Devou Park GC: #5
A view of green #5 at Devou Park Golf Course, which overlooks the Cincinnati skyline.
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4.3
305 Reviews (305)
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
118
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
88.7%
Recommend this course
254 out of 305 reviews
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4.2
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6134 yards
Slope 114
Rating 66.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Bates (1995) Steve Wolfard (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.3
305 Reviews (305)
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult course

The new club house is very nice, the course looks nice but the fairways are very narrow and thick woods everywhere. For a beginner like myself who doesn't hit the fairway from every tee it was a frustrating course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
113a9b56-a552-5e6d-8d6a-afc2b734077e
Commented on 08/04/2017

Thank you for your review!

We hope to see you many more times in 2017!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course. Overpriced for me though. Wouldn't pay more than $20-25 to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

good not great.

the club house is under construction and the course looks a little beat up. the fairways were yellow and looked dead but easy to hit. once the club house is complete this will be a course favorite of mine in the Cincinnati area. fun and challenging course with more hills than bunkers. really have a tough time seeing the pin from the fairway with all the hills. pretty forgiving layout and a lot of fun for a scramble or group play challenging for by yourself.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New clubhouse coming

Only reason for average review on amenities is that they are using a temporary shelter until their new clubhouse is complete and it should be a great complex.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
113a9b56-a552-5e6d-8d6a-afc2b734077e
Commented on 03/22/2017

Thank you for your review and your business. We are as excited as you are about the new clubhouse. We truly appreciate all of the guests having patience during our construction period. We know that is is not ideal but we have the greatest golf guests in the area. We are hoping to be in the new clubhouse some time in May. We will post updates on our facebook page. It is going to be a great year here at Devou, again thanks for the business and the nice review!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow play

Greens condition are best in the city consistently. I was playing as a single. Two foursomes let me play through. Very nice of them. Next foursome did not let me through and it was torture with lon,long wait every hole. Their time spent on every green was ridiculous. Desperate need of a Ranger on the course. I teed off at 11:30 on a beautiful day, but due to frustration of waiting all day, I left on the 11th hole. I have never done that before. I will only play the course during the week going forward. Slow play affects all golfers I play with in a negative way.

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

Dead fairways

The grass in every fairway was completely dead. Greens were fine. For about a 5 hole stretch on the back nine, when you went to tee off, you were swarmed by about 2,000 gnats.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
113a9b56-a552-5e6d-8d6a-afc2b734077e
Commented on 03/06/2017

pb809111,

Thank you for playing Devou Park Golf Course. We appreciate your business and feedback. Below is some information regarding our fairway turf type. The turf is not dead, it is dormant. Our fairways have already begun to come out of dormancy. Luckily, we have been blessed with a mild winter allowing golfers to play much earlier than typical for Cincinnati. Within the next 6 weeks, our fairways will be green and lush. We hope you will return to enjoy these playing surfaces. Thank you!

Winter Dormancy

Zoysia, like deciduous trees, goes dormant after the first killing frost and will go off its green color until the ground reaches temperatures of about 50°F in the spring. This is a normal, healthy process. In fact, zoysia's ability to go "dormant" is important to its ability to better withstand extreme winter cold and still come back full and green every spring. Amazoy will not be damaged by snow and cold weather conditions. Amazoy can withstand temperatures of -30°Fahrenheit ( -30°F below zero).

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under construction

The clubhouse is under construction along with the first hole. I wish I had known this. The course was in good shape. Some great views of the area from on top of the hills. You need to take the course terrain in to play. Cart paths have been re done since last fall they are in very good shape now. Great to see money spent on a course for improvements.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hope the work being done pays off

Nice to see the cart paths and hole #1 are being re-done. Could care less about a new club house though. Got stuck behind a slow 3-some that wouldn't let us through. Course was in pretty good condition - greens were very good, fairways good. Impossible to walk this course. Some blind shots make it difficult. Found a really good deal on golfnow but wouldn't pay more than $25 to play here. Love the views.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tight fairways/ Temporary pro shop

The course has very tight fairways, it is fair to moderate for play. shorter par 4, easy to 220 yd drives with 160 or less for greens. but challenged with hilly lies and a few blind greens.

Also spent almost as much time in cart between tees as on course- rather erratic hole layout

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lots of Trees

Was in good shape under construction

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

great shape

course is great shape, keep up good work.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Leave your driver at home.

This course in insane. Between the up and down and left to right roll of the fairways you are either hitting a blind shot just about every time or a shot that will not stop rolling until it's off the fairway. It makes play very unenjoyable. Course was in very good condition with good views of the river and downtown Cincinnati but I won't be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Cold golf beats no golf!

It was about 29 degrees when we teed off. Made the first few holes difficult. Overall, the course was in ok shape. Fairways dying out for the year, but greens were in excellent shape. Fun round, despite the temp.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun and Challenging

our foursome was pleasantly surprised by the course and conditions. Very challenging with elevations changes on every hole. The greens were pristine and rolled true. We appreciated the course book supplied by the friendly staff. Give Devou Park a try if you want a unique golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Target golf at its best

At 6200 from the tips most golfers can leave their driver at home. The zoysia fairways are a luxury to play from and the greens were in great shape. The rolling hills of northern Ky. provide an excellent setting with a couple of spectacular views of downtown Cincinnatti. The holes are shoehorned into a confined space and if play is heavy (which it wasn't on our round) dodging incoming could be a concern. The hilly terrain and the distances from green to tee make this an arduous walk. Success here is a result of accuracy not length.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

better food

More food selection
And the clubhouse is a little out dated
Red floor carper smells old

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

Devou rookie

Staff was excellent, very knowledgeable and friendly. The course is by far one of the bar maintained courses I've ever played and one of the more challenging. Tight fairways, forced carries and plenty of shots that will test your skills. Very hilly, so be prepared to do the math to figure out your best club to attack. A must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course, nice views, and fun time

I played early on a Sunday morning with my father. Neither had played the course before. It was a nice surprise from what we expected in Northern Kentucky. It was a fun course, with picturesque views and shots throughout the course. Tons of elevation changes, but still vary playable. It is not a super difficult course, as long as you keep it in play, which requires most players to play to landing areas rather than just blast the driver every hole.

Views of downtown, the Ohio River, and Ohio, plus scenic views of the course made it a great experience.

My only complaints would be its been its not easily walk-able and its a little short, but with the tightness of the course shorter length makes it more playable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

always fun at devou

The staff is friendly and the course is always in tip top shape. A little bit pricey but still worth it

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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