Villa Olivia Country Club

The course is NOT a $45+ golf course. There are piles of leaves as well as literally hundreds of rotting apples just left on the ground to stink up the place. The fairways were baked out, but the staff was watering the greens at 1pm?! The greens were soaking wet, the bunkers full of water, and the fairways total hardpan. There was no cart girl, which is fine for a week day, but no halfway house, and also no restaurant or bar open after the round. The best you could do was a Gatoraide from the pro shop. Pretty sad condition for the golf course and a beautiful accompanying facility of which nothing was open or accessible. If you are going to charge me $45 for a dog track, at least justify it with great amenities. This place is in poor condition, overpriced, with zero regard for the customers needs, unless 2 gross on course public water coolers is your thing.

Staff are very friendly and accomodating, Rick for one is one of the best

Greens were like Velcro compared to other muni courses. Fun layout but I can't play those greens.

Been playing this course, 9 holes, several times recently. Course is in good shape and the staff is very helpful and courteous. All in all, a great experience and I will be golfing there again and again.

Decent course. Greens too soft and slow. Roll them or something. Carts are terrible. But you can't beat the value.

I've played this course a number of times and there's always a challenge to overcome, along with "easy" holes that help keep my score lower.

The greens were in perfect condition - few pits, nicely green, rolling true and mown to just the right length.

I played here on a late Monday morning and I flew through the front 9 in an hour and a half or so. This review is going to be based on the front 9 holes. From what I've read and from speaking to other golfers who have played here, the back 9 has some elevation changes and is shorter in yardage but the course conditions are the same throughout the course. Of note, it is actually cheaper to book through GolfNow, even with the convenience charge, than paying their normal rates at the course. I tried pointing this out to them but they insisted on their rate, so I just pulled up the app on my phone and booked the next available tee time for a couple of bucks cheaper. Second thing worth noting is that this course is not a member of the CDGA. That being said, they do not have rating/slope for the front 9 or the back 9, just an overall rating/slope which is listed on the scorecard.

Pros: Its very playable for golfers of all levels. There is some water and some OB, but otherwise the course offers you a lot of options off the tee and around the greens. Not a ton of difficulty which can allow you to be creative and hit different shots into the greens. Tee shots will call upon a draw on some holes and a fade on others but dont't require them. If you play only one shot shape (like me), you'll be able to make it around and score on this course just fine. All of the holes on the front 9 are very straight forward with no surprises. What you see is what you get. Playing from the tips is a decent challenge here with the yardages being competitive with other courses. The par 5's are reachable in 2 which is always fun.

Cons: There was nothing about this course that made me want to come back and play it again. As I said above, the course is very straight forward. I feel like I might actually get bored playing golf here no matter how creative they can get with pin placements. Course conditions are OK for what you pay to play here. Greens were slower and the grass in the fairways and tee boxes were slightly longer than other courses in the area. The routing on the front 9 can be confusing if its your first time playing here. Holes 3-5 have their own little circuit before you continue on to the 6th hole. Pay attention to the hole markers near the tee boxes.

Verdict: It can be a fun course to play if your sole focus is on your scoring. There will be multiple birdie chances for average and above average players here and even plenty of par opportunities for newer golfers. However, if you are looking for a course with multiple memorable holes, fast and smooth greens, and above average amenities, look elsewhere. If you are OK with just average, then play it and enjoy yourself. I think the price to play here is appropriate for the course. There was nothing that I would say would keep me away forever, but I just can't get excited about this course even though I played well (shot a 39 on the par 37 front 9 from the tips). Seeing as how I wouldn't recommend this course to my friends, I can't recommend it here.

Played a round with a friend on a Thursday morning in just under 3 1/2 hours. Nothing really special about this course except for the 12th and 13th holes. One goes up the ski slope (12) the other down (13). Greens rolled true when we played and were receptive to iron shots.

Decent course that is cheap which makes it a good deal. The front nine is long and the back nine is short. Not to much water on the course except a lot on 15-17. Not a lot of sand on the course. Overall a good experience and great for beginning golfers.

this is the only golf course i know that lets 2-foursomes {8 men} played the same hole. it was unbelievable. the waiting time on each hole was so aggraviating.i went as a single and they hooked me up with 2 guys, 1 playes golf the other never played. they only had 1 set of clubs and they both shared. unbeliviable how long it took. so if you have 6 to 7 hours to waste playing golf, this is the place to go. i want my money back.

Villa olivia was very nice. Challenging and fun on the back nine