Southern Delaware Golf Club

It was hot. We had a 2:00 tee time for 4. So, when I made our tee time there was nothing on the website that said they had 2 holes closed. Some of fairways were so long and had not been cut, it took quite a while to find are ball several times. It was either hard and no grass or wet and thick.

I played her last year and it was great. This year however hole 1 and 18 where closed. On holes 7 and 8 you could not play in the fairway. You would tee off, go get your ball (if you could find it) drop it in the ruff that was deep and hit. I will go back and play the course next year but I'm afraid it is off the list this year. On the up side the Big Oyster bar on site was great. The staff is friendly, the food is very good and a very nice space.

My buddy and I played Southern Delaware Golf Club (SDGC) on Sunday, June 21, 2026. We have played it numerous times in the past year, but not in a few months. We waited to return because the Bermuda fairways had not come in last time, so it was a lot of dirt. To say we were disappointed this time is an enormous understatement. Although the greens and bunkers were both better than average, the rest of the course is an absolute disaster. The tee boxes, fairways and rough are simply awful. Holes 1 and 18 are closed and the fairways on holes 7 and 8 are closed. After you finish hole 17, you play holes 2 and 3 a second time. This is tantamount to a golf circus. My buddy basically gave up on the round by the third hole. And to charge $70 for this, even on Father's Day, was outrageous. We have dropped SDGC from our rota indefinitely. We feel bad for members. We are not sure who is in charge of groundskeeping, but they should probably be pursuing other interests. The strange part is that someone has put a lot of money into other aspects of the club, like buildings and facilities. But, a golf club cannot overcome grass that won't even suitable for goats. Sad.

What the heck happened to the fairways?? They are pure dirt w/ few patches of grass here and there. Shame but looks to be unplayable for summer.

Fairways are in horrible condition. greens and approach areas are OK.

Play this course last year and it was in great shape. Now the fairways are still brown. The rough is patchy and uncapped. The only thing good is piece of plate. Probably would because the course is in bad shape. $70 to play around the calf and you can’t get a decent lie.

Fun course. Excellent greens, interesting layout. Only criticism is there are 3-4 fairways that are still mostly dirt and scrub grass.

WOW, played there a few months and felt the course needed more time for the fairways to come in. THEY DIDNT..fairways were horrible.

Putting Greens Looked plush, BUT were VERY VERY Slow. I am not sure those fairways will ever recover. Everything else was great.

Well arrived at the course early . Ask if no one was at the tee if I could go early the person at the pro shop said no. I ask why he said because of your deal. So I hit a bucket of balls and still no body at the first tee. This is almost 45 minutes. It's sad you get a deal but felt I was looked down upon because I had not paid enough. Maybe they should not have a deal. Finally I was able to start because one person 45 minutes after I got there was alone and asked if I wanted to join. Any how it's over no huge deal . They need to lighten up...

Tee box okay. Greens were nice. Fairways were trash. Great layout. Tee times 9 minutes apart- lots of waiting between shots. No ranger to guide the slowski’s. $62 on a Saturday.

Looks like the only thing they’re taking care of right now are the greens. The fairways are still dormant Bermuda and dirt with scattered green patches. The rest of the course is a combination of grass, weeds and a whole lot of clover that hasn’t been cut in a while. Hopefully once the Bermuda starts growing in the course will get better.

Purest greens I played in southern Delaware this year but the course itself needs some serious TLC

I am surprised that the course is open in the condition that it is in. No fairway had any grass other than old dead patches. Should have been told conditions before paying and starting round.