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Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7032 yards
Slope 150
Rating 76.8

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Craig Schreiner (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2017 #9)

Reviews

4.1
185 Reviews (185)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Dinner 11
Patio Dining 11
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Elevation Changes 22
Forced Carries 22
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 23
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 15
Entertaining Clients 13
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 17
Convenient to the City 11

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Course

High quality course. Greens keeping was top notch and pace of play was great. 18 holes in 4hrs.

Will play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent

Excellent course. Rather difficulty but enjoyable indeed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Extemely hilly

Blazing hot day, but no water jugs on course, and no beverage cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic challenging course

What a great course! Greens were very fast and true. Fairways well manicured. Several holes were tricky and without course knowledge I hit into places I should not have. Just things I'll have to know next time I play here.

The clubhouse and grille are also tremendous. The only problems with this course were no driving range and a very small, hard to find, putting green. I overlook those thing because of how great the course itself was.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Nice hard course! I hit my first hole in one on hole 14!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

slowwwwwwwwwwww play... too many tee times too close together

Way to many tee times booked period. We teed off at 940am and at 230 pm we were on the 14 tee box.. 5 hours to play 13 holes.. we left after 13 holes and one of us called the pro shop to complain and make them aware of what we just experienced. Pro on duty sunday Aug 27th at 230 pm. He heard are frustration and his comment was ... after a giggle, was its a beautiful day, enjoy it, why in such a hurry? REALLY.. STAY AWAY UNLESS THIS IS THE ONLY COURSE AVAILABLE..

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent course

The course was in excellent shape. Greens were fast and consistent!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course

This is a very tough course. As a 13 handicap, tough to break 90.
Disappointed, no practice area, no water stations on course,

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

Shared greens

Busy course, but very nice. One of the best in the area. The price is higher than average, but worth it. Can't wait to play again. A must try for for anyone looking for new courses to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Confusing but fun

I thought the course was in great condition. I had not played there in awhile, a few years, and forgot the layout. Some of the shots are not obvious as to where to hit the tee shot or second shots. It might be pointed out somewhere but I didn't see any signs, and the scorecard wasn't much help. I lost a few balls because I hit too much club into a blind shot, or aimed right when I should have hit left. I would play there again, because it was challenging, and I think I could score pretty well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Extremely Hard Course for First Timer

You need to know this course to play it well. Lots of hidden hazards and blinds shots. The course is beautiful but some of the layout turned me off to it. Long Par 3's with wide but shallow greens, hidden hazards, tight pins with the green contour sloped away from the approach shot direction causing good shots to hit on the downslope and running away from the hole. For a public course, if you want players to have fun and return, the layout has to reward good shots and allow proper landing areas for layups in Par 5's. For a private course where members play and know the course it's OK, but The architect did a poor job not keeping in mind the objective of the course which is to provide players with a fun and fair experience. That said, if I knew the course better my rating may go up.

The course overall was in good conditions especially the greens which is key for me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Love this difficult course. Unfortunately, for the prices they charge I would expect their bunker sand to be pristine, it is not, very rocky. I can hit out of this lousy sand at any muni course in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic

Played through some rain...heavy rain/storms the night before. Course was in great condition, greens were quick. No staff out @ the turn, but there were only a few groups on the course. Tough layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not for the faint of heart

Westwynd is a beautifully conditioned, gorgeous layout. It is also the toughest golf course I have ever played. The closer you get to the hole, the harder the course gets. The greens are guarded by lots of sand and grass bunkers. For the most part, they are quite elevated. You won't be chipping much. If you miss the green, you'll be pitching the next shot most of the time out of lush green-side rough, or blasting out of the sand. Once on the greens, you'll find them to be super-fast and true, but a real puzzle to figure out exactly where to aim your putt and how hard to stroke it, as they have lots of slopes flowing naturally from the rims of the green side bunkers, and many of the greens are cut into hillsides and have a natural downhill break that is very hard to spot. Expect at least one four-putt green during your round.

The course is very hilly, and flat lies in spots other than the tee boxes are to be treasured. Some of the holes have spectacular elevation changes and are very scenic.

We played the white tees after looking at the scorecard on the first tee and seeing the length listed at about 6,250 yards, which is in the ballpark as to what we seniors typically play. That was a mistake. There are so many holes guarded by streams and marshland immediately in front of the greens that about half of the holes required layup shots and were impossible to reach in regulation, which automatically added about 9 shots to our average scores, right off the bat. I've played 6,800 yard tracks that played shorter than the Whites at WestWynd. Next time we play there, we are go to tee it forward, which should allow for us old guys who struggle to hit 200 yard drives and 180 yard fairway woods a fair chance to approach these fortress greens with at most a mid-iron. Being able to approach the greens the way the course architect intended is almost essential if you want to really enjoy a round here. Chances are you'll still post your high score for this season even if you teed off from the most forward set of tees on a mild and windless day.

If you are a scratch golfer who hits it 300+ off the tee, you'll find yourself in paradise, but probably end up scratching your head a bit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of challenging blind shots .

Beware of unseen trouble .
Greens are seriously unforgiving .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok golfing for the time of year

I get the first ask the guy in the pro shop if I could get out early,he grunts at me and says no. Mind you he's yet to say a word to me,and his hat was on sideways. Tells me to go sit and wait.....I was the first person there. The course should have been closed for the year,no tee markers,fairways were just punched,and the greens were punched and about a week ago. The layout is ok. I'd love to try it mid summer. Better places to play

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Leaves

Have played this course before and loved it! This time it was late in the season and lost a few balls on the fairway and just off it because of leaves. Three of the greens we couldn't even put because it was covered in them. I'd advise playing the course but not this late in the season. It is the only course I've played this fall that it was a big issue.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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