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3.8
418 Reviews (418)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
220
3 Stars
70
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.5
83.5%
Recommend this course
359 out of 418 reviews
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3.7
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.5
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
80.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 15 reviews
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3.8
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.7%
Recommend this course
58 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
Garrison Lake's wide fairways and well-maintained conditions consistently impress golfers across recent visits. Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this a favorite worth returning to.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 7060 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Ault (1962) Brian Ault (2008) James Cervone

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
418 Reviews (418)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 9
Bunkers 8
Plays Long 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Advanced Golfers 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 9
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 96
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Grand Auto Theft

Played behind 3 old guys, moving very slowly and always in rough, which was covered in leaves. This slowed things down to the extreme. My twosome hit the fairways often, but penalized by the group ahead by them picking up my longer drive 3 times. Drove cart right up to them to recover balls. They said they didn't know but my taylor-made tp5x was marked. Must have some kind of Marshall to keep things from getting out of hand like today. Fix it

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 103
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great but slow

The weather was perfect the course was in wonderful shape, and the only thing was we waited on every hole. Every hole, it was an extremely long round of golf. but then again, it was a gorgeous day and the course is in fantastic shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Local Gem

Course is in beautiful shape. Greens are fast and true. Sand traps need drainage but we had a lot of rain before I played. Love this course and will continue to play.

PS. Some People playing this course do not repair ball marks on the greens. On the 18th hole I repaired my mark and 4 others. I notice this on most holes and if everyone sticks to the normal “repair yours +1” mentality I am sure coarse management would appreciate it, I know I would.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Bermuda grass in North?

I guess it's cheaper to maintain, but already going dormant. I bet it's great in the hot months. I just don't care for Bermuda because I dig my irons and you need to pick the ball on it. Overall, I've always loved the bones of the course. Hoping Troon comes in and puts some $$$ into this classic track.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

First time in a long time

Well worth the drive south from Wilmington. What a gem. Tee boxes, fairways and greens (the best I’ve played on this year) were immaculate. Bunkers are 90% resanded. Nice range. Cart paths are the only small issue.

Great value and 4-some done in under 4 hours on a Friday morning. Nice.

Will be back frequently now I know.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow on back 9

Overall condition of course is quite good. Several bunkers need attention or are under repair. #10 & 12 fairways are still not on play - hopefully this will be remedied soon. Pace of play on back 9 was extremely slow this is in part due to 10 & 11 currently playing as par 3s. Also was cart path only the day we played. It got so slow that we picked up our balls after our 2nd shots on #12 and jumped back over and played the front 9 again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot day

Course continues to show improvement. Greens in excellent condition. Several bunkers being worked on. Hopefully #19 & 12 fairways will b completely playable soon. Was very hot day but there is a lot of shade on course and nice breeze blowing.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting Better

Played this course over a month ago - noticeable improvements. Hopefully #10 & 12 fairways will b playable soon. Keep up the good work!!

Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

Played this vourse a couple of months ago - condition of course has improved dramatically. #10 fairway was under repair - hole played as a par 3. Hopefully this will b remedied shortly. General comment that applies to a lot of public courses - sand bunkers have to b extremely expensive to maintain in good condition. I don’t understand why more courses don’t use “grass” bunkers. Leave the grass a very deep tough - will play as challenging as a sand bunker w/ considerably less maintained e coat

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 103
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Always great

The improvements they are doing will just make this course better. Keep up the great work!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course conditions

Played 7/6

I was anxious to play for the third time this season and was pleasantly surprised with the good course conditions. Congratulations to the grounds crew. The weather was hot and humid. My son and I played only nine holes but we will be back when the weather breaks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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