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3.5
529 Reviews (529)
5 Stars
73
4 Stars
247
3 Stars
123
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
72.5%
Recommend this course
409 out of 529 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.9%
Recommend this course
26 out of 31 reviews
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3.6
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.9%
Recommend this course
40 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
Staff consistently earn high marks for friendliness, from the pro shop check-in to the overall welcoming atmosphere on the course. Golfers repeatedly highlight the strong value for money, with well-regarded greens and improved fairway conditions rewarding recent visitors.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6173 yards
Slope 132
Rating 70.2
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Ed Oliver Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1901
Golf Season Year round
Architect Wilfrid Reid Alfred H. Tull (1961) Ed Ault (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.5
529 Reviews (529)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Beginners 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Getting better, but

The course has improved in maintenance over the past couple years I’ve been playing it. Greens a lot better. Some tee boxes are pretty beat. Some of the tee shots are pretty difficult. Bunkers are basically hard dirt but are deep so kind of unreasonable. 52$ seems steep. Also, going to be 6 hours to play on a weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun municipal course

Everything is great, I’m glad to see they invested into new golf carts this year !

Very well maintained, only issue is their “sand” bunkers. Other than that I always have a good time golfing here.

I appreciate all golf courses because they are far & few in between. Especially at a 50$ avg.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/07/2024

Hi JeeZyYo, thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the new golf carts and our well-maintained course. We appreciate your support and hope to see you out on the course again soon!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Municipal Course

Ed Oliver, better known as Porky’s is in its best condition ever and continues to improve. Thanks to Indigo Sport’s management, the efforts of a dedicated friendly staff and the continuous hard work of groundskeeper and crew the course is lush green and in great shape. The greens are manicured, moderately fast, especially #16, the fairways are groomed and maintained, drainage problems have been addressed. They just received new golf carts and the bunkers are in line for a makeover. It is a municipal course and it is humming. Quite often they have 280 players booked on a weekday. The starters efficiently keep the place moving along and rangers occasionally nudge the slower ones to keep pace or they distribute water. Plus, there is a catering cart making the rounds. Well done!

Becky Dangler, the resident pro must be very good because she seems to be always fully booked with lessons and clinics. The only negative is the facilities’ carpeting which is awful and gives the place a bad impression. It was just changed two years ago, but the worse possible selection was made by the interior decorating team and they should be held accountable for it.

Zoltan Toth

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/07/2024

We’re thrilled to hear you had a positive experience. Care to share any details?

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Commented on 08/07/2024

Thanks for the 4 stars!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway is narrow and a little difficult

The fairway is narrow and has slopes. It is still a little difficult to hit ball on the fairway, red tee is a little long, but it is challenging, and it is not easy to play well. The view from 16 to 18 holes is better than that of other holes. Value for money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good deals to be had on decent course

It’s June and hasn’t rained much so the fairways were getting a bit dry and ragged. Balls were getting extra runout on the dry fairways. Greens were very fast. Person before me was leaving due to slow play but I must’ve gotten lucky as we moved along well the whole round and with no one behind us. Can’t beat the online deal I got which was similar to one I got last time here. All in all a very enjoyable outing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun round of golf for the price

Was able to tee off around 8:42am, got done the round by 1pm. We weren't waiting on anyone in front of us, although there was a foursome ahead of us. Course is in really good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The only course I have ever played that did not have water available for their players.

Very chinch’s! Common courtesy.

The course 👍 new carts 👍

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ed Oliver upgraded and course maintenances improvements

Looks like the ground crew is spending more time and money on keeping the course in better shape!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has gotten better

I haven’t played the Ed Oliver Golf course in over a year. The conditions there have improved greatly. They have cut out a lot of wast area which helps the playability of the course. Worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course narrow fairways and small greens. Good value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ed Oliver’s

Have been going to the course for years and was greeted on Monday with a rude staff that stated our pace of play was slow (4 hour round with a 4some) and we were holding up the course, meanwhile the group behind us didn’t have to wait to take a single shot. I was incredibly disappointed with the rude staff from top to bottom and will be telling friends to avoid this course at all costs.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course for the money!

Great deals can be had on GolfNow for Ed Oliver. Nice layout with all the amenities and fairly good condition with some bare spots on the fairways here and there. Holes are a bit short so well suited for beginners but still tricky enough for intermediates.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dog track

An unorganized and dangerous course t boxes on top of each other sand traps have mud and stones some holes you are on a t box directly behind green very dangerous will not return

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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