Towne Lake Hills Golf Club

After lunch at the Tavern overlooking the 18th green, played 18 holes. First time here. Challenging and enjoyable. Carts were powerful for the hills.

It's still winter, fairways are dormant and very short. Green are in good shape. If you like a little grass under your ball, try and hit it in the rough. Some holes can be tricky.

It’s a solid 18 but a little pricey. Booked a tee time once and got no heads up they were closed. Drove all the way there. Definitely check a head of time.

So, I’ve played Townlake golf course on and off for 20 years and I’d call it a decent t golf course. But yesterday i had a tee time of 2:20 and they charged $67 greens fees. This would not be a horrible price but it’s winter, so the course was in mediocre condition and there was little no chance we would get 18 holes as the sun goes down at 6:00 pm. Which makes the price even more ridiculous, since most rounds take 4.5 hours and again we started at 2:20 which means they charged premium summer prices in winter at a tee time they know we can only get more than 15 holes of golf. Golf courses always reduce greens feee after 2 or 3 o’clock because they know it’s unlikely golfers will get a full round. So, either they’re over charging to pay upgrades to the club house / restaurant or they want golfers to go somewhere else. I live in Woodstock and would prefer to play locally but there are plenty of other choices within 15 minutes of Townlake.

Well kept fairways and greens. Lots of elevation changes.

Lots of slope in fairways and greens. Greens had lots of unrepaired ballmarks on them. Most par 4 and 5's you cant see the green from the tee and several where you cant see the green from the approach shot. Very difficult to figure out the correct approach shot when playing for the first time. Course felt very gimmicky.

Course is ultimately well taken care of. A few of the tee boxes were hard and/or worn down, but that’s something I see them tending to quickly and not something that’s fixed overnight (or in the cold). Plays wide for the most part so you don’t need to worry about hitting any houses as a beginner. Fast and challenging greens. A lot of doglegs right, if that’s your preference.

Tee’d off at 2pm. Last putt rolled in the cup at 7:10pm. Completely and utterly appalling how slow golf courses have become. It’s what happens when you let these guys out wearing running shoes, shirts not tucked in not repairing ball marks, lining up putts for 9s looking for their Top Flite ball for 20 minutes after hitting it 20 yards in the woods all while playing from the tips. It’s not just Towne Lake. It’s EVERYWHERE.

I love playing Towne lake Hills. I was a member years ago. The course was in good condition and the pace of play was good.