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4.5
471 Reviews (471)
5 Stars
279
4 Stars
155
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
95.5%
Recommend this course
444 out of 471 reviews
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4.4
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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4.5
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.8%
Recommend this course
60 out of 62 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6834 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.2

Windy Knoll Golf Club is known among locals as being one of Springfield's best public golf courses. The course was built in 2001, though you would not be able to tell from its traditional links design. It manages to be a classic links golf course while still being a challenge. The site was originally a horse farm and the design incorporates some of the features from the terrain's former use. Water hazards come into play frequently throughout the golf course and there are trees and rough lining the fairways. Golfers will find many risk-reward opportunities on the course, one good example being the par-4 eighth. This hole plays into the prevailing wind and if you miss your drive, you may find yourself in one of the eight bunkers surrounding the undulating green.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Brian Huntley (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "The Down Under Par Golf Academy at Windy Knoll"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire must be worn at all times in The Stables, on the golf course, and on the practice facilities. T-shirts, bathing attire, gym and tennis shorts, cut-offs, short shorts, tank tops, halter tops and other similar dress are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
471 Reviews (471)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 21
Bunkers 19
Undulating Greens 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
Convenient to the City 16
Near Local Attractions 6

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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best Course

Windy Knoll is an excellent course. It is a challenging course but fair. Our group has played this course multiple times this year and it is not overpriced.

Great staff and the course has a great restaurant on site.

Frank

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/22/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Worth the drive from Columbus

Beautiful golf course. Challenging but fair.
The bad - they have the worst hot dogs you will ever eat. They are: huge, overpriced, and barely cooked.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u755851418. Thanks for visiting Windy Knoll Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/08/2023

Hi, u000005562342. 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 Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Stay in the fairways

Challenging course with semi fast greens. Stay in the fairways to score well. Rough is trees and hills. Haven’t played the course in two years but found the course was still in very good condition just as I remembered. Shot a 74 and the wife shot a 96. She said it was a little long for her skill level. She’s been playing 3 years driving the ball 150. A little insight for anyone who has a significant other playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/13/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Windy Knoll

We had such an enjoyable day.. the course was not overcrowded and the pace of play was okay until we ran into a foursome about 11 holes in. We were a foursome and felt terrible for the two somes behind us. No starter available to pair people up at the beginning.
There were a ton of geese that made a nuisance on a few of the holes. The red horseshoes were difficult to find on many of the holes.. they seem to be shoved into the higher grass. Otherwise, the course was spectacular as always!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/13/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, jlhcolumbus. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
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 08/16/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Windy Knoll

Played alone, mid-afternoon. Surprisingly the course was all mine. Never pushed from behind or slowed up by anyone in front of me. I'll definitely be back to play it again with friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, mclark2285. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Some patchy greens and fairways, very friendly staff and nice carts. Cart path around parking lot is a mess and had to wait for other golfers to get out of way to go through

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Hello, jimd0376. Thank you for visiting us at Windy Knoll Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice value

Nice, challenging track. Front nine is more challenging and ran slow with a group ahead of us. No one in front of us on the back now and we cruised around in hour and a half.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u588182624! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice and fun, but bring extra balls

Very fun and well maintained course. Well laid out if you wanted to walk. I'll definitely be playing here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/18/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, KellyHunter! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Windy Knoll Golf Club.

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
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Commented on 07/18/2023

ALLAN1627008, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
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 Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, js1237. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

js1237, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Day at Windy Knoll

It started as soon as we arrived at the starters booth. They had no documentation of our prepayment. We were told to go inside and of course as soon as we walked in he said "Yep you are right here you're good to go but you need to hurry" .. mind you, we were 20 minutes prior to tee time but they already had a outing that they started off early. They held up the outing and let us tee off but we were already behind two of the groups who started early. Which really slowed our play down. Of course, we had no time to stretch or even take practice swings.

To make things worse, they had a redesigned/layout of the course and there are very few markings or distance/yardage scattered about. Nothing online or GPS gives you directions of the new course layout. We spent the entire round searching for yardage markers or just guessing which really made the round quite miserable when you have no idea yardage and cannot check GPS.

With the very slow pace of play, being placed in the middle of a group outing, and constantly having to search for yardage and the next tees made this experience not so good.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/07/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our golf course. We understand your frustration with the lack of documentation of your prepayment, the delay in starting, the unfamiliar layout of the course, and the absence of yardage markers. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our services. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/05/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
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
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Commented on 07/05/2023

u000005651882, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Never Disappoints

Windy Knoll is one of the best courses around for convenience, value, and quality. The course is always well manicured and the bunkers are playable, unlike many Ohio courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/18/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, u000007500287. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Windy Knoll Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Windy Knoll Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A lot of geese

Course was great other than an influx of geese. I was afraid I was going to hit one as there were many more geese than usual at this course. I saw a couple of them limping so I assumed they got hit. We stopped counting at 65 of them on one hole. That many geese also leave a lot of poop behind.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

Hi, skyhook79. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Windy Knoll Golf Club!

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