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4.8
186 Reviews (186)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.8
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6701 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.1

Course Details

Year Built 1994
Architect Bruce Matthews III (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Reviews

4.8
186 Reviews (186)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 28
Bunkers 21
Undulating Greens 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Seniors 14
Advanced Golfers 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
In the 'Burbs 9
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

Excellent course condition. Played the back nine in about 2 hrs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice course, great value!

Played a mid-morning round and was paired with 3 guys from Detroit and had a fantastic day at Richmond Forest. The front 9 is wide open with lots of water and the back 9 is more wooded -- both bring their own challenges. The course was in pretty good shape and the greens were very fast and rolled pretty well. I will definitely come back and play here again this year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Round

The course has a nice layout but needs some TLC. It was pretty wet from a recent rain so the traps were unplayable and quite a bit of bare spots around the traps. Not sure if they will keep working to fix these, but it could be pretty nice if they did.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Richomd Forest 1st time plyed.

Overall I enjoyed the course and will go back for another round of golf. I found the course to be fair for the average golfer, has a variety of holes to challenge the short and long game.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value and Nice Layout

This course really flies under the radar, which is nice. Never packed, always in good shape, and you can always get on for a decent price. It is fairly long from the tips and while you can get into trouble on some holes the layout is consistent and fair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

course has some character - not boring

enjoyed the venue of holes - dog-legs - traps - water.
for April course was pretty good - not that wet - got some roll - greens were OK. - You pay for the greens and they were worth the cost. double dog-leg on front 9 is very interesting

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Course in good shape. We played 18 holes in just under 3.5 hours no wait on the tees. Driving range very nice. The clerk offered to honor our hot deal price to an additional golfer we took after paying in full on line.

Great way to spend Easter. Thanks Richmond Forest.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for the price!

Very good course for the price! It is pretty challenging with small greens and lots of water and bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features

This course is one of the best courses around,well maintained,greens are excellent .I hope my little summary doesn't cause the prices to go up.HA HA

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Staff a super friendly, course is in great shape and would recommend to anyone. A friend used to play here a lot and I just played it recently...will be one of my local regular play courses from now on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Course was very well maintained from the tee boxes to the greens. Grass wasn't dry like many surrounding courses. For the amount I paid I will for sure play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great track

wide fairways, rolling greens ,great driving range

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

I've played Richmond Forest close to 100 times, and I have yet to get bored with it. It's a course that rewards smart play, and punishes the reckless golfer, but not so much that it's a nightmare for beginners. The course can be played effectively in a bunch of different ways, which I really like

It's the best maintained cheap public course I've ever played. The greens are stellar, the fairways plush, tee boxes always well manicured, and the range is set to fresh grass every day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Layout - Windy, Busy Sunday

Played as a twosome in middle of a bunch of threesomes and foursomes so we waited but was expected when third player cancelled on us.

Course is fun layout, holes, 2, 3, 4 are really fun around the 3 big lakes. Can't spray it too much unless you know where to hit it. Very windy made for some hard holes and some easy holes.

Sand traps could have used some rock sifting, I found some big ones in the two I was in.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course

This is course is awesome for around $25-30 for 18 and a cart or less if you book with Golfnow or go during twilight. Beautiful course, well maintained and friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course will definitly go back.

Good value for the money not over crowded quiet country setting

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

nice features!

I like features like restrooms on course and driving range with practice balls included.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Weekend Play...Slooooooooow!

I loved the course. It provides a great challenge. However, the biggest challenge was slow play. Rangers do not move play along, they pack the course and it is slow. Will try it again; during the week.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course as always....slow play concerns

I am a very frequent player at Richmond, for the money you can't find a better value anywhere. Love it and will always play it. But slow play continues to be a problem. Actually this time, slow play wasn't all to blame, it was log jam on first tee. Several golfers showed up as singles for the same golf now tee times. Course needs to pair the singles up to maintain pace. Plus, we need to police ourselves out there! I asked the single ahead of me if he wanted to pair up. No. I asked the guy behind me to pair up. No. I was stuck. The only reason I finished in 4 hours was I played the front twice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairways were extremely hard in some spots

Fairways were extremely hard in some spots. Tee boxes in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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