Lodge of Four Seasons

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

The fairways and greens were in good shape. Fairways werewide and I liked the layout. There was no sand in the bunkers, mostly rocks. Cart paths need some work.

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.

I remember reading somewhere, Golf Digest maybe, that one can tell when a course is declining by observing the bunkers. Bunkers are a high maintenance/budget item and one of the first things to ignore when becoming cash strapped. The Ridge bunkers are unplayable. More grass and weeds than sand. One had a small tree growing in the middle. And not a few, but all bunkers.

The layout is fine, picturesque even but the course has declined this year. Tee boxes have gotten sparse. Fairways were decent. Some of the greens were also spotty/bare. The practice green was moved recently and it is very bumpy.

On the good side, we got tee times for only 40 dollars. Playing anywhere for 40 bucks nowadays is a bonus, even on a poor conditioned course. And the staff we dealt with were all friendly, professional and trying to make the most of a less than ideal situation.

I try to look on the positive side. If you get a good rate and your choice is playing here versus not playing at all, play some golf and have some fun. Just have low expectations and all putts 4 feet or less are gimmees.

Very cool course and layout is called the ridge for a reason but needs to be taken care of way better and charge you a little bit too much for the shape of the course that it is in

Pleasantly impressed with this course for the great price. Challenging by playable and picturesque. Staff absolutely friendly. Rained but still had a great time.

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.

We come to the Lake every April for a getaway golf weekend. Usually play the Cove and Season’s Ridge. Played the Cove on Thursday and had a great time. Awesome course. But we were very disappointed in our round at the Ridge this year. Course conditions were surprisingly bad in the numerous areas … several greens were unplayable, along with multiple patchy fairways, grass-less tee boxes, and overgrown sand traps. Numerous utility boxes with exposed wiring, and other pieces of equipment laying around the course. Definitely not worth the $95/ea. It’s been such a fun course in years past, so it was very disappointing to see it this way. The lone bright spot was the delightful woman working the carts.

I really hope these issues can be addressed, but we will be likely looking at other options for next year.

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.