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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
97.9%
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4.6
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
92.6%
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25 out of 27 reviews
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4.6
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6812 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.5
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Springdale
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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joseph Holmes

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
504 Reviews (504)

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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great condition, very good course to play

This course was in excellent condition...tees and fairways were super! The greens, while primarily bent grass had some poiannua growing in them. That notwithstanding they were mowed down so they were very smooth and only late in the day would the poiannua be an issue. The only hole that was very hard to play was designated as the "Springdale Spasm" so it comes with a warning! You had to lay up so perfectly or you had about 180 to 190 yards into the par 4 green. Overall the three of us loved the course and can't wait to play it again and have a dinner in the great restaurant...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Experience

Played Springdale on 3/8/23 with 2 friends. Cordially welcomed in the pro shop. Got to the 1st tee and was in awe how green everything was this early in the season. Pretty much stayed the same for all 18 holes. Traps were nice soft sand. Carts were new and came with cold water bottles and towels. A great experience. Will definitely go back (soon)!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Strongly recommend

Nice, challenging course .
The staff was awesome . It was cart path only on the day we played which was a real bummer ! The front nine was soggy so that was understandable. Back nine was dry so we were hoping cart path only would have been lifted which they said was a possibility, but it wasn’t.
Some of the other golfers playing, like the ones in front of us were let’s say “lacking golf etiquette “ !
Literally hit up on us and hit our golf cart no yelling 4 or apologizing. Not cool,
Especially since our pace of play was fine .
It was close to a five hour round due to cart path only. Anyway , nice course , great condition for Feb.
Greens were awesome. Definitely recommend !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Extremely rare course

The front 9 is mostly rolling and nice. The back 9 is a challenge. Very hilly, a lot of water, and very well maintained fairways and greens. We have played here 4 times and the staff of fantastic. The club house and food is unbelievably GREAT. Don’t miss this opportunity to play a beautiful and challenging course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace

One again a fantastic course sullied by snail like play 🐌

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

Course was in very good condition for this time of the year in the mountains. They are improving things on the course and have made a few changes that I like.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

PACE

This is a fabulous course in better condition than any I’ve played in a long time. I have played here several times lately with enjoyment BUT this time there was a Sixsome three groups ahead of us that were so slow and disrespectful of the course that that it made for a long and laborious day with extended waits on every shot. Will go back but hopefully not have to endure this again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic

Best course conditions I have played for as long as I can remember. 👍👍👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Our favorite golf course in Haywood County and WNC.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love this course!!

Found a Hot Deal on GolfNow for $35. I knew that was a steal. This course is out of the way, but the best courses are. This is easily a $60 course in the spring summer. If you're in the area this course is a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow, wet day

I've been playing Springdale for 35 years and I absolutely love this place! The new owners have done a fabulous job restoring the course back to it's former glory, and it's definitely a course to put on your must play list.
Unfortunately, it had rained quite a bit the previous day and the course was so wet that it was cart path only. The grounds crew hadn't cut the greens so they were really slow, but they started drying out about the 10th hole and putts started rolling true. The fairways were sloppy but in wonderful shape, good lies everywhere! The bunker sand was heavy and packed from the rain, but I know they're just fine when it's dry. I only found one bunker, and I shouldn't have hit it there. My playing partner didn't find any...
The only negative was the pace of play by a 3-some that didn't play well, and weren't able to keep up with the group in front of them. When we teed off on #1, they were on the 3rd green and there were 3 groups between them and us. We caught up with them on the 6th hole as they had let the other groups play through. We waited at least 5 minutes for each shot, and it took them 2-3 shots to get out of range before we could safely hit. While we were waiting for them to clear the 10th green, one of them yelled at us to ask if we'd like to play through and we said yes! We hurried to finish the hole and made it to the 11th tee...only to find that they were out in the fairways playing their 2nd and 3rd shots. Sadly, it took 2.5 hours to play the back nine. The Spasm took 25 minutes alone!
I'm all for everybody playing this great game and having equal access, but you need to think about the consequences of slow play. The nearest group behind us was at least 4 holes back at the turn so it wouldn't have bothered this group a bit to wait 3-4 minutes while we played through. And there were at least 3 times that the solo player would leave their cart 30-40 yards back from the green because they didn't make the green. They would pitch on, walk to the green and putt out, then have to walk back to the cart. And before moving to the next hole, all 3 of them would clean their clubs, put them in their bag, and then go to next tee.
Most of the nicer courses I play have a course ranger to assist pace of play. After reading reviews, I'm beginning to feel this is an issue at Springdale. I know your members come first and I respect that. I also appreciate that you allow the general public to play this amazing course. But you need to educate your members about awareness of their pace of play.
As a wise old golfer said, "Golf is the game of a lifetime, it shouldn't take a lifetime to play"...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Beautiful Condition, Poor Pacing

Played on a Friday afternoon the day before a tournament. It was already busy when I arrived at the course. Pacing on the front nine was ok to slow, pacing on the back was awful. Waiting ten+ minutes on each tee box led to poor play. Saw no sign of or attempts by the Marshals to speed up play. Course was in excellent condition, but an otherwise beautiful day was hampered by the poor pacing and no attempts by marshals to fix.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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