Southern Dunes Par-3 Golf Course

I rarely see dead spots on greens but we had a rough stretch of weather. Ball marks were awful due to people not caring to be responsible. Staff was

very friendly! Transition from 1 to 3 was a little confusing and the tee boxes are way too close for comfort abot 100 yards from 1 ree. Will be back. My older playing partner was happy with the yardage total and the 6500ish yards for me was good.

Even on the practice green there was bad spots and the tee boxes were nothing but divots. The course has lots of water and sand traps, not much rough, mostly heather. Several of the looks from the tee boxes can be deceiving for a first-time player. That added to the challenge of the course. Overall if they could find some money and treat the greens and fairways it would greatly improve the quality of the course and make the price to play worth it. They also need to fill the divot jugs, both on my cart and the other cart were bone dry, one even had a couple empty fireball shots in it.

I love playing here its pretty challenging but easily the prettiest course in the area.

Truly excellent course, staff and people I plated with. Will be back SOON.

Overall the course was in good shape. Rough around the greens needs sprayed/tended to as it was not consistent. Some of the greens had bad rough spots. Overall I thought the course was good but for $56 I would not make the drive to play this.

Played with 3 friends on a Friday morning. First time playing the course. We played the front tees so should have been able to finish in 3.5 to 4 hours. Instead it took 5 HOURS 10 MINUTES. We waited every hole except #10 when the group in front of us went in for a beer and a dog. People need to understand that the front tees aren’t senior tees; tees are separated by ABILITY. The two groups in front of us should NOT have been playing the white tees. And there was no course personnel in site.

Really enjoyed my round at Southern Dunes. The course was in immaculate shape: tees, fairways, and greens. [I avoided the traps, so I can’t speak to those.] The holes have a lot of variety. Although there are hazards, the landing areas are large enough to provide a bailout. The greens were very fast compared to those I have played recently and a couple of times I was shocked when my approach shots rolled off the back or off the sides of the greens. The greens have enough slope to keep you on your toes without being ridiculous. Despite there being houses near the course, there was enough separation that they were intrusive; they didn’t made you feel as if you were playing in someone’s backyard, which is the case at some Indy courses. In fact, the way the course is laid out I was rarely even aware of players on other holes. The layout is a little unusual: 34-36 with 6 par 3’s and 4 par 5’s. The back 9 has 3 par 4’s, 3 par 3’s, and 3 par 5’s! It would not be a good course to walk: there are several very long treks between the last green and the next tee. The senior weekday rate was very reasonable for the quality of the course. I played the front 9 in one and a half hours and then foursomes slowed things down on the back nine, but I still finished in four hours. This was a weekday, so I can’t speak to the pace of play on weekends.

The first cut rough is literally crab grass even just off the fringe of the greens. There were several groups of 6 or more all over the course. I was a single golfer. Un-real! They have a “ranger” but he lets this go. It’s one of the more expensive around, go figure. Not good won’t be going back. It’s like going to a restaurant and then having a stranger seated at your table.

First time playing the 18 hole course. We had played the par 3 before. Not too crowded for a holiday. Tee boxes and fairways nicely trimmed. Too many unrepaired ball marks on the greens - golfers’ fault. One green appeared to have had a vehicle driven on it in the past and is still healing. Lots of lakes on the course which test your nerves. Plenty of decisions need to be made to lay up or go for the glory. Nice variety of holes, in a links style layout. Good pricing through the week for us old guys. Holiday pricing was fair, and included a sleeve of balls. Would play here again for sure.

I had heard some good things about this course and thought I’d give it a try. I will say the clubhouse looks impressive from the outside but on the inside, there was a lot of empty space.

Got paired up with a married couple that were a delight. Seems like they play the course semi-regularly as they were quite helpful with where to aim. On nine, someone behind us hit a snap hook off the tee that nearly hit my cart. No. 12 was a LONG and straight par 4 that seemed like it should be a par 5 from most tees. No. 15 might be the most interesting on the course with a short second over the corner of a lake.

The layout was pleasant with water coming in to play on a decent number of holes. However, the greens looked bad and dead in spots. I was told they tried to expand the size of the greens but instead they killed them, especially on the edges of nearly every green. The bunkers had almost no sand in them and instead had big rocks or even chunks of asphalt.

Seems like it was a good course but has really gone bad recently. Has the potential to return to what it probably used to be. Not sure I'd ever play there again, so once is probably enough, especially as a visitor to the area.

I have played this course several times, and this was by far the worse condition I have seen it in. I honestly hate giving this review!

1. Greens were in terrible shape, with a lot of damage.

2. Hole cuts were terrible, the depth of the cup was inconsistent, and you could tell they had not been changed in quite some time.

3. The fringe was overgrown with weeds or damaged.

4. Sand traps were mainly rock with no sand

5. Tee boxes were not mowed, and were patchy. Tees were placed in the more weed infested areas making it very difficult to find a decent spot to tee from.

6. Lack of water on course (regarding for drinking)

7. Fairways were mowed far too late and lots of clumps of grass were remaining making it difficult sometimes to even find your ball in the fairway.

Again, I have loved this course for years. This was just sad to see.

I've played this course about half a dozen times now, so i feel comfortable giving a healthy assessment of the course. The layout is fantastic with lots of forced carries over lakes and ponds, the greens are moderately sized with a good amount of slope to them, and the course has a fair amount of bunkers.

There was a fair amount of water damage when we played, but to be fair this was the worst spring i can remember. The grooming is average, and the bunkers could use substantial work. The club house is huge but has sparse amenities.