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3.8
505 Reviews (505)
5 Stars
110
4 Stars
230
3 Stars
102
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
78.0%
Recommend this course
416 out of 505 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.3%
Recommend this course
28 out of 31 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.2%
Recommend this course
56 out of 69 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6741 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.3

Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a Robert Trent Jones design that provides a unique golfing experience. This scenic layout is routed across a 1,400-acre nature preserve that is absent of any commercial or residential development for miles. The golf course wraps around its namesake lake, which has a canoe and kayak launch as well as a fishing pier. Deer, fox, and eagles are frequently seen on the course and there has even been the occasional bear sighting. Water has a prominent presence throughout and there are also several strategically placed bunkers. Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a layout that will force you to be creative with your shot making but it's still approachable enough for high handicappers to tackle with confidence. If you're looking to get in even more golf, sister club Honey Bee is located almost right next door.

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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1958)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.8
505 Reviews (505)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 19
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 36
Locals 28
Seniors 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
In the 'Burbs 10
Worth the Drive 10

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Conditions Good
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Perfect weather
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Conditions Excellent
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Conditions Average
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4.0
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Hot weather
Used cart

Hard and fast

Course was in decent shape. Greens were a little diseased but otherwise playable. Bring a hammer to get your tee into the teebox though, about half the holes the tee box was too hard to get a tee into

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Hard and fast

Course is hard as a rock. Bring your hammer for the tee boxes. Some greens are better than others. Overall the course is in decent shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Less than Average

I will start with the good points. The check-in guys, golf cart return guy, cart girl, and bartenders very friendly and attentive.
As for the course, it’s in poor shape. The greens have areas that are bare dirt. You can’t even putt with any type of accuracy. The tee boxes have many bare areas, and it’s almost impossible to put a tee in the ground. Fairways are the same. It’s like hitting off of concrete.
Pace of play- Now granted I played on Fathers Day, so I expected a slower than normal round. We had a tee time at 12:25 and we didn’t actually tee off until 12:50 because there were no carts. We got through hole 13 and quit. Five hours at this point and we had 4 groups backed up at hole 14.
I wish I could leave a better review but just not a lot of good to talk about other than the staff.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace of play

Pace of play was terrible. We had a single walker in front of us, and a twosome in front of him. The twosome looked like more of a teaching session and the single was hitting 2-3 tee shots at every hole. This sort of thing happens often at SL. This is more of an etiquette thing, but I think the course should send someone out to monitor pace of play every once in a while. Other than that, love the course and layout. I’ll keep going back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Solid course

Wish this course had better prices but great layout even with the patchy greens.

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

Where was the Marshall?

We played (2 of us) the front 9 at a decent pace. When we got to 10, there was a twosome who somehow cut in front of us. The foursome we followed on the front 9 became 5 and they played very slow. Should not have allowed a joiner. The Marshall was all over the front 9 but never saw him on the back. Won’t be returning soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was fair for a public course. The first 3 greens were in terrible shape. All the white and yellow tee box’s were hard as a rock.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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