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3.8
523 Reviews (523)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
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3 Stars
129
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
50
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
81.5%
Recommend this course
372 out of 523 reviews
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3.9
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.7%
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11 out of 12 reviews
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4.0
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
83.6%
Recommend this course
56 out of 67 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6924 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.6
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The VUE formerly Laurel View Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1969) Bill Robinson (1969)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.8
523 Reviews (523)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Water Hazards 16
Narrow Fairways 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 21
Convenient to the City 16
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Left for dead

Each of the last 5-6 years this course is declining . Greens are heavily diseased and the sand traps well aren’t sand! To bad there’s a lack care for this course it could be a really nice track.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/17/2018:
Hi RichMuli, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback about our course conditions and apologize they weren't up to expectations. We appreciate you giving us a shot. Thanks for playing Laurel View Country Club.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Glad to see Laurel View is back

Renamed and ready for action. They’ve cleared out a lot of the old trees and still have some work to do. Can’t wait to see what it’s like when it’s all done. New clubhouse looks spectacular.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dance floor ready

Greens are excellent and the cup placements are playable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

February golf in NE

Fun round, anytime you can get in 18 in Ct. in February is a bonus

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dishonesty

I paid ahead of time through golf now. They charged me full price at the counter. After I had mentioned, I had a reservation. I also mentioned it was a hot deal. They refunded my money back to my card. If I wasn’t paying attention, I would’ve been double charged. The cart paths are horrendous. If you don’t have a spinal injury before going to this course, you will when you leave.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Coming along nicely but very muddy

I played a fairly empty course after three days of rain in March. If you haven’t been to Laurelview in a while, it’s changed its name to the VUE. The clubhouse is looking good, and there are new signs and scorecards. Several of the bunkers need a lot of work, the cart paths are in a state of disarray and it was cart path only so it was quite bumpy. With all that said, the main problem is that the course is saturated. I had to play lift, clean, and place everywhere. Good layout, friendly staff, but the course is still too wet. I would say wait about a month.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout 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

Fine track

Seems to be undergoing significant renovation, including changing some hole layouts. Charged a fair discounted off season price. Not the mkst challenging or interesting course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for this time of year

Course was in really solid shape for mid-December. The only complaint I can say was they overbooked time slots. There were multiple of us with same time. At least 3 groups. But starter did his best to sort it out. Overall good day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, John. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience caused by the appearance of overbooked time slots. We will make sure to address this issue to ensure a better experience for our customers in the future. Thanks for choosing The VUE.

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

Interesting layout - several quirks

Main takeaways:

Posted pace is 2hr15 for 9 so more than 4h30 for 18 is acceptable. I don’t know if I agree with that but noting nonetheless. Would’ve thought sub-4 hours for 18 this time of season but alas.

Good conditioning altogether. I thought some of the front 9 layout was a smidge quirky. Blind shots aplenty, lots of incline and decline. By example, a 240 yard par 3 uphill and into wind guarded with bunkering all about and OB down the right side. Alongside, a 280 yard par 4, no meaningful bunkering guarding it, wide open fairways.

Strangest pin placements? They were cut probably a couple feet from the green edge on just about every hole. Sure, this could be to protect the facilities but it’s absurd. Can only assuming the employee cutting those pins doesn’t play golf or they’re from a superintendents revenge and they never bothered to set them in a realstic position

Disappointed fairways were coated in leaves. Greens too of course. Odd that at steep green fees they don’t have someone running a leaf blower just once in the morning? Haven’t seen it this bad on a weekend at any other tracks I’ve been at this fall.

That said, an interesting layout. Good views all about, not a terrible walk. I suspect it’ll only get better and better.

Minor suggestion would be to consider turning the 8th into a short par 4 and pushing the tee boxes back so they’re played at around 280-320 yards.

Worth it if you’re in the area, I wouldn’t take a half hour or more ride otherwise especially cos that’ll amount to a 7+hour day - at the posted pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/28/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314163278884. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Laurel View Country Club!

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

My view of the Vue Course

First time playing this course. The course was great even having the front greens in the middle of aeration and top dressing. Aside from the renovations in progress and the very rough cart paths, the course was terrific. Definitely make this a frequent course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/09/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience caused by the aeration and top dressing of the front greens. We are glad to hear that despite the renovations and rough cart paths, you still found the course to be terrific and we hope to see you back soon at The VUE.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in decent shape….

Have a nice round, and the pace of play was good. In spite of all the rain and things being a little wet overall, the course is in pretty good shape. Still hoping to see some improvements soon on the golf cart paths as they are in pretty tough shape.
Also, my play partner was expecting to be able to rent or use a pull cart but none were available. For those of us that like to walk but can’t carry a bag that really is something that the golf course should always have available.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/11/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your round and found the pace of play satisfactory. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the wet conditions and the condition of the golf cart paths, and we will take your feedback into consideration for future improvements. Additionally, we appreciate your suggestion regarding the availability of pull carts, and we will do our best to ensure they are always available for our walking customers. Thank you again for your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

my favorite course now

Wow, major improvements since I last played here. Course was in A+ shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/29/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, mjgruber2016. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Laurel View Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Nice Improvements Being Done

I was really glad to see some of the trees gone off the first hole, I seem to find them often. The course is well maintained and the greens are so nice to putt.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/29/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, jmstock60! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Laurel View Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Golf with a view

A good round of golf on a well maintained course. Took a minute from the gruel of the round to enjoy the views of the mountain. Looking forward to playing the course again, soon.

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

Hi, gc1076033433. 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 Laurel View Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

A Bargain

Great course with smooth soft greens, A tough walk especiallythe back nine. Would benefit from yardage markers on sprinklers. Highly recommend giving it a try.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Hi, pgg1960. 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 Laurel View Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff kidos

It was brutally hot and the owner had an employee come around to the players with cold bottles of water. Much appreciated!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, millerg44. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Laurel View Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A lot of work left to do

Cart paths were non-existent or in very poor shape. Many ball washers without towels. A porta-john on each side would have been appreciated. Seems that the new owners are a lot more concerned with the catering hall and neglecting simple golf course amenities. I'll try again next year, maybe.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2023

We apologize for the poor condition of the cart paths and the absence of towels for the ball washers. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve the golf course amenities. Thank you for sharing your experience and we hope to welcome you back next year.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very enjoyable!

The Vue is an improving course. The fairways and greens are in great shape after years of improvements. The other aspects of the course still show signs of construction but I love seeing the progress and I’m confident it will keep improving. The cart paths will be the last to get fixed up. But the golf is great and I had an enjoyable early morning round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u9478900. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Laurel View Country Club!

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

Move course in the hills

Played this course for the first time and decided to walk it. The front nine was not a bad walk. The layout was such that you were mostly walking down hill until the ninth hole. The back on the other hand was a very tough walk. Luckily I had a pull cart, can’t imagine trying to carry my clubs on the back. The course was in good shape and the greens were mostly fast. The back has some holes I consider unfair because if you put the ball in the fairway you should be rewarded instead of being punished due to extreme side slope. Probably a local knowledge thing! The clubhouse is in the middle of a major renovation so amenities wise right now don’t expect much. The driving range is also being renovated so stop at a range before you get there if you want to warm up. I would play the course again but I would definitely get a cart to play the back nine!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Hi, gsuszynski. 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 Laurel View Country Club.

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