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Conditions
1.4
Value
1.8
Layout
2.9
Friendliness
3.2
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.5
16.0%
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Conditions
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6679 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2025.

Opened in 1929, Old Orchard Country Club has a classic design with challenges that stand up to modern golf courses. Throughout the course, you'll see traces of the site's former use as a farm. Ancient apple trees from the original orchard frame many of the holes. The diverse layout will test you with a variety of different shots but the gently rolling terrain makes for an easy walk. Skill and strategy will be generously rewarded but it's not an overly punishing layout for the high handicapper. Old Orchard's greens play true and fast and they are often flanked with strategically positioned bunkers. A stream wanders through the golf course, coming into play on several holes. Golfers will face a tricky island green on the par-5 seventh hole as well as an almost-island green on the par-4 13th.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect A. W. Tillinghast (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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1.6
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Terrible conditions

Great layout, great staff. Terrible terrible condition, it’s shameful

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Save your money

Horse condition was horrible. Not worth the money play anywhere else

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Wet weather
Used cart

A complete joke

They have completely let this course go. The fairways are like Rough and the greens are absolutely awful.

We played six holes and were forced off course because of a lighting store and we were refused a rain check

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/24/2020

This course has gone to pot in basket. The conditions are the worst I've ever seen. The fairways are like the rush and the greens are awful. We were forced off the course because of a thunder and lightning storm, we only played six holes and were refused a rain check. This has to speak volumes about this place

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Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

"Old "Orchard

the name is correct "Old"

Fairways need to be mowed

Greens were in bad shape

Not very good for the $$

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Watering greens on a prime day and full price?

Arrived at the course and seemed like a very nice layout with nice views. However, as I got into a cart, it did not seem to be fully cleaned and the brakes did not work properly. Not the greatest start to a course that charges 70 dollars on a Sunday at 8:45 AM. This wasn’t really what bothered me the most and I was able to look past it. What drove me to be very disappointed by a full price prime day of the week of golf were the course conditions. Every Tee box was chewed and grass was absent from most of them. In addition, 9 out of 18 holes were absolutely soaked with water at 9 AM with a full course of people playing. Watering systems turned on with a full course of people are out on a prime day? This was the best time to be doing this? The pins and holes had the foam out and were full of water to the brim of the holes. Literally unputtable on 6 of the 9 soaked holes. Walking the green, you could feel the saturation with every step. To top it off, the sprinklers, hoses, and Other course equipment could be found all over every bunker and green side area, not to mention most bunkers were either concrete or fully weed filled. My group paid 70 dollars each to play and putt 9 true holes? I’ve never seen such a disregard for golf patrons on a Sunday morning. When charging that price, a course needs to take into account the conditions. Nice layout, but a shame they treated their course or the patrons this way, when people want to get outside to enjoy a round after not being able to for so long with everything going on. Would never return with this price or the conditions. If conditions at this course improve, I would.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Poor Course - has Potential, just badly maintained

This course could be a beautiful course, however it is poorly maintained. There were large clumps of dried up dead grass clippings on the fairway, roughs were very long, and pooling of water/soppy grounds everywhere. Even plenty of grass clippings left on the green that had to be swept away just to put. I understand that it was hot and had to keep the grass "maintained" just seems like a bad drainage issue. Cart paths are bumpy and riddled with potholes, and plenty of divots to go around. Dead tree branches that have fallen or have been cut off were just sitting right in the rough. Bunkers were more dirt and weeds than actual sand. The cups were filled with water, some had pool noodles to prevent extra touching while others were missing all together.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Previously Played

This course has gone downhill

I played here for the first time in about 5 years. It has always been a decent course and fairly well maintained... that is no longer the case! Bunkers are not maintained, some are extremely overgrown with weeds (to the point that my group allowed relief from them). Crab grass, dead grass and fairways that played like 2nd cuts. Additionally, my group (which was a buddy and I and another twosome we were paired with) was accused by the starter of trying to play the back 9 again for free. This was simply not the case, as we tee’d off at 9:30 and hit the 10th hole just after 11:15 (obviously this is not physically possible) and the starter after some questioning admitted he was wrong and reluctantly apologized.

Overall, terrible course in general and poor experience. Will not consider playing here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice

The first time playing this course, our playing partner gave us tips on some holes since he played the day before. Enjoyed ourselves it was a 4 hr round. will go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Orchard

Although the course has a pretty nice layout , The condition of the course was really bad. Most of the fairways were full of weeds and dead spots . The greens were patchy and looked like there are some insect problems . Even the fringe around the greens was full of weeds . I had played there once a few years ago and don’t remember it being like this. Hopefully they get it back into nice shape or I think people will stop playing there

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout however

I have played here for years. I was very disappointed in the condition of the course. Crab grass everywhere tee boxes, greens. The greens were over water to the point of pooling water and unable to putt. The rough next to the fringe on the greens had to be 4 to 5 inches long and probably has not bee cut in weeks. It is definately not worth the money and after playing here 10 years when we vacation at the shore, this course is going to be removed from our list to play. Hopefully somebody buys it and gives it the attention need to make it a nice place to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great lay out!

Course has a great layout.

Old style course feel.

Some short par 5s with a few long par 4s to keep you honest.

Needs some TLC but who doesn't.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This course is a disgrace

For being the middle of July in peak golfing season, this course was absolutely disgraceful. The only difference between the fairways and the rough was the color. More sand bunkers than not had crab grass growing and some were 90% overgrown. Greens were in decent shape, with exception of a few that had holes in them and dirt spots from lack of grass. If the course cost 40 dollars, then I would understand., but 70, they need to get their course straightened out.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GolfNow Payment

This is the 4th time I tried to use my golfnow gift card and the people at the front desk are clueless on how to process the money. It is a hassle every time and this course was no different.

Lady at front desk had zero clue how to process the gift card. GoldNOw needs to teach its courses how to accept gift cards.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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