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4.5
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
93.9%
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95 out of 103 reviews
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4.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
2
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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14 out of 14 reviews
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4.5
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.2%
Recommend this course
59 out of 62 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6708 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.8
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The Links at Bowen Lake
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bentgrass
Greens Bentgrass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Bill Newcomb

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire must be worn on course and grounds.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.5
103 Reviews (103)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 11
Bunkers 10
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
Locals 8
Seniors 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 10

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Played On
Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
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Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 134
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5.0
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Previously Played

Course is in terrific condition.staff always super nice

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Don’t play behind a league at night!!

Made the mistake of playing at 6 pm behind a leagues and will never do it again.
Asher good young man
New starter old coot ornery and no tact toward my wife, go back to the outhouse!
Other than that Tom your doing a great job

But the sand hill cranes play a pretty tune when the sun goes down
Seriously we have played here a dozen times this year primarily because of conditions, and good pricing on TeeOff beating even senior rates substantially but never at night again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/11/2023

Sorry it was a slow pace. We have added the GPS units and rangers on the weekends, there honestly isn't much we can do with the large leagues, all playing their own ball. So you are probably correct to pick other times if you are in a hurry. Thank you for you honest reviews on our course.

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Reviews 90
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Playing here about dozen times this year it’s been so good. Good job, Tom and Tommy.

Well, I must’ve left three or four reviews here already because they play here. Most of the time course is in great shape plenty of tea boxes to choose from nice challenge good conditions, and very good pricing on tee off the new ownership of Tom and Tommy have done a tremendous job here. Thank you Tom from what I heard from the lady that was doing the flowers. You guys never on the golf course before but you run a great ship already on a new course that you’ve never on before a good job kudos

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/11/2023

Thank you for your kind words. Carolyn who does the flowers has done an amazing job.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 134
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Grounds crew does a great job.conditions are terrific

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

Thank you, our grounds crew works very hard to keep things looking so nice.

Played On
Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

First time playing and we really enjoyed this course. It was in very good shape, the greens were very nice and rolled well, but not overly fast at all. Would absolutely go back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/09/2023

So happy you enjoyed our course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Tom & Tommy

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Anonymous
Played On
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Thumbs UP

Great course for the price. Challenging for all types of golfers. Good shots are rewarded, bad shots can still be recovered from. Only a few holes present issues off the tee for the average golfer. Greens are very receptive to iron shots, even in the midst of a drought. Bunkers could be raked on a more regular basis, but that's my only complaint. If you stay out of them, it's not an issue.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/09/2023

So happy you enjoyed our course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Tom & Tommy

Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Ciscokid my new home course!!

My wife said don’t be rude all right she finally got quiet. I have played this course now at least a half dozen times this year and I continue to get great deals on tee off and that is the primary reason when you can play a premium course like this and with the new owners time, and Tom is doing a fantastic job, and I have GPS on the carts, which actually did not shut off too bad when you got too close to stuff, you know what I mean. Played well on a Thursday, June 22 for only 18 bucks each. Good luck trying to beat my deals I find. Even for 40 bucks compared to Falls a Barber Creek Ave it’s an outstanding value because the conditions are great and you have much longer choices to choose from. It’s not just simply a driver wedge course. Anyway between Brookside and Phoen Lake will continue to come out here to play. It’s a good time. It’s a good course. It’s a great price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/09/2023

So happy you enjoyed our course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Tom & Tommy

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Soft greens during a drought? Awesome work!

Fairways are fast and firm for max roll out and the greens hold well struck shots. Great use of water management to the team!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/09/2023

Thank you, our grounds crew works very hard to provide the best experience possible. We will pass your complements on to the team.
Tom & Tommy

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Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow

So slow, no ranger, letting all twosomes out, took 2.5 to play 9 so we left. Disappointed because it seems like a decent spot but wont be back for afternoon golf thats forsure

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/09/2023

We are very sorry the pace was so slow. We have recently installed GPS units to help our pace of play. We are going through training and set up right now. Please give us another week or two and give us another try.
Tom & Tommy

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SLOW PLAY

Slow play is the most used excuse on any course. Why can't the course put a Marshall out and speed things along? We had 1 foursome, a threesome, a single player, Us, as a twosome and another 2 players behind us on a blind par 4. Nobody rang the old rusty bell so others could tee off. Nobody wanted to pair up. That's 12 people on one hole. Do you want to pay me to come Marshall the course? You can do better .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/09/2023

We are very sorry the pace was so slow. To help with that issue we have recently installed GPS units. In the training and break in phase right now. Please give us another try in a couple of weeks. The GPS should help the pace of play greatly.
Tom & Tommy

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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