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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
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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%
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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

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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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Do Not Pay full price

So a few things.

1. The Greens and fairways are covered in crab grass, and in a few greens the grass is not existent. Its just brown hard mud that hasn’t been aerated in years. You can’t practice your short game when your iron shots hit the green and bounce up in the air in the same way as when you hit the cart path.

2. The pace of play was ridiculous. Over two hours to play nine holes, four of which were par 3s. I got partnered up with three guys, two of which knew what they were doing and one that couldn’t get the ball off the ground. I played bogie golf for the most part, yet on every hole I waited for my group to finish and for two groups to play the hole ahead. Starter should have done a better job sending people out on front nine vs back nine.

If you get the $25 on golf now though, its not bad for target practice from the tee box, and given the price of courses in the area, its ok for what it is.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/16/2024

Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We apologize for the condition of the greens and the pace of play, and we will take your comments into consideration for future improvements.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I have never played a course in such bad shape!

I have played this course a few times over the last several years and enjoyed it.

Was very disappointed with the course this time.

Honestly, I have never seen a course in this bad of shape.

-All of the greens were not even puttable, dried out and brown and cracked like the desert with patches of crabgrass everywhere.

-The bunkers haven't been maintained at all and also taken over by crabgrass.

After prepaying, we got there and were told the hold course is cart path only to allow for recovery due to the heat wave.

There were no issues on the fairways

I sure I will never play there again.

Conditions Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/16/2024

We apologize for the condition of the course and appreciate your feedback. We strive to improve and will take your comments into consideration for future enhancements.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and t box need work

Greens and t boxes are in terrible condition. I don’t expect Augusta like greens but this was pretty bad. Many of the greens had crab grass growing on them. And when they didn’t, it was as slow as molasses. Lots of beginners on course but to their credit, they played pretty fast, especially on the green. Overall, it was a pleasant round to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2024

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 Willow Springs Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course but not properly maintained

I have golfed here twice. The first time was good no real issues however the other day I went and the greens were absolutely terrible. Some barely had any grass, others were actually cracking from not being maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2024

We apologize for the condition of the greens during your recent visit and appreciate your feedback. We strive to improve and will take your comments into consideration for future enhancements.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Should pay us to play there

Used a putter on first hole then never wasted my time for remainder of round. Greens were in such bad condition that I don’t know how they recover from this.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hi, thank you for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disastrous Greens

Greens were completely destroyed! This is something they should let customers know ahead of time. They were in such poor condition that I eventually just added two pots to every hole and skipped putting all together.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/16/2024

We apologize for the condition of the greens and appreciate your feedback. We will take your comments into consideration for future improvements.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful

Course was hardly playable and for 45 whole bucks you get over grown fairways and greens that are dirt and weeds making it impossible to putt

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
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Commented on 08/16/2024

We apologize for your experience and appreciate your feedback. We are committed to addressing these issues and improving the course conditions.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved playing a round of golf at Willow Springs with my daughter! We will be back!

Conditions Excellent
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

Greens unplayable

Greens were either brown with no grass or weedy. Worst greens I've ever played.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 07/12/2024

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience and will share this feedback with our team to help make improvements.

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 would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst condition I have seen on any course. The greens are an embarrassment. Course needs to shut down and correct. Such a shame I have to write this.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/12/2024

Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience and will share this feedback with our team to help make improvements.

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 would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Used to be very nice

Greens were horrible. The rest of the course was good. Very disappointed for the price I paid to play. Won’t visit again for a long while.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2024

We're truly sorry to hear about your experience with our greens. We appreciate your feedback and will work towards improving the course conditions.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Playing course is bad.

Paid 52 bucks for July 4th rate but not worth even July 4th rate. To many patches on greens. One of the green had water sprinkler running so enitre green was puddle. I think they need to charge based condition. I wouldn't pay dime over 25 bucks. Folks working there were friendly and nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2024

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greenweeds

I see that the tee boxes and fairway conditions have been improved over a year. The greens and bunkers are terrible. Lots of weeds on the greens and in the bunkers. There are some areas of burnt greens.

I will come back during Fall seson with complimentary green fee gift to see if the greens and bunkers are being repaired.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/12/2024

Thank you for acknowledging the improvements we've made and for your feedback on the greens and bunkers. We're working hard to address these areas.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Downward spiral - so sad!

I had not played Willow Springs for several years. Decided to play with my grandsonwho is just learning the game but enjoys going out to play. The course conditions have significantly deteriorated as I remember years ago. Huge bare spots and various coarse types of grass on the greens. Putting was an adventure. Bunkers had little sand and lots of weeds and grasses of various types; no effort to manage the bunkers or to rake the " sand/ dirt". Teeboxes were variable showing lots of use and unmowed grass and clover pastures. Pace of play was good price was tright and my one periencedgrandson did.not complain about the poor conditions. Not sure why any experienced golfer would play this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/12/2024

We're very sorry to hear about your experience, especially concerning the course conditions you described. Thanking you for your feedback; we are taking immediate actions to address these issues.

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

Great course to get your swing back

Not going to say it is amazing. Not going to say it was horrible but it is just what I needed to get my swing back before the tourney we have this weekend. Fun great pace and also played with a great random guy. Wouldn’t recommend to high end players but the avg joe and wanna go have fun go at it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2024

Thank you for sharing your honest feedback. We're glad you found value in our course for tuning up your game and had a fun time!

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Willow Springs course was in the worst shape I've ever seen it. Greens were unputtable, sand traps were fully grown out and not maintained, fallen trees were on the course, etc. Not worth playing this course at this price for such poor quality.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2024

We sincerely apologize for the condition of the course during your visit and understand your frustration with the quality not meeting expectations. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention, and we commit to addressing them promptly.

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