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3.1
1523 Reviews (1523)
5 Stars
200
4 Stars
565
3 Stars
358
2 Stars
224
1 Stars
176
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
61.4%
Recommend this course
997 out of 1523 reviews
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2.8
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
26
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.9%
Recommend this course
58 out of 114 reviews
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3.1
243 Reviews (243)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
82
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
42
1 Stars
39
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
60.5%
Recommend this course
147 out of 243 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 72
Length 7304 yards
Slope 142
Rating 75.1
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Carlton Oaks Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Golf Season Year round
Architect William W. Mast (1958) Perry Dye (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

3.1
1523 Reviews (1523)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
Patio Dining 20
Watching the Game 20
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 53
Water Hazards 52
Undulating Greens 41
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 44
Locals 34
Walkers 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 38
In the 'Burbs 35
Worth the Drive 26

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Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

No maintenance has been done

The courses in very poor shape nothing has been done with the bunkers very little grass in the fairways. I would not recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/18/2024

Hello, fmaidajr. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 84
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Off Roading......

The conditions of this course were absolutely horrendous.This course should actually be more at the 30 to 40 buckss AT MOST. But if you're willing to pay sixty dollars for golf and off road inexperienced than be my guest.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 111
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 111
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Typical round

Greens slower than TP and Balboa but rolled true.
Fairways are ok shape. Some bunkers are muddy and sands hard.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, u000001545169. Thank you for visiting us at Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 84
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible condition, not worth the money

Won’t be coming back here again. The course is in horrible condition for a course that charges $80. What are they even doing with all that money??? Zero course maintenance. “Ground under repair” scattered all over entire course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Yard markers

White flag on every green. No clear yard markers. 80 for the round but no gps in cart.

Friendly staff but in my opinion for the price it’s not worth it.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Potential....but rough!

The course area and scenery are nice. There are plenty of challenges to navigate (bunkers, water, and terrain), but the biggest challenge is the condition of the course itself. If you're in the fairway, no problem, but the second your ball leave the fairway, things get dicey. The rough is ROUGH. Tall grass, massive clover patches, and dirt/mud areas present a whole new challenge. Many drives that should have been very findable resulted in having to drop a new ball because the course just swallowed it up. Most of the greens are in average to decent shape. A few were a little patchy with some dead spots, but they play VERY slow!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf is already hard, when course conditions aren't great good luck.

This course feels like it used to be great and beautiful to play on 20 years ago yet as fallen to the way side. Nothing but unkept up fairways with big dirt mounds and goffer holes everywhere. Greens are nice but thats about it. Tee time was 2:36pm but due to not having carts available we stood waiting for about 25 minutes until one was returned which was insane. I am glad I picked the later tee time and only spent $46 dollars, I would of been more upset if I paid full price of $80 since we didn't even get to finish the round do to loss of daylight.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 100
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
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