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3.7
425 Reviews (425)
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
233
3 Stars
80
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
84.8%
Recommend this course
355 out of 425 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.7
76.5%
Recommend this course
26 out of 34 reviews
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3.7
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
83.9%
Recommend this course
73 out of 87 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6500 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Lake Forest Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Yachting, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.7
425 Reviews (425)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 14
Bunkers 9
Narrow Fairways 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Seniors 8
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 17
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 171
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Front greens...

....Were rough in some places...needs some TLC. Hard to put!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Extremely Slow

Considering this course is embedded in a very large subdivision it’s fair to expect it to be busy. What isn’t expected are the members who bypass the marshal and tee off wherever they choose, slowing down the pace-of-play even more, on what was already a busy weekend. While on course you would expect a marshal to ride through to make sure everyone is keeping a good pace as well. Easily had to wait 15-20 minutes on a majority of tee boxes and unfortunately I wasn’t able to finish the round because of how late it was, so I had to ride through the remaining 4 holes.

There were several patchy and sandy greens, and overall the course conditions have declined somewhat.

The highlight of the day for me was meeting two other players (father and son) who I paired up with half through the round. I normally dread having to pair up with “randos”, but they were chill and made the remainder of the round endurable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 01/04/2024

We are sorry to hear about your experience at our golf course. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by members bypassing the marshal and slowing down the pace-of-play. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and we are glad you had a positive experience meeting other players during your round.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time at the course - 12/16/23

It’s a standard neighborhood course with houses on either side of most of the holes. Staff was super friendly and helpful on what to expect throughout the day. I wasn’t a huge fan of the green conditions. They were not receptive to most shots and had a lot of burn spots on every green. It appears they haven’t tended to them in the off season. Other than that, it was a unique experience with #17 being my favorite hole. That hole is the reason I will be back again.

Overall, not a bad course for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful...except for the greens

Layoutt is nice. Challenging but not crazy Hard. Decent length from the blue tees. Lots of rolling hills.
The greens are horrible. Matted grass with track marks everywhere. We may try to play again in the spring...if the greens are better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Holiday Round

Played on Black Friday, they paired us with 2 other guys, so it was pretty busy. The fairways are very tight with houses and cars in driveways lining the course. We drove up from staying in Orange beach because the price of a round anywhere in that area are crazy high. The course is in decent shape and the greens roll okay. Good breakfast sandwich in the clubhouse.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/04/2023

Thank you for your review and for choosing to play at our golf course. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the busy day and the tight fairways. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you enjoyed the breakfast sandwich in our clubhouse.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u314161070102. 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 Lake Forest Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 53
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
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Commented on 10/12/2023

Hello, Jhearn01. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lake Forest 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
1.0
Verified Purchaser

The staff insisted that I share a cart with someone who clearly didn't care for me being a their cart

Conditions Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
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Commented on 10/10/2023

Hi, u724953647. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Lake Forest Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lake forest g c

Greens on first niine need some more work back nine greens excellent . Fairways in good condition very good value. Restaurant great burgers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens have been very rough on the front 9 holes for months.

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

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with the conditions of the greens on the front 9 holes. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and we will work diligently to address and improve this issue. Thank you for taking the time to leave your valuable feedback.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens In trouble

I played there several weeks ago and the greens were in good shape, not the case now. I’m afraid there has been some mess up with a chemical application and have left the greens in bad shape. I hate it for them but it will be a while before I’ll go back there.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/04/2023

We apologize for the current condition of our greens. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and we will take immediate action to resolve the issue. Thank you for your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not so good!

Greens were horrible, bad shape, cart paths need lots of work, price fit the course tho!

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/23/2023

We appreciate your feedback on the condition of the greens and cart paths. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/17/2023

Hello, u314163651111. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lake Forest 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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

We played here before, it was in much better shape, and the past. We have had hot and dry conditions down here, which may have contributed to the causes condition. I could not recommend it at the present time.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the current condition of our establishment, which may have been affected by the hot and dry weather conditions. We appreciate your feedback and will strive to improve our facilities.

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

Better Than Timber Creek

Every aspect of playing at Lake Forest is much better than the other local course. Clearly they have done a ton of work on tee boxes, fairways, and the greens. Everything was in great condition and was fun to play. The carts are relatively new and all of the cart paths are in good condition.

Three negatives however are one: there isn’t a proper “turn” so you heavily rely on the beverage cart, but there is a nice restroom at hole ten if needed. The second is the driving range is irons only, which means you are hitting your driver for the first time off the first tee. Third the restaurant at the clubhouse is nothing to call home about. The food is adequate but definitely not a selling point.

All in all, a course worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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