Delcastle Golf Course

Some of the bunkers around the course need to be cleaned up. Weeds growing out of the sand

We played 18 in less than 3.5 hours. Course is in good shape. Tee boxes and greens were in really good shape. The rough is low and easy to find your ball. It was hot so there was a lot of roll on the fairways. We could use driver on every par 4 and par 5.

We teed off at 11:30. 5 mins earlier. We were bottle necked after 2 holes. 3 foursomes were ahead of us that were hack jobs. There was no ranger on the course to help speed up play. We had 10-15 mins between each shot. Sometimes on the tee box for 15 mins. For a pair, it took us over 5 hours to complete this course! Totally unacceptable. Tee times for a course like this should be 15 mins apart to account for slow play. The rough, is your grass in your backyard. Very spotty, choppy. A lot of weeds as well in the rough. I will not play here again unfortunately. Tee boxes were terrible. Some even on a slope! Totally uneven. There is too much traffic. Not enough regulation on pace of play. Course conditions and maintenance are very sub par

If you like paying $5 in the snack shop for a hot dog on a stale bun, then this might be your kind of place. Wide open fairways that do not penalize you for an errant drive. Sadly it does not reward you for hitting fairways. Greens were hit or miss for rolling true. Nothing special about any of the hole's layouts.

This course is wide open, there are only a few holes where you have a real chance of losing a ball and yet somehow it always gets backed up. Frequently get rounds over 5 hours, sometimes pushing 6 just waiting on every shot. They always have a ranger driving around on the weekends but they don't seem to help pace of play.

Playing here for 5 decades, I’ve seen Delcastle in all conditions. Currently, in as good of shape as it’s been in years. Greens are full, but a bit slower then expected. Tee boxes and bunkers were mostly good with a few exceptions.
A 5+ hour round should never happen. It completely takes away from enjoying the day when your waiting on almost EVERY shot.

Originally scheduled for 8:42, but rain made us change to 12:27. Staff called to update regarding “walking only before 2pm”, moved to 2:27. Changed a 3rd time as rain persisted. Completed the round in 3.5 hours walking. Course was in excellent shape in spite of rain. In spite of conditioned, scored my lowest round of the year. Play here over 75 rounds per year.

Main point was the consideration of the staff in ensuring we got our Thursday round in in spite of conditions. This is typical for this exceptional staff. We’ll managed… starts at the top. As an annual member, actual cost per round falls below $25. Played 5 different public courses the past three weeks in Delaware and Virginia. Delcastle was the best and clearly the best value.

Joined as a 365 member 3 years ago with 10 other friends and play this course 80-100 times a year. Exceptionally well maintained course and great value. What really makes the experience special is their staff. Matt, Glen, Steph, Jared, George, Jimmy, to name a few are friendly, professional and very customer oriented.

A special mention for the extraordinary upgrades to their food service, with a specific shout out to Stephanie.

Our twosome played the course in about three hours and 45 minutes. The fairways were in good shape and the deep rough had been trimmed. Although the greens had been recently fertilized, I did not find that an impediment to putting. Currently the sand traps were in good shape with adequate sand. We experienced an enjoyable day of golfing.