Hilldale GC
A view of a fairway at Hilldale Golf Club.
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4.1
1063 Reviews (1063)
5 Stars
348
4 Stars
520
3 Stars
130
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
91.3%
Recommend this course
957 out of 1063 reviews
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4.0
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.0
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.3%
Recommend this course
84 out of 93 reviews
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Course Highlights
Hilldale's varied layout features doglegs, water hazards, and well-maintained fairways that consistently reward skilled shot-making. Friendly staff and reasonable rates make this one of the stronger values among courses in the area.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6432 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1970) Roger Rulewich (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.1
1063 Reviews (1063)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 24
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 11
Entertaining Clients 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 11
Near the Airport 6

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/22/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Getting worse

Pace of play was awful. We waited on every tee. They book their tee times much too close together. Granted, it has rained a lot lately but it was in awful condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Hilldale Golf Course

Excellent course for the money. Would have given it a 5 star except need more sand in traps. Nice layout, challenging for all levels of golfers. My son who has a 7.1 index was visiting and he like the course and it challenged his skills. It was a fun round that move as expected.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/26/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great place - other than the starter and lack of course facilities

We had a 12 noon Labor Day tee time and arrived at the tee at 11:55, just as a group was leaving.

The starter said that was our group (SENT 5 min EARLY) and I should tee off. He continued to rush my tee shot - to the point I had to tell him to back off. I was ahead of time, but he let the group leave - missing a player. NOT a great way to start the day.

The folks I was paired with were nice and waited for me to catch up on the first. The round went okay after that. This is a great, challenging course - in great condition - but could you splurge for some porta Jon’s? There wasn’t one to be had on the entire course.

The beer cart person was nice but not well versed on cart etiquette. As one of our players was teeing off, she decided to back up the cart - with all the beeps - then proceeded to catch the cart roof or roof frame on a tree branch. THEN SHE DROVE DOWN THE CART PATH OF THE PAR THREE WE WERE DRIVING FROM! Not good.

This is my third visit to this course this year and my best score to date there. However, the lack of facilities and ignorant course staff was a negative,

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/26/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Hilldale Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Disappointing

The fairways are in very poor condition. I usually like this course, but will have to wait until next year to play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the conditions of our course is important to us. What you describe is not the standard we strive to achieve. Our maintenance team works hard every day to get the course in top shape. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Could be better

Convenient location at reasonable price

Too many slow players no rangers to enforce faster pace of play

Took almost 6 hours which is too long

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/15/2020

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

Played this course at least 30 times..nice run..close to home.nicely oriced

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/26/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Playing on cement

Course is in BAD shape. If you like hay play here..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the conditions of our course is important to us. What you describe is not the standard we strive to achieve. Our maintenance team works hard every day to get the course in top shape. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Hello, thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Wet weather
Used cart

too much rain to continue the remaining 9 holes, but no rain check

The Hilldale GC shop manager (lady) advised me to contact GolfNow.com on raincheck because of prepaid teetime owned by Golfnow.com.

I would be grateful if GolfNow.com would give me a raincheck or credit asap.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/26/2020

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/22/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0

Terrible Experience

Terrible experience. I have golfed here 5 times and each time gets worse. Tee boxes have little to no grass. Greens have unfixed divots and dead spots all over them. On hole one there are hundreds of range balls on the fairway, some on the green. The pace of play is not enforced, it took my group almost 3 hours to finish the front 9 because the two groups ahead of us wouldn't let us through and would hit multiple balls a person. We told the ranger what was going on and he ignores us and drove away. We found the ranger sleeping in his cart on the back nine later on. They told us on hole 16 that they were calling carts in at 7:45 (30 minutes before sunset). We got to hole 18 at 7:35 and was told we couldn't finish...

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are upset to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. This is not the standard we strive to achieve. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In General good but no washroom facilities on course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/26/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Course needs work

Some of the tee boxes look horrible with weeds all over the stairs and all around them sand traps have a lot of weeds to course needs to be watered very hard surface

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 10/16/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the conditions of our course is important to us. What you describe is not the standard we strive to achieve. Our maintenance team works hard every day to get the course in top shape. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

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