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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6304 yards
Slope 126
Rating 69.4

The Community Golf Center facility offers two regulation length golf courses, the Dales Course and the Hills Course. The Hills Course is the longer and slightly more difficult of the two. Due to its location nestled in the rolling hills south of Dayton, the terrain is quite hilly and at some times very difficult to walk. Designed in the 1920s, the course has an older layout but it is still an interesting and challenging game with tricky tees placed above the greens and water hazards that come into play on a few holes. The golf course's fairways are rather narrow and there is an abundance of stately trees, planted at the turn of the century.

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Course Details

Year Built 1919
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Colared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Showers, Lockers, Locker Rooms

Reviews

3.8
76 Reviews (76)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

This is the out side course of two courses

This course is well maintained......to much clover off of the fairway.....makes it hard to find your ball......I know....keep it on the Fairway and I could find my ball!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/12/2014

hilarious...funny. I know what you mean!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has a very challenging layout

Community Hills course is well manicured for a public facility, why stop at bunkering? "Stay out of the sandtraps" The bunkers have little to no sand. I personally take pride in keeping my clubs in good condition and expect not to hit rocks when in a bunker! !

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

average course

This course is average and I wouldn't pay full price $38 to play

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good little course

Good bang for your buck. Worth a play from golf now

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were very good

Had just rained when we played so sand traps was wet and some had standing water in them, but the greens were excellent. Overall very nice, will be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great experience

First day of spring and I was able to get out on the course. $11 a piece for my son and I to ride 18 holes! Cant beat it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hills course is a challenging Muni.

Also called the outside course because it rings the property, the Hills has easy holes at the beginning and end of each nine, with some really tough ones in between. There are lots of slopes and trees to contend with. On the day I played, the greens showed evidence of aeration and top-dressing, but putting was still pretty good. Fairways had suffered a little from late summer heat. No rough to speak of. It's not long at 6304 from the tips, but it's a very nice vintage parkland course with holes that provide challenges and rewards. Take a cart unless you're really fit. They don't call it Hills for nothing.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, not too busy--Good staff

Thoroughly enjoyed the course. More challenging than Dales course but still a fun play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good course for the price

I would play again if I was given this price all of the time. We paid $23 for 18 holes with a cart. The course was in great condition when I played. I did have a bad experience with a golf cart but other than that everything was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Blind Shots a Plenty

This was my first time playing The Hills course and Community. Reading the scorecard made me believe the course was going to be pretty easy. Length wise it is not that long. What makes this course difficult is the amount of blind shots you have to greens. This made the course challenging, but also frustrating as you have no reference on distance to the pin or the group in front of you. The greens were fairly quick and pins were tucked when I played. Not bad for a city course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is very hilly

Most of the courses I play are fairly flat. This course has it all from high tee boxes, to hitting up hill. A couple blind shots. It's best to play with someone who has been played there before. Very mature course with creature.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for ghe money.

The course is well maintained, the greens are very challenging, the carts are 1st class, there are a few holes that would challenge all skill levels and clubhouse food is good too.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great city course!

I've played this course since 1978 and it hasn't changed much in that time. The people working there now are pleasant and even with the recent rain, the grass was well groomed. They are grassing in some of the bunkers, which is good since they've never maintained them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow play

Slowest players in area, made for a long wait on every hole and jaded any other impression of the course. Players waiting to hit it 200+ to the green then hitting it 4 more times before getting there (nearly every hole). The course itself was in pretty good shape. The rough was a definite challenge. I liked the greens. They were very fast but consistent so once you got a feel for them you had a chance. Not likely to return based on the cost and the inefficiency of play. Not once did a ranger attempt to move anyone along.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Nice Mature Course

The Outside eighteen holes also known as the Hills Course at Community golf center is a nice mature layout. The course is hilly with many elevated tees and a lot of mature trees.
Difficulty is probably closer to easy than Challenging, but there are plenty of difficult holes, along with some fairly easy short par 4's and par 5's.
Condition of the course is also pretty middle of the road. A city of Dayton golf course, it is maintained but far from pristine. Greens are pretty good, but tees and fairways are often not in excellent condition. Usually not in poor condition either though.
The course is not expensive and a pretty average value as well.
Drawbacks of the course are it can be busy at times with slow play along with average condition . Advantages are nice hills and trees with good vistas and fun elevated tees. Overall a pretty nice golf experience.
I have been playing this course for thirty years and it continues to be a challenging and fun course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice Layout - Greens not so much

Course has a nice layout but like any typical city owned course it needs attention. The fairways are long cut and the bunkers really have no sand. The worst of it all is the greens, it is a heavily played public course and you can tell. Lots of ball bruises and scuff marks. I am a 5 HCP and had a hard time two putting from 25 ft because of all the bounces and mis-direction of the putts due to the greens. I really enjoyed some of the holes from a layout and elevation point. Forgot to mention we played the outside course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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