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3.2
528 Reviews (528)
5 Stars
97
4 Stars
194
3 Stars
118
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
62
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.6
64.4%
Recommend this course
376 out of 528 reviews
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3.4
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 37 reviews
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3.3
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
70.5%
Recommend this course
31 out of 44 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5810 yards
Slope 120
Rating 67.3
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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.
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3.2
528 Reviews (528)
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Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/10/2023

Hi, christhacat666. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Staff were friendly and accommodating. Pace was slow around the 5th hole. Nice greens. Some very challenging holes. Tee boxes were being repaired.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Hi, timatmsu. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good condition and course

Good condition especially GREEN! Hope to see you again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Minbo, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 302
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Hello howardkhru. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 302
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, howardkhru. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course lay out

Never been disappointed, playing this course for 5 years now, at least 3 times per month. I really like this course, back 9 challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, rickymb. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 07/05/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun, diverse course.

Each hole was very unique. A lot of diversity amongst the course. Greens were rolling quick and consistent. Had a great day out there!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, collier341. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Fern Hill Golf & Country Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow pace of play

Front nine was slow but back nine was terrible! Waiting for group in front of us to tee off at every hole! Apparently there was a foursome three groups in front of us that was causing the delays. Never saw a ranger so I'm guessing they just don't care. Will not return no matter what the price. I'd rather pay more for a course that cares about their guests' experience. You get what you pay for!!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u226722375. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (586) 286-4700. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, Patrick1406980. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good pace of play. It was a Tuesday afternoon. Course in decent shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Hi, colin311. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/07/2023

jcorace, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club.

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

Poor Pace of Play, Horrible Carts, Tight Course

Booked for an 8:20am tee off, didn't tee off til 9am and the 2 of us got grouped up with another Pair (they were great to golf with) but already that backed up is a bad sign.

The carts are horrible. Both our cart, and the other pair's cart, would take anywjere from 5 to 30 seconds to start up. They would just crank over that while waiting period. I saw another pair pushing their cart so that probably broke down. Super loose steering, barely enough power to get up steeper inclines. Just bad carts.

2nd time I've played this course. Was hoping the condition from last year, later in the season, was just because nearing end of the season. But it didn't seem like any improvements were being made. Been open this season for something like 2 months now. Hard and sandy tee boxes, greens are very thin grass, sandy in patches, and super fast.

Another complaint is how tight the course is. Your always at risk of getting hit by a ball. We almost got hit, by the group behind us, 3 times, like hit our cart close. Almost got hit another 5 times by people on other holes and thatbis probably a big reason why pace of play was horrible. Always waiting so you hopefully don't get hit, or hit anyone yourself. We finished 18 holes (with a quick 5min hotdog break after 9) in 7 hours. We were leaving at 4pm, tee'd off late at 9am.

Price of $40+ for 18 with a cart is ridiculously high. It's a $30/ea course at best weekend holiday peak times. Should be more like $20-$25/ea with cart for 18 holes.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the delay in your tee off time and any inconvenience caused by the condition of our carts. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to make necessary improvements.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Overbooked

Pace of play was too slow to enjoy. Had to wait 5-10 minutes at every tee box.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/07/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Teed off at 830 and ended round at 3pm.

No ranger to check pace of play. No excuse for a 6 1/2 hour round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the slow pace of play during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will address this issue to ensure a better experience for our future customers. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

I’ve seen turtles move faster

Slowest round ever. No starter to keep the pace of play. Waited 10 minutes every hole. Was supposed to play 18 stopped at 9.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/07/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice place to play

The coarse is a little tight and golf balls do tend to fly a bit all over. But it’s really the golfers who don’t say anything not really the coarse. Was my first time here but I enjoyed it and will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hello, Kevntracy2005. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun challenging course

Great value for the price. Course eas in good condition. Greens rolled fair. We had a 740 tee time. Teeoff at 735 and didnt see a group till hole 5. Their pace of play was great and we finished in just over 3 hours on a saturday. Will play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Thank you for your review, rob00114. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Fern Hill Golf & Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very poor attitude at the desk!

Golf was fine. Pace of play slowed to a crawl on the back nine. The older gentleman running the desk was miserable. Didn’t want to answer questions. I brought back a sand wedge that someone left on a hole, and he didn’t even care. Barely looked up at me.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, Kbails56. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club!

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

Good day

Course was in good shape. Fairways 8 of 10, greens 9 of 10, rough 9 of 10.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hi, u000006311661. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Fern Hill Golf & Country Club.

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