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3.1
1504 Reviews (1504)
5 Stars
199
4 Stars
558
3 Stars
354
2 Stars
221
1 Stars
172
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
60.7%
Recommend this course
987 out of 1504 reviews
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Avg Rating
2.9
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
25
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
51.4%
Recommend this course
57 out of 111 reviews
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3.2
240 Reviews (240)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
77
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
37
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
62.1%
Recommend this course
149 out of 240 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
1504 Reviews (1504)

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 1
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Felt like i was in a pasture.

I've never seen so many gopher holes in my life. Needed to see my chiropractor after driving the cart on this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hi, CvR1nFcDZyrl4IkqUs21. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. 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 Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Alternate

I normally play another course regularly, but this one is always my 1st alternate for a local, affordable, walkable and challenging round. Fairways can be a little sparse but greens are obviously their priority, making for a great course to walk (or ride) and work on your game. Never that crowded during the week. Staff always friendly. Driving range is showing it's age.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/08/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, imiss. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Can be an interesting course if they clean up and put some effort on the course. It looks like someone just want to own the course without maintaining,…
We played early morning,,, it was freezing cold, couldn’t even get coffee because restaurant was closed. They don’t have to serve food but at least get something warm tea or coffee,…first thing in the morning.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hi, yjung,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Carlton Oaks

The course does not look like it has been maintained in months. The leaves on the ground alone made it very difficult to locate the ball. The fairways were dead and bounced like concrete. Maybe 4 holes had ok greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hello, u000008161561. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Carlton Oaks Lodge & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 89
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

carlton oaks

Needs work, tee boxes shabby, fairways rough, greens OK. Pace slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

loved the tee time

Great place! A couple of holes where you don’t hit the fairway that ball is lost! So make sure to hit straight..
have fun; good luck out there

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Carlton oaks

This is a challenging course and can be very humbling at times when we went I believe it was after some bad weather so there were lots of flood spots and mud. All of the bunkers and ponds were a mess. Hopefully it gets fixed up soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

Horrible condition. It’s hard to play a full round of golf without landing on grass all day. Weeds, mud, overgrown bumpy uneven tee boxes, gopher mounds, hard packed bunkers, wasteland bunkers completely unkept, etc. My friend literally had a gopher pop up one foot in front of him on an approach causing an errant shot. Hysterical actually, and was the best moment of the day.. Thank You Carlton for the laughs!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Bad conditions

Mr chen needs to spend some money on course maintenance, fairway grass is nonexistent, constantly have to find some green grass to hit off. Bunkers are just as bad, hard as concrete and lots of rocks. Greens were ok and they actually mowed the tee boxes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

Course needs maintenance from the fairways to the greens

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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