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3.8
392 Reviews (392)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
77
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
82.7%
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310 out of 392 reviews
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3.9
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.3%
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12 out of 13 reviews
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3.9
30 Reviews (30)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.7%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6511 yards
Slope 123
Rating 69.2

Brae Burn Golf Club in Plymouth has a traditional layout with a landscape that ranges from gently rolling to wildly undulating. On most holes, elevated tees play to elevated greens. The large, undulating greens usually slope back to front. Golfers will encounter water on 15 holes and the fairways are lined with mature trees. The bunkering is sparse but strategically placed and there are also rough-enhanced moguls protecting the greens, a unique feature at Brae Burn. One tip if it is your first time on the golf course is to study the course diagram beforehand since there are many hidden ponds that come into play on the fairways and greensides. The course's most famous hole is the par-5 13th, nicknamed "The Monster" since it measures a devilish 666 yards. This tricky hole double doglegs to the left and then back towards the right.

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Course Details

Year Built 1923
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Wilfrid Reid (1923) William Connellan (1923)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire
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3.8
392 Reviews (392)
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Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Conquered the Monster Hole!

The course and greens are in really good shape and laid out very well. The pace of play was quick. Very good value for the $$'s. I would definitely go back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Brae Burn Golf Club

This was an enjoyable round of golf. Greens are very good if not a tad slow, but if they were much faster some of greens wood be impossible. The front nine is much easier than the back. The Back is about 400 yards longer and its up and down hills with a lot of elevation change I played the white tees the signs, except on the 666 yard monster I played the tips, that is a really tough hole, three different dog legs. The course needs some up dating, but plays well as is.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

I wanted to give this course a try. I heard mixed reviews and was intrigued by the monster. Sadly I won't play here again unless changes occur. Need to invest some money. Update signs, yardage markers and grass conditions. Several holes need redesign including the monster which you can't use driver from the back tees.Crazy greens that are not fair. Slow play 5 hour round. Too bad because I was hoping for another place to play

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The greens will keep you honest.

The course itself isn't terribly difficult. Pretty wide open with minimal OB. You can pretty much always find your ball, so if you can scramble out of a wayward t-shot you can still get a GIR from almost everywhere. However... The greens all have serious sloping from front to back. The speed was manageable but if they were much faster they would be unfair. I had two second puts over 15 ft coming back. Again... Touch is key. I'd recommend for the price.

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

Ranger

Father's Day was crowned as every course but seems like the ranger wanted us to rush. 1st off he recommended that we play a 5 some instead of 3 2 as we planned and no reason to rich us as we kept pace very well. Other that that I had a great time. Friendly bar and grill staff. They were great.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Brae Burn is a great course with a variety of tests. I think it has a nice layout, some challenging but nicely maintained greens!

Good luck on the monster!

Keep the ball in play on this course and you will score well.

Always enjoyable!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Dont bother with your driver

I played in the morning, and the course was in decent shape. It had rained heavily the night before and parts of the course were extremely saturated. Lost a few balls to those conditions.

The course was extremely short. Playing form the tips is olny 6400 yards or so, and the yardages definitly looked to be exagerated on the Par 4 holes. A driver is only needed on the monster par 5.

Greens were in excellent shape

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenging course

Only thing I would complain about would be what I'm sure everyone complains about at any course during this time of the year, but I didn't see any signs of any leaf removal. And this course has a lot of woods. Other then that...the greens are finally fully recovered from the air-ration and played really well. For under $25 this is a fantastic course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/22/2018:
Hello, we're happy you enjoyed a fantastic value. Thank you for playing Brae Burn Golf Club!
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Like to play this course

Lately maintenance of course turn to be poor
It is a good course with few chela gong holes
If greens and fairways are good it can draw more people and leagues

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Value and Good conditions

Course was in great shape. Weather was beautiful. For some reason, the course was pretty empty, so we played at our own pace and finished in about 3 hours. Unique aeration process made the aeration a non-factor. They aerate 1/2 the green at a time and place the flags on the half that has not been aerated. There was little to no impact on our round.

