Bruce Hills Golf Club

First off, I was hoping for a "hidden gem" tucked away in the woods like nearby Heather Hills.

This place was not that. I am a bit disappointed in you guys, these reviews made it sound like decent place. The quirky layout felt cramped and weird. The first hole is a 3 wood to reach the par 4 so already there is unease at the tee box with groups of T-shirt and Jorts types telling me to hit. Most of the front 9 is blind tee shots to layup to water, followed by blind approach shots. You can usually tell where to hit, but can't see the ball land. This is okay on a few holes...but it becomes excessive here. It's especially frustrating to find collection areas in low spots where 2 or 3 holes converge and there's carts everywhere with people looking for their ball which they couldn't see land from the tee.

But some people like that type of tricky layout and with only ~5,700 yards to work with, I guess they needed to make it more challenging. It's not easy despite the low slope/yardage.

The conditions were terrible. Greens were bumpy and soft, "fairways" were worn and inconsistent. Lots of overgrown and unkept areas that make the course look messy. I'll never understand that. Why? Just get a wee whacked and tidy up a bit.

Every bridge or railing was falling apart, every cart path was basically just a collection of broken concrete.

But by far the worst thing is the tee boxes. They all looked like the morning after at a college frat house. Just divots, broken tees, unkept grass and very uneven.

I guess for $35 on a Saturday morning I shouldn't have expected much, but all the reviews on here make it sound like a nice course. It's not. It's a place to play your golf league and drink beers.

Hamburger at the turn was great! Also, the beverage cart came to us every 3rd hole which was awesome!

Our foursome (consisting of men and women) are all avid golfers and have played many high end courses as well as bottom of the barrel courses for many years. This course looks nice upon first glance and was groomed alright (especially after the rain we had the entire week before). The layout was set up nicely, but we did encounter many issues with the staff. They were unfriendly, not very helpful, acting as if we were in their way the entire day, starting with them being annoyed as we walked in to register for our tee-time, again when picking up carts & loading clubs onto carts. Very impatient, sighing loudly as the path for getting the carts and loading clubs was very narrow & congested and they had to wait a second while we pulled our carts out and around They all were unfriendly, never a smile or friendly gesture from anyone there. Lawn cutting slowed down our play as we had to wait for them to finish cutting. The guy actually made us wait to finish out the hole as we were in the middle of play and he ran over my ball with the mower! Another worker rode up on us and sat directly in front of where we were hitting for awhile just watching us smoking a cigarette, then when we asked what he was doing, stated he had to turn on the sprinklers, again acting annoyed that we were in his way. It had just rained for several days in a row so running sprinklers at that time was not necessary. The course was 'extremely bumpy' riding along!!! All of the carts screeched very loudly when starting up each time and was loudly heard from all over the course, & some of the other players on the course (grown men) drove around with music playing loudly from their cart. When asking for coffee or a caffeine drink, the counter staff looked at the 3 empty pots and said no that she had just got there & offered a monster energy drink instead. There were hardly any bathrooms on the course & the placement of the ones they did have were in terrible locations. We definitely will not be coming back here as it was not an enjoyable experience at all. We would rather pay more money at a better course with friendlier staff than deal with this.

I've played here many, many times. Its a great course with an up north feel. Staff is always nice and course is kept up. Usually pretty busy but like I said, I usually find a great price, so it's understandable. It is a pretty short course. You think you can drive the 1st and 10th holes but there is always trouble to add a nice challenge. Will be back!

Started with rude cashier second hole ran into a 5 some later to see a 6 some holes 5-7 had sprinklers on the green put a outing out back in front of us 5 hour round if this is how vargo runs all there courses we won't be back

I've golfed here for years. They have improved the whole course. The fairways are watered and cut every morning. The rough is fair. The only problem is a very very big problem. They provide NO WATER on the course. Yes, we brought our own bottles but due to the fact it was very hot and humid that day-we had planned on refilling them on the course.

To our surprise-there was no water available. The little house holders for the containers were there but there was no containers. I just don't understand this! What happened?

Due to that oversight on the owners part, I would NOT recommend Bruce Hills during this summer. No way unless you are willing to succumb to heat stroke or a heart attack.

This is a serious concern!

Big tree in middle of fairway , scramble heading out on same nine I'm teeing off on ?? Did not complete round another group started on hole 7 then jumped around waited on them twice and this is before 8 a.m Cart path needs work to say the least . Would not recommend will not be back

Good course, short by challenging

Very uneven tee boxes, overall decent condition

No cart girl, never understand that. Pace was tight but overall not bad, finished in 4.5 hours

Early a.m tee time / allowed first group to skip through corse or play several holes a few times not in any order . making the turn scramble going out on back first while other foursomes were already out .left course without completing the round back up beyond ridiculous (especially after noticing the front nine was completely open. Won't return and do not recommend

Pace was so slow that we didn't even finish our 18. We had 14 holes in after 4-4 1/2 hrs. Even though it was a Saturday. I would not waste my time nor my friends time playing this course again when there are so many other courses out there.

Great value. Interesting holes. Beware of some hidden water hazards. Good intermediate type course.

Payed for 18 and ended up playing 9 because the conditions hair weren't up to par. (No pun intended)

Cart path is sketchy and bumpy, rough is extremely rough, I think they need more maintenance workers

Bruce Hills has maintained their course very well over the off season into this year. Prime playing conditions for everything except the tee boxes. They need to repair them on a weekly basis but they never do. Aside from that everything is on par. Pace of play is always a gamble. We booked a tee time at the tail end of an outing so we skipped around which is no big deal to me since I've played here so much but it is always a good deal for the price. It could easily be a $30 or $40 course if they somehow lengthened most holes.

Great course for the money. Many challenging holes.

Tough par 3's.

Enjoyed playing couse is not very difficult but enough challenged to keep you on your toes.Front nine went very well but really got bottled up on the back.I will defenitley play again.I wanted to give it 3 1/2 stars but I didn't have the option.

I most say I did like this course a lot. The setting is very nice and a lot of nature. The scenery was very enjoyable also. The staff was excellent and very respectful. I would defiantly come back and suggest my friends to play here also. I also look forward to play the other course owned by them also.

I really enjoyed playing this course. Greens and fairways are in pretty good shape. My only recommendation is the carts need a little bit of maintenance performed on them.

the first 2 holes have big trees in the middle of the fairway, the 4th hole has a hidden pond 200 yards out. You cannot use your driver until hole number 5.

Power carts are in need of service.

We could not find help in the club house after the round to buy a beer, we left and will not be back.

Front side needs some work. The Greens are raised postage stamps on hole number 2, 4, and 5. They need some shoulders that do not drop off after two feet. Hole number five needs work on the fairway as they have underground leakage making it possible for you to loose the ball in the middle of the fairway. The rest of the course is fair test of golf except for number ten. Number ten should be made into a par three.