A view of the clubhouse at Jamaica Run Golf Club
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3.1
409 Reviews (409)
5 Stars
76
4 Stars
157
3 Stars
95
2 Stars
42
1 Stars
39
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.6
57.7%
Recommend this course
299 out of 409 reviews
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2.8
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.7
Layout
3.6
Pace
2.8
Amenities
1.5
StaffFriendliness
3.2
33.3%
Recommend this course
3 out of 9 reviews
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2.9
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.4
48.9%
Recommend this course
23 out of 47 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6587 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.8

Jamaica Run Golf Club offers one of the most challenging layouts in the Miami Valley. The difficult greens provide most of the trouble. They are small and hard to hit and on many holes they are elevated above the fairway, making it hard to play a run-up shot. The bentgrass fairways are spacious and thankfully more forgiving, but they are bordered by thick rough. Water hazards come into play on several holes. There is even one hole that crosses the meandering creek that runs through the golf course twice. The par-5 18th provides a memorable finish, requiring a tee shot past a large pond to a fairway that sits well below the pond. Finding the right club to use and a good spot to hit are nearly impossible.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.1
409 Reviews (409)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 17
Forced Carries 14
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 23
Seniors 17
Beginners 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 7

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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

The course was in real bad shape The traps are never rake even grass growing in the sand.. Hard to find your golf ball if not in the fairway.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/17/2018:
Hi duckdan1, thanks for taking the time to leave us another review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize again for the course conditions not being up to expectations. We appreciate you giving us a shot! Thanks for playing Jamaica Run Golf Course.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible

Paid for 18 left before finishing front 9 no food/drinks, had to play from the “winter tees” which was literally just a spot picked out in the middle of the fairway!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

course conditions are in total disrepair

This Golf Course has obviously been neglected for a long, long time. No amount of good weather coming this spring or summer could possibly bring this Golf Course into even remotely acceptable conditions.

Very sad that it has reached this poor state

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 11/21/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, RLawson66. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Jamaica Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/26/2023

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

First time

I thought the course was nice over all- it was a very local public course feel. The golf carts were a bit rough and unfortunately they were plugging the fairways the day we played which made for an interesting round. Many of the tee boxes were poorly marked and oddly placed. Several holes had the tee boxed marked just randomly on the ground without any real defined area. Overall I enjoyed the course and would recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/12/2023

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the condition of the golf carts and the tee box markings. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our services.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Awful Friday Out

I have never had any issues before (typically the morning tee times) but this outing was terrible.

3 Groups were started on the front nine at one time. Which created issues to begin with

Our pace of play may have been slightly slow but I really don't believe so.

The ranger approached me at hole 4 telling me we needed to pickup the pace of play. To get to the tee box and rush up to tee off. We had already been doing this regardless due to the 2 people behind us.
I did not come to play golf so I could be rushed through the course. I understand being respectful and reasonable but this was crazy to be asked this when we already were rushing. Meanwhile a group of 4 teenagers had their shirts off, blaring loud music, and screaming on every hole. The ranger did not bother them once from what I could see. The ranger then came back again on hole 6 to ask we stay on the cart path, i was probably 3 feet from the cart path. Meanwhile their is literally someone on the same fairway going in circles. He did not even say a word to me.

Just an overall poor experience. Ruined our day of golf for sure.

Will probably give them another chance because its close and had been playing here 2 times a week recently. But Im for sure checking out some other courses now instead first.

If you can try and get a open tee time with no one in front or behind otherwise prepare to be rushed and badgered on by the Ranger.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/02/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had during your recent visit to our golf course. We understand your frustration with the pacing and the ranger's approach. We appreciate your feedback, and we will address these issues to ensure a better experience in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fair

Great layout. One of my favorites. The trees and creek usage makes it difficult and a challenge. Quality of the course is a little too rough but decent for the price on shot deal.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback on the layout, and we understand that the trees and creek can make the course challenging. We apologize if you found the quality of the course to be a little rough, but we are glad to hear that you found the price to be decent.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Now I remember why I stopped playing here

Right before Covid I swore off playing Jamaica due to unfriendly staff. Refusal to honor twilight rate that was blatantly posted on clubhouse door and online. I gave them another chance since my buddy booked a tee time there on 9/82023. Now I won’t be back due to course conditions. Tee boxes are trash, greens are trash, practice green trash… I can’t imagine that other golfers are thrilled with this course unless they are just choosing based on price. Sad to see this course let go considering the layout has potential to be a much better course to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/12/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Chris6766070. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Jamaica Run Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

3 hours to play 9 holes. Asked for rain check so we could come back and play when not so busy. Was told no. Left after 11 holes.
No Ranger to push players to a 4 1/2 hour round. I think our cart was from 1970.
We will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our business. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve our services. Thank you for sharing your concerns with us.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/11/2023

Hello, Stretchdps. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Jamaica Run Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I was thirsty

No beer on Sunday’s? Come on just pay the additional liquor license, you are a golf course. Also kind of of upset that they didn’t have water available. Every golf course I go to has water. Staff was super nice and course was pretty good. Just missing water and beer on Sundays .

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/22/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by our policy of not serving beer on Sundays. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for your kind words about our staff and course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/15/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314161777489. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Jamaica Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Only if you can’t play anywhere else

Not worth the money. Not a good course at all. Most of the players are rude and do not respect the pace of play and the course needs a lot of work. I wouldn’t play here again. Especially since it’s $45.00

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/01/2023

We're sorry to hear that you didn't find our course worth the money and that you had a negative experience with other players. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and providing us with feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible course, over grown. Terrible greens, terrible fairways. Better bring a bag of balls.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/31/2023

We're sorry to hear about your experience with our course. We appreciate your feedback and will take your comments into consideration to improve our greens and fairways. Thank you for taking the time to review our business.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Hello, We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Jamaica Run Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hi, martin1b. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Jamaica Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hi, huey727. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Jamaica Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

The course is in extremely poor condition

Multiple tee boxes are placed away from the elevated spot where they should be, some fairways have been left overgrown and as a result when it is cut leaves trimmings everywhere, some bunkers are mildly overgrown, and the greens are in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/17/2023

We apologize for the issues you experienced during your visit. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention, and we will address them as soon as possible. Your feedback is important to us as we strive to provide the best possible experience for our customers.

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