Forest Hills GC
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4.2
722 Reviews (722)
5 Stars
362
4 Stars
266
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
86.8%
Recommend this course
661 out of 722 reviews
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4.7
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 17 reviews
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4.4
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 51 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7140 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.3
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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1926) Arnold Palmer (2004) Arnold Palmer (1984) Ed Seay (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire. No denim permitted.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.2
722 Reviews (722)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Brunch 13
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 33
Bunkers 31
Elevation Changes 29
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Advanced Golfers 23
Walkers 22
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 38
Worth the Drive 17
Near the Airport 10

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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Enjoyed Playing Forrest Hills

My first two rounds of the year have been at Forrest Hills. Overall, I enjoyed playing the course. The greens are fast as they should be since it is still winter. I was able to shoot 91 and 86, and I could have been lower had my putting been on par. I found the tee boxes on some holes to be lacking grass, but that is to be expected this time of year. The green complexes are large and fast. The fairways are in good shape, and I found them to be forgiving and room to shape your shots. I got to watch one of my best friends get his first hole in one on the Par 3 16th hole playing about 170 yards with a 6 iron. Overall I would recommend Forrest Hills, and I know from experience that the course will be in good shape as the weather improves and grows warmer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 243
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Forest Hills GC

Enjoyed the round today since about only 10 REAL golfers were playing from noon to 3 PM when I left. Slightly windy today with 30 - 40 MPH wind gusts but it was sunny and warm in the afternoon. Morning rain drenched the course and was the wettest I've ever seen it. Cart path only, fairways mushy but you could find dry areas. Bunkers full of water where I lost my only ball on #7. Greens were very slow for their standards probably a 8 on the stimp which thew me off making multiple three putts. Hit a PW from 100 yards on #15 and it didn't even get halfway to the green, did I mention it was windy. Awesomet time shooting a 86.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good & fun day

we had a good time as we were paired with a couple of locals for the first 9 but unfortunatunately they gave up as it was too cold for them. we did complete our 18.some fairway was a bit too soggy but overall course was well maintained & greens was quite fast.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Forrest Hills

Love this course...very challenging bunkers and greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 243
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Forest Hills GC

Great course with great winter conditions. Slightly wet making chipping difficult since some of the lies were tight and I short sided more than a few greens today. I would play this course twice a week if I could. Great greens not only their condition but their individual challenges.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Condition I've seen this course Ever..

I moved from augusta four years ago and would play this course one or two times a year over the 10 years I lived there. Course conditions today were outstanding, along with the lightning fast greens.

Played from the white tees, which is not very long, but the greens are small and undulating which is where the difficulty in scoring arises. Experience and some book work are really needed to insure you hit into the greens on the correct side to insure you are below the hole.
Course is in best shape ever and saw very little play today..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Ever since this course had gotten new ownership it's been on of the best public courses in Augusta.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great golf course to play

Went on vacation and planned to play Forest Hills as part of vacation. No disappointment at all on the course layout or conditions. Actually I rank this course as the best I have ever played overall. Prices were very reasonable and course was in good shape and offered challenges. Plays like a championship course. Will plan another vacation and play this course in the future too. Had a great time and loved it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Forest Hills

Great course to play, course was in excellent shape, played with visiting relations and they also loved the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens

The putting surfaces were in excellent condition. Pin placements were very challenging with multi layered tiers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 243
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Forest Hills GC

Course in great conditions today. Tees good, fairways plush, chipping areas good, greens rolled nicely and quick. Bunkers good. Play if you have a chance.

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

Best condition the course has been in.

Fairways look incredible and greens not far behind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Historical Ties and Features

Didn't really get to experience the best of this course. They had recently Ariated the greens and there was no warning ion the GolfNow site. Were very disappointed to show up and play on those greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course but something was different from a couple weeks prior

I actually played this course around late April for the first time and was very impressed...had a friend coming into town and complimented the course all weekend until we finally got to play...I was very disappointed to say the least. The first time I played it was one of my favorite courses I had played..beautiful fairways, awesome greens, even the rough was great grass and easy to hit out of...not to mention the layout is beautiful...well when we returned a couple weeks later the fairways were brown (most of them) and very hard...there was not much of a rough area...the greens were still in good shape but the tee boxes were so beat up and hard that you couldn't get a tee in 90 percent of them. The fairways to me were the most disappointing...looked to be cut way to short. hopefully it was just something they were doing because I would love to return but wont until I know its like it was.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Tradition At Forest Hills

Loved playing this course. Great staff and atmosphere is excellent if you love the traditions of Golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Forest Hills

Great course, fun time. Highly recommend to anyone

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 243
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Forest Hill GC

Course in average condition, thought it would be better. Tees and fairways somewhat burnt out and airated, with some weeds creeping in but it looks like they are working on it. Some thin lies in the fairways. Greens very nice, smooth and fast. Chipping areas around greens good and bunkers good. Course was crowded so pace of play was slow 4:20 but normally is much faster on weekdays.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best greens in augusta

The conditions are some of the best in Augusta. The greens roll great and the fairways are nice. My only complaint is that a few bunkers were hard sand. My playing partners informed me of the condition of the bunkers of course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Poor Condition

I have played this course several times & this was by far the worst condition I've seen it in. There is hardly any grass growing on the fairways or the roughs. Almost all of the tees were completely devoid of grass & hard as rock. I had to resort to pounding my tee into the ground with my club head in order to tee up. It is hard for me to fathom that the late spring condition is actually worse than it was over the winter. Looks like they haven't watered the course in weeks. The one upside was the greens were in very good condition. This is a fun course to play & I was very disappointed in its' current condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

FH

Course was in good condition but I don't care for the tee setup. Green tees play about 5400 yds the next tees (white) play about 6200 yds , it would be nice to have a set of tees that play about 5800 yds.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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