Bittersweet Golf Club

Enjoyable , but challenging course. Blind tee shots and shots into the green. But really fair off the tee... but it's a shot markers course into the green. Warning to you... greens are fast and missing the greens my most likely result in a big kick into a penalty area.

We lIke this course. It rewards good shots and penalizes poor ones rapidly. We were directed to play from 10th but as a two ball we hit a very slow foursome on the first tee and the day went downhill from there, it was slow. Course condition was generally good but people are just not repairing divots or pitchmarks and it’s taking a toll. The management would benefit from reminding patrons to observe etiquette and maintain the course as they would hope to find it.

Played for $59 on a Sunday. Good value. The course is in good condition. My big complaint is the huge discrepancy between the white and blue tees. There is more than an 800 yd difference. We were in a foursome with some playing white and some playing blues and it was like we were on different courses. Move the whites back a little.

A lot of this is verbatim from my 9/1/19 review - Bittersweet is in very nice shape and the greens are rolling very well - faster than most places. The track itself has water and danger all over the place. There aren't many breathers or room for error. Shots must be properly routed. It's a course you have to play a few times....several of the green sites are very sloped.....to the point where you feel the course is a bit tricked up. A pretty place but when crowded it's always a 5 hour plus slog of wait. On a really nice Tuesday afternoon our 3 some teed off a little after 2pm and got around the course in well under 4 hours. When we made the turn we picked up some beverages and walked out of the clubhouse to go to the 10th tee. Then I was asked by two really heavy set guys sporting t-shirts and tennis shoes....hey do you know where the 10th tee is? Pro shop trying to send off a two-some with no course knowledge to play the back 9 holes directly in front on us?? That turned into a mess because the 1st two holes of the back nine are complete trouble/water/swamp everywhere you look....the 10th hole you can't even see most of the fairway from the tee box. The 11th hole you can't see the green from the tee box or your second shot. Had we not insisted (and argue) that we play first off the 10th (sorry guys not our problem the pro shop tried to put you in front of us plus there was a single that caught us on the 9th that we wanted to let play through us) all four of us would have been held up yet again by high handicapped golfers who then easily took 2.5 hours or more to play the back nine & playing the 130 plus slope blue tees - we were putting on the Par 5 11th green when this two-some finally left the 11th tree box... it definitely took them well over 30 minutes just to navigate the 10th and 11th holes.

Course suffers because the white tees yardages are too short - you get into trouble quickly from them as it gets tighter to fit your balls into windows/targets......and the blue tees (which most weekend warriors play) are way too much for them to avoid not losing a dozen or more balls in the numerous water hazards. Folks are nice and welcoming, grass range and chipping area to warm up and decent clubhouse/showers with food and proper orange whip selections. Once a year is enough for me but still recommend. Downgrading a full 1.5 stars this year to 2 stars overall because pro-shop was clueless and didn't have a care at all about our experience when making the turn.....I'm still hearing the question - hey do you know there the 10th tee is? Always a 5.5 hour plus round when crowded and that's just not acceptable. $35 value.

First golfers very rude since we only played back 9 course is horribly laid out no idea where fairways are leaves allover course lose golf balls when shot is down the middle this was the first and you can bet it will be the last time I EVER play here again worst experience I ever had playing golf this course SUCKS

Fairway is well maintained. Good place to play golf. I wish faster green speed though. Nice work!

I don’t know why, but this course attracts many slow golfers. Most play from the wrong tees given their ability and spend too much time looking for lost balls. On this course you’re going to lose a lot of golf balls! I rarely see a ranger on the course to keep track of pace of play.

Bittersweet offers a fair test for golfers of intermediate or better skills. Tight fairways, lots of marsh and sand, thoughtful hole layout present risk/reward decisions throughout the round. Slope is definitely under-rating the difficulty. Greens and fairways were in great shape.

It would be great if a blue/white combo were offered to split the difference between the 5500 yard whites and the almost 6400 yard blues. There is a 5 stroke handicap difference between the two tee setups.

Did not think that the course was in good condition for just opening to foursome play and not having much play due to the Covid lockdown. It did not appear to have been mowed recently. Also there was supposed to be 10 minutes between tee times and they were sending out the next foursome while the one in front of you was still in the fairway.

Course was in good condition considering recent heavy rains. Bunkers needed work but otherwise playing well. Greens were in great shape. The wind came up strong out of the east which makes the course play tougher than with a south or west wind..

This was my first time playing the course. The course was a bit wet coming off some significant rainfall a couple days earlier. The course is a pretty fun track and I'm sure it would play differently if a bit drier.

I was a bit disappointed by the management of the course. Given the amount of rain we had prior to my round, there should have been a cart restriction. With that said, management ignored the state's golf operational restrictions regarding the cart usage. The two pairing behind me were all driving carts despite the cart restriction put in place. The four golfers in those carts did not appear to have any physical disabilities or physical restrictions which would prevent them from walking the course. Even as I completed my round, more carts were being sent out. I have compressed discs and numbness in my left leg, yet I don't consider myself unable to walk the course with my push cart. I think there was a certain amount of nepotism given to the local regulars in violation of the state's restrictions set in place due to COVID-19.

Excellent value. Course in good condition despite all the rain.

This is the toughest 6700 yard course you’ll find. 2 Holes don’t have water. 190 yard par 3s. While the course is looking nice the greens are not a s fast as previous times (just above average) I play here at least 3 times a week and it is fun. Teaches you how to hit the ball straight. Possible to score well if you can hit the greens. Overall great course great staff.