Belterra Casino GC
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4.6
582 Reviews (582)
5 Stars
403
4 Stars
132
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
89.7%
Recommend this course
552 out of 582 reviews
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4.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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14 out of 14 reviews
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4.6
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
84.6%
Recommend this course
22 out of 26 reviews
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Course Highlights
Belterra's challenging layout features wide fairways, demanding par 4s, and consistently fast greens that reward focused play. Exceptionally friendly staff and resort-quality amenities deliver strong value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6925 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.3

Belterra Golf Club was designed by Tom Fazio and it has been ranked as one of the top 20 casino golf courses in the country. It is conveniently situated just a short drive from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Lexington. The challenging layout takes you through a scenic landscape of rolling hills covered with thousands of trees and several sparkling lakes. Elevation changes throughout the golf course provide challenges as well as scenic views of the Ohio River and Log Lick Creek. The course has fast greens and well manicured fairways. Water hazards come into play on several holes but just as tricky are the imposing bunkers that are strategically placed along the greensides. Included in the round at Belterra G.C. are unlimited practice balls to use on the driving range, putting and chipping greens, and practice bunker.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (2001) Beau Welling (2001) Dennis Wise (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts are required. Cut-offs and denim are not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

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Reviews

4.6
582 Reviews (582)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 27
Dinner 11
Patio Dining 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 35
Undulating Greens 29
Water Hazards 25
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 33
Advanced Golfers 29
Entertaining Clients 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 34
At a Resort 29
Near Local Attractions 11

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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing Condition

This course is in amazing shape, and a wonderful round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

Course in great shape. Play was a little slow, but worth the wait.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another Fazio masterpiece

Though the Belterra Golf course is associated with a resort this is not a course for anyone who has a high handicap. It is a spectacular layout with great scenery but very few easy holes. The course is very undulated and the greens are built on plateaus or hills and thus add another degree of difficulty to the putting game. I place Belterra in the top 10 courses I have ever played and I have played a lot of great golf courses in the USA, Scotland (most all of The Open courses), Ireland, England and Spain.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First class experience

From the moment we arrived the staff went above and beyond. From the super friendly lady at the bag drop, to the very friendly and helpful gentlemen in the clubhouse, to the very informative and entertaining starter( he was very enjoyable to deal with which isn't always the case at some courses), all the way to the cart girl who was very efficient and made it around 4 times during the round to see if we needed anything. On to the course, it was very well maintained and quite challenging The rough is thick and penalizing as it should be and the greens and fairways are beautiful and very smooth. Practice range and putting greens are nice, complimentary bottles of water were a nice touch and the GPS units really are an awesome feature that make yardages effortless and really contribute to a better pace of play. Would 100 percent recommend this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Got a smoking hot deal!

A friend and I scored a red hot deal on golfnow.com a few days before played. We went on a Sunday morning at 10:20. Pull up, dropped our bags and checked in. Bags were put on the cart for us, filled cooler with bottled waters and gave us a cold mango towel cool off with. Belterra has a proshop complete with locker rooms and golf accessories for purchase. They also have a free driving range to warm up on before you tee off. There is s bar and cart girl that came around often. Normally only see them once at the places I usually play. Overall great place to play. Even being so hot the grass was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fantastic

just what you'd expect in the middle of nowhere.... A Tom Fazio gem!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf course.

This is one of my favorite golf courses. Very challenging, but fair. Would recommend to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course...great service.

It was a brutally hot day so the play was slower than usual. However, the course was in beautiful condition, and we had an awesome round in their smooth carts with GPS keeping us on track. When we finished the staff was there to clean our clubs and greeted us with ice cold towels to cool off. Hope to play there again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not what I would consider resort golfing.

First time visiting this course and it wasn't too bad of a drive from Cincinnati. When we got there, the course looked great from afar and the cart guys were very friendly. We went to the driving range for 45mins, in that time only one group teed off in front of us and that was about 15mins before us. We played the first few holes with no problem, breezing around til we got to the 4th hole. From that point on, it was some of the slowest play we had played all year long. We had a two-some in front of us and in front of them, they had a 4some with 3 carts and 2 additional riders, for a total of 6 people. The pace of play was INCREDIBLY SLOW! This made the round very boring and quite frustrating.

We also were surprised for a "resort" course, the amount of unrepaired ball marks on the greens and in the fairways. On some of our approach shots into fairways, it was near impossible to avoid landing in a divot. Again for a Golfnow discount round it was okay, but I couldn't imagine paying $110 to golf there. The kicker of the whole day is when we tried to talk with the Director of Golf, we found out they close at 5PM. We got his email and sent a message that night. He left a voice mail for us the next day and said "Since you paid $40 and not $100, you should not have any issues". This was said by the Belterra Director of Golf. I realize we had the discount from GolfNow, but if we going to be seen as a 2nd class citizen at Belterra, I would hope GolfNow would think again about dealing with them in the future.

I don't see me playing here again for a course that claims to be a "resort course"

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2015

I had exactly the same experience - the resort staff treat you like a second class citizen when they find out you are a golfnow booking. Terrible attitude from the staff.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Very challenging holes on this course. Ball placement a must on several holes. Great to have the GPS on the cart as it helped out in club selection.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Super friendly staff. Iced towel after the round was nice touch

Nice Fazio layout. Bring your A game for the long par 4's. Pace of play was nice for a Sunday morning.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Holy Cow...

I've played some nice courses and outside of The Golf Course of Dublin and Muifield Village....this course is the best. The views were breathtaking and the course was in immaculate shape. I will definitely be taking full advantage of the deals here on GolfNow for this course. Staff was awesome. They even had ice cold towels after the round for us to keep after a brutally hot day (110 degree heat index). This course is also quite difficult from the tips. I shot a 78 and I am scratch. Their #1 handicap hole is the most difficult hole I have ever played, 470 into the wind into a very small fairway to a green protected by water and bunkers. I highly suggest this remarkable course. I can not wait to play again. Hopefully this week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A true test of golf

This is a well designed Tom Fazio course. It has many very challenging holes and sprinkles in two or three holes that give you a break. There are no flat lies, no place for wayward tee shots and you do have to think about your approach angles. Needless to say, stay out of the rough unless you have Popeye forearms. The sand traps all play the same, the sand is consistent on every hole. You do not find that at every course. I will be back many times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

gps is nice and audible instruction on each hole is good

excellent course, a little long for the average 50 yr old man, but very nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great resort course and amenities

This course is one of the best conditioned public pay courses within an hour and a half drive of Lexington. After many days of rain it was still in pristine playing condition. A couple long par fours on each side increases the challenge factor but the wide landing areas are more than fair. Just a beautiful course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Can't Beat the Golf Now Pricing!

Finally got to play Belterra and had a wonderful time. Booked on GolfNow for $40 and couldn't be happier. Great layout, fairways, and staff. It had rained for about 4 straight days so the rough was more like the US Open, so I would imagine next time it won't be that bad. The greens rolled very well besides some ball marks. Overall great experience and I will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

well designed layout and in excellent condition. this particular day had brutal pin positions which probably added some time to our round

would go back again with a GolfNow discount and maybe stay and visit the casino

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent!

A MUST corse to golf! Very relaxed, challenging, fantastic staff and a over all gret experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great price for a Fazio course.

I would definately recommend this golf course for others to play, but for the level of golf course and the condition of the rest of the golf course, there were too many unrepaired ball marks on the greens. I know it is a public course and most of the public don't repair them, but the amount of play experienced at your course I feel they were still excessive.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for pristine condition

Super! Worth the drive. Greens rolling quick. Must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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