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3.8
568 Reviews (568)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
250
3 Stars
113
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
83.8%
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473 out of 568 reviews
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3.9
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.0%
Recommend this course
34 out of 40 reviews
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4.0
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.6%
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85 out of 97 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6405 yards
Slope 118
Rating 70.3
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Recreation Park Golf Course 18
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Course Details

Year Built 1910
Fairways Kikuyu Grass
Greens Bent/Poa Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William F. Bell William P. Bell (1910)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $12.00 - $15.00
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
568 Reviews (568)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Plays Long 9
Elevation Changes 7
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 13
Near the Airport 7

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Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Plays long.

The forward tees are not much closer than white tees. If you are a short hitter, the course plays long.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Friend of Marshall, play as slow as you want

Pro shop was contacted by the golfer behind us for the slow play of the group, 2 groups ahead of us. They tee'd off as they should, but by the 3rd hole, they were behind a full hole! The Marshall came out advised us of slow play and when told about his group of friends, he was visibly flustered, but did nothing. He didn't go and talk to them, he did nothing. 3 hours for 9 holes at this course is too long, so we left.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace

Great pace of play for Sunday morning. Finished in 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Day of Golf

I enjoy playing here often. Pace of play can be slow. The starter doesnt seem to understand or appreciate the need for the tee time intervals. He will arbitrarily get people to tee off just after the fairway is clear. This leads to backups on the ensuing holes. Many Times I have shown up early to get some practice in only to be rushed onto the teebox ten to twenty minutes before our scheduled teetime. This results in having to wait on the next holes. JUST PLAIN STUPID!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are almost fully recovered

Ball marks do more damage as the greens are still in recovery. Pace depends on more so on the people in front of you as opposed to the course layout.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Punch greens

A discount for punch green and construction would be nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

You should know

Greens are punched and sanded as of 10/2, several temp greens on course. There is NO warning on GolfNow so I figured you should at least know this before you pay $70 for a partial experience, as the temp greens in particular are a joke

Conditions Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vortex

When I arrived this course was in excellent condition, unfortunately there was something going on which caused the Earth to move while I was swinging my clubs, causing me to take big chunks out of the pristine course. This unexpected movement of the Earth really ruined my round causing for extra unnecessary strokes, and leaving a wake of damage in my path. On occasion, the greens themselves would actually move causing my perfectly placed shot to miss the green. With all the issues I just mentioned, once I was able to finally get my ball on the greens the greens seemed to be in good condition, however again there was unexpected ground movement, This time the movement was the hole itself. They would shift to the right or left, away from my ball and on several occasions it came closer to me, after I hit a perfect putt.

Overall these unexpected conditions added 17 shots to my score. Very disappointing. Unfortunately it does not seem these conditions are peculiar to this one course as it seems to happen on other courses I play week after week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rec Park running nicely on time and on pace!

Arriving at Rec Park 20-25 minutes early, it immediately looked like a crazy Friday. That was OK though, as my mental state was "even if the round is 5.5 hours, I'll still finish before dark. There were many players already waiting with carts on bags, a full driving range, and scores of walkers. I walked in to a pro shop with NO LINE. I was helped by a SUPER PLEASANT and EFFICIENT starter/cashier. Who took all of 15 seconds to find my Golfnow reservation, let me know I was prepaid, handed my a cart key and receipt. Then, TO MY BIGGEST SURPRISE, we started 3 minutes before our 12:10 TEE TIME! Then, to an even more pleasant surprise, pace of play was so fantastic that we finished in 4 hours 10 minutes!!!! Great day at Rec Park! Greens were medium fast, fairways and rough were green all around with good lies. Sand was decent in most all bunkers (only visited 1). Cleared all my stereotypes from past experiences there.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fairways and greens are in nice shape

Considering how many rounds are played during the weekend, the fairways and greens are in nice condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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