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4.0
221 Reviews (221)
5 Stars
64
4 Stars
106
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
84.9%
Recommend this course
189 out of 221 reviews
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Average Rating
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5.0
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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4.3
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
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0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6672 yards
Slope 119
Rating 71.3
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Winding River Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Kern

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
221 Reviews (221)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 12
Undulating Greens 12
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Seniors 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 13
Near the Airport 8
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

the worse course I have ever played!!!!

I use to play here a lot, i quite going there because of the condition of the fairway and greens three years ago, then on 6/30/16 i found a hot deal here on golfnow so I decided to give them a try. Wow, has that course changed for even worse from three years ago? the deal was $16.00 for 18 holes, Please Please do yourself a favor and save the time even if the course pays you $16.00 to play there. I don't think they know what weedkiller means, they even have weeds growing on part of the greens.

Horrible course.

Usually you get what you pay for, but in this case, you won't get what you play for if they paid you to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Be Prepared

Have played WR many times. Decent layout but as the weather warms up tees, fairways and greens become rough (you shouldn't hit your tee ball in the middle of the fairway & not be on grass). Not an upscale course but could do a much better job of managing players and play. Recently played behind 3 teens using 1 cart and playing out of 2 bags (should not be allowed). Have made early morning tee times to play quickly only to make the turn and find they sent players off the back 9. Flew around the front and waited every hole on the back (should not happen). Some of the greens have a ridiculous amount of slope. Could be a good course with better care and management. Good value, pretty layout but be prepared for anything.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rr

Play the course several times a year and will continue to play it. Always a fun place to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not worth it

Played mid-morning. The course has bluegrass tees and fairways. Half or more of the tees were overgrown with clover and crabgrass. Fairways and greens were fine. Layout is solid with one exceptionally questionably design, hole 6. Sand traps have many large stones. We were killed by pace of play which was around 4:50. May be other courses of better value. If you can land a deal and play early, may be worth it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very picturesque.

Beautiful course that is well maintained, including the sand traps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's s well kept course

It's pretty wide open. A couple long par 3's and 1 really short one. The front nine was average the back nine had character. It's a very well kept course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome staff

I've played a ton of golf all over the USA....in my opinion the entire staff at Winding River is the cream of the crop.

The course is great offering challenging greens, several risk/reward shots and excellent conditions for a muni......it's a must play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Fall Round

Blowing leaves and wet greens in the morning.
Beautiful day, good rounds.
Forgot how sloped the greens were. And they holes were cut on ridge edges.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course!! The pictures do not do it justice.

My first time playing this course. My son played here in high school, so I was familiar with the course, but had never played it. The course was in great shape. They had not yet plugged the greens, so I had the full enjoyment of very fast greens which rolled true.
I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun Course

The course was fairly challenging but also somewhat forgiving. The fairways and greens were well maintained. The tee boxes were a little long, but you could tell some had been recently reseeded. We played it on a Tuesday morning and although it appeared as we were pilling up on some tee boxes, we managed to play it just under 4 hours. Our bucket list to golf all 50 just added some great memories at Winding River. For the price and location, i would play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bumped

I was bumped from my tee time so "members" could play. Then the staff was rude and acted like it was my fault somehow. Never going back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Layout and Staff Awesome

Only had time for 9-holes on a Sunday morning and they allowed us to tee off on the back nine. Back nine has a great layout of varying length and hazards. Pace of play was right at 2 hours. Would play all the full 18. Good driving range.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Bring mosquito repellent

Bad weather, quit after 13 holes. Course in very good condition. Lots of rain past week but still able to use cart. Well drained. Had to get a blood transfusion after playing due to mosquitos -- never seen them so bad!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First Time Out

Good conditions for the early spring. Greens were slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course m

I always love winding river. It was a weird day weather wise so not a whole lot of people on the course. Greens are being aerated so greens were a little funky, course overall was in very good shape for being November..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winding River GC

I played WR on a mild 55 degree day the coarse was in great shape. I could see White River through the trees on hole 5 (PAR 5) in the back since the leaves had fallen, had a great round and a lot of fun. Nice coarse for the money; I'll play WR again next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Day

I always enjoy Winding River and for this time of year the course and weather were good. My only problem was with there being no ranger out, some people were not courteous. We were a twosome and had to wait every hole on a foursome who had no one in front of them. Thankfully at the turn we went ahead as they got something to drink.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

VERY GREEN

Greens were prepped for winter and heavily aerated and sanded. made for rough putting, but rest of course was excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Second time playing here this season

I had to come back to pay this course again because it beat me down last time that I was here. The darn greens are so difficult! A few holes into my round, the temperature dropped and the wind howled the rest of the time. I had a great time and will certainly return again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

nice course

good course for the money, all ages can play and enjoy themselves. I have played out there 12 plus times this year. never get tired of playing

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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