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4.2
124 Reviews (124)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
64
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
95.7%
Recommend this course
112 out of 124 reviews
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4.8
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
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0
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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6 out of 6 reviews
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4.4
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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23 out of 23 reviews
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Course Highlights
Brookside's ongoing tree trimming, upgraded tee boxes, and improved sand traps give this characterful layout a noticeably more playable feel each visit. Exceptional value through GolfNow and friendly staff keep regulars coming back week after week.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 5903 yards
Slope 132
Rating 68.7

Nestled in the gently rolling hills of Gowen, Brookside Golf Course has a tranquil, peaceful location that is ideal for a round of golf. The course opened in 1963 and has been locally owned and operated ever since. The golf course measures to a manageable 6,100 yards from the back tees, a seemingly short course by modern standards. Though it may not be what you're looking for if you want a truly formidable championship course but it provides a good and affordable round of practice. The front nine is slightly less demanding than the back. Overall Brookside Golf Course is gentle enough for beginners with a few strategically placed bunkers to make it challenging. There is also a meandering stream that wanders across a few of the holes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Jeff Gorney

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.2
124 Reviews (124)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 7
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6

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Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 173
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Always improving, only need turf improvement

I have had a good work crew going here for the last few years, starting out trimming trees and continually making the tight course. A little bit more playable for the average golfer. Open up a few shots and cleared out sand traps made them a little better and improved a lot of little details like some Belgian block areas so yes each time I we come here there’s something to me seeing that’s new. Just played May 22 and I see they put finally some fertilizer on some of the greens but need it on the fairways to thicken up the turf other than that we always seem to get a pretty fair deal on GolfNow so we keep coming back. I enjoy the great bloody Mary they offer biggest I’ve ever had 32 ounces so keep up the good work Brookside and congratulations to the owner’s daughter for her graduation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course

We love this course. The staff is friendly the course has some challenges and the price is always right.

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

Review

The course was difficult, but fun! I think tee times could be staggered a little better, but overall had a great time at the course. Could see myself going back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good bang for your buck.

Pace of play was great. Course was in good condition. Come summer time might be quite a few spots that could dry out and be hard as cement if they don’t plant some seed and water a lot. But overall had fun and good bang for my buck.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

This time….

My son and I had great weather, which set up some of the views from the tee boxes nicely. The course was in very good condition with some challenging holes in the front 9. We had a couple groups ahead of us but did not impact pace at all. We will go back again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 173
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Will continue to get most of our local business

My wife and I have played here already six times this spring primarily because it’s the best price structure within a half hour of our house. We started playing here about four or five years ago and continue to come back with the great deals. Be fine on GolfNow. Unfortunately links of Bowen Lake does not look like they’re going to be on GolfNow this year so that kind of stinks but another course that was on GolfNow a couple years ago looks to be coming back whitefish Lake so will probably patronize that course. Also quite a bit.

I continue to review this course every time I come because there’s always work being done on it, which they get the reinvestment award for golf course courses In my opinion. They seem to be in a wood cutting mode right now trimming up and making holes more playable. It was really too tight couple few years ago, but now they’re filling in the traps, cutting trees down where they do not belong and making the aesthetics a little nicer also.

I played the booties from the tips yesterday and it adds on a little extra challenge particularly they reopened up an old tea box on whole number eight which requires a much longer shot up the hill. Of course just gives you your money’s worth. And you have to work pretty hard to drink up your bloody Mary by the time the round is over 32 ounces worth of pure pleasure pure

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 173
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Fertilizer?

Everything has been good about Brookside. They are constantly working on it cutting trees down, making it more playable upgrading the sand traps. The tea boxes were really upgraded last year really almost like a whole new course and the pricing is always very good on the offer GolfNow, which brings us back over and over again. Layout is really kind of neat not a long course but has a lot of character and the wife is now breaking 100 which she loves. It’s not the easiest course in the world so I’m proud of her being a senior grandma breaking 100 here.

The only knew suggestion I would have is I know it’s very expensive but put a little fertilizer down starting on the greens and then a little fertilizer in a fairway other than that the improvements are every time come out once a week or so there’s always something that’s improved so keep up the good work.

I also would like to see if you like a bloody Mary. This is the place to get a big one for your round. It’s like 32 ounce for 10 bucks just a great tasting drink spicy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not the friendliest staff

don’t know how to make drinks, pace of play was super slow

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 173
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Great work on the tee boxes!!

Lots of work being done with trees and traps. Nice job on tee boxes .Keep it up!

Love them bloody Mary’s

Put some fertilizer down

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 173
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Always improving

Reasonable in todays greedy golf market and the best big Bloody Mary!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good condition for early year golf.

Local course and very good condition for early in the year. Only problem was a slow foursome holding back about 5 others. But still a good day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 173
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Continuous improvement!

Always working on improving course. Owners daughter a real peach!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beginners galore

My family loves this course and we’ve been coming here for decades. Lots of nice memories. Today there were a lot of slow beginners, which made pace of play torture. But that’s what happens when fees are low and the layout is friendly. Still highly recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 53
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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