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4.2
811 Reviews (811)
5 Stars
268
4 Stars
346
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
53
1 Stars
37
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
92.7%
Recommend this course
691 out of 811 reviews
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4.7
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.4
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
85 out of 89 reviews
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Course Highlights
Highland Woods delivers an impressive course layout with consistently solid conditions and friendly staff that keep golfers coming back. The course offers strong value for money with a reliable pace of play throughout the week.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6934 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William J. Spear (1976)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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Reviews

4.2
811 Reviews (811)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Thick Rough 12
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
Beginners 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Convenient to the City 10
Near the Airport 9

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Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
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First Time Playing

Charged extra

Booked a tee time with cart fees included. Counter guy charged me and extra $18 per golfer in cart fees despite me already paying them. Wouldn't budge even though it was also raining and no one else.on the course. Liked the course itself but not worth the money if they're gonna charge extra once you get there. Won't be coming back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 82
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in decent shape. They have been punched a week ago. Fairways were dry due to the lack of rain.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun course

This is a fun course, especially if you’re long off the tee but not always straight. It could use another set of tees more forward for women; our group was two couples and the women do hit it pretty far but a few holes were borderline unfair for them. The greens had aeration holes and weren’t great as a result. Lack of rain has impacted the entire course, which apparently doesn’t have a sprinkler system.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It’s a great course, very well maintained, everyone played at a good pace and the staff was very friendly. I will be coming back.

Thank you for the experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerated green The whole course was dry the sand bunkers were cement

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Airrad

They had just finished aerating the course the same day I played, and if I knew that was the case, I would’ve never played it

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Foursome?

I found a deal for 1 golfer assuming I was a fourth, don’t like playing alone because you’re always caught up with the people in front and waiting. The starter asked if my name was someone else so I assumed that was the name of the group I was with. He told me I can go if I want I asked him if I was by myself he said yes. Halfway through the second hole another single player behind me caught up and joined me and it was the guy I was supposed to be with from the beginning. We caught up to the group in front on the 4th tee with a backup, another single caught up with us on the 5th and jumped and another on 16. Why not just put the 4 of us together from the get go?

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Truly Unacceptable

Played Highland Woods many times. Usually okay but they had a scheduled outing and it was diabolically bad. Took 4 hours to play 13 holes. Left after 13. They said a ranger would be involved before we tee’d off because of said outing. We did not see a ranger one time. Groups behind us went inside and got refunds after 9 holes. After hole 9 it took 25 minutes to tee off on 10. Just so incredibly frustrating. Don’t know if I could ever play it again if that’s how they operate.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

5 groups on #10

If you're going to play go early in the morning during the week skip the weekends. Layout is kind of cool greens are nice

Almost a 6-hour round on a Saturday..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

cart paths are in need of repair

the course is well kept and is a challenging track, the cart paths however are in bad shape and in need of repair very bumpy with large sections missing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 124
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall

This course was amazing to me. It was well kept and it was somewhat hard but not too easy which is perfect. All the staff was very friendly and because it was my first time, very welcoming. I will definitely be coming back and I would definitely recommend this course to my friends. Thank you for a wonderful experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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