in very good shape. Weather and rain have been ideal. We played from the blue tees and that gives you some challenging shots from narrow tree areas. Bring bug spray. The Par 3s are a challenge. Many forced carries over water or ravine area or narrow tree-lined shots. Only "easy" Par 3 was #14 however 201 from the blues.

The greens were very consistent and the putting line taken were very true to the eye.

I think the course could improve in sending out the beverage cart ealier especially on a day when it read high 80s. No water containers on the course and washrooms are not the most accessible. Also, the carts were very wet and needed to be towelled down before we started.Thankfully, the starter Ron had a spare towel. Someone forgot to wake up early enough to get to the course and do their job.

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first n second hole a little awkward but rest of course is good and challenging

This is a great course with the grounds in excellent condition. The problem is the pace of play. There was a twosome in front of us who played 2 balls at every shot including putting. There were no marshals around to complain to. We tried to explain the rules to the pair in front of us but there was a language barrier. We teed off at 4 and only completed 16 holes due to darkness. Will not play here again because is the pace is too slow.

It was the slowest round I have ever played. The one marshal just sat at one hole doing nothing and it was crazy jammed up. Saw two different grounds of Asian people playing with 6 ppl as the other marshal drives right by and doesn't say anything. I will never give them my money ever again

Course was dry and hard. Greens was fast and dry. Tee box had no grass. Was basically standing on dirt. Pace was dreadfully slow. Overall bad experience.

Really slow paced. Even cannot finish in four hours

1st tee starts with a nice fade over water and ends with par 3 tight green guarded by water and bunkers. The right shot will keep u in play or its the woods, water or in the thick. Play smart not aggressive.

Good course, lots of trees well maintained. Pace of play was slow but we got our round completed in about 4.5 hours on a weekday.