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3.1
285 Reviews (285)
5 Stars
67
4 Stars
132
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
57.8%
Recommend this course
227 out of 285 reviews
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2.6
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
3
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3 Stars
7
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.0
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
37.5%
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12 out of 32 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6927 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 08/2023.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Overdorf

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Washington (2019 #9)

Reviews

3.1
285 Reviews (285)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 21
Dinner 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 39
Bunkers 31
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 31
Locals 22
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 25
In the 'Burbs 13
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun day in the sun!

Shame, the total lack of care off the bunkers (unplayable in many cases) and inconsistent greens conditions are getting worse. Fairways and staff were good.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Neglect

Coarse is fun and challenging, needs some TLC to be fantastic

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

With a Little Bit of Love

Thanks for getting rid of the geese. They were a nuisance. Now if you could get players to repair ball marks on greens and replace their divots…what’s wrong with people? Also, you should either rebuild the sand traps or make grass bunkers out of them.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions but still a good deal

The course is “rough” but the price was right. The fairways are soft and look like the first cut of rough, the bunkers are terrible (just hard dirt - no maintenance done on them for some time), and the greens are OK but lots of unfixed ball marks and other damage.
The best part of this course is the restaurant and bar. Great food and a good selection of beer on tap.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
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 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Good to have a round there

still winter, the bunkers do not clean yet, the green is slow, hope that both will be improved during summer.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good course, needs some work

10 years ago Homestead was a great course, but with some ownership questions the course has had some wear and tear. Fairways are great, greens need some work. I really like the course layout and the price was great, friendly staff, restaurant was a little over pricey

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A shell 9f it's former self

First round at Homestead since pre-pandemic. Was very disappointed. Course was once an outstanding track, now in a state of disrepair. Tee boxes beat up and full of broken tees, many greens had large damaged areas and all sand traps were nothing more than dirt and weeds. Fairways were generally OK and layout remains very good. Unfortunate that they have let the course get to such a state of disrepair. We won't be back again unless we hear the course has been adequately rehabbed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Walk on farmland

Winter conditions the course is rough at this time of the year, but the price is good for what you get
Good restaurant to enjoy after.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

GREAT FULL SIZE COURSE

This is a great full size course with an excellent layout! Excellent practice & off course facilities. We played it in early spring conditions, so was very soft. I’m sure the maintenance staff will be doing a lot of winter clean up. The greens had some markings and the bunkers could use a resanding, but all and all a very enjoyable experience!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Wet conditions, greens have deteriorated. Player need to start to repair ball marks on the greens. Bunkers are virtually unplayable. Nice track overall. Enjoying the un-crowded conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

UGH!

This course needs some serious love! Tees were beat to death, sand traps were equal to dirt pits with various sized rocks strewn throughout, fairways were dry and lacked watering and the greens are diseased and rough. Had extremely slow players in front and no marshal available when requested. Pro shop was grossly lacking inventory. I would not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun!!

In this area on vacation
Randomly pick the golf course.
Golf course was very dry greens pretty worked over, sand traps, full of weeds
That being said, the course was very challenging lots of traps and hazards to work around
The staff was super accommodating and friendly, the first day I came. I got my teatime wrong. I was an hour late they were super cool and just let me play in.
Overall, I had a great time here with my son playing a couple rounds of golf
Would definitely come back!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

pretty bad

Over grown bunkers with no sand
Greens were pretty much beat up. Looks like they are just taking money until no one shows up. Golf elsewhere

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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