Chanticlair Golf Club

I fell in love with this course as it is a small 9 hole course that is enjoyable to play, never packed, and a hidden gem. 4th hole is a beautiful Par3 water hole that is challenging.

Also a course that is easy to walk for anyone. Holes 7-8 are the only real hilly portions.

This place was on our way to a family party. We wanted to walk and squeeze in 9 before we went, so we gave it a shot. We weren’t drinking but you should know it’s a dry course. No alcohol is sold. It’s started no consumption too… when you pull up to the course you will immediately notice the un landscaped grounds. Tee boxes are mostly dirt. The fairways have random tufts of weeds and tall grass, and the rough is thick. For $16 we had fun. But not a place to go out of your way for. I might suggest they at lest hire a teenage kid to mow and keep up the entrance area… we were laughing as we pulled in. Kinda sets the tone.

Pace of play perfect. Greens great shape. Trees could be trimmed off tee box on 2,5,6 especially when hitting from blues. Overall good experience.

Not the best start to the day. Maybe the staff was overwhelmed, but there was no one to be found in the clubhouse for 10 minutes upon check-in. Course is in rough shape but the layout is challenging, greens decent but slow. No water provided on the entire course, so come prepared.

Course is in relatively good shape.

Constructive criticisms:

1. Rope off sections of the tee boxes that need repair and let the seed grow without foot traffic.

2. Trim/remove overgrow trees that didn't originally hinder well placed shots.

3. Remove the original tee box signs that are completely rotted out and unsightly. Maybe somebody (someday?) will donate new yardage tee signs.

This course is only 9 holes but is challenging enough to have a fun 9 holes, normally plays quick, and challenging enough for me. I also like walking it on occasion, but a cart keeps it moving.

This course has a very good layout, great for a quick 9 and amazing for the price. It’s great to work on ball striking however the greens are insanely slow. Certain parts of the course get extremely wet as well. Overall I’d recommend this course.

April weather was as expected, cool and windy.

First three holes, fairways were VERY soggy. Greens were treated late season last year and in very good condition for the spring. Still need to trim VERY overgrown trees that obstruct approach shot to greens after a good tee shot in the fairway (holes 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9).

Tee boxes are in POOR condition and the trees are overgrown blocking good tee shots. Tree trimming would also improve most of the tee boxes because they never get sun light. If they did some tree trimming and seeded the tee boxes it would make this course more popular and produce more income. I enjow this course's layout, still a good value.

If you like fairways with more dirt than grass, rough that is so thick you could be standing 4 ft from your ball and not see it, unkempt tee boxes, rude staff, horrible cart paths, and a confusing layout, this is the course for you

Course is usually in good shape and the pace of play great. You can use most clubs in your bag at least once. Highly recommended for a quick 9.

Greens in great shape. Little shaggy. Tee boxes could use more work. Pace was perfect.

I’ve reviewed this course a couple of times last year, so here, instead, is the capsule summary:

A) The holes I like most are one, two, and six. One starts the round with a tee shot of medium to higher difficulty, depending on which tee you play. Two is a solid par-4 with a pesky stream in the landing zone, then a huge overhanging tree acting as sentinel on the green’s right side. Six is a classic, gently bending par-4, again with a stream at the back side of the landing zone, followed by a nearly woods-encircled putting surface.

B) Eighth is the tightest, toughest hole. Pars are well-earned here, even though this uphill tester measures only 350.

C) Alone worth the price of admission, the island green seems to be the prime attraction for most. From the back tee at 138, it’s no picnic, and anyone whose tee shot misses the island narrowly is in for something more than a small letdown. All part of the fun.

D) The par-5’s are straightforward but represent birdie opportunities.

E) Nicely kept overall. The conditioning today was good, but there’s still some room for improvement on areas of the fairways and some of the tees. The greens run smoothly at medium speed. Pace of play was decent.

F) I’ve never been disappointed by the service or friendliness of the staff. Never. And I’ve played the course (as a former member over a three year stretch) hundreds and hundreds of times.

Note: A few of the pictures submitted with this review were taken earlier this year during the spring (I live in town).