Presidential at Hickory Valley Golf Club
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There are two 18-hole courses available at the Hickory Valley Golf Club, the Presidential and the Ambassador. The Presidential is the flagship course and it is also the longer and tougher of the two. The layout incorporates nine of the club's original 27 holes. The Presidential is nearly 300 yards longer than its sister course at 6,721 yards from the championship tees. The golf course has a nice balance of player-friendly features and challenging hazards. The wide fairways are quite forgiving, while the large, undulating greens are framed with bunkers. The signature hole is the par-4 second, which gently doglegs right, requiring a long and accurate tee shot. You're not out of trouble yet though, you'll still have to face the heavily bunkered green that also has a pond to the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6721 yards | 72.6 | 136 |
| White | 72 | 6290 yards | 70.6 | 132 |
| Gold | 72 | 5613 yards | 67.7 | 118 |
| Red | 72 | 5269 yards | 70.9 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.4/133 | 353 | 412 | 370 | 538 | 162 | 488 | 165 | 413 | 379 | 3280 | 444 | 201 | 376 | 455 | 536 | 123 | 484 | 474 | 348 | 3441 | 6721 |
| White M: 70.5/129 | 340 | 387 | 354 | 521 | 137 | 465 | 141 | 390 | 362 | 3097 | 428 | 188 | 362 | 369 | 528 | 112 | 420 | 451 | 335 | 3193 | 6290 |
| Gold M: 67.5/116 | 314 | 358 | 314 | 494 | 118 | 430 | 111 | 368 | 321 | 2828 | 399 | 150 | 308 | 309 | 470 | 103 | 393 | 420 | 251 | 2803 | 5631 |
| Red W: 70.8/126 | 301 | 341 | 299 | 471 | 80 | 410 | 108 | 314 | 294 | 2618 | 366 | 135 | 303 | 307 | 460 | 97 | 357 | 378 | 248 | 2651 | 5269 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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Great course to play
I was very impressed with this golf having payed it for the first time. Excellent conditions. Fun to play!
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Hello, Samyull. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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Trees not well maintained on Ambassador course
Many overgrown trees lining the fairways (on 1st 10-12 holes) that need to be trimmed back. Overhanging trees made already narrow fairways even narrower. Some of the overhanging trees are quite close to the tee box providing only a narrow opening to drive onto fairway. I would not play the Ambassador course again unless this is addressed.
We apologize for the overgrown trees that affected your experience on the Ambassador course. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address this issue promptly. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
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Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!
Front desk check in
Arrived 15 minutes early and at check in a very rude man toke my information. He told me that we would have to wait to play 20-30 minutes and he could not give me a cart. Our tee time was at 2:35 and so we were worried we would not get it in. We went out at 2:55 and last whole could barely see.
They overbooked the course with kids league and other leagues and the parking lot was like a freeway at rush hour.Course greens were great but the fairways our in rough shape. Will not be returning to this course.
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Hello, sirehawke. Thank you for visiting us at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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What I expected
Considering how dry its been, the course was in good shape. Was watered in the early AM and the greens were watered as we played. Some narrow fairways and blind carries over environmental areas(high grass/swamp) that unless you played before, you wouldn't know were there. Cart girl showed up twice all round, on a 92 degree day. Overall, not a bad course. I'll be back to play again.
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the narrow fairways and limited presence of the cart girl. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you again for another round.
Love the layout, conditions could have been better
I've been playing here since 1990 and love the course layout as it is quite challenging on the back nine. Several of the tee boxes look like mold took over and I have never seen this before. Staff can use some training on being nice on the phone during the booking process. New ownership is making changes to the club house which is great to see. Value for the round was terrible at $75 but all of the area courses are gauging golfers since the pandemic. I will still go back as I am curious to see the final results of the changes they are making. Was nice to see the beverage cart out as it normally is not. Adidita (cart person) was super nice, engaging and had a wonderful attitude.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the condition of some of our tee boxes and any inconvenience caused during the booking process. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the challenging back nine and the changes being made to the clubhouse. We will make sure to pass along your kind words to Adidita. Thank you again for your review and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Fun course for the money
Not an overly long layout, but fun. Cart person passed us early on the front nine, and was never seen again, don’t expect pampering.
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Almost Perfect Day
A few of the par 3 tee boxes were chewed up but the course and greens were in perfect condition. A large group slowed the afternoon players down so the round took over 4 1/2 hours. A long afternoon round is not unusual here. Great value and every hole is different and interesting. No gimmick holes here. I play this course often. Only one visit from the snack cart. The snack bar is a bit off the turn so this should be fixed.
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Needs some management
Do not book on thusdays around 10 am. I played solo today and while checking in i was told a few groups just went out ahead of me, ok not a problem. I was not told it was a senior league. Got to the second hole and the guy cutting the grass laughed and said good luck today theses guys are very slow. So the staff knows about this. They should send people off the back or have a ranger out there moving these guys along. All day guys were waiting for the group ahead to get off the green over 300 yards away knowing they can barley reach 150. It turned into 5 1/2 hour round. No water on the course. Didnt see the drink cart until the 17th hole. Just a poor experience overall.
We apologize for your poor experience on Thursday around 10 am. We acknowledge that the staff should have informed you about the senior league ahead of you and taken measures to ensure a smoother pace of play. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.
Ambassador Course
Greens in great shape. Fairways good as well. Rough was deep in some areas.
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