Hinckley Hills Golf Course

Have played and bragged about this course to all of my friends. When all my buddies come in from out of town HH is always on the schedule.
However, this past Monday I took 3 of my buddies out and unfortunately theywill not be coming back. We played as a 4-some and had to continually allow single and twosomes play through as we were trying not to hold up the course which was filled with 2-somes and singles. Since I was familiar with the golf course and the extra holes we decided to get out of the way and play the old holes of 12,13,14 and on the 15th tee box we ran into the owner who was rude to say the least. He was confrontational and clueless to what we just did for him. As we are all business owners we tried to keep the golf course moving at our expense. We put HH reputation first by moving out of the way and we even played in 4 hours!! Then we were told to get back to hole 12 and keep playing. So we did. Not only did we play, we had a gallery follow us around and try to intimidate us as we played. Seriously this actually occurred!! We are 50 year old men and have professional businesses and were treated like this.
Lastly, the old original golf course was a hidden gem! I played this course all through High School and fell in love with it.
However, like so many stupid things that humans do, someone thought it would be a great idea to add a new 4th and 5th holes. The 4 th hole is probably in the top 5 garbage holes I have ever played. You have to carry a drive 233 yards over .... a mess or lay up in the mess. The 5th hole is just a really hard par 3. It's not a bad hole, just challenging.
Now on to the back 9. The former holes of 12,13, 14 and 15 are just flipping awesome! 12 from the back is 460 plays uphill and when you stand on the green and look back you can appreciate how good the hole is. 13 is downhill and straight forward, 14 is a tour like hole and 15 is a 120 yard par 3. The new holes on the back 9 can be described as garbage, tricked up and you find yourself asking why am I playing here. As a former PGA golf professional and PGA TOUR CADDY I think the owners screwed this up. They would of been better off putting the $$ into the original golf course which is way more playable and enjoyable. As a matter of fact I would even do a consultation on how to improve the original track. All it needs is a little lipstick to improve this gem. My only requirement would be a 30 minute class on how to treat people that keep you in business and an apology to my friends for the unfortunate incident by the man who said he was the owner . Anything less than that and we will not be back!

Played this course for the first time. If you are not a long hitter like I am you may not enjoy parts of this course. Has some long part 4s and 5s only made longer by the hills. Back 9 is better than the front in my opinion. It has some cool/tricky holes. Staff wasn't rude but they weren't very friendly either. I will give the course another try. Not bad for the price.

This course is fairly tough due to layout not length. You need to be a good driver here. Greens are fun challenge. My complaint for the day, no ball washers out grass tall. Bit had a great day.

This course is very scenic especially in the fall. They have done a great job improving the course over the season and done well in keeping up with the leaves this fall. Staff is friendly and seem genuine. Pace of play was great. Will definitely be back

I love this course because it has always spots and gorgeous views. It is also hilly for great exercise. Since it has great pace of play, it would be perfect for beginners. I just love this course.

fairway poor shape, greens good shape. re seeding need for the fairways.

It has been a few years since I have played this course. Overall, it has not changed much since I played it last.The main change is the new layout with five added holes around the course which are 3 par 4's and 2 par 3's. The BAD: The new holes are not as good as the original 5 that were removed. One of the par 4's that was added is in a ravine and has no landing area for your drive and is borderline unplayable. Yes as others have stated the fairways are terrible and weedy, but I just played it as a burned out links course in which you get loads of roll when you hit the fairways. The GOOD: Played this course because of the deal I got which cost me $15 dollars on a weekend, I would recommend most courses for that price anything higher is to much. This course is a challenge from the back tees and very long, but does have some holes that are shorter and can lead to easy birdies. The were slower but ran smooth on the morning we played.

Won't go there again. Fairways are in bad shape. No yardage markers, no ball washer on most t boxes. Too much clover in fairways. Very hilly and narrow. Some greens are way too slopes. Ball will roll, stop, and roll backwards and go past you. Go from a 15 ft putt turns into a 25 ft putt. That's just stupid. Played better corses for less money thru golfnow.

Why are you sending walkers out on a Saturday afternoon? We had 3 two-somes in front of us the whole round! 2 of those groups were walkers and would not pair up. Extremely slow play and terrible course management. Also, how about water for golfers?? Or even someone driving around selling drinks

Friendly staff, course is in good shape for a dry August. Greens are in excellent condition. Well worth the money

My apartment complex has better grass than these fairways. Not sure if the greens even have sand in them. Such varying outcomes when your ball hits. You walk on them and they're either soft, squishy or springy. Course needs work!

Greens were in ok shape. Everywhere else was a disaster. Fairways were 90% weeds and I don't think they have seen water since 1974. Hot dogs tastes like plastic and I am not even sure they are ok to eat.

The ranger was at the first tee box giving a breakdown of certain holes on the course which I found convienant for not having played there before. It helped. The staff was nice and most importantly the people who golf there were nice. I was by myself and everyone had no problem with me playing through. Awesome experience

Had a good time enjoying the round with my son. Course was to the dry side but it was far better than I expected. Greens were fast and kept us on our toes. Staff was pleasant and so was the weather.

Dragging along close to a five hour round, starting with 2 par 5s and a long par 4 (ugh!), we waited behind every tee box.

Way too hilly,fairways wrer all dried out, not a lot of grass to hit from the fairway. the greens were good very large! shot a 79 for 18 holes could have been better if the fairways had grass i birdyed 4 par 5s.

Save your money and go somewhere but here. I don't think these people know how to take care of a golf course. The fairways are basically dead grass and weeds. Also, have fun trying to hit out of crab grass every shot! And the rough is probably easier to hit out of than fairways. Rough has more grass and not as dead. The fairways are very dry, looks like they are never watered, so many holes, just awful. The only thing good about the course is the greens. While they may look good, some of the pin placements on #2 are just outrageous. If you go here, think that the putts that you think have break go straight and vice versa. And you can't hit shots at the pin because if a ball hits the green most likely it's going to bounce off. Way too overpriced, clubhouse is very outdated, selection of golf balls and clothes is the best part. And stay away from hot dogs. They boil them, then beat them in the microwave for a plastic feel when you bite into them. Overall a bad course. They do not take care of it. Too high of a price for this course. Go down the road and go to Ironwood. A much nicer course

challenging good length, excellent views length very important, but so is shot placement greens tricky some very tight tee shots out of several tight shoots especially from back pins

Play this course as often as I can..... Great staff, excellent course condition, and pace of play usually really good. Course has a variety of long and short, open and narrow holes. Would definitely recommend playing this course.

FIRST TIME PLAYING THIS COURSE WAS VERY SATISFIED, EVEN THOUGHT DIDN'T DO AS WELL AS I WANT IT. BUT WILL PLAY AGAIN.