Old Orchard CC
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3.7
508 Reviews (508)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
184
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
42
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
72.4%
Recommend this course
348 out of 508 reviews
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3.6
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
72.7%
Recommend this course
8 out of 11 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.8
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 42 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6187 yards
Slope 134
Rating 70.3
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Course Details

Year Built 1932
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/30

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.7
508 Reviews (508)
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful Public Country Club Course

Upon showing up, the starter was friendly as he greeted me. The pro shop check in was smooth and professional. I actually got out early and had a great round on a gorgeous and extremely well maintained course. Other than grounds keepers being in the way the first 5 holes, it was a nice, comfortable round of golf. I was very impressed, as it was my first time here. Will be back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Low bang for the buck

You can tell that at one point, this was a booming country club... However, this course is a shell of what it used to be.

$65 is a steep price for this course. I would play it again at a considerable discount, but not $65.

Rough is long and unkempt. Difficult to find balls, which slowed the pace of play down. Shaggy greens - Several putts redirected by ball marks that weren't fixed, and hardly any putts broke at all.

9/10 traps you see are filled with wasps. I hit the ball in a few traps, and it was pretty insane to see how many were in there. I had to take an unplayable every time.

We didn't see a beverage cart the entire time we played. No starter, which caused confusion at the tee box.

It would be tough to get me back to this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
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 Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Two very slow groups in front

Where's the ranger to speed them up?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Course

I have played this course once before. It is a fun course on many holes and it requires some thinking on where to place your drives if you want to have a chance to hit the greens in regulation. Most of the greens are small so must hit straight shots. A couple of holes are boarder line unfair for driving such as holes number 9, 12 and 18 all from the back tees . I pared all three holes but had to hit perfect drives on each to do so.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course, Fairly difficult

Fairly difficult due to tight fairways, protected flags and trees and water everywhere. The grounds were well maintained but the tee boxes should be flatter and mowed down. Rough was very thick, but I guess that's my fault for being in there in the first place! I would recommend this course to mid to low handicappers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course was in good shape, the pace of play was fantastic in that we played in 3 hours. We are mid to high handicappers so all courses are a challenge, but this course is fair. For the time of year the course is in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is in fantastic condition

I had not played this course in years. Narrow fairways will challenge most golfers. Course in Great shape greens are medium to fast and run true. I really enjoyed playing here, so much so that I'm coming back again next week. A hidden gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Painfully slow

Surprise February weather led everyone and their brother to come out for a round. There were groups on the tee sheet every 10 min which led to a 5:15 round. Acknowledging the course wouldn't be in the best condition in Feb, the fairways were decent, greens understandably bumpy in spots. No rakes for bunkers, so by the afternoon everything was all ripped up. Annoyingly, no tee markers, no trash cans out. No marshal to push groups to move it along. Holes are pretty close together, so lots of errant shots.

Seemed a bit steep in price compared to other local options the same day. Wanted to try a new course, but don't think I'll come back.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A classic gem

This always lives up to the standards it's been setting for decades. The greens are in great shape as are the fairways and they even take the time to blow the leaves Into the rough. I played this course a few times a season and I never get tired of it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old school course

The course was in good shape for the time of season. Greens were true and fairways in decent shape. There wasn't any sand on the cart to repair divots though....replace your own I guess. There was some water to get you in trouble but not overwhelming. Overall it was challenging and fun. The greens fee with cart was around $43 ea....not bad for prime time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

The course design was awful. Every hole is on top of each other. Going from the 3rd green to the 4th tee we realized we were driving across another fairway while a group was trying to hit.

The course was in decent shape but the idea that we payed $68 to play is a joke. I wouldn't pay more than $45-50 at the most, even on a weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Less Than Expected

Weather was 90 degrees. No beverages on course. No starter or marshals on the course. Course is very poorly marked as for distances, water hazards etc. The GPS is archaic at best. Luckily I had my own GPS to navigate. The rough just off the fairways and greens were ridiculously long. People searching for balls in rough slowed down play. Many singles and twosomes should have been paired together. The positive is the greens were terrific. One of the best in area. Many other courses in area are a better value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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