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Garrisons Lake Golf Club
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Garrisons Lake Golf Club, nine miles north of Dover, is a historic play centrally located to all parts of Delaware. The course is nature friendly: with tree-lined fairways and large, well bunkered greens throughout. The par-72, 7,060-yard course was recently renovated and improved, and players of all abilities will be confronted with a fair challenge. Not that there aren’t hurdles. Garrisons Lake is book-ended by two long plays: The 535-yard, par-5 first features out of bounds along the left side, and the 536-yard 17th features a challenging tee shot with trees on the right side. Garrisons Lake Golf Club also has a bustling practice range, putting green, golf shop and snack bar.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7060 yards | 73.7 | 128 |
| Red | 72 | 6698 yards | 72.3 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 6262 yards | 70.5 | 120 |
| Orange | 72 | 5672 yards | 67.3 | 119 |
| Orange (W) | 72 | 5672 yards | 72.8 | 122 |
| Green | 72 | 4963 yards | 63.7 | 110 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4963 yards | 68.3 | 122 |
| Gold | 72 | 4190 yards | 60.8 | 105 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 4190 yards | 63.8 | 115 |
| Blue | 72 | 3462 yards | 57.0 | 102 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 3462 yards | 59.8 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.7/128 | 535 | 449 | 185 | 350 | 437 | 527 | 412 | 200 | 403 | 3498 | 402 | 214 | 501 | 455 | 204 | 413 | 409 | 536 | 428 | 3562 | 7060 |
| Red M: 72.3/122 | 511 | 423 | 166 | 321 | 422 | 508 | 391 | 183 | 395 | 3320 | 382 | 190 | 484 | 433 | 186 | 388 | 391 | 515 | 409 | 3378 | 6698 |
| White M: 70.5/120 | 479 | 357 | 150 | 314 | 394 | 478 | 367 | 163 | 373 | 3075 | 351 | 175 | 466 | 409 | 167 | 369 | 377 | 487 | 386 | 3187 | 6262 |
| Orange M: 67.3/119 W: 72.8/122 | 428 | 353 | 130 | 294 | 350 | 426 | 328 | 129 | 330 | 2768 | 323 | 155 | 416 | 356 | 160 | 325 | 342 | 454 | 373 | 2904 | 5672 |
| Green M: 63.7/110 W: 68.3/122 | 423 | 278 | 95 | 289 | 319 | 365 | 266 | 99 | 246 | 2380 | 318 | 150 | 375 | 301 | 124 | 320 | 272 | 449 | 274 | 2583 | 4963 |
| Gold M: 60.8/105 W: 63.8/115 | 327 | 233 | 90 | 283 | 251 | 315 | 221 | 94 | 242 | 2056 | 238 | 145 | 370 | 262 | 73 | 232 | 223 | 321 | 270 | 2134 | 4190 |
| Blue M: 57.0/102 W: 59.8/112 | 261 | 214 | 90 | 180 | 215 | 254 | 188 | 89 | 191 | 1682 | 189 | 125 | 330 | 212 | 67 | 184 | 196 | 271 | 206 | 1780 | 3462 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Great Shape
Best shape I have seen. I'm looking forward to playing there again soon.
Play here often
Mother nature has bestowed the area with a very wet May, so the course has been soggy. The course was, in general, in good shape with some ponding in areas that do not drain well.
Excellent Public Course
Beautiful tree-lined course that rewards straight drives and penalizes hooks and slices. A challenge for every golfing level. Traps could use some work and a lot more sand, but the fairways and greens are in very good shape. I always enjoy playing here and golf now has regular amazing hot deals that make it an incredible bargain. It has become my go-to course.
Better but not great
This course is a lot better than when it was owned by Jawarski, but there's still work to be done. The clubhouse is basically a double wide with no real kitchen. A real clubhouse would go a long way with this course.
Good value
Never saw the greens in better condition. Fairways we're good, too. Course is not difficult, only a couple of forced carries. Fun to play.
The course
Putting greens were almost perfect but was a little shaggy from tee to green.overall I'd return.3.5
Good course for the money
Course has been in a lot of different condishions over the years, but as of right now, it's playable. The greens are probably the best part of the course. That's inportant. Most of the bunkers needed some love, but that's to be expected because of the amount of rain the area received a couple days ago. A lot of trees, some water, and no gimme par threes makes it a good track to play. Fairways were ok, but the rough off the fairways and around the trees was quiet high and needs to be cut. Over all, a good course for the money and worth checking out once or twice a year. For me, a solid 3.5 stars.
This course is in great shape.
The staff at this course is exceptional. Greens and fairways are in the best condition. Had so much fun playing it yesterday we are going back again today. Recommend this course to anyone.
Course maintenance
Greens were average , fairways were fair, rough was not cut lost a lot of balls.
Best Public Golf in Central Delaware
Best public golf course in central Delaware. Challenging old fashion tree-lined layout that requires moving the ball in both directions. Greens were in excellent condition after Spring aeration.
Good course, bad timing
Love the course layout but bad time to play. Aeration done recently and greens were shaggy and not yet rolled. Look forward to getting back up there in a month or so for some better conditions.
Very challenging course in the wind.
Very challenging course in the wind. Just aerated green, so very slow and bumpy.
nice basic course
The course is in decent shape considering it is February. The greens were a little long, so putting wasn't easy. Pace of play was good, especially for a Sunday.
A great way to start the new year
I booked a tee time for 12 o'clock on 1 January that would be a great way to start the new year. It was a wonderful afternoon cool mid 40s the course was nice for the time year. The fairways were free of leaves and the greens were smooth and sweet. The pace of play was great and the staff worked with us to allow an additional player to join our group. I enjoyed a very nice sunny afternoon look forward to many more this year
Course needs to be cleaned up
Leaves all over course. Tree branches and trees down all over. Bunkers like hitting off hardpan
