Heatherwood Hills Country Club

Don’t play here if you’re paying more than $20 for the round - maybe don’t even waste your time at that. Greens are slow and in terrible condition. The course is one of the most difficult layouts I’ve ever played….tight tee shots on the majority of holes, difficult green approach shots with almost zero room for error. So many holes have blind shots, which wouldn’t be as big of a deal if the course yardage book was helpful and accurate (it’s not). All in all, a frustrating day at this course. (Pace of play was amazing, because no one is was there…and I understand why now.)

Heatherwood used to have some of the best conditions around with some of the most irritating staff to work with. Today the conditions were not great especially the greens but the staff friendliness was off the charts. I will be coming back sooner and encourage others to help support this course.

Only good things I can say is the pace of play was great (made sense why the pace was so good, course conditions were awful) and the staff is very friendly. That’s why I hate the fact this place wasn’t worth the time or money spent there. Pro shop is empty except for a few polos and some $1 precepts. No sleeves or boxes of balls, gloves, or other basic golf equipment you’d expect to see available for purchase. Carts were dirty and mine died on me on the 8th hole. I get it, that happens but their phone was/is always busy (I had tried to call earlier in the day before and it was busy then too) so I had to walk back to the clubhouse to get another cart (which was also dirty and had empty beer cans and trash scattered about) All the greens were beat to crap, spotty, inconsistent and looked like they had alopecia. They need water, cutting and rolling in the worst way. Fairways hadn’t been cut in a while either so that was awesome :(

If you are a masochist then head on over just be aware the layout requires shot making, that place is tighter than your cheapest uncle. Leave your driver in the bag or bring an extra case of balls since you won’t be able to buy any good ones there.

They should consider lowering the price to equate to the value or closing for a month or two so they can get the place up to a decent of quality. Place could be decent but it requires time and effort or an infusion of cash they clearly aren’t giving or maybe aren’t equipped to do

Heatherwood is a very difficult golf course. The course needs much TLC but I don’t think they have the money to do it. I’ll play it again if I can get a Hot Deal, but it’s not worth it otherwise.

The course is very tight with quick drop offs- bring a lot of balls!

Very Narrow and steep drop offs about 50% of holes.
No visual clues on score card or cart to help with design layout. Very little room for error. Pace of play was excellent, very few foursomes on course.

It’s been a while since I’ve played. Heatherwood grew a bad name around town but it’s a lot better. The bunkers need work, but the fairways and greens were in really good shape. Still wish the range was longer as you can’t hit more than an 8 iron without hitting balls beyond the end of the range. If you haven’t seen the course since it reopened go try them out.

This was my first trip to Heatherwood since the new ownership and I was not disappointed. Tree lined, thin, undulating fairways lead up to multi tiers greens surround by challenging bunkers. Playing from the blue tees is a task, but there are some drivable par 4s and opportunities for birdies/eagles.

The front nine appears to have received the majority of the attention and the back nine had some area for improvement. The driving range is very short at 160 yards and the putting green is tough to find on your first trip out.

Very strange layout. Too many blind shots and needed to lay up on some holes due to long carry over penalty areas.

Very tough course. If you don’t hit fairways off the tee, that’s one thing. Ball is gone. But if you don’t hit most GIR, your ball is gone. Go short!! Other than that it’s a fun course.

Rated most difficult public in Alabama but it plays well for the average golfer. Narrow though so lots of iron play to keep it in play. Fairways and greens were nice and tee boxes good to average. Great friendly staff and good food from the grille. Little slow for a sandwich at the turn but good quality.

I have played a lot of courses the last couple years and this has to be one of the best.the layout and the grounds around were perfect.

Challenging, because course is narrow and extremely hilly. One has to be accurate with clubs, or you are in for a long day. Overall, course was nice, but it could be so much better, with a little more maintenance, signs directing to next hole.. Potential is there, up to golf management.

Same challenging course, better condition.