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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7095 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.1

Odyssey Country Club is a challenging layout that was designed by Harry Bower and two-time U.S. Open winner Curtis Strange. Strange won in 1988 and 1989, putting him in the company of only six others in the century-long history of the U.S. Open. His influence is apparent in all the strategic elements of the golf course as well as the risk-reward options. This demanding layout is not exactly beginner friendly. Staying on the fairways is crucial or your ball will be met with deep rough. Water is also a prominent presence on the golf course. Twelve holes either feature a water hazards or play along the water's edge. Odyssey Country Club's 16th hole is memorable for its tricky island green, which naturally draws comparisons to the famous 17th at TPC Sawgrass.

Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Harry Bowers Curtis Strange (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
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
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.9
401 Reviews (401)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 18
Bunkers 14
Thick Rough 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 19
Convenient to the City 11
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

very good design 7000yard course by Curtis Lange

few player repair the ball marks, I repaired as much as I can without delay the pace.
A very good base to maintain at high quality grass is valuable. one of the sand box missing scoop.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Odyssey Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Memorial day weekend

Got off right at my tee time at 6:48am. Starter was friendly. I was a single and was paired with 2 other guys. Greens were all in good shape, fairly smooth and rolling about a 10 or 11. Fairways were great. Rough was a bit deep and had a lot of flyer lies but shouldn't be hitting it there anyways. Cart girl found us on about number 14 and was friendly. I really like this track and will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2021

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 Odyssey Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Windy day at the course

Played course after a rain storm so cart path only slowed down play. Greens were a little hard but you need to adjust your game accordingly. I’ve played this course many times and have always enjoyed the different challenges it presents

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Odyssey Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The course was amazing! Fairways and greens were in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/01/2021

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Odyssey Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great time.

Great course for the money. Excellent shape! Definitely worth a trip!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/01/2021

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Odyssey Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Odyssey Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!!

Solid course on all levels! Staff is great! Kreso in the pro shop was extremely helpful! Definitely will be back to play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Odyssey Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 183
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Pace: the pace here can be slow, and have had more experiences where a slower golfers held up a faster golfers than where faster players were let thru. However, if it's open here you can move around quickly.
Conditions: can get soggy. Tees, fairways and greens are all in good shape. Bunkers are well maintained.
Staff: helpful and accommodating.
Value: great deal during the week; however I've never played this course on the weekend because of its rates and no walking policy. Oh well.
Layout: great combination of holes. Enjoy #16.

This is a great "sneak a round in during the week course." Better rates and allowing walking would being me here on the weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great concept

It appears the golf course has transitioned to some type of non-profit benefiting veteran's charities. A lot of veteran's leagues/outings,

This was the first time I have played Odyssey since the 1990's. It was interesting to see how the course and surrounding development has evolved.

Conditioning was a bit mixed. The fairways and greens were in pretty good shape. Greens were not fast, but rolled nicely. I don't think the clientele they cater to is bombing a lot of greens from far out, so there were very few ball marks on the greens. Tee boxes were kind of sponge-like and many seem to have not been moved in a really long time, which is strange for bent grass tees. I don't get the impression they are really treating the rough areas.....the rough grass in late may is still sort of dormant, extremely thin and matted down with a ton of clover and crab grass. To be fair it seems virtually everyone rides at this place, so the carts have taken a beating on the rough around the greens. Bunkers were in fantastic shape which is hard to come by these days and was a pleasant surprise considering the moderate prices they charge.

The layout is pretty good. Trees have grown up, so nice mix of open/wooded/water holes, etc. The greens tend to be quite small and many are incredibly shallow. Greens are also very flat, so once on you should not experience many 3-putts. The course used to have rough fronting all of the greens, which tend to be pushed up/elevated a bit. They have since tightly mown the rough leading up to all of the greens. That was a very unique design feature of the course that I miss, but I'm sure it speeds up play considerably.

Worth a try if you are in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Odyssey Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 142
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Good course, well maintained

The course has improved over time. There aren't as many birds (geese, lake gulls) as there has been in the past. The greens were rolling good. The traps had sand in them (some courses I've played had little or no sand in them). Looking forward to playing there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Odyssey Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon!

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

Love this course Especially that they Honor VETERANS.... Staff , food, course , The Best place to golf if you’re a Veteran .HooRah!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Odyssey Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/27/2021

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Odyssey Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Odyssey Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/17/2021

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Odyssey Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 133
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Very nice course. Interesting but not overly brutal. Enjoyable for all.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Odyssey Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Odyssey Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Odyssey Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 133
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fivesomes!

This is a pretty nice course, but apparently they now allow fivesomes. I was behind a two some who was behind the fivesome and there were no rangers or marshalls on the course. It was brutal. If this is their practice, I will have to avoid this course in the future. Very frustrating. Unfortunately, I left my phone in the car or I would have called. But that shouldn't be necessary.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/28/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Weekday Sunrise Rider

I often play by myself before work. Even at 6am the course was in good shape relevant to the season. Greens looks great. Full staff working on the course by 530. I love layout of this course. Not a place where you are driver wedge on every whole. You have to manage the course with some midirons and smart decisions off the tee or go risk reward. For courses in the area it is always reasonably price. One downside I would say if I was forced is the white tees are way up. Should have played the blues but I followed rule of thumb for handicap.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/28/2021

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 Odyssey Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Cold and Windy

The day was late April and when it turned overcast, it got colder than I wanted to play. The course has some nice holes and lots of challenging scenarios. Unfortunately all the on course amenities were closed. Can't wait to return in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Odyssey Golf Course.

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