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2.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6343 yards
Slope 140
Rating 71.6

Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Joel Goldstrand

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.5
52 Reviews (52)
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

This course, although somewhat in the middle of no where farmington, is always busy because of all the special's this course runs which is nice. However if you are unlucky and have to pay full price I think you may find more value elsewhere. The course is always in pretty nice shape with the greens also in good shape. Pace of play is pretty good here for how busy the course gets some times, which brings me to one of my only other complaints in that the course is tightly packed together. often times greens back right up to a tee box so you have to watch out sometimes for people with a lack of distance control or wild shots. Overall 4 out of 5 stars because it is a fun, straight forward, fairly open course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Course Policies

I booked my tee time 25 hours in advance and there was a large number of afternoon tee times available. I had a person on the group back out in the last hour for a family emergency. The other three of us arrived 20 minutes ahead of our tee time. I notified the club house it would be 3 of us and there were no issues at that time. I bought food and beverages as well as balls before and during the round. Overall, the day was good besides having a friend that could not make it. Come to find out I was charged the full $79.10 for the person who had the family emergency. I can understand this fee had we all not showed up or not notified the staff of the person not arriving. Monday, I called the club house and the poor staff working could not help me with this issue. You could tell the person at the desk was sick of these calls and he gave me an email to reach out to. They couldn't even give a phone number to reach out to. Needless to say, Jared at the course had been less than understanding or helpful. I will never give this greedy course my business and would suggest everyone else to do the same.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Driving Range and Staff

I try to get out to the driving range as frequently as possible, even when I’m away from my home range at Braemar and the dome. So when I was down here for the weekend, this was the closest course with an outdoor range not closed up for the winter yet. I have used this range a few times in the past, but it had always been off the grass (ideal, of course).

I tried to call 5 separate times the day prior trying to see if the driving range was open. No answer each time. A bit frustrating, but I figured I’d just call them the next morning.

I did, no answer.

I drove to the course to just ask in person. Place is locked. I sat there and watched a guy walk into the place and open up shop three hours after the supposed hours of operation (available on Google). I called again to check if the range was open.

No. Answer.

I walked in and greeted the guy who immediately made it seem like I was an inconvenience to him. This has also been the sentiment most of the time when I have hit on their range. The only time an employee has been friendly was if it was a high school worker that you have maybe a five-second interaction with.

The range was open, I purchased a large bucket, and was told to play off the mats. Not a big deal, and it was mostly expected due to the timing of it all.

Although, it turned out to be a big deal.

They were absolutely terrible mats. No other way of explaining it. Thought I was on a putt-putt course with all the lumps, dips, and overall misshapenness of them. I figured maybe it was just the first mat I picked. Nope. Every single mat was this bad or worse. I almost went back into the clubhouse after attempting to hit three balls to asked for a refund, but due to my initial interaction with the pro shop attendant, I begrudgingly decided against it and struggled my way through my “practice”, if you could even call it that. The mats looked probably 5+ years old with bricks (why?) surrounding them.

I have not played the course, so I cannot comment on how it plays. Regardless, if you are looking for someplace to hit the range late into the season, DO NOT use this course. Unless you want to practice hitting from extremely awkward lies and footing, stay away.

My recommendations to the management are making the website have, I don’t know, any sort of information on the actual hours of the course at least. Also, it would be nice to have when the range is open, when it’s closed for the season, etc.

Or just have the employees pick up the phone. That would be awesome, too.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
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Commented on 11/29/2021

You have no clue what you're talking about. Southern Hills is one of the few courses that stays open late in the season because they're dedicated to golfers. The staff is always professional and are nothing but kind. They were probably surprised that someone would show up to hit balls on a frosty morning when it's 30 degrees in NOVEMBER! They could have just told you the range was closed and you wouldn't have been able to hit balls at all. Plus in the offseason most courses don't have full time staff every day to answer the phone. Next time just be polite and leave a voicemail and they'll call you back. With this attitude, no wonder people treat you like a jerk. Try not to be so entitled and just be grateful we have such nice courses like Southern Hills to play late into the fall! I'd strongly encourage you to remove this review because it couldn't be any more untrue.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great Late Season Round of Golf

I could not be more grateful that a course of this quality stays open late into the fall for us avid golfers. The staff is very golfer friendly and are always polite. They're always accommodating and respond to emails, Facebook messages and voicemails right away. It's easy to see why so many people have such great things to say about the course. I also love the stationary beverage carts between the holes during the busy weekend days in the summer. It's great how consistent the service is day in and day out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course, Poor Pace of Play

This was my first time on this course, and I got a great deal through GolfNow. Course was in great shape and staff was friendly. Only gripe was the pace of play. I saw a sign about pace on the clubhouse so I assumed everyone would be cognizant of it, but that was not the case.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not bad

Nice course but a bit over priced. This should be a 30 dollar green fee. I did enjoy it. Would like to see the fairways and the amenities a little better. The greens need to be a little softer. I do the like speed. Overall this is 3.8 out of five. I will play it again before the end of the season.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff

Enjoyed course. I will play-it again. Good value for the price

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good for the price

Round with cart priced well. Drinks priced well.
Overall think it was good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent greens and atmosphere!

This little gem of a course has some of the best greens I've played. Great staff and good people at Southern Hills make it enjoyable. Club house improvements and new chipping green, a plus! Great course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course. Great value.

Great course. Challenging but fun for all skill levels. Definitely will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
1.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

review

manger was awful, to sneak us out and was awful at doing that

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great Updates and Overall Course

The renovations in the clubhouse look awesome! They continue to add more beer options and keep the course in great shape. Friendly staff and great value go a long way to make this a regular stop.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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