Looking back from a green at Kempsville Greens Golf Course
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3.7
388 Reviews (388)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
184
3 Stars
67
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
81.7%
Recommend this course
334 out of 388 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.1
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.9%
Recommend this course
32 out of 36 reviews
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3.6
113 Reviews (113)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.0%
Recommend this course
87 out of 113 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 70
Length 5843 yards
Slope 120
Rating 68.2
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Kempsville Greens Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.7
388 Reviews (388)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

In Progress

The course is a great course, however, I feel they rushed reopening the greens. They redid all the greens lots of problems from no grass to bare spots on many if not all greens. I appreciate this course and love to play it, My opinion is they should have taken the whole year to grow the greens in right before opening them back up. I realize it's a business but rushing the process could cause more issues down the road. I wish them luck due to the fact so many rounds are played there annually.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/05/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns regarding the condition of the greens. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and will take your comments into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on the course again soon.

Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good course

I enjoyed this course. Everything was good except first green. Nothing was excellent but all was good. I played two other course and this one was better than red hill and hells point.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our course. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any shortcomings you experienced. We are glad to hear that overall you enjoyed your time with us and found our course to be better than others you have played.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should receive a refund

Don’t waste your money. This course has progressively gone down hill in the last 5-6 years. They claimed to do some sod work to repair some areas of the course, but several tee boxes were range mats and 4-5 green border line unplayable. These people should be ashamed of themselves for taking peoples money. I know a lot of the guys that made this place a quality course are rolling over in their graves at what it has become. The only reason I tried this place again was because their social media said their “upgrades” were complete. What can I do to get a refund?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/05/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had with our course. We appreciate your feedback and are sorry for any disappointment caused. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good First Time

First time out on the course ever. I was extremely nervous because I’ve never played golf on the course before, just the driving range. The staff explained everything to me, answered my dumb questions and assured me I would be fine. Had a good time and will hopefully get better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to hear that our staff was helpful in explaining everything to you and making you feel comfortable on your first time playing on the course. We appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to enjoy golfing with us.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for playing Kempsville Greens Golf Course. We hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens

Course is gonna be beautiful next year. Back nine from what they said came a long way. A few greens on the front nine weren’t great one or two on the back min weren’t either but the back nine is pretty challenging, but they used temporary greens that you can still see to improve the greens and the plan is to have together course in great shape next year and I think it’ll be great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback on the condition of the greens, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. We are working on improving the greens, particularly on the front nine, and we are confident that next year the course will be in great shape for everyone to enjoy.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/18/2023

Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u1731696517. 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 Kempsville Greens Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u314164454771. 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 Kempsville Greens Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, u314164426621. 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 Kempsville Greens Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 192
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Dock droppings

So much duck droppings on the greens … affected my putting in a bad way

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/07/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the presence of duck droppings on the greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take immediate action to address this issue. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/03/2023

Hello. 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 Kempsville Greens Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Alright for the money

Course was in pretty poor condition, play of pace and staff were great though

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/01/2023

We appreciate your feedback about the course condition and are sorry to hear that it did not meet your expectations. However, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the pace of play and our staff. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens are terrible

Allegedly, Kempsville re-did/replaced all their greens in February. The greens yesterday were horrible with multiple bar spots and growth. I saw no evidence of any effort toward improving the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Kempsville Greens Golf Course. We appreciate your positive rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never again

I offer good ratings but on rare occasion when I find a service or good super sub-standard, I will regrettably offer a bad review. So is the case with KG GC.

I’ve played courses that close a green or 2, but all 18 at the same time? We played KG GC numerous times over the past year and were surprised back in May when we were told of the 18 temporary greens.

Fast forward to last week, we made a tee time on Golf Pass after having been told the week before the greens would be open. Not so. When I said something to the man when checking in he spoke to me as if he was doing me a favor letting us play.

I’ll NEVER go back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/03/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the temporary greens at KG GC. We appreciate your feedback and will work to improve our communication regarding course conditions. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/26/2023

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 Kempsville Greens Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hello and thank you for your rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Kempsville Greens Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens under repair but the course was very playable

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback! We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 07/17/2023

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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