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4.6
562 Reviews (562)
5 Stars
265
4 Stars
234
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
94.2%
Recommend this course
522 out of 562 reviews
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4.6
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
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1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
81.8%
Recommend this course
9 out of 11 reviews
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4.7
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
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1
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.6%
Recommend this course
44 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
Well-maintained fairways, consistent greens, and a layout that balances forgiveness with challenge make this course a reliable choice for golfers of all skill levels. Friendly staff and strong value for money consistently earn high marks from recent visitors.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6551 yards
Slope 125
Rating 71.2
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Connemara Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Ridge

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
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.6
562 Reviews (562)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 15
Watching the Game 13
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 27
Thick Rough 22
Water Hazards 18
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 17
Beginners 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30
Worth the Drive 11
Near Local Attractions 8

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course is in very good condition.

Course was in very good condition and the greens rolled true. Staff is very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the layout. Will definitely go back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

This is a nice course. Super friendly girl in the clubhouse. Was a little late for the hot deal tee time which always worries me. But she was super friendly and had no problems with the late start. Course is in excellent shape and the greens roll absolutely true. Must be careful on a few holes to keep the ball on the green. Nice mix of holes. You wont have a bad day here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/31/2017:
Thanks for the kind words and for playing Connemara!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition

The course was in great condition. Staff was very helpful and friendly the entire time we were there. I would recommend this course to anyone. We played earlier in the morning and the course was not too crowded. I know that later during the day the course gets a lot more traffic. I would recommend playing in the morning.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/31/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough, unfair course

Extremely difficult and unfair course. Ball in the rough is a lost ball. Fairways are narrow with many blind tee shots, resulting in several lost balls. Won't be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/19/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. We're sorry that you didn't enjoy the course layout, but are happy to see the pace of play was good and that our staff was friendly. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bang for your buck

Connemara is a fantistic golf course at a very great price. The greens are fast and well-maintained and the fairways are in immaculate shape. The rough isn't so bad and there are enough hazards that an amateur won't have a super easy time, but not so many that you feel completely out of your element. I really enjoy playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Thank you for the kind words! We so happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Connemara. We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Rough round of golf

Played on a very windy afternoon. It had rained that morning, so I will give the groundskeepers the benefit of the doubt and assume they had planned to mow the rough that morning. The wind put quite a few of my drives in the rough (...and I'm sticking to that story). Of the balls I could find that landed in there, it wasn't much fun hitting out of. Enough said.

Other than that, the fairways and greens were in good shape,. It's a mostly open course, with a fair amount of sloping fairways and greens. I've played it a few time, and the pace has always been pretty quick: about 3.5 hrs.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear the course conditions weren't up to par during your round. We hope you give us another shot in the future when the weather conditions are better. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

damp day

greens were very good as were the fairways, course seemed to be behind in mowing due to a week of wet weather....rough was very difficult.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Thanks for playing! We appreciate the feedback and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in pretty good shape. Rough is thick which makes it a good challenge if your tee shot isn't in the fairway. Was unstatified with Larry in the pro shop his body language and tone of voice made you feel unwelcomed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid golf course

They have made some very positive updates and put some money back into the course and you can tell. It's early in the season but if they continue to maintain it and possibly speed up the greens it will definitely be a good course for the price. For $16, it's the best Cali in the area honestly. 3 par 5s in the first 4 holes is fun and leads to some scoring chances but there are a lot of blind shots that can lead to slower pace of play if the rough is up. That can be frustrating but all in all a great course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/02/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback! We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

DO NOT PLAY

Course is a cow pasture. Not groomed, over grown. Can't tell the difference between the rough and fairway. Worst course I have ever seen

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good shape

Course was in good shape. Fairways nice and rough was fair.

Conditions Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Response from on 11/18/2016:
Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Need to adjust tee lengths

Rough was too high and the difference of tees not measured out right for second tee to third tees too much difference 900 yards

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/07/2016:
Thanks for leaving your feedback with us. We appreciate you sharing your concerns. We hope to see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect greens

The course was in great condition. The greens were perfect, speed and looked great. The course played a little harder due to the wind blowing and very gusty. Will be going back again. Good value through golfnow

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Response from on 10/25/2016:
Thanks for your review! We're happy to hear you had a great round. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Rework of Course

It has been several years since I played this course as it was just very boring after playing a few times. Now the difference since Altec has taken over ownership and they have spent some big money on the course.

They have switched the nines and done some great work sprucing up the course to change the overall look of it. The bunkers are in fantastic shape and very well groomed as well as the fairways and rough. The greens are in fair condition with some bad spots, but most every course in the area is having the same issues, the speed of them was fast on most but some seemed a bit inconstant. The par threes are very interesting, giving a verity of different looks and shots. The old mansion is now the club house and pro shop and the bar restaurant is wonderful. They only sell their brand of beer and bourbon and other alcoholic drinks but they are also good choices and the food was very good.

This course is really getting better with all the improvements they have made, in fact I would recommend you give it a try if you've not played it or it's been a while since you did. I ended up playing it twice in the same week I was so impressed with it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 10/04/2016

Thank you so much for the fantastic review! We're flattered that you enjoyed our course so much that you took the time to share your experience on Golf Advisor. We're happy that you noticed our recent improvements and that you enjoyed our club house! Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice round

Had not played course in a long while, pleasantly surprised by new layout and course condition, I really like hole # 5 a par three , it should be the signature hole, just a great looking golf hole. Nice pro show and friendly bar, just need to sell better variety of beer, not everyone likes the one and only brand they sell

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thanks for your 4-star review! Please come back and play again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value!

Mowers should move for golfers, not the other way around. Otherwise a fantastic experience. The course was in good shape and considering we started before 8, pace of play was never an issue. In fact, I've never had an issue with pace of play. If your looking for a round of golf at a great value, I highly recommend Connemara.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 09/27/2016

Thanks for playing and for leaving your feedback! We're happy that you always experience a good pace of play, that's what we strive for!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Value

Fun and fairly challenging course laid out over a beautiful tract of land. My one criticism is that the greens were not in great shape. I don't need them to be Augusta-perfect, but several of the greens had major bald patches.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 08/16/2016

Thank you for the 4 star review! We hope to see you back on the course again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A must play

This course was beautiful. It was difficult and fun. Loved it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 08/16/2016

GolfAli - Wow! We appreciate that you would recommend Connemara as a "must play course." We hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time in a long time

This course was a bit of a surprise. I had played it years ago and it was in terrible shape. I had heard from some friends that a good deal of work had been done and it was in good shape now. I loved playing the course yesterday. The greens were in great shape, the tee boxes were in good shape, the fairways were nice And wide. Some of the par three's are very picturesque and layout with par fives back to back is an interesting change. Overall, I give the course high marks and I will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
a7f29923-4e23-52c8-bf41-ea9eb285f167
Commented on 08/03/2016

Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear that you have noticed improvements in our course as we have worked hard to impress our golfers! Looking forward to seeing you next time, Jim!

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