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4.0
658 Reviews (658)
5 Stars
210
4 Stars
302
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
41
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
86.0%
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567 out of 658 reviews
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3.8
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
81.8%
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18 out of 22 reviews
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3.9
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
86.6%
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71 out of 82 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6721 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Prichard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.0
658 Reviews (658)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 9
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 40
Narrow Fairways 38
Bunkers 32
This course/club is great for:
Locals 40
Advanced Golfers 31
Playing Multiple Courses 30
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 45
In the 'Burbs 34
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Terrible greens, worse pace of play

The staff was friendly, we teed of on time. All downhill from there.

The greens were in terrible shape, if I’m paying in season rates the course should reflect. There were still aeration holes and greens played about half of normal speed.

At the turn we were at nearly 3 hours! (2:45 actual). By the 11th whole it became clear there were 2 groups completely stopping play. Had to skip 2 holes to jump ahead and at least managed to finish our before sundown. There should have been a Marshall noticing no groups had finished in over an hour on a packed day.

Disappointed

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/26/2023

Hi
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent for the dollar

The good: The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The Ambassador layout is fairly challenging with plenty of water and trees but is easy to manage. We were paired with another twosome and was expecting slow play as we had multiple groups ahead of us but was pleasantly surprised that past hole 2 there was no wait and had no one waiting on us.

The bad: the course needs some TLC. Some tee boxes are so hard you need a chisel to get a tee into the ground. The fairways were in pretty good shape, and the greens were tough to judge as they'd recently been aerated and sanded. I had to bring a towel to wipe my ball and putter on the green. A few greens needed more than sand to repair but they have improved since last year.

The great: the breakfast sandwiches you can pick up in the morning. Trust me.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/27/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/26/2023

Hi
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
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!

Played On
Reviews 58
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/05/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Hickory Valley - Presidential

Played On
Reviews 58
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Really liked the layout. Many doglegs alternating right and left. Course will be really nice once it greens up. Greens were small and rolled well off-season. Once the trees get leaves the challenge will increase. Looking forward to playing again in season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. 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 Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor communication

Did not notify me of course closure. Clubhouse attendant is clueless and/or did not want to help me.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing !

Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bluebear

Winter rules and cart path only but very good challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences . Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing us!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Presidential Course

Had a very enjoyable round even if I did not score as well as I normally do on this course. Temps were in the mid 60's even though it was the middle of February. The course was crowded but the pace of play was excellent. They really do a great job of maintaining the course and the staff is consistently friendly It was well worth the one-hour drive to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. thank you!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time at Hickory Valley

The course overall was a good time to play for the first time. I am hoping overall conditions are better during regular season as the putting greens were a little beat up with divots that no one fixed, the sand traps were not raked and had foot prints and ball shot marks, par 3’s around the ponds had a lot of goose poop. But the tee boxes and fair ways were in amazing shape even for Fall Golf. The club house staff were super friendly and even let me go out early because it was a slower day. The course was wide open for the most part until I caught up to two groups of 4 on the back 9 who were playing super slow. Outside of that I would definitely come back and play this course again as I only paid $33 for 18holes and a cart.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Hello, u314164534113. 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.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good track, in season prolly good

In season i imagine it is in great shape. Stay away for the winter unless u dont mind half healed aeration. Number one sign of an incompetent superintendent is aerating too late in the season ruins the greens for the winter. Bunkers are great tee boxes are fine and the fairways are in decent shape. Paid 35 for a hotttt deal, would never pay full price.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Hello, AnthonyLonasco. 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.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A beautiful course

The course is beautiful, well maintained and challenging. Will come back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, LouisIsaacsohn. 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.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, u000005591298. 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.

Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging public course with great conditions

I’ve played here many times and it’s always more challenging than you expect. Depending on pin placement, be prepared to add a few strokes to your normal round. Course conditions are often that of a private course and the course is isolated from road noise for the majority of the round. Some picturesque holes and plenty of fairway bunkers to keep you guessing which club to grab. Only wish they had the midway shack open on weekends or some facilities at the turn.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, shrednh. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 9
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/22/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u314160617882. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Ambassador at Hickory Valley Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

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