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2.9
545 Reviews (545)
5 Stars
85
4 Stars
161
3 Stars
139
2 Stars
82
1 Stars
78
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
58.3%
Recommend this course
354 out of 545 reviews
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3.4
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.2
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
Recommend this course
12 out of 14 reviews
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3.2
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.8%
Recommend this course
47 out of 62 reviews
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Course Highlights
The friendly staff and well-regarded course layout make this executive track a rewarding and walkable round. Quick pace of play and solid value attract golfers looking to sharpen their short game.

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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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2.9
545 Reviews (545)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Elevation Changes 8
Narrow Fairways 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
Beginners 10
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 9
Worth the Drive 6

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

Awful greens!

The greens weren’t cut, there’s weeds, and parts on the green with no grass! It looks as if it just went through a harsh winter. It was like putting on an unpaved road.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Willow Springs Golf Course.

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

Worst golf course in the country

I am mad I paid to play at this pathetic excuse for a golf course, I’ve never seen greens this bad

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for a good price

Compared to other courses, this is very reasonable tee fees but the course needs a lot work especially the putting green surfaces.

The layout of the holes are not bad and few holes with great fairways.

Price matches to the condition of the course. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hi, thank you for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, and your review is important to us. We will take your comments into consideration for improvements and hope to see you back at Willow Springs Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible conditions

The staff is always friendly. That being said the course was TERRIBLE!!! The greens were cracked, dry, overgrown. The sand traps were filled with weeds. I’ve played this course for 20 years and this was the worst condition it has even been in.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Extremely poor upkeep

The course used to be a decent option for beginners, but it has really gone downhill. The layout is short, which is fine for newer golfers, but the conditions are awful now. The greens aren’t even green anymore—they’re literally brown, and the sand traps are so neglected that weeds are growing out of them. It’s cheap, but honestly, it feels more like playing backyard golf on a big piece of land than a proper course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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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 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs to be shut down and fixed up

I started playing this course 30 years ago when I was just learning the game. Last played it 4 years ago and it was in good shape. Not sure what is going on but I hear it has new ownership. They updated the golf carts with gps and alarms to keep you on the cart paths. Greens were burned out and mostly dirt with crab grass clumps. Sand traps were full of weeds. We should have gone back after the first hole and requested a refund but we were there and hoped it would improve. I really hope the course is fixed as I do not know how it will survive if not.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Highly unimpressed

I took a client out to this course in hopes of landing a deal, let’s just say I’d be out of business if I made this a regular occurrence. Very poor course maintenance

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/23/2024

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst greens ever.

The greens were a mix of burned brown turf and crab grass. It's been a while since I played here and it's gone downhill. The staff was nice, but the course was terrible. We paid $46 pp, but they shouldn't charge more than $20. Good for kids just learning but that's it.

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

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 5
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not worth the money

Two or three (of 18) greens were decent enough to be called greens; spots of dead grass, no grass and weeds mixed in.

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

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Willow Springs Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 12
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

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