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4.1
416 Reviews (416)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
168
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
88.6%
Recommend this course
367 out of 416 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.2
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
91.9%
Recommend this course
34 out of 37 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this nine-hole walking course a top suburban pick. Lush fairways and a unique layout consistently reward golfers seeking a well-conditioned, uncrowded round.

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Holes 9
Type Public
Style Links
Par 35
Length 3033 yards
Slope 118
Rating 34.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect Dick Nugent (1995) Tim Nugent (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Willow Hill Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

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4.1
416 Reviews (416)
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Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It’s my regular early morning track

I simply love this course. Is it immaculate? No. Is it challenging and fun w amazing views and a real links feel, yes!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging without being long. Easier now they are mowing hills. Really tough when they don’t. Some of the toughest greens around.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My early morning fave

Tee off early and fly. Greens have a few too many pitch marks and they over water the course. Granted I’ve never played in the afternoon so maybe it firms up. Love the course. Proper links.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The course is 100% better than last year with the improvvments.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun little course with bad maintenance.

A fun course. I've played it twice, with no real pace of play issues, even in the middle of the afternoon. Greens are hilly and really hard to read, which makes it fun. But the clientele of the course does not seem to know what it means to take care of golf course. Massive divots everywhere, which I'm not sure can be blamed on maintenance. It's on a big awesome hill that overlooks the surrounding area, and you can see the skyline. Consequently, it is also extremely windy, which makes for some killer drives (if at the back) and pretty difficult, but fun, shots otherwise. It's a really short course, and there are about four trees total, and I'm not kidding about that. They are also in a little cluster that never comes into play. So you'll have fun whacking the ball as hard as you can, navigating the rolling mounds, and having a good chance to score well (with a great view!). The state of the greens made me give it a "fair." Also that it's $36 for nine and a cart...which seems excessive considering it is such a small course, and only takes 1.5 hours on a bad day to play. There is a driving range and putting/chipping green, so that's cool.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs work all the way around.

. There are dandelions on the tee box fairways and greens. A little. weed killer would go along way to helping the course., I had a 4some in font of me with 2 golf bags and giving golf lessons.. The 2 some behind me ran out of patience and we paired up and skipped a hole just to pass them up. 9holes 3 1/2 hours

They need to monitor pace of play.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout and great views. However, the greens are in bad shape. Many divots and broken tees were at the beginning of every hole and it seems as if there was a lot of patchwork done at the flags making it extremely hard to putt

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice Fathers Day

Nice pace of play today with the early 610 tee off. Course was in good condition and the staff was very welcoming. Willow Hill is a worthwhile 9 hole experience for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Covid(tee)Times

Hidden jem of a course.

No carts needed i think they slow novice players down at a short track like WH.

givien covid and the new norm it's worth going to WH

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Fun course, but it needs a little work

Willow Hill was a lot of fun and unlike most other courses in the area. The layout is interesting and allows you to get creative with shots. The greens were not in great shape though.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course with great views

Played early. Course is in good shape and they maintain it well. Good undulation wirh lots of hills. No water issues because it’s up on a landfill. Pretty straight forward. Played front nine in less than two hours

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall not bad

The greens and fairways are a mess - bad disease or something but it’s a fun no thrills course. Folks are nice. Range is nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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