Big Run GC
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3.8
885 Reviews (885)
5 Stars
256
4 Stars
322
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
92
1 Stars
65
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
78.2%
Recommend this course
649 out of 885 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.2
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.5%
Recommend this course
67 out of 74 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.1
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.8%
Recommend this course
71 out of 80 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7028 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.6
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Big Run Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1930
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Harry B. Smead (1930) Dick Nugent (1986) Ken Killian (1982)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
885 Reviews (885)
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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 Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good layout. Poor Maintenance

It's evident this course is not being maintained. Although the greens are being kept up, the fairways are in terrible shape. the bunkers have stones in them. Would not play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

For the cost of the round, the conditions of the entire course was terrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Got in 9 and left. Seems like the fairways didn't have a great year and they are done right now. Lost alot of balls after trying to hit from patchy grass (in the fairway) and couldn't find them in the fluffy rough. Greens were soft and great. Decent little fun round if you can get a hot deal but don't expect much other than hitting off normal park grass untill you get to the greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Big run is a great layout. The condition of the course is average. Fairways were rough and the sand was really shallow. Greens were pretty good. Really tough course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Very Poor Conditions

This course is worse than hitting out of my backyard. Very poorly maintained. Very tight fairways. The rough is terrible and the fairway is like hitting out of fresh cut grass at home; it’s not short fairway grass, it’s long, weedy, and full of dead spots. I would not play here even if it was free. For those who watch Bob Does Sports, this was like the Links of Victoria.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and fairways

The greens and fairways are in horrible condition not worth the value to play at least this season

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing for a great layout

The course just was not in good shape, considering all of weeds. A lot of the teeboxes looked like a combat battle had just finished. Several holes were rough only for carts. At issue, was tell the difference between the fairway and rough. No Marshall's monitoring and no refreshment person. Too bad, it is a great layout.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

It really hurts for.me to have to give such a bad review of a course that I have played at over the last 40 years, but this once wonderful course is in shambles. There aren't enough adjectives to describe the horrendous conditions. Dozens of dead trees, dead grass on the tee boxes, dead spots on many greens, weeds everywhere, ponds are disgusting, cart paths are too rough to drive on, most of the bridges are falling apart and seem unsafe, Long Run creek running thru the course needs a good clean out, most of the "sand'" traps are dirt/gravel/clay, fairways have dead spots, the landscaping is neglected or non-existant, golf carts run but are old and dilapidated (need GPS, too). No cart beverage service even on Sunday, used to have vending machines in the shelters along the way but those are gone as well. This course was once beautiful, but unless there is a MAJOR effort and lots of money spent to rejuvenate it, I'm afraid it will cease to draw any golfers.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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