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4.5
127 Reviews (127)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
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115 out of 127 reviews
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4.8
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.9
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
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5.0
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4.8
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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

4.5
127 Reviews (127)

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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Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

scenic

a very scenic place, many of the fairways separate from each other. sevaral challenging holes and greens in great condition. nice getaway.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

brookside

we paid a low, low price of $10 to play this outstanding gem. try it, you will like it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive

A mix of easy and hard holes. Real nice shape. Staff is friendly. Will definitely play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Fair Course! Some Unusual greens!

Had a great day at the course! Played 18 and preferred the course and scenery on the back 9 a little more than the older front nine.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice affordable scenic golf course with some challenging holes and greens

I had a very relaxing round of golf. Pace of play was comfortable and not too pushy either.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great deal.

It's a short course with surprisingly decent greens. We got 6 holes in before a scramble came out and forced us onto other holes. Staff was great and dealt with it well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Pleasant course

This course is fairly easy, and probably good for beginners. I would suggest that beginners play the front 9 though.The back 9 is a little tighter with a few tough holes. The back also features some nice, interesting holes. If you wanna make a bunch of birdies and maybe an eagle, come out here!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

a nice value

Decent front nine , older style, small green. Very nice newer back nine.
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A favorite coudrse

I signed up on internet. Saved money. This course should not have been open to public on that date. It was being used by High School girl's golf team. I seemed to be only adult playing that day. The girls were terrible. Very, very slow. No idicate at all being taught by coaches. No attempt to let me play thorugh and even if I did there were more slow girls ahead of that group. Should have just told me the course was closed. No mention of this going on until I got there (20 mile drive) and found out there were a hundred cars in the parking lot. Stupid.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens

Course in good shape except for the greens. Seems they had some kind of blight, tough putting sometimes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Shorter course with some bite

Some strange design features at this course. Back-to-back par threes and par fives. Greens are small compared to today's standards and have sloped edges where the ball will roll off. You will have several blind shots where local knowledge will help you immensely. We paid $12.50 plus the surcharge to play, so it was worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Hopefully this was not an average pace of play. Otherwise, this was a jewel. I will go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Home course made a new

I grew up on this course back in the 60s and 70s. It always served as an adequate facility. What Jeff Gorney has done to it has made it a treasure. The greens are big and always cut nicely, but not shaved. Fairways are open and playable but still have a challenge. Hole number 11 is the signature hole in my mind, as nice a whole as there is in the state. I fear this course will be discovered and won't be as accessible as it is now.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun! fun! fun!

The course is not long but it has a great look all around and there was plenty of trouble to get into if wanted. The greens on the front are small and undulated to make up for the short hole lengths.The back nine appears to be a newer layout so it was nice to have the variety of newdesign versus old design.
I was very happy to play here and had much fun in the process. Will for sure return there some day and GN made the price so right it was amazing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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