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2.8
531 Reviews (531)
5 Stars
84
4 Stars
153
3 Stars
136
2 Stars
82
1 Stars
76
Conditions
2.2
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
52.9%
Recommend this course
342 out of 531 reviews
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3.2
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.3%
Recommend this course
33 out of 45 reviews
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3.0
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
62.5%
Recommend this course
50 out of 80 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links/Executive
Par 62
Length 4253 yards
Slope 96
Rating 60.6
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Willow Springs Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year round
Architect Allen Janis (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
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2.8
531 Reviews (531)
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs maintenance

I played this course a year ago, and it was in excellent condition. Unfortunately, this time, the tee boxes and greens were in noticeably poor shape. I really hope the course can return to the high standards it had last year.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wasted potential

This was one of the nicer short courses I. The area up through the end of last year. Layout is still great but no maintenance of the greens and several are bare apart from a few patches of grass that shouldn’t be there. Very sad to see a course neglected like this.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Easy to book T Time and very warm and courteous staff !! Love the course GPS monitor in the golf cart. Love the course and the greens are improving. Always have a fun time at Willow Springs !!!

Only suggestion is to get new ball cleaner towels and add fresh water to cleaners.

Thanks !!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best

Love me some Willow Springs !! Fun course with plenty of quirks !! Is it perfect ? No but what is ? Staff is friendly and courteous. Love the carts with the course map gps. Always a smooth pace never feel rushed !!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Times

Always having fun at Willow Springs !!! Staff is friendly and easy to reserve and check in. Greens little rough but still a blast to play. Will be back next week. Thank you.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

How gone to crap

Not maintained. Greens aren’t greens at all. Impossible to putt. The staff should be embarrassed to work at a course that is so badly kept. Course is overgrown. Tee boxes are nothing but crab grass. Course needs a complete makeover. Entire staff should be removed and bring in all new staff and management. Golf pro should be ashamed of himself. Needs to be fired. This place use to be so good. Now it’s completely horrible. My group paid for 18 holes. We left after 9 holes. The group ahead of us did the same thing. Wouldn’t recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short course

Greens are in terrible shape, dry July and August- I can understand, but why are weeds growing in sand traps?

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid

Solid deal for the money. I understand the greens are being worked on.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is in rough shape

We had beautiful weather and enjoyed our day playing 18 holes at Willow Springs. It was our first time. Included myself, husband and two sons (15 and 16). Carts were included and we got a hot deal for pricing. We are not professional golfers and didn’t mind the course conditions. But if you golf frequently or are used to perfectly or even moderately manacured course, this course is not for you! Also there were tons of lantern flies but they didn’t impact play we just aren’t used to seeing so many flying around.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Greens were terrible, full of crabgrass, pretty much to only grass. My score would have been much better if those green weren't bald and bumpy. Probably won't be back at any price. Now we know it why it was so cheap.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs a lot of TLC

This course has never been a gem, but the greens have become absolutely destroyed. Half of thr greens are a patchwork of dirt and crabgrass that make the short game an unpredictable nightmare. Until they fix the greens, the course should not charge more than $25 dollars for a round. The staff is very friendly, and I will play there again when there is a good hot deal, but otherwise they need to start caring for the course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I have never seen greens or bunkers in worse condition. I have been playing this course for over 15+ years and to watch it just deteriorate is so sad. The only way I play here anymore is via a “hot deal” on these golf apps as their normal rate is absolutely outrageous for an executive course. Ever since it was sold and new owners took over, it truly has gone so far downhill. So so so sad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Renovation Needed: Course Conditions Horrific

The overall condition of this golf course is bad. The owners should be ashamed of the condition and taking folks money to play this course. The greens are HORRIBLE (see pics). Ownership needs to FULLY disclose the entire condition of the course. There is a notice on their website saying their greens are going through a reconditioning process. Take a look at the pictures and you can decide if they are being reconditioned or they just don't exist. Never thought I would see fresh mushrooms on the fairway and weeds growing on the greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/06/2024

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review the course. We always appreciate the feedback and will work on making improvement. Thanks for choosing Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Dont Go

Such a disaster. Greens were unplayable. Website said doing work on greens so assumed meant aeration but was I wrong. They were worst than last year and owners said they were investing to fix in 2033. Nope. As bad as the greens the T boxes were ridiculous. Could not even cut the box? Come on. Simple can do to trim a T box. Dont recommend and never going back unless serious about even a little maintenance . Did I saw anything about pricing? Should be sub 20 for 18 and cart for this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/06/2024

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We will be sharing your feedback with our team.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Greens in horrible shape

The tee boxes are meh. Grass is a bit taller than it maybe should be. Also it seems like no one fills in their divots. The fairways are pretty good. The greens are terrible. Basically crab grass and dirt and affected putting lines.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/06/2024

Hi, thank you 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 Willow Springs Golf Course!

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