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About

Holes 18
Type Military
Par 72
Length 6811 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.4

Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Paspalum Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Daray Kevin Tucker (2011)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12 - $16
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Minigolf

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Military Courses in the U.S. (2021 #5)

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4.3
298 Reviews (298)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Brunch 8
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 17
Elevation Changes 13
Undulating Greens 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Seniors 14
Advanced Golfers 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 23
Near Local Attractions 8
In the 'Burbs 6

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Always a pleasure to play the course.."Usually".

Tee time was just after 6am. Doors to the pro shop were still closed and lights were out. I saw a couple golf carts in the parking lot with Golfers loading their clubs and gear into the cart so I walked down the steps where the golf cart attendant's pedistal is. I stood there as (who appeared to be) the cart attendant was bringing carts from the back and lining them up. He saw me every time he drove a cart up and parked it. It was very obvious I was a golfer and was waiting for some assistance. I kept standing there for several minutes and even walked and stood by the path he was taking with the carts just in case he didn't see me. He knew I was there and choose not to even ask if he could help me or acknowledge me in any way.
Knowing he was busy, I kept standing there as he rushed by several more times with carts.
I finally asked very politely, " the pro shop doesn't appear to be open right now but would you mind if I grabbed a cart and load my clubs and gear while I wait?". He seemed perturbed and said "no, you will have to wait until the shop opens". I then asked about the 4 guys in the parking lot loading their clubs..How did they get their carts? He said, "oh, they're employees and they take water etc out on the course". I said "oh so they play golf I guess while they're out there since I didn't see anything other than golf clubs being put into their carts". I said never mind and went back to my car and waited until the shop opened. When I got my receipt and took it to him for my cart, he kept his head down the entire time and when I accidentally wrote something on his cart log the wrong way, he grabbed a pen and violently scratched it out wanting me to know I made a mistake and that he was upset (I'm sure from me fronting him off earlier).
Another thing that happened was when we got on (I believe) the 10th tee box, we saw a tractor in the middle of the fairway approaching us with this huge cloud of what looked like dust or smoke coming from the trailer he was pulling. This wasn't a small cloud dust or smoke, it was huge. He saw us standing at the tee box and continued running back and forth as if he wanted us to go ahead and tee off while he was doing his thing. Clouds of whatever it was floated everywhere.
We were concerned to even breathe since it became obvious he was dusting the fairway with chemicals (possibly weed killer or fertilizer). Large amounts of foam was all over the fairway and literally wet from the chemicals.
He finally pulled to one side of the fairway as we waited for the clouds to clear so we could see where we were driving are balls.
We teed off and the worker decided to take off . As we reached our drives, our eyes were burning as we stood in wet chemical and seeing all the foam left all over the fairway.
A course ranger approached to our left. As I made eye contact with him. I said "man, did the guy need to do that right now?". The ranger replied in a arrogant, load voice , "well when would you like for him to do it sir"? I have to admit I was very ticked off at his attitude and replied " how about when someone's not on the F'in tee box! We don't want to have to inhale all of this"!
He just drove off not saying another word.
When I'm asked by Golf Now to write reviews, I write them. If someone needs to be called out on something, or praised for their good work or course conditions, I give it.
I have never had any problems at Adimal Baker and have the utmost respect for the establishment there.
The starter and pro shop personnel were very professional and their customer service was an A+ along with the course in general.
The cart attendant and ranger should find other employment or volunteer work!
Also, it is absolute nonsense to have maintenance workers despensing chemicals/fertilizers of any kind while golfers are anywhere on the course. Period. There's a law suit waiting to happen.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1000
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

North

Walked with Jeff, Brian and Steve twilight in 4H, 45M. POP was actually better than it sounded, we waited some but for the most part it was just busy, groups stacked up 1/2 a hole apart AD. $43 to walk mid day. Overcast with a little breeze in the 60's made for very pleasant golfing conditions.

