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4.6
723 Reviews (723)
5 Stars
511
4 Stars
169
3 Stars
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2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
96.3%
Recommend this course
695 out of 723 reviews
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4.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.5
23 Reviews (23)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 23 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fairways, greens, and tee boxes consistently rank among the best conditions recent golfers have encountered. The challenging layout rewards strategic shot-making while friendly staff and strong value make every round worthwhile.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7049 yards
Slope 144
Rating 75.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Kendall Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

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Reviews

4.6
723 Reviews (723)
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Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

Slowly becoming overrated

My first problem occurred while checking in, I made the reservation through golfnow saying I only have to pay $60 due at course, and when I checked in, I was told I had to pay their daily rate at $75 saying there’s a miscommunication because golfnow and the clubhouse. Second problem was the round lasting 5 hours, the pace of play is horrible, the 3 rangers they had that day never enforce pace of play. Greens were punched but very fast and inconsistent, the course itself is also very dry. Meadows may be becoming overrated for its value. I also had to share a cart with a random due to their lack of carts I was told, which isn’t the biggest problem ever.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pure greens

Championship golf conditions, fast and firm. This is a must play when in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Immaculate but challenging and most of all fun!

Course is kept in fantastic shape. The track is very fun, you get beautiful wildlife and natural scenery experience throughout the entire round. Risk and reward are big factors and few people will experience the reward. Tall grass is tough as it gets. Greens are fast and true and will test you on every hole. It’s the kind of course you get a double and still get to the next tee box and feel inspired by what lies ahead. I’ll absolutely be back and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fantastic round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course

Fun course, bring extra balls, a lot of deep weeds if you don’t hit the fairway.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features

The course was immaculate conditions with best greens seen on a public course.

Ranger was a little tight on pace, but that might have been because of an even later in the day.

Definitely will golf here again as the value/conditions/difficulty makes it a fantastic course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging Course but fun

Lightning quick greens, great course condition, nice Sunday golfing. We'll be back. Staff was friendly.

Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring golf

Enjoyed a cold round of golf at Meadows. Greeted warmly and in timely manner we teed off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent course! Well maintained and Challenging

I was fortunate to play The Meadows for my first time when I saw they had a pretty heavily discounted rate on Golf Now for Mother's Day - glad I did. I'm a 25 handicap golfer and I usually stick to cheaper, but still decent courses. This is was definitely a step up or two from those. Although I didn't hit on the practice facilities - they looked wonderful when driving in to the pro shop. Staff up front was friendly, course ranger was very kind as well. The course, even in the spring, is incredibly well maintained. The greens were fast and challenging. Best fairways I've seen so far early in the season from about 6 different courses. Tee Boxes are impeccable. The course is challenging, but forgiving as well. I was lucky enough not to hit any bunkers (not sure how) but they looked awesome and pretty challenging. You can tell The Meadows knows their GOLF! Definitely recommend! Hopefully I can go back again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 200
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart path only

No complaints about the course just wish either golf now or the course could let you know it’s cart path only before you book the tee time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 174
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great November conditions

3 hour round , great condition $49 for wife and I w TeeOff discounts

Best traps of year. As close to UKingdom I’ll get.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 200
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 174
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

FAST greens, dead areas on fairwAys

Wife played for first time here, lows 50s not too bad for senior. Buddy and I got hooked up w an ice lefty retiree named Tim and we played one tee back from women’s only 5200 yrds. Shot 85. So much easier. Cut away some swamp in front of 18th green. Paid $95 for 3 of us on TeeOff.

David the starter still there, I made him famous.

Not our favorite course in world, wife said 1 and done.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fast greens and excellent value!

Had been wanting to play this course for some time and finally did. I was expecting it to be nice but it far exceeded my expectations! Fairways and greens were in excellent condition. A couple holes on the back nine appear to have been squeezed in but other than that it’s a great course. Definitely will play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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