Lodge of Four Seasons - Cove Course

Had a great day playing this challenging Ozark layout. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in great shape. Watch out for the sand traps! Soft and deep sand.

Course in very good condition. Staff were great! There was a tournament being played on a Friday which made the pace of play extremely slow. Overall it was a good time.

I believe the course is an old Robert Trent Jones Sr. Layout. Some holes remind me of RTJ, Jr. holes on Alabama Golf Trail. I think it probably best architectural layout at the lake. Greens usually are very moderate in speed but roll smooth. Staff has always been friendly with me, from counter to bar to bag drop. Love the course!

A fun course. Fairway grass was a bit long. Staff were awesome!

Pros: cart girl was nice

Cons: everything else.

I’ve played some bad courses in my day, but this one takes the cake, dollar for dollar. For $130 to play on a Saturday morning you’d certainly expect bunkers to be raked, grass to be cut, etc.

Crabgrass everywhere, long rough that was uncut rather than intentionally cut high, even the tee boxes had both of those same issues. Personally, I didn’t find the course layout great either. Nothing in particular stood out as nuanced aside from the par 3 over “the cove”.

I’d suggest spending roughly the same amount of money on one of the other local courses or far less money for the same sub par conditions somewhere else.

Solid course but not a great value, especially for the conditions we played on that day. It is entertaining and a blast to play but not worth the $95 we were charged. Great customer service and friendly staff. Unfortunately, there wasn’t any water available out on the course but they did provide free bottles of water.

The greens were the best part of the track. They rolled fine, unfortunately, many had a ton of poorly repaired ball marks. The tees boxes were mostly good but felt like a number of them were not flat. The fairways were patchy in sections and could use some upkeep. In addition, the cart paths were broken up in big sections and need repair work. Hole 4 is the long par 3 over the end of the lake. The wind is tricky there and is a fun hole. The opening and closing holes run right next to a busy road so beware of errant shots! Lastly, many of the ponds were flat out nasty looking, smelled rotten and need to be dredged out or something.

We got stuck behind a threesome and a foursome and both groups were bad AND slow. That led to a round lasting around 4:45.

We would not have went IF we would have known it was cart paths only. Course should have been closed for the day. Tree limls down from storms. Too hot for older men to do cart paths only.

Most fairways were not mowed. Course was in terrible condition .Would not go back .Wasn't worth 40.00

Perfect day to play and good course to play on. Easy check in and staff were on the ball, helpful and friendly. Tee boxes are in good shape. Fairways were good, just a few spots here and there kinda bare but that's the odd, not the normal. Areas around the greens were splotchy on a few holes. Greens were excellent. Full, lush and rolled true. Love the greens. I guess people were scared off the day we played as it was carry path only, so pace of play was whatever we wanted it to be. Cart paths were good and smooth for the majority. Carts were in great shape. Love the seat cushions and thigh support on them. Will play here again sometime this year for sure. Overall, I'm awarding 4.5 out of 5.

My son and I are from the lake area, and both of us are first year players and have a newfound love of the game! We have been trying to play ever golf course in the lake area, and yesterday we played at the Cove, and had an absolute blast! The friendliest staff we have encountered yet, answered every dumb question we could think of. Hit the course, had a cart girl check on us seemed like on every other hole, so friendly as well. Course is very challenging, especially for beginners like me. But, i shot a 91, couldn't be happier. My son and I planning our return trip already.

Compared to Old Kinderhook and Osage National, this course is in rough shape. I’m not a fan of gas carts. They slow and noisy.

It seems the course has been abused by disrespectful players. The price per player was reasonable considering the course condition.

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Fairways were spotty but the course was otherwise in good shape. The greens were firm as usual but they rolled really nice. Very challenging course and even more so with all the wind that day.

Nice layout, but tried to move our teatime. It was told because we booked through GolfNow that wasn’t an option which was disappointing. No cart person out on the course pay a play was OK but certainly felt pushed and there were groups that cut holes.

Carts paths only game played and the cart paths were covered with potholes, tree root mounds and asphalt roughness and bridges need repairs too. Rough golf cart riding.

Paid $16 for 2 pale hotdogs to eat with unfriendly lady employee.

They do have cold ice water available to drink in eatery area.