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Brookside Golf Course
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 5903 yards | 68.7 | 132 |
| Middle | 72 | 5447 yards | 67.1 | 123 |
| Forward | 72 | 5161 yards | 65.7 | 116 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5161 yards | 70.5 | 121 |
| Front | 73 | 4552 yards | 66.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.5/138 W: 75.5/141 | 350 | 325 | 470 | 145 | 300 | 310 | 440 | 155 | 360 | 2855 | 380 | 165 | 170 | 295 | 510 | 470 | 310 | 310 | 345 | 2955 | 5810 |
| White M: 67.7/127 W: 73.0/136 | 340 | 300 | 450 | 125 | 280 | 280 | 420 | 140 | 315 | 2650 | 350 | 145 | 155 | 285 | 470 | 410 | 300 | 290 | 315 | 2720 | 5370 |
| Yellow M: 64.9/116 W: 69.4/127 | 310 | 255 | 390 | 110 | 240 | 240 | 400 | 95 | 300 | 2340 | 300 | 125 | 140 | 260 | 440 | 330 | 270 | 240 | 300 | 2405 | 4745 |
| Green M: 63.3/109 W: 66.7/118 | 300 | 245 | 310 | 100 | 230 | 230 | 330 | 85 | 290 | 2120 | 260 | 120 | 95 | 250 | 335 | 310 | 240 | 230 | 285 | 2125 | 4245 |
| Handicap | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Great layout!
First time at this course. Fun layout. A lot of character. Many holes where you can not see the green from the tee box. Tee boxes were worn down but to be expected at the end of the season. Great value. Looking forward to playing this one again.
Horrible pace
There was like 5 groups taking an hour on a hole. Not a bad course but I’d rather pay more money to not play 18 in 7 hours.
Course needs work
Pretty standard layout, some challenges, some easy holes. Course needs maintenance, traps haven't been raked or sand added, weeds growing in them. Pace of play was super slow, we teed off 45 min past our time as we had 3 groups at box waiting . Staff was friendly, but they appeared short on staff.
A bit of a long drive to the course but it was in fairly good condition and friendly staff! Short holes and fairly easy for an average golfer
18 on a hot day
We enjoy playing Brookside. We knew when we booked our round that it was a hot weather day. There was NO water in either of the course coolers. The course is in decent shape considering the recent hot weather. Some of the tee boxes are pretty rough.
Brookside Beauty
We always enjoy playing Brookside. This year, they've switched the nines making it even more enjoyable for golfers only playing nine holes. We love the layout, the wide variety of challenges and the natural setting. Thanks Brookside for a great golf experience!
HELP!!!
I used to live in the area and played this course frequently. It used to be a nice course.. My wife and I played yesterday and the course was in horrible shape. Fairways were brown and the greens were even worse. Keep in mind that we have had a lot of rain lately which would lead me to believe the course would be in decent shape. The sand traps were hard, nobody rakes the traps. In fact I did not even see a rake on the course. The sand is hard and not playable. Oh, nobody replaces ball marks on the greens either. This course needs help.
scenic
a very scenic place, many of the fairways separate from each other. sevaral challenging holes and greens in great condition. nice getaway.
Terrible experience
short course, but "all the pins" were set 6 feet or less from the edge of the green on the short side. Greens are a joke. Imagine how that slowed the pace of play. Myself and partner are single digit handicappers and 7 times we hit good shots from less than 100 yards and made double. Don't waste your time. We paid $17 and it was $17 too much.
Horrible course!
This course was in horrible condition! I would not recommend to anyone! The greens were all tore up, fairways had not been mowed! They must have had a huge outing the night before and never cleaned up from it! There was a hole that had 9 flags on the green. Which one do you choose? The pin placement in the greens were s joke! There was no ranger on the course to move groups along....at one point we had 4 groups backed up at the tee box! I called the clubhouse and they said well maybe the group will let you play through.....really! Did you not hear me....there are 4 groups in front of us on the tee box, sure I just pass all of them! Duh!!!
Brookside Golf
I enjoy playing this course, though at times I find some of the golfers inconsiderate - standing on greens talking or just sitting on carts in front of greens. The course always seems to be kept in good repair and it has enough challenges to keep me interested and focused.
great value
Course was in great shape. Pace of play was great once we played through a slow three-some.
Incredible value for what we paid on GolfNow.
brookside
we paid a low, low price of $10 to play this outstanding gem. try it, you will like it.
Worth the drive
A mix of easy and hard holes. Real nice shape. Staff is friendly. Will definitely play this course again
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