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4.0
562 Reviews (562)
5 Stars
206
4 Stars
218
3 Stars
78
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
83.5%
Recommend this course
447 out of 562 reviews
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4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 reviews
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4.1
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.1%
Recommend this course
54 out of 62 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6433 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.5
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Willow Crest Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Dick Nugent (1987) Ray Hearn (2017)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Internet Access
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4.0
562 Reviews (562)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Lots of potential but not worth the money

Overall, the course is nice and has a lot of potential but is not worth the money. The bunkers were muddy and hard and the tee boxes were beat up, very small and not flat. The greens rolled pretty well but there were tons of ball marks, obviously a player issue. There was no ranger on course which made for an EXTREMELY slow round that I couldn’t even finish because of the pace of play. There is potential for the course to be very nice but it needs more attention and staff to monitor pace and etiquette. Disappointed in paying a premium to pay for a course that didn’t live up to expectations

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

OK, but........

I do like playing this course. It's got some long par 4's that could be 5's due to my age. Lol...Course was in average condition. Greens could use some help. But definitely traps need lots of care...please put some sand in them! It's like that each time I've played. The fee was $55 down from $75 and now I know why. I'll return as long as fee is minimal...it's not a $75 course!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Willow crest

Like the layout and tees and greens. Traps were horrible. Almost impossible to play out of. Fix those and I will be back for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens rolled very nicely. Bunkers need a lot of work, most like a rock and almost unplayable. Otherwise in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Needs some love

The bunkers and Tee Boxes are in really bad shape. Lots of crowning on the tee boxes. The “bunkers” had lots of roots growing through them and can’t hit out of most of them being there is no loose sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course conditions

I believe if a course is open for business they should be open for business. No cart girl no halfway house no restaurant nowhere to get something to drink bunkers have dirt in them not rakes not sand. Goose droppings all over the greens haven't been swept in weeks. I understand it's a lower price but this should be told to the people ahead of time if I wanted to go play at a Municipal Park I will

Conditions Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course was in very good shape for this early in the season.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Willowcrest

The only drawback was there was no water on the course for drinking nor was there a beverage cart. This could have been due to the early open??

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unacceptable pace of play

I had a 10:00am tee time, and it took over 2 1/2 hours to complete the front 9. A big part of the issue is that they were letting groups off every 9 minutes. There was a ranger that came by on a couple of occasions to ask about pace of play, even suggesting that we go back and play the first few holes again. When we finally finished the front nine, we decided to play the front nine again, since most of the groups were stalled in the back nine. It should not take longer than 2 hrs and 15 minutes to play each side of a course. And that’s assuming all the groups are foursomes. It was very frustrating and disappointing to say the least.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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