Hilldale GC
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4.1
1064 Reviews (1064)
5 Stars
349
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
91.0%
Recommend this course
958 out of 1064 reviews
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4.1
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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4.0
94 Reviews (94)
5 Stars
31
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
90.4%
Recommend this course
85 out of 94 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
1064 Reviews (1064)

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Not bad for $20

Challenging course, friendly staff. Pace of play was quite slow, as were the greens due to watering. Would play again for similar pricing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/12/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice Course

Best course I’ve played for the money. Greens were firm and rolled true even after torrential rain the night before.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2019

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course

Very challenging course with lots of hazards that come into play. Many play longer and narrower than they look. Greens slope like crazy. Not a course for beginners or those who get rattled easily

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2019

Hi Kris, 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 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

The back nine

Back nine nice and challenging.

Fun shots over the water.

Greens are fast and true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/12/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! We are glad that you had a good time out there. Please book another round with us soon.

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

NO RAINCHECK WITH HOT DEAL!!!

Course was fine, but a severe thunderstorm closed the course after 9 holes. We are entitled to a raincheck but the course does not provide 1 with Hot Deals I WILL NOT USE GOLF NOW unless weather conditions are perfect.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/12/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars. When booking with any third party, you will have to reach out to them for a rain check. We are sorry this took away from your experience with us. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Good layout and very good course conditions . Played in just over 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2019

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not a bad course only problem is the ranger wouldn’t let us stay out past 8:15 when there was still another half hour of daylight

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars. We apologize about the inconvenience, but if you had a cart we had to have them back by a certain time.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

2019

GPS on the carts is standard now, why not have them.

Ball washers and towels on each hole, a must.

Water on course very sketchy.

The tee boxes were below average.

Unfortunately, the best part was the sand.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/05/2019

Hi Herb, we are sorry to hear that you didn't have the best time out there. We hope you found the course in good shape. Come back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was in bad condition, extremely wet with casual water all over including fairways and bunkers. Basically unplayable unless you could reach in the green on the fly in one on par fours. Should have been warned when checking in and given an additional discount to play or allowed to cancel.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 06/03/2019

Hi Doug, we are sorry about the recent course conditions. We hope that you will consider coming back in the future.

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

Book on golf now staff seemed upset by the fact I booked on golf now. Rangers wee very nice and did a good job of keeping us informed of weather issues. Course was soaking wet after the rains the night before made it very difficult to play probably should have been closed

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/28/2019

Hi Tom, we appreciate your feedback and bringing this to our attention. We do not discourage booking through third parties so hopefully next time will be better.

Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Good course

Play there 6 or 7 times a year. This course is challenging and in good shape. Not a good day for golf because it was cold but I got in 18 holes and it was well worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/21/2019

Hi, thank you for the four-star review! We are glad that you had a great round of golf for the most part and found it a challenging layout. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

GPS

New carts need GPS and or club/ball washers.

No water coolers on course.

Get with the times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/17/2019

Hi Herb, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your suggestions and will look into it for the future. We hope you enjoyed your round of golf.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too Slow

Pace was way too slow!!! Saw Ranger chatting with Starter when we started but never saw ranger again. Someone needed to hurry the group in front of us.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/17/2019

Hi, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that you experienced slow pace of play. We hope that your next experience will be better. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Lots of challenging shots but not too difficult for the average weekend golfer. A must play!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/29/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars! We are glad to hear that you had an enjoyable round of golf at Hilldale Golf Club the other day. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a good value and course conditions

Pace of play was great - 3 some played in 3 hours 15 minutes

While the greens were a little slow they rolled true

Tee boxes were in good condition

Fairways I. Good condition

Bunkers had a little too much sand

It is April 8 and i would say for the time of year and with the winter we had the overall condition would be 9 of 10

Always a good value

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/09/2019

Hi Sam, thank you for the four stars! We are happy to hear that you had a good pace of play during your round of golf at Hilldale Golf Club. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early season Great value

For this early in the season, fairways and greens were in remarkably good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/09/2019

Hi, thank you for the four stars! We are glad that you found our fairways and greens in great shape. We appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/08/2019

Hi William, thank you for the five stars! We are happy to see that you had a good time the other day. We'll see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Too much time for play, no ball washer , no food

Started No. 1 hole on time though, when we arrived at the 2nd hole, 3 parties were waiting. It took more than 5 hours to finish 18 holes. We could not finf ball washer at every holes. Normally, we can have hotdog etc., but no foods were available.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/27/2019

Hi, we are sorry about that. Your feedback is important to us, and we hope that you will consider coming back.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too many slow players.

I played for 5&half hours.

No rangers on the field.

So stressed.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/27/2019

Hi Harris, thank you for the three stars. We are sorry that pace of play was slow during your round. We hope that you will consider coming back soon. We appreciate your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/27/2019

Hi Michael, we are sorry to see that you didn't have a good time with us the other day. We hope that if you provide more detail we can address your concern.

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