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3.9
760 Reviews (760)
5 Stars
305
4 Stars
320
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
82.0%
Recommend this course
679 out of 760 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
67.5%
Recommend this course
27 out of 40 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.6%
Recommend this course
65 out of 86 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6980 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.6
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Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Davis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Reviews

3.9
760 Reviews (760)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 12
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 42
Bunkers 31
Elevation Changes 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Advanced Golfers 20
Entertaining Clients 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29
In the 'Burbs 17
Convenient to the City 11

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Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wish I could give it more

First the good: I love the holes. Interesting and fun shots. Staff is friendly, pace excellent and price is good. Now, the bad: big problems with the greens. Don’t know what happened but at times, I couldn’t find anyplace on the greens to put without going through huge patches of dead and very bumpy grass. Sand traps are more accurately described as holes filled with dirt. Some were impossible to get your club under the ball. Really hope they can make improvements as I remember this course being in much better shape in years gone by.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Worth the Drive

Very pleasant Saturday afternoon! Nice staff and good winter course conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Too much leaves on course and green

It was great course set around water that gave us fun. But, we found too much leaves on entire course and greens during this fall season.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 83
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tees and Greens 70’s Hairy

Maybe they just cross-seeded, but dang. Shaggy.

Lots of Dead Spot on the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal Lakes

Nice course, but greens are in worst shape I’ve ever seen and they’re still charging full price

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible greens!!!!!!

This should be no more than a 20 dollar round for the condition the greens are in. It’s sad when pine hills in winder greens are top notch compared to these so called greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lovely and challenging course. Nice placement of the red tees. s

This was my first time playing this course. Very well maintained. They are still working on some of the greens. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I lost to my rival, errrrrrr

Greens were bare in some places but overall play was excellent. I just needed a few more birdies. Go get yours!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Royal Lakes

The course is tough. Very challenging. The cart paths need repair. And many dead spots on the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dead Greens

The greens were the second worst I have seen in 35+ years play golf. Royal Lakes should be ashamed to charge these prices for such a poor experience. Otherwise, the coarse was in above average condition and the pace of play was 4 hours.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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