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Conditions
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Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.2
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Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6792 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.0
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Smoke Rise Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Mini-Verdi Championship Bermuda
Golf Season Year round. Closed on Mondays.
Architect Gary Baird (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.3
1098 Reviews (1098)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Narrow Fairways 19
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 17
Locals 15
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 9
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/27/2022

Hello, u427134054. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Smoke Rise Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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

Pace of play/greens

Most of the greens needs some help. At least put the hole where grass is not weeds/dead grass. And advise members to let faster players thru. Was held up by 2 foursome who wouldn’t let us play thru. Hire a Marshall.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Hi, tonyrosetti. 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 Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/23/2022

Hi, BuckPatel. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Smoke Rise Country Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/21/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not sure about all the hate

the course really was not as bad as some of these golfnow reviews would have you believe. Tee boxes and bunkers were both in progress, but the course was challenging and fun, and lots of altitude changes. would recommend, especially at the current prices

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/14/2022

Hello, u314161227726. Thank you for visiting us at Smoke Rise Country Club and giving us an honest review. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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

Smoke rise

Very nice greens, not busy at all, challenging and creative layout, only criticism is that there was not much to buy in terms of beverages at the pro shop, nor was there a cart girl. Also sand traps had not all been tended to , most hadn’t even. Only a coupon were filled, but overall this was a positive experience and I’d definitely come back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Thank you for your review, u314160105188. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Smoke Rise Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 128
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/09/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, fishyracer24! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice ataff

Course is under a lot of maintenance. Greens needs a lot of work. Nice layout and super friendly staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/07/2022

Hi, u314161253923. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Needs some TLC

I have played here a few times over the years. Seems to be steadily declining. Certainly has the bones to be a great track but the course has gotten away from the staff. The fairway “bunkers” could provide you great shelter from enemy fire should a war arise but do yourself and your club a favor and don’t hit from them as they are mostly cement with more plants than sand. I could see the green side bunkers were being worked on which is nice (granted random mounds of sand were left in them all day on a Saturday). Tee boxes are bare and need work, also it would help moving tee markers frequently to disperse usage. Lastly the greens. They were hit or miss or speed and conditions. For the most part they need to be grown out and watered more frequently as it’s usually very bare and cracked which creates erratic movement. Course played very fast in general as there was nothing to stop the ball between the bare fairways, bare greens, cement bunkers and totaled jacked up cart paths. Could justify getting $35 on a weekend out here but $50+ is extreme given the conditions and it seems that money isn’t going into the course at all.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Hi u847177342,

Let us first say that we are so glad to hear you are a returning customer. We work hard to create an enjoyable experience so you can focus on enjoying yourself and let us do the rest. We also want to thank you for your honest and constructive criticism of the course.

We are going to escalate your review to our team in charge and do everything we can to improve before your next game.

Thank you for visiting and playing at Smoke Rise Country Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Getting Better

Course is in Fair to OK condition fairways getting weedy, they are improving the bunkers. 1/2 the tee boxes have grass , greens slow but pretty good overall. 14 Blind tee shots set up for good position golf challenge and good mix of yardages with choice of tee boxes.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Hi, tjat04! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/06/2022

Hi, u000002428182. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 58
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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Commented on 06/06/2022

Hi, u000001391818. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 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. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lost the greens

Greens are burned and sanded, that used to be the best part about the course -

FYI , I did not have a hot deal

My playing partner upon arrival was harassed by the Marshall/starter , completely unnecessary attitude and communication tone, my friend and I are East lake caddies - we understands exactly how costumers are supposed to be treated when arriving at a course.

Later , the same starter did absolutely nothing to help the pace of play on the course. Maintenance workers on almost every hole

Sand on every green , chemicals on the ball /shoes , golfers should be warned about the condition of this course and how they treat others in the golf business

Awful clubhouse and front 9 experience

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/06/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we will make plans to improve!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Avoid

I should have know on the first hole that things were bad. Hit a ball onto the green and here comes a John Deere gator onto the green and sprays the entire green with sand...before we even finished the hole. Not sure I've ever seen a course look this bad. Cart paths are dangerous, tee boxes are a wreck, weeds everywhere. Clearly they have money issues. I'd be surprised if they are open in 6 months.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/06/2022

Hi, u000002355018. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course and we do have projects underway to fix our cart paths. We always appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Hi, u000001668445. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 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. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course needs lots of work. Tee boxes are bare, traps overgrown. Greens are very patchy and slow.

Sign in clubhouse talks about renovations.

Don’t come here until they are completed.

Looks like a poorly maintained muni.

Not worth the cost.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible shape

Obviously they have run out of funds. Condition is awful.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/26/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Hi, emily1109. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 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. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Hello. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

May 2022

First time at the course. Value for the money was there, but course was not in great condition. Even though it was not that crowded, our round still came out to be 5+ hours. I would come back however

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Hello, u314160634337. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Smoke Rise Country Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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