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

Open but Challenging

I played this course for the 1st time and was very pleased. The course is open but plays difficult with sloping fairways, dog legs and tough greens. The greens were soft and fast, the fairways were freshly cut, I think this course is a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good pace of play

Have played Brae Burn a few times this year and overall it has a decent variety of holes and I've experienced a fast pace of play until the last few holes every time. There are definitely some tricky holes and the course has more than its fair share of difficult greens. Grass bunkers around a lot of the greens so that saves some trouble. A very long course from the tips but I heard that they moved up the mids, which makes for much shorter par 3s and takes 150+ yards off The Monster. The course also has larger holes on each green marked by a yellow flag (to speed up slow golfers), which is something you must be conscious of when first playing so that you hit at the correct hole. I have only played in good weather so I cannot confirm what others have said about issues with standing water from rain, but there are some holes with destroyed sections of fairways. The clubhouse is nothing special with average priced food and drinks, easy to get something quick at the turn. Also, the course is located next to a dump and shooting range, so not the best surrounding scenery. Great value if you can catch a hot deal, I would look for other courses nearby if only the full price is available.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not for the money

Overall Brae Burn was challenging and in decent shape. The greens had a lot of deceiving break to them. The greens were made harder by poor conditions mainly unrepaired ball marks. I enjoyed the course but overall think it's overpriced. Paid $40 on golf now (so $43 after fee). It's probably a $30 course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

swamp

First time I played the course it rained all weekend. The fairways and the greens hold water like crazy. Quite a few times the guys I played with couldn't position their ball as well as I could, leaving them with no choice but to take relief from the standing water in the fairway. Some times we had to take relief on the GREENS. I'd like to play mid summer to see if it's better, but if it rains, I'd look elsewhere :/

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

could be something special

I played here for the first time in a couple of years. The course still has the potential to be something special. There are lots of elevation changes, sloped fairways, hills around the green to make for a challenge. However, it's not very well maintained. There are several water features that are all kind of gross looking and even kind of smelly. The green speeds were inconsistent from hole to hole. There are several fairways in need of better drainage. Since I last played, the middle tee set has been moved forward about 500 yards, leaving a 900-yard difference between the tips and the middle tees. A second pin with a foot-wide hole has been added to every green, which is kind of distracting. On the 9th hole, the middle tees are moved to the forward tees. I don't know how a woman plays that hole. There are trees blocking the tee and getting over or around them to a reasonable second shot on the par four is nearly impossible. It's a nice course, but there are several better options in the immediate area.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

probably won't go back unless very inexpensive

Teed off Saturday at about noon. Staff was nice no problem there. Course was very wet due to rain going through that morning but seemed like the water was not going anywhere. I believe they may have a drainage problem on about a third of the holes. Course is a bit odd with all of the little ups and downs. Not that they will keep someone from playing there, just that you have to watch your shot placement. Frustrated because balls were lost in the rough right off of the fairway due to absurd amounts of dandelions all over course. And due to lack of proper drainage, there were a few drops due to puddles in the fairway. There was actually a cart stuck in the mud in the rough right off the fairway that looked like it had been there a while. The greens have an absurd amount of undulations. No straight putts to be had. No one bend putts over 6 feet. The grass on the greens was not bad but the amount of humps on the greens is over the top. Like I said, not the worst course but nothing really memorable and the greens are too much. Probably won't be back unless a great deal.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

online fee policy

Brea Burn home of the monster , 6oo yard double dogleg par 5.
Other than the monster a relatively short course but the greens will make you pay.

However my concern is with Golf Now and your new policy of not waiving online fees for frequent golfers.
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Early season golf

The course was in decent shape for early season golf. Very wet due to some rain. Very large greens to hit into made it nice for a first round but be care fully many greens have large ridges or multiple tiers. This is a shorter course even with the 666y monster. Greens are also very unjulating, not very many straight puts to be had. Overall it's a decent course that offers the chance to hit some tough shots, but is open enough to be played by anybody.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sunday Golf

Played 18 holes in 4 hours on a Sunday afternoon which I thought was extremely good. The greens were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

fun course

nice layout, challenging but not tricked out greens. variety of water, greens slope, short on traps however

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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