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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Average Rating
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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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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 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Great golf, close by.

Older course, that is well maintained. Narrow fairways, makes it challenging. Trees are always in play, at least for me. Good luck !

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good start to the year, needs some change though

This is the 3rd time playing here in the last 3 years and the only negative I would say is that almost every green is the same with a downhill/uphill putt. Few are flat and you can make the reads, but every hole slopes from back to front and it gets old.
However, the layout does vary and has some challenging holes. Given the time of the year, the course was in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

It is a good track

I played the course early in the year and the grass had not yet grown in and the cleanup was not yet finished. I found the greens tricky with a lot of undulation front to back-stay under the hole if possible. The course plays long from the blue tees, especially on a cool spring day-most will find the course challenging enough from the white tees. Would love to come back later in the year when the course is grown in, however, the course will probably be real crowded at the popular tee times.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Mashies and Spoons

This course feels like it was built when people were playing mashie and spoons. It is TIGHT! From the tips you rarely need a driver so pull it and put the extra wedge in the bag so you can feel like Phil. 3 wood of the tee on the long ones will suffice. Old Orchard needs to cut the rough down. If you go off into the trees... which you will do... good luck finding your ball. If you lost it off the fairway treat it like a lateral hazard. If you don't you'll definitely be boning up on your stroke and distance rule for lost balls and playing 5.5 hour round. CUT THE ROUGH OOCC!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Strike this Course from the List

This is another course that needs to be written-off. My girlfriend and I played this course, and we never finished. After 6 hours (yes, that's right....6 hours!!!!), we finally decided to quit on hole 14. It was unbearably slow. There we no rangers to be seen, and people were hitting all over the place, making the place an actual shooting range. Singles were sporadically jumping holes right in front of us, and a ranger was nowhere to be seen and no one answered when trying to call the club house. The condition was average and the layout was equally unimpressive. Pick a different course. There are better courses out there who charge less and are better maintained and managed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course in Great Shape-Alway's Fun

Fall golf, You get what You pay for right? Wrong, Old Orchard keep's the course maintained even in November! The only thing missing were rake's for the bunker's and tee box markers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 475
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor

Old style course. Small greens. Tree lined fairways.

Need to keep in fairways. Rough and trees punish bad shots. Play can be slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

good value when on specials.

this course is usually in great shape....but doesn"t take rain very well. very sporty golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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