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3.5
342 Reviews (342)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
63.0%
Recommend this course
263 out of 342 reviews
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3.5
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
83.3%
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5 out of 6 reviews
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3.4
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
3.0
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
56.4%
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22 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6859 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.2

Royal American Links Golf Club pays homage to the birthplace of golf, the seaside links of Scotland, an inspiration that is also reflected in the architecture of the clubhouse. The 18-hole course was created in the traditional link-style but with added features not typical of the classic design including water coming into play on nearly every hole. There are also large, deep bunkers protect the sloping greens, many of which are double-tiered. Royal American Links Golf Club's signature hole is the par-3 12th. Its green is guarded by a not only a large rock wall but also water to the front and left. There is a large bunker to the left of the green that will swallow any errant shots but players with a sharp short game will be able to manage.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan (1990) Craig Schreiner (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
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, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.5
342 Reviews (342)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 10
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 22
Bunkers 20
Thick Rough 9
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 13
Locals 12
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 9
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course for the money

Always enjoy playing here, the course is well maintained, challenging but still fun to play. The only complaint I would have is the tee boxes, they are getting pretty torn up with divots. It makes it challenging at times to find a flat spot to set up on. If they get them flattened out and re sod them I don’t think I could find a negative at all!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/13/2023

Hi, ckwall. 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 Royal American Links Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Royal American

Played late fall for $20 and I would highly recommend it. Course was in great shape for the time of year. Only fault is not having a course layout led to balls going in water that was not in sight from the tee box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/13/2023

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 Royal American Links Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/13/2023

Hi, glauer. 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 Royal American Links Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Please put some money into course maintenance

Royal American is a good layout, but has declined in condition over that last few years. New Era seems to not put much back into course maintenance, especially the sand traps. Like other New Era courses (New Albany Links, Bent Tree) the traps are often riddled with weeds and are very shallow in the amount of sand. A bit of a shame as Royal American used to be a very solid track.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/17/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs more care

Royal American Golf Links would greatly benefit from some basic improvements. The tee boxes are extremely rough and the greens heavily marked. The bunkers are unplayable. The course layout is challenging and the staff superb. I just wish the course was getting the basic maintenance it deserves.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/15/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Royal American Links 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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens need to be rolled more. There are a lot of ball/divot marks on the green.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Certainly improved

The condition of the course has drastically improved from a couple years ago when they had significant issues with fairways and greens. Royal American gets a lot of play, so some of the tees are pretty chewed up, and like many public courses, a lot of the golfers seem to not know what a divot repair tool is. Overall, the course was in good shape. The layout is challenging, but fair. A bit disappointing that no one was in the clubhouse to check me in. I had to go back in after the round to pay. No "Sorry for the inconvenience." Nothing. Cart guy was on the job though. He had everything ready to go when I got there at 6:50.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/16/2022

Hello, u000007424992. Thank you for visiting us at Royal American Links Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Has potential

Course layout was ok but course is not maintained well. Weeds everywhere, bunkers have limited sand and some bunkers actually look like a pond. For the price of $50+ for a twilight play, I expected more.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 09/13/2022

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Improved from two years ago

Royal American had significant problems a couple of years ago. Fairways had large patches of damage, greens weren't in good shape, etc. Those issues have been corrected, and the course is now back to very good shape. The layout is challenging, but fair. The staff is consistently pleasant. The pace of play can be erratic, not different from most public courses.

My only complaint is with the bunkers. They are not well maintained. New Era owned courses seem to have this consistent problem, where the bunkers are not kept up.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hello, We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Royal American Links 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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

Tee boxes terrible, ball marks all over the greens. Bunkers basically dirt. Clubhouse is lacking maintenance, as is the parking lot and range. This course and clubhouse could be really really good with some time, money and effort. Don’t know if it’s lack of help however the greens feed haven’t come down so pay according to get this course back in shape. Will not return.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great conditions for Golf

the course was wonderful except for the bunkers which had been washed out. It would have been nice to see the bunker repair underway starting with the greenside bunkers. Fairway bunkers can wait for the spring

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Great layout but in horrible condition

This course could be a gem. Maybe if they just tried adding sand and maintaining the sand traps. The tee box need some grass and TLC. The fairways were average and the greens were ok. I just can’t understand them letting the bunkers go. The place was full so they have to be bringing in some money. The pace of play was terrible at just about 5 hours due to a foursome that were old and couldn’t move fast. This could be a gem again some day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

How the Mighty Have Fallen

What a disappointment. I have played this course many times over the years. The range was a mess. The chipping green used to be excellent. It is now worthless.
The putting green was marginal at best.

The course was in horrible condition. The bunkers were unplayable. The tee boxes were basically unmaintained. Fringe around greens was overgrown with po. Like another New Era course I played recently, they did not have enough carts to accommodate the overcrowded course.

Considering how busy courses have been over the last two summers, they are clearly NOT reinvesting any money they are raking in into their properties.

Player beware. Not worth the amount they are charging.

Conditions Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/16/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Royal American Links 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 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal American

I really like this layout and have played here a few times each of the past several years. Recent heavy rains have really soaked the course and have made most of the bunkers unplayable. The real issue is the number of unrepaired ball marks on the greens. Overwise, the greens would be very good.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Royal American Links Golf Club.

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