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4.1
595 Reviews (595)
5 Stars
147
4 Stars
284
3 Stars
89
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
93.1%
Recommend this course
498 out of 595 reviews
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4.1
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 16 reviews
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4.1
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.3%
Recommend this course
52 out of 54 reviews
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Course Highlights
Well-kept fairways, true-rolling greens, and a thoughtfully designed layout consistently reward golfers who enjoy a strategic, engaging round. Friendly staff and strong value for money make this course a reliable, welcoming choice.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6402 yards
Slope 118
Rating 68.9

Golden Hawk Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Casco Township, which is just south of Richmond. You won't find too many elevation changes throughout the course but you will encounter plenty of water. There are also 36 bunkers coming into play on 12 holes. The course isn't particularly long at 6,117 yards from the back tees, but the par 4s offers some good length and the ample room off the fairways gives the course a spacious feel. The fairways are generous and quite forgiving, but golfers will face tough approaches to the greens, which are often nestled into the woods or bordered by ponds. The slightly elevated, undulating putting surfaces require accuracy. Golden Hawk Golf Club is a fair test but it's player friendly enough for high handicappers to approach with confidence.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bentgrass
Greens Bentgrass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect John Grissim

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.1
595 Reviews (595)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 15
Bunkers 12
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Beginners 12
Seniors 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
In the 'Burbs 10
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pretty good. Give it a try

I arrived at the tees right at my scheduled Tee Time. There were five groups of golfers waiting on the tees ahead of us. My group had to wait 15-25 minutes to be able to tee off. But then after we got off, it was nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Decent course

Decent course overall, and in fairly good shape. Only real issue was they sent a kid around on a golf cart telling everyone they were on their last hole... the sun was still up. We paid for 18, and they wanted us to stop after 15. I've never been kicked off a course early when there was plenty of light left.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Out tee time was at 12:24. We finally got off a CART at 1:30. Then on 1st hole a backup. One hour and 15 minutes PAST our tee time and first drive. Total round 6 hours+. Course has declined badly. Greens burnt our and bare on several holes and bunkers were MUD. WON'T BE BACK. The course should have offered us everyone that was waiting for 1 cart coming back every 15 minutes. SMH

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Carts

They were overbooked and had to wait 40 minutes to get a cart

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

It is what it is.

The only complaint I have is the narrow margins of tee off times... Every 4 minutes is a little much...

We had a 10:32am tee time. We didn't tee off until after 11:00am. The line-up of carts on hole #1 looked like a parade.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

DO NOT GO

Paid for 18 holes but left after the front 9 due to slow play. Took us almost 4 hours to play the front 9. Even if pace of play was decent the course was mediocre at best. NOT WORTH IT. GO ELSEWHERE

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Slow play should be out lawed

I think before any golf course lets people play any more than nine holes, they should be timed on every hole. This golf course needs a ranger to keep the slow players from holding up everyone behind them. It should never take over 5 hours to play 18 holes like it did yesterday.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Gone downhill

I have played Golden Hawk for about 20 years, and today may have been the last time my group and I play there. Sunday morning tee time. No rangers on the course. On the front 9, stuck behind a 5some, on the back a pseudo 6some. The pace of play was atrocious. The course was in terrible shape. There may have been a spot or two that caught some disease and I forgive that. Many other places were torn up and burned out due to neglect. If that is new management, they have done a horrible job of placing capable on site personnel.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun times!

Fun course, great greens! Fast paced, with no interruptions. Friendly workers

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

Cart paths in poor shape, greens even worse. No way worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Beautiful day with the Mrs.

Very nice course and is bouncing back well from Covid conditions! Met some great people playing the course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Extreme Delay Almost Every Hole

Course condition was overal moderate at best with many patches of puddles or dried-up grasses. Even worse was the extremely long wait at each hole...in one hole, there was a backlog of 3 groups...called the proshop but no remedy...saw a ranger at the start (hole #1), but the ranger should have been rounding the course instead...could have helped players enjoy the game instead of waiting.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Ridiculous

Pace of play was sooooooo bad. Ranger worried about my wife and I keeping up. Played 9 and 4 groups headed out in front of us to play 9 .... club house closed at 730? Cheated out of 9 and took 3 hrs to play 9

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Maintenance

Due to virus it seems like the course wasn’t maintained as usual.. tee boxes have seen better days, but they did have workers reseeding and doing maintenance this time out..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun little course, greens rolled true and were in great condition. One of the better courses in the area for your money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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