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4.1
640 Reviews (640)
5 Stars
233
4 Stars
272
3 Stars
75
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
84.2%
Recommend this course
547 out of 640 reviews
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3.9
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
81.5%
Recommend this course
22 out of 27 reviews
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3.9
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
78.8%
Recommend this course
26 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a well-designed layout featuring blind doglegs and deep bunkers consistently reward golfers who learn the course. Fast greens and solid conditions make this a challenging yet enjoyable round at a strong value.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6405 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1937
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lester George (2008) Alex Findlay (1937)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.1
640 Reviews (640)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 25
Bunkers 16
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 11
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 28
Worth the Drive 10

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

I play weekly,weather permitting.best greens I've played this year.

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

Convenient and good conditions

Nice short course. If you are a long hitter you may want to leave your club in the bag.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rock Manor

I would play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

3.5 Stars

Course was great for the money. They are redoing all the bunkers which will be great once finished. I wouldn't pay anymore than $50 to play here though.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Where is the value?

OK, overall I am a fan of this course. I have played several time over the years and still the same problem...PACE OF PLAY! This course gets a lot of play and our round was just about 5 hours on a Sunday afternoon (noon t-time). Bunkers are being redone and temporary green on #14, both don't bother me. My biggest issue is value. A good price for an afternoon round should be about $30...not the $50 I paid. Nice course, give it a shot, but there are better values out there. Will I be back? Probably. Its a fun course, just need a super GolfNow deal to get me back. By the way, range and chipping/putting green is nice. If you are looking for a place to practice, The Rock is a good choice.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/01/2016

I agree 1000%. Nice course but only worth $40 to $45 a round.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Sand traps under construction

I've played here multiple times and always had a good experience. All of the sand traps are under construction with heavy equipment in place. I had to chip shot that was 25' from the hole but I had to go over a backhoe to get there. They are already charging summer rates and no warning at the time of booking the tee time.

Pro shop employee was great but the bar staff was very slow and not very friendly.

Overall, I will play here again but probably again not this year.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun Course

First time playing here. Enjoyed all 18 holes. Will definitely go back. The only downside was the use of a temporary green on the 14th hole.

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

Nice track to play

Bunkers in horrable condition. Could not be played from / no sand

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

SLLOOOOWWWW

I keep coming back to this course because I like the layout. Not too difficult overall and some holes challenge your thought process. I don't understand why I end up teeing off of the back 9 first more than the actual first hole. They are ALWAYS backed up. Not backed up as in so many people dying to play but backed up as in poor management. 5 hours every round is ridiculous. Too difficult to get any sort of rhythm going. I am not impatient as I grew up as a caddie, but having to wait every round is not fun.

Also, the pricing is just not worth it. This course is not conducive to the single golfer. The only way I seem to find a deal that MAY be worth it is if I have 2 or more players. I have no issue waiting to be paired with a group of 2 or 3 players. If they made as many foursomes as possible, ill bet golfers' waiting times would drastically improve.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

For $48.00 for a round in December, I expect the course to be in better condition. We started on the back 9 and the fairway of 10 was in poor shape. I get that it is December but for a $50 round I expect a little more. The biggest issue stemmed from the course ranger. Our group was a little slow (delayed at the start because the other 2 in our pairing were late) and a simple "can you pick up the pace of play" would have sufficed. Instead the ranger told one of our group members that he "doesn't f*** around" and that we better [pick up the pace of play because there was 1.5 holes open in front of us. Plain and simple, you can't talk to people like that. If you want to be stern that's fine, but when you talk like that it is utter disrespect. I did not get this persons name, but another member of our group immediately called the clubhouse to lodge a complaint, at which time he was informed that no manager was available and that he would get called back. I cannot even begin to explain how infuriating that was to hear. Fast forward to the end of the round. Included in the price of the round was a $5 food credit. When I checked in I was told that my receipt would be good for that credit. When we went into the bar I ordered and mentioned the credit. I then showed the receipts that I had and as told "that rate doesn't get the $5 credit". I was in no mood to argue and just paid for it but the level of customer service was just poor. I'd probably only play here again if the price was right, but wouldn't go out of my way to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways and greens in very poor condition

Considering the price they are charging compared to other corses nearby the corse is not worth the money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolutely awful

Where to begin, this is the worst course in terms of management I have ever seen. Tried to play a quick round today at 830 and asked what time the outing was going off, which was 1045. Course was otherwise empty, so I thought it should be no issue to get a round in. The front counter worker treated me like I was stupid when I asked to pay for my round, like it was my fault they couldn't accommodate, which they easily could of. Said he has a foursome making the turn so I couldn't tee off on the back 9. Sat in the parking lot for 20 minutes and no one came down 9 or was even on the teebox when I left. Truly pathetic. This course will never get my business again and I will not recommend anyone to play it.

The man at the front desk honestly deserves to be fired, just be polite to me when you say I can't play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The Rock is fun

Always a pleasure to play an interesting course that seems to be well maintained everytime I've been there. Staff is friendly and the price is decent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Feels Like Home

Great to play here. Good people, nice practice areas, and reasonable course challenge!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice course

A few rough spots that need attention but overall a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Chronically Slow

There comes a time when you have to give up on a golf course. For me that day was today. I should say give up on the management of a golf course. There is absolutely no reason that the management should tolerate the reputation that it has for slow, tedious play. While the course itself is fine, the management has undermined the golfing experience by tolerating five hour rounds. Jammed up tee times and no ranger. That is the epitome disregard ffor the golfing public. I had to bail out after 9 holes as I was over 2 1/2 hours for 9 holes and that is the third time this season that I had to do that.
If you enjoy growing old while waiting to hit, then Rock Manor is for you. There are plenty of other courses in the same price range where the management actually cares about the golfing experience. That's where I will be playing.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Holiday Golf

Course was in good shape except for a few greens were chewed up or diseased. Conditions were dry but you could tell the staff was doing their best to keep the fairways green. Others have reported Pace of Play is poor and it DEFINITELY is!! No ranger in sight! Be prepared for at least 5 hours! Would be a great place to play if they spaced out the tee times a little bit more than they do.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Overall, the course was nice, except...

It would be nice to have a notification at the time reservation or on their website regarding greens being aerated. Other than that, it was nice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aeration

Course is OK, but, Aeration.... They should go to let us know .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course has some very good holes.

Greens had many many ball marks. Course was packed which slowed play. Fairways were somewhat brown.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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