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4.1
477 Reviews (477)
5 Stars
147
4 Stars
214
3 Stars
79
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
88.9%
Recommend this course
419 out of 477 reviews
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4.2
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.2%
Recommend this course
37 out of 41 reviews
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4.1
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 51 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6625 yards
Slope 121
Rating 70.8
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Delcastle Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Ault (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Minigolf

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4.1
477 Reviews (477)
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Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great course. Staff super friendly

There was a wonderful lady doing the beer/food cart driving around the course who was super nice and helpful. Made the experience that much better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a great round

As always, the course was in excellent condition but the greens were a little inconsistent for speed, and oftentimes it seemed like the putts rolled out faster uphill than down. Go figure.

With very little wind, as long as you can hit it straight the course if a fabulous test of golf without being impossible for average players. Strong winds can produce lots of loss balls in thick fescue and other native high grasses, so pick your day carefully.

My only complaint this day was slow play due to a "tournament" of willing amateurs in foursome playing slow so lots of waiting. Still, beats a standard muni for weekends.

Very much worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course is a great challenge.

Haven't played the course in three years, looking forward to playing the course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Heat Advisory & No Water or Beverage Cart

90+ degree day and there was no drinking water on the course(still due to COVID?) and no beverage cart. If this is the case , officials should allow you to bring a small cooler with beverages.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunker issues

Some of the bunkers around the course need to be cleaned up. Weeds growing out of the sand

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

One of the best value courses on DE

For the price you cant beat this course, I always enjoy Delcastle.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good course for the money

I recently played at Delcastle and the course is in pretty good shape. Most of the holes are in perfect condition with a little to no issues. The rangers will drive around sometimes, but do not speed up play for some reason. Overall experience was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun course to play

We played 18 in less than 3.5 hours. Course is in good shape. Tee boxes and greens were in really good shape. The rough is low and easy to find your ball. It was hot so there was a lot of roll on the fairways. We could use driver on every par 4 and par 5.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SLOW PACE OF PLAY!!!!!!

We teed off at 11:30. 5 mins earlier. We were bottle necked after 2 holes. 3 foursomes were ahead of us that were hack jobs. There was no ranger on the course to help speed up play. We had 10-15 mins between each shot. Sometimes on the tee box for 15 mins. For a pair, it took us over 5 hours to complete this course! Totally unacceptable. Tee times for a course like this should be 15 mins apart to account for slow play. The rough, is your grass in your backyard. Very spotty, choppy. A lot of weeds as well in the rough. I will not play here again unfortunately. Tee boxes were terrible. Some even on a slope! Totally uneven. There is too much traffic. Not enough regulation on pace of play. Course conditions and maintenance are very sub par

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 89
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

MEH

If you like paying $5 in the snack shop for a hot dog on a stale bun, then this might be your kind of place. Wide open fairways that do not penalize you for an errant drive. Sadly it does not reward you for hitting fairways. Greens were hit or miss for rolling true. Nothing special about any of the hole's layouts.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Painfully Slow

This course is wide open, there are only a few holes where you have a real chance of losing a ball and yet somehow it always gets backed up. Frequently get rounds over 5 hours, sometimes pushing 6 just waiting on every shot. They always have a ranger driving around on the weekends but they don't seem to help pace of play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 239
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Solid shape

Playing here for 5 decades, I’ve seen Delcastle in all conditions. Currently, in as good of shape as it’s been in years. Greens are full, but a bit slower then expected. Tee boxes and bunkers were mostly good with a few exceptions.

A 5+ hour round should never happen. It completely takes away from enjoying the day when your waiting on almost EVERY shot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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