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3.7
809 Reviews (809)
5 Stars
173
4 Stars
336
3 Stars
185
2 Stars
76
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
79.6%
Recommend this course
630 out of 809 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
75.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 28 reviews
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3.7
96 Reviews (96)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
80.2%
Recommend this course
77 out of 96 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6088 yards
Slope 123
Rating 68.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1958) David Postlethwait (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.7
809 Reviews (809)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 16
Elevation Changes 14
Thick Rough 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Walkers 35
Beginners 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
In the 'Burbs 8
Near Local Attractions 8

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Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

My “feel good” course

This is the Course You go Play, when you need to feel good about your game. It’s a relatively short course compared to other but it has a very nice layout with wide fairways and greens that are easy to roll up to, not too many obstacles. Overall a fun course to play. I found the greens and fairways in decent condition and certainly a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great staff: friendly, organized and knowledgeable

RGA is a great “home” course. The greens on the Stockholders (9) are looking good this season — the repair work is paying off.

Club staff are always friendly and easy to engage with to address special requests.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun place to play!

RGA offers everything you need to have fun on the golf course. Fairways and tee boxes are in great shape for the most part. Greens are in good condition and roll well. For a shorter course it can be challenging at times. How's the standard shortcomings (cart paths and rough areas) that of course without a high budget would have. Staff is always friendly and accommodating! For the money it's well worth it!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent place to play

Greens could really use some help. Overall it was a nice day to play golf. But the club has barely enough golf carts and this was on a weekday.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

RGA

Great value for the price. Played here back to back days. Staff are incredibly friendly. Course could definitely use some love but didn’t expect much in February. The front is in better shape than the back. But great layout that will challenge your ability to navigate the course and greens rolled faster than they look. Will be returning!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, tough conditions

I like the course layout, and the price, but some of the fairways around 16-18 are hard dirt, rocks, acorns, amd the greens have a lot of blemishes making it difficult for a smooth putt

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice local muni

Greens and tee boxes were in pretty rough shape. Can’t expect much in these winter months. Hopefully rebounds in the Spring time

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Couple of greens have some imperfections. Just a little bumpy. Few of the tee boxes sub par as well. Everything else is pretty well kept. Greens rolling fast this time of year be careful.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

No Carts

Showed up early for our tee time at 11:30, only to find out the course had already run out of golf carts. We were waiting until around Noon for another cart to open up. Spoke to a man who worked at the course, who was unapologetic for the inconvenience. The same person allowed two individuals in two separate golf carts to drive right past him and continue their round after the turn. I had no idea why he wouldn't demand people to consolidate golf carts at that point, with so many people waiting around to play. There was also a starter (who for some unknown reason to me) who was riding around in his own cart, not doing anything helpful. I've played a number of times at RGA, but Saturday was an absolute disaster and I won't soon be returning.

Conditions Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
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