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3.7
729 Reviews (729)
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
386
3 Stars
126
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
71.6%
Recommend this course
613 out of 729 reviews
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2.9
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.0
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 10 reviews
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3.7
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
67.6%
Recommend this course
23 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout rewards accuracy with tight fairways, water carries, and elevation changes that keep rounds engaging. Consistently friendly staff, reasonable green fees, and a brisk pace of play make this a rewarding choice.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6012 yards
Slope 129
Rating 69.4
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Fairway Hills Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Prichard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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.

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.7
729 Reviews (729)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 32
Water Hazards 29
Bunkers 28
This course/club is great for:
Locals 39
9-Hole Rounds 17
Advanced Golfers 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 33
Convenient to the City 25
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

Really enjoyed the layout. Its a shorter course but the layout forces layups and it plays longer than it really is. Quite a few hazards to keep you thinking. Long distance between some holes so get a cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short, but Challenging

1st time playing here. Course was in great shape, tee to green! Stay in the fairway or you'll most likely lose your ball! Would definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Overall

Loved the Course, first time to play it. Loved the long and short par 3's and the 5's are a challenge. Definitely needs a beverage cart to drive around the course. Could have used several along the way. It was a hot one...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Out Of Towner Loved It!

Tees, fairways, and greens were in great condition. Fairly easy course - if I (lived and) played this course regularly, I would have my handicap down to a single-digit. Highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great day

Excellent day at golf. Booked our tee time the night before, very late,...Able to get a great rate...Course was in great shape...Would definitely play again...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairway Hills inspection

This course is fair as conditions with exception for bare fairway on the back nine. Overall value is not there for $55.00 And up and will not be recommended to others due to prices at present.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice greens and fairways

Bermuda fairways, bent greens in very good shape. Greens putted beautifully.
Very interesting layout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First Time at Fairway Hills

Very good experience! Not a bad course at all and at an excellent price from golf now.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great greens, not so with Fairways!

The entire staff was very friendly and informative. The practice area was very well maintained and the practice green "mirrored" the actual course greens. The course greens were in excellent shape, firm and fast!
The fairways on a couple of holes were in bad shape, but all in all, it was a good round.
I like to walk a course. This course is a tough one to walk, especially on the back nine, given the distance between green to tee on a couple of holes on the back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Tougher than it looks

Overall, it is a fun track. It has 3 of the toughest finishing holes in the area. Don't be fooled by the short yardage, with 6 x Par 3's, it looks short on the scorecard, but it plays longer. The course is tight, and every hole threatens a double bogey or worse with an errant shot. The Par 5 number 2 is one of the most difficult (yet fair) Par 5’s in the area.

Bring a lot of golf balls, especially during the summer when the rough is up. Again, it is a fun course and worth your time. Check Golf Now or Groupon for good rates. They usually offer member rates (small discount) to miltiary if you ask for it.

The course is very walkable. However, there is one long walk in between holes 15 and 16. During the weekend, the course usually has a shuttle.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
Previously Played

Not horrible!

I used to play this course a lot when I was a member at Hobbits Glen and it was closed for repairs many years ago. Not much has changed, its generally a short course with a lot of forced carriers over marsh areas. This can result in slow play as many golfers will not rest until they find their ball or 5 other lost balls. When I played it was not crowded so it wasn't a problem, the pace of play was good. Two fairways in particular were awful, 10 and 18 which I'm sure they are doing what they can to fix it, however knowing how the Columbia Association operates it may never be done. The food preperation is ridiculous as it always was at Columbia golf facilities. Bring a sandwich and some drinks because you can't count on being able to get anything at this course. All in all I had a nice round due mostly to the lack of other golfers. I booked my tee time through Golf Now and prepaid, $50.00 which is about right. I believe $62 is the regular rate which is way to high for this course. There are to many other better options available for less where the courses are in outstanding condition. I'd would only consider playing here again if I had a great deal and my options were limited.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway Hills

Used to play here alot when I lived in the area years ago, decided to go May 15th. Some of the Tee boxes had little to no grass, and say atleast 7, maybe 9 of the fairways were burnt with very little grass to hit from. The greens were surprisingly not in bad shape, but for a course in the prime of spring to be so burnt out was a bit disappointing. The staff/starter were very helpful and friendly, doubt I will be going back anytime soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Still looking for grass!!!

I am not one to complain but I found the fairways at this golf course severely lacking grass. Where there was grass it was intermingled with a substantial amount of crabgrass and weeds. I will never play this course again!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fairway Hills- Pace of play and course conditions problematic

Fairway Hills is plagued by slow play and problematic course conditions. On several occasions I have encountered groups of golfers who obviously had no clue about maintaining pace of play and proper golf etiquette. The greens are not well kept, very slow with numerous un-repaired ball marks.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Will be nice in a few weeks

Course was still in pre-season shape. The greens were just aerated and sanded and the fairways were still dormant. This course rewards those that can hit the ball straight and truly punishes any wayward shot. If you have trouble hitting the ball straight at times then you will lose lots of golf balls. Bring a lot of extra balls just in case your having trouble keeping it straight on the day that you play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

To cold haha

Price was great the weather not so much. No food was being served unfortunately

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Good deal

Good deal for this weather condition and the golf course is in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Play it again.

Enjoyed the round. Course was ingreat shap for this time of year. Will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Can't complain, but not great

I played on Nov. 12th. A bit cold weather and windy. The condition of greens was not good, too slow and not managed with a lot of ball marks. It might not be surprising to see a lot of fallen leaves all over the places in the middle of fall, but I felt it was too much.
I got a good discount through GolfNow.com, so I can't complain much.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Underrated

I had heard that Fairway Hills is "too short for the low handicappers and too difficult for high handicappers." I found the course to be challenging yet fair. The par-five #2 is a bear. The staff is very friendly and down-to-earth unlike their somewhat pretentious partner course over at Hobbit's Glen. It's a very difficult walking course with a couple tees close to a mile apart. The finishing three holes are a match for any course around.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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