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3.9
399 Reviews (399)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
215
3 Stars
75
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
89.1%
Recommend this course
344 out of 399 reviews
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3.9
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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4.0
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.2%
Recommend this course
68 out of 78 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6543 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.1

Also known as Doon Valley Golf Club - Championship Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1955
Golf Season Apr 15 to Oct 30

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $19.50
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Kitchener Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Showers, Lockers

Reviews

3.9
399 Reviews (399)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Thick Rough 13
Narrow Fairways 11
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Locals 12
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 21

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Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Ariss Valley

Great price on a Saturday. Course conditions were pretty good for this late in the fall. Greens were in good shape too. Nice day out for what was probably the last one of the year!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable but quite slow

Overall a very nice, reasonably priced course but it wasn't busy but was slow/backed up. No marshalls in site to move play along.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Amazing Course Condition!

It's been over 10 years since I've played the course. The upkeep of the course was astonishing. The greens were the best I've ever played on, proper tour level and ran so true.

One complaint is this course is really not great for walking (I walk every time I golf.) There's just too far to go between holes and you're spent by the end. We played the back tees and It turns the 6 thousand yards you see on the score to more like 10-12 thousand. I played this with a friend who is also in fabulous shape and works on his feet and yet we both couldn't stand up the next day. (thankfully a weekend)

The positive is that this makes each whole very unique and amazing but it also makes them difficult because there's very little forgiveness for miss-hits. You can guarantee when you do hit it poorly you're not finding your ball. All of the grass near the tree-line seems to slope away and will make for some in play balls to bounce into the trees as well.

Another complaint was that 9 doesn't end up near the clubhouse and the day I played we didn't see the beverage cart. On top of that the little trailer they had put up at the end of the 7th whole for snacks was closed. This may be due to construction because they're not quite finished under the 401 and that's where the trailer was located.

Overall I feel like if we had just gotten the cart it would have improved the experience. I still highly recommend the course because of it's beauty. I'll definitely play this one again though but I'll be more prepared next time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First and last time.

Fairways are ridiculously narrow and a few holes are about 1/2km. from green to the next t box. Way to far to walk.
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Doon 18 Hole Course

Generally the course was in very good condition, fairways and greens especially. Just so happened to book on a Saturday where 2 tournaments were in progress, meaning that carts were unavailable for our use. so we had to walk instead. Would have been nice to know beforehand of this situation. Nonetheless we had an enjoyable game with the tournaments not slowing us down at all. The only drawback was that, not having a cart, one really felt the long distances between some holes was a bit tiring. Other than that I look forward to my next game here - with a cart!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good deal

Good conditions , play is a bit slow some holes tend to back up.
Very good value for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always good

Great Course
Back to full 18 holes again and in great shape
Lots of fun holes
Staff is good 👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Miscommunication

Big miscommunication that day,
Round was booked on GolfNow for 18 holes with cart, once we got there they had 8 holes closed that week and no players seemed to be notified.

They were offering 10 holes with cart with free replay
(so realistically 20 holes for the price of 18) so it seemed like an okay deal, although you wouldn’t get to play the true 18….

The problem is they didn’t seem to notify people of this, and then they overbooked the course not seeming to think about replays…

Our first 10 holes took 3 hours to play, waited on every tee box, then when we went to play the back 10 they snuck a group on the first tee right Infront of us.

When I went to the shop to ask for a 9 hole rain check (which I would’ve come back another day then and most likely paid for another 9 to complete the 18) they basically laughed and gave me a bogus reason as to why my request couldn’t be accommodated, they said I paid a twilight fee and wasn’t guaranteed 18 holes, although I booked on golfnow for 18 holes and on the course website they had mentioned twilight fees would be given to make up for holes being closed, and it was considered their 18 hole price at the time.

All in all, it was a miscommunication and the course tried to deflect any blame that day, I won’t be returning and I wouldn’t recommend this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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