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4.0
2184 Reviews (2184)
5 Stars
598
4 Stars
913
3 Stars
367
2 Stars
158
1 Stars
148
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
83.2%
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3.9
178 Reviews (178)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
86
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.9%
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144 out of 178 reviews
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4.0
314 Reviews (314)
5 Stars
99
4 Stars
149
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.0%
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267 out of 314 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7409 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

White Heron Golf Club (formerly known as Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club) has had many accolades over its history and for good reason. The Ted McAnlis layout is sculptured from lush rolling land and features immaculate playing conditions year round. Water and natural wetlands come into play on 16 of our 18 holes and the resident breeze can significantly change the course from day to day. Yet despite the natural beauty and obvious pedigree of the layout, with four sets of tees the course is still enjoyable for golfers of all levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champions Turf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted McAnlis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2020 #1)

Reviews

4.0
2184 Reviews (2184)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Brunch 9
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 115
Bunkers 73
Forced Carries 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 71
Advanced Golfers 62
Seniors 47
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 50
Worth the Drive 48
In the 'Burbs 33

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Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Backed up

Course was terribly backed up. Waited 10-15 minutes on each hole. Bathroom on the course was extremely terrible and very unsanitary. Would not play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/12/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron, I feel your exaggerating your wait times, if that was the case it would have been an 7 hr round.
That day we were fully packed and averaged 4:30 minute round.
Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great people

Course is in excellent shape the bathrooms on the course do need to be fxed. The pro

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Change for the worse since last year

The course and facilities were in worse shape that last year. The on course men’s restroom did not have a toilet fixture, just a plugged hole in the floor. We had to wait for carts to become available before we could start our round

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just OK.

Ok course but amenities were poor. On course washrooms were close to unusable as 1 had no fixtures in it and 2 of the ladies toilets had broken seats.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/01/2024

Thank you for the 4 star rating, it is very much appreciated.
Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Getting better and better

I loved and enjoyed golf course since i have played for consecutive 4 years. Course was good condition and green is very fast and roll excellent.
See you next year!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/01/2024

Thank you very much for the kind words, the staff tries as hard as possible to create a fun and enjoyable round.
See you next season
WHGC

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was in excellent condition and we played the round in under four hours. A little pricey but well worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/01/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club, we couldn't be happier that you enjoyed your round.
We are constantly trying to be the best Golf Course we can be.
Thanks again,
WHGC

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, greens were not great.

Decent course, fun layout. Greens were somewhere between punched and sanded and just punched. They just rolled funny. Very wobbly and tersely held any line. After the first 3 I didn’t even bother putting.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Definitely not a 100 dollar course!

A nice girl brought us the cart to the parking lot...BUT there was no water in the club washer and no sand in the sand bottle...bad.
As written in a review earlier, there is very little grass on the fairways and around the greens. The ball often lies on the bare earth...this is not acceptable on a $100 course.

There are tons of broken tees lying around on all the tee boxes. They should be collected by the staff...
The garbage baskets are all full to the brim with garbage. We played at 11am, it can't just be from that day...that's not acceptable on a $100 course.

The worst were the bathrooms on the first 9 holes. They could not be used and were in terrible condition. You can't do that on a $100 course....

My wife and I paid over $200 and were very disappointed...for $200 we expected more, sorry....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Layout ok but...

Has potential but needs more staff.
Pace of play was poor on day I played with no sign of course ranger (we were held up and showing 25 minutes behind on cart GPS). We finished in the dark despite a start tee time just after 1.
Greens were quite firm and required more watering.
Some very large bunkers had no rake or just one in them. Nice carts but club cleaner had no water in it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/01/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club. We are still working out a few bugs with our brand new carts and GPS, but be assured your next time here will be better.
Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions were great but bathroom facilities lacking

I have no complains about the course conditions; even though weather had been very rainy for several days, there was limited standing water and greens were nice. The new golf cart with GPS was great. My biggest complaint that I must mention is the condition of the bathrooms. As a woman golfer, I found both gender neutral bathrooms so soiled I could not use and the woman’s room in pro shop closed. I used the men’s room with my husband standing guard. The woman’s room on the course had no light with a seat that slid off. You must do better for $100 on a weekday.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played 3 times in 5 days

Generally we liked the course. Lots of tee options and course was in ok shape. Greens were excellent albeit a bit hard, but very true.

Lots of confusion on 1 and 10 tee each time we played, but we usually got out close to our tee time.

Over the 5 days, they did not move any pin locations ( not one, all 18 stayed the same) so that was very disappointing.

Fairways were average, no rough to speak of but was an OK course to play. Location was really good for us.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Greens and tee boxes course is in pretty good shape. 👍

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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