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2.7
220 Reviews (220)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
90
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
27
Conditions
2.1
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.1
45.2%
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151 out of 220 reviews
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5.0
1 Reviews (1)
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1
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
5.0
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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1 out of 1 reviews
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2.3
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.8
Value
2.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.7
37.1%
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13 out of 35 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6765 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.3
Book a Tee Time at
The Captain's Club Golf & Event Center
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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Raymond Floyd (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No cut-off clothing.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.7
220 Reviews (220)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 11
Bunkers 8
Forced Carries 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8

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Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Made Huge Improvements

Course made some major improvements since last year, was an awesome experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Worst course I have been able to find in the United States of America

This place is worse than Heather highlands by a landslide… used to be the head instructor out here and they had me paying $40 to play a course that had holes cut in the fairways.. not even playing to the greens. Staff was incredibly rude and the course is borderline unplayable conditions wise. Couldn’t pay me a yearly salary to tee it up here ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awful Greens

Stay away from The Captains Club if you want to work on your putting. The greens were in awful shape, it looks like they have not watered the greens all year. The greens were extremely bumpy and mostly dirt. It was not an enjoyable round to say the least. I will not go back until they sell the course to someone who can do the maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great course with bad conditions

The layout of this course is awesome and makes it very fun to play. Lots of water, hazards, island type greens. Every hole is secluded in the forest or by the houses so you won’t be hitting onto a different fairway. BUT, greens and tee boxes are in awful condition: burned out and uneven. Fairways are alright. Staff was cool. Course has potential to be amazing with some tlc.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Very Poor Greens and Tees

I used to love this course growing up, but the course has been terribly let go at this point. The greens were terrible and grass was nonexistent on large portions. Tee boxes were very similar. I was sad to see what it has come to, and I hope the new owners really take time to get it back to where it was. It could be an amazing course again!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course condition

I was surprised to see how bad conditions were the greens. I used to play at last twice a week before I retired and the last time I played (2 yrs ago), the course was in great shape. I hope they’ll be able to recover.
Ps: GolfNow should disclose the shape of the greens, just saying.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Pretty burnt up

Not worth it. Burnt pretty bad. From tee to green not much green.
Maybe next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course needs some help

The course has gone down hill over the years and was in terrible condition. I did hear that Sugarbush purchased the course so I am hopefully it will be nice again. The turf and paths were in very poor condition, but the layout is wonderful. Lots of opportunity for improvement!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course Conditions Are Terrible!

Played this course today for the first time this year, very disappointed and concern on the condition of the entire course. Water has not been used anywhere. The first sign was the practice putting green. It used to be the best and lush, now it’s burnt. All the fairways are yellow and burnt. The greens have bare spots, burnt sections and little patches of actual green grass! The tee boxes are a joke, they’ haven’t seen water except by what Mother Nature provided. There are signs that they’ve identified numerous sprinkler heads for repair and there are quite a few that have been uncovered to work on. It’s going to take a long time for this course to get back to where it use to be. I won’t be playing this course again. Sad!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Concerns on Course Conditions

Played the course for the first time this year with friends. Very concern with the entire course. It appears that no water has been used on the entire course. The practice green is burnt, the fairways aren’t much better, same thing on the greens! Many of the sprinklers are tagged with flags. We’re guessing “not working?”
Did see a group of young people working on the uncovered sprinklers on the first hole. Course needs a lot of work. This is the worst I’ve ever seen this course in! Don’t plan on returning until things improve dramatically!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GOD AWFUL

I have played here previously multiple times. It was a very nice course. I was excited to play. Literally, the worst course I’ve ever played in my entire life. They’ve apparently decided to never water, a fairway, a green. Every green was diseased. Hitting eight irons for 200 yards because the fairways were concrete. It was the worst experience I’ve literally ever had golfing. And I don’t take that lightly. I’m very sad that this course has degenerated to this point. I will never play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Never going back! We loved this course for the past two years. Now it’s the worst course I’ve ever played! Spray painted greens with cracks! Ashamed of the complete 180 this place done!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful conditions

Some of the worst course conditions I’ve ever seen. Greens were like concrete, but painted green. Balls bounced 20 feet into the air after they hit the fairways or greens. Tee boxes were sand and dirt. Will not play there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Give it a year or two

Under new management. I would say in a year or two they’ll fix the water system so the course isn’t like a barren land. Dry fairways and greens caused excessive roll, mixed with leaking waterlines that created flooded areas were frustrating. Front nine has a lot of water, so you have to keep it in the fairway, or bring a bunch of balls

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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