Fun, no frills, old school golf course with ample fairways and no tricked up greens. Mostly flat with no severe elevation changes.

Tees good coverage. Decent with only a few areas needing divot attention.

Fairways had a few bare spots but were generally good.

Same for the rough, which was higher than the fairway but most places were not overly penal.

Sand Traps had fine, nice sand. Decently maintained for a busy public course.

Greens still recovering from aeration last month but generally rolled okay. Medium fast and they held more shots than not.

Quick efficient check in. Restaurant onsite had an excellent "Golfers special"... Burger, fries + drink for $9 that I would highly recommend. Only had played here once previously about 7 years ago, like the layout, fun to play. Recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/10/2022

Hi, u314161828051. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Pro shop staff is horrible

Course was fine but pro shop workers have terrible attitude and incredibly lazy, really need revamp the pro shop staff

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play ruins the day.

It would be great if the course would hire some marshals to insure that pace of play is reasonable.
Even at this time of year, someone that starts at 1:00pm should be able to finish the round. The constant notices to turn in the golf cart before dark are ridiculous.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 12/13/2021

Hi, Daviswa! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course, bad management

We recently played this course and from the moment we checked in the staff member helping us was rude and not very helpful. He discouraged us from booking on the Golf Now app. Once we finished our round we ran into the same staff member. We were late getting our carts back as we ran out of daylight and only got to play 9 holes (even though we payed the full $60). The staff including the initial person who helped us was extremely rude to us when we got back to the clubhouse. “It’s a privilege to play here” he kept saying. We asked to speak to the manager only to find out he was the manager! Overweight, white guy. Didn’t get his name but he’s the only reason we probably won’t be going back. ✌️

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/06/2021

Hi, u950820244. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

course info

They have a sign up at the course which says the greens will be punched on Nov 2 and 3 but the greens were already punched looks like 10 -14 days ago

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/09/2021

Hi, baldyjoe. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

north and south personalities.

we altrnate north, south every other week. totally different layouts which make it fun and challenging for my group. we're not the best but not worst players so Admiral baker makes it fun but also frustrating. we feel comfortable with the staff an usually have dinner afterwards. great value through out. been playing there for years an never had a bad day except for my own poor play. lol

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/04/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome and appreciate feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course and we hope to see you back soon for your best round yet!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Excellent

Best conditions I've seen. And best bang for buck right now. ✅

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/20/2021

Hi, edsbeds. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Very limited tee times for the public

I played this course two months ago but I couldn’t get a tee time from Golf now or Tee Off since then…. I hope they could provide more tee times for the Local residents.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the availability of tee times at our course is important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/02/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, genereed! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/02/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160964494! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/27/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314161954226! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/19/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, marque50! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A family get together and outing. Fun. All the staff were very friendly. I was hoping the course would be in better shape after the long Covid break, but it was fine. One of my favorite courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/19/2021

Hello, u314159605204. Thank you for visiting us at North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us again soon.

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

Admiral Baker North

Greens are a little bumpy, but overall course and layout is very good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/07/2021

Hi, u1722967602. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/19/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, William2739223! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/25/2021

Hi, josetitle. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/17/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, yulcort12! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course!

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Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Staff is better than you

The staff here was zero help in any way. My dad and I placed this tee time 48 hours in advance and were excited to golf here. While placing the tee time I called to make sure they had clubs my dad could rent (I am lefty , he is not) they said of course they could accommodate. When we got here we were told we had to pay an extra $50 to rent their “elite” set because the regular clubs were out. I asked if there was any way to just get the elite clubs for the same price since I was told there would be clubs provided. The staff told me to pay $50 or don’t golf. That was the ultimatum they gave us. We decided to play elsewhere.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/25/2021

Hello, TLee9922. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Please reach out to our management team at {{business_phone_number}, and thank you for choosing North at Admiral Baker Golf Course. We hope to hear from you soon.

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