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4.0
138 Reviews (138)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
84.3%
Recommend this course
122 out of 138 reviews
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4.2
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
84.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 13 reviews
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4.3
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
88.2%
Recommend this course
15 out of 17 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 66
Length 4649 yards
Slope 109
Rating 63.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Open: 4/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Perry Maxwell (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.0
138 Reviews (138)
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Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/30/2021

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Fairways Public Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tree challenge

Excellent small ball most trees in play I ever seen. Draw hook bring all your shots .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 46
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 Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

My son & I enjoyed the course. Friendly staff, too. We'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 152
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Ok

Executive course, par 66. Tight. Nice enough for a short course. Good for sharpening your game.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/09/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Fairways Public Golf Course!

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/16/2020

Thank you for reviewing us, Kyle. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Please feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Fairways Public Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Ok course, poorly managed

Its called Fairways, which is funny because you cant actually see any.. although I can only speak for the front 9 as we were kindly asked to leave the course and given 18 hole rain checks to get us off the course for a golf scramble event after they accepted our money via the golf now app 1 day ahead of time for a foursome to play 18 knowing they had the event. May have not been a big deal if they didnt tell my foursome members when they arrived that we would certainly be able to play the full 18. And then it was suggested arbitrarily that we get through 14 holes (not sure why 14) in 3 hours. We completed 9 holes in two hours, quite nearly on their arbitrary suggested pace and still were nicely, to be fair, yet confusingly asked to leave. "Next time check the website so you can join the course events" is what we were told despite thier failure to realize we were non-local golfers traveling a fair distance to try out a new course. Suggestion - properly schedule your course next time. Undetermined if we will return to use our rain checks. Certainly would not pay for another round here to be disappointed and unable to play again.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/01/2020

I apologize for the miscommunication on the day you golfed. If you could send an email to fairways@outlook.com Attention Mitch Hamilton (manager) with your address. I would like to refund your money and send a gift certificate to you to try us a again. We do have a lot of large trees on a small golf course so I would recommend if you are concerned about leaves to play next spring or summer. Your gift certificate will be good for next year.

Mitch

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Commented on 09/23/2020

Hi Rondo. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We were sorry to hear that you were unable to complete your round with us and would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with us. Please know that we are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make the necessary changes before your next round. Thanks for visiting Fairways Public Golf Course. We hope you'll reconsider joining us again soon for another round!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Round

Great to get out early. We were 2nd group of day. Pace was great and the greens, given our summer, were in super shape. Pay attention to hole locations as we got messed up between 4&5. Really enjoyed it, will be back.

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

Fun course

I really enjoyed my round on a beautiful Sunday morning. Even with the abundance of par 3s, you need to have some accuracy. Lots of trees that may affect your shot, so a well placed shot is rewarded. Greens were amazing with lots of undulations and slopes. Would definitely love to play here again before the season ends.

As a side note .. they actually have ball washers and rakes for the bunkers. Top notch!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Going back tomorrow.

Fun older course. Well maintained. Fantastic greens. Numerous trees make the holes challenging. Having a great short game is a must!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course for a relaxing round!

You cannot wrong if relaxation and fun are what you seek when playing golf!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

My husband and love this couese! Nice layout and well kept. Staff is very friendly!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

1st timer

The front 9 was most definetly a value, not a big fan of all the par 3's on the back 9. Overall a great value for the course, $16 with cart is dirt cheap. The club house had a great burger n cold beer, very friendly staff

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/24/2020

Hello and thank you for reviewing us. We see that you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round? Please feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop for further explanation. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Fairways Public Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

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
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course to walk.

Short course but some neat holes. 6 par 3's on the back make it a little challeging.

Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0

Tale of 2 halves

First 9 is decent course but back 9 is pretty much an executive course with 3 ~300 yard par 4s. Pace was good but greens are on the slow side.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/30/2019

Hello, equa77. Thank you for taking the time to leave Fairways Public Golf Course a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

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