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2.0
1052 Reviews (1052)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
270
3 Stars
203
2 Stars
160
1 Stars
342
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.1
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
3.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
1.9
30.5%
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509 out of 1052 reviews
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2.0
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
12
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
1.8
StaffFriendliness
3.5
33.3%
Recommend this course
7 out of 21 reviews
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1.9
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
41
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.1
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
1.8
StaffFriendliness
3.5
30.3%
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23 out of 76 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6679 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.1

Opened in 1929, Old Orchard Country Club has a classic design with challenges that stand up to modern golf courses. Throughout the course, you'll see traces of the site's former use as a farm. Ancient apple trees from the original orchard frame many of the holes. The diverse layout will test you with a variety of different shots but the gently rolling terrain makes for an easy walk. Skill and strategy will be generously rewarded but it's not an overly punishing layout for the high handicapper. Old Orchard's greens play true and fast and they are often flanked with strategically positioned bunkers. A stream wanders through the golf course, coming into play on several holes. Golfers will face a tricky island green on the par-5 seventh hole as well as an almost-island green on the par-4 13th.

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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Greens Rye Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect A. W. Tillinghast (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.0
1052 Reviews (1052)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 30
Bunkers 24
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Walkers 17
Seniors 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 20
Near Local Attractions 16
Convenient to the City 13

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1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/24/2022

Hi, faceoff51. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course

Pace of play could be better
5 hr round is not good
Area around the green is spotty at best

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Just dont

Weeds and overgrown tee boxes, couldn’t distinguish between fairway and rough on most holes. Rough was mostly clover and weeds and couldn’t find your ball in play bc of how poorly maintained the rough was. Greens were lumpy shag carpet. Bunkers were packed in. The only reason I gave average to pace of play bc we were first to tee off and had only a twosome. I played it once and that was one too many. Especially for the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/18/2022

Hi, u314159630729. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club.

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Coming Back!

I haven't played this course in over 25 years - having PTSD from suffering through flocks of geese and chewed up tee boxes and greens. But I was pleasantly surprised. This layout is really appealing to the eye! If taken care of The OOC has so much potential! After all it's a Tillinghast course! My only hope is that the current owners continue to give it the proper TLC that it deserves and improvements are evident with each future visit. (Please put sand in the bunkers!!) I went with my best friends and had a wonderful day! We definitely will consider coming back here in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/16/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u000004395697. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Old Orchard Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

That’s it

Until I see a change in reviews or price I will not be coming back to this course. $60 for 18 is outrageous here. Tee boxes are horrible. Greens were not maintained. Pretty sure management is letting the course go and will just sell to a developer. Save yourself the time and money and skip this place.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/26/2022

Hi, u429914005. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Carts don’t work

Had our golf cart die mid round, they came out abs gave us a new cart and that one also died. We couldn’t even finish our round and the employee said they can’t get new carts because of covid … so they just keep sending people out in the broken carts. nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/25/2022

Hello, pasully51. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Old Orchard Country Club. 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 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice round

We knew the greens were aerated and were pretty bad but that being said the course was nice. Staff were very friendly and attentive!!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/25/2022

Hi, Josephfb! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We are happy to hear our staff treated you well! We hope to see you back at Old Orchard Country Club!

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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout, place is stuck in the 80’s

Overall the course is a great layout. Fun to play but the conditions are horrendous. I usually never write these reviews but yesterdays round was brutal. The pace of play was fine, the 2 employees that we met were friendly. But other than that the place is stuck in the 80’s. The bunkers were concrete, the fairways and rough were exactly the same and the greens were rock solid. I couldn’t even put a tee in the tee box the ground was so hard. We ended up walking which was $37.00 a head, with a cart was $63.00. Do yourself a favor, don’t play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/18/2022

Hello, rtomaino. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We are aerating this week so we hope you are able to give us another chance soon.

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Commented on 04/18/2022

I’m normally not good in the sand to begin with but my one shot on hole 3 I nearly broke my wrist swinging into it. So the other 2 times in my round I ended up in the sand I told my friends I’m taking a practice swing into the sand just to see if it was going to happen again

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Reviews 19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a top pick

I’ve played here once before in winter (25 degree day) and expected the conditions. They haven’t changed even with all the warm weather. The greens were awful, tee boxes close to being as bad as the greens. If you find any other course that’s in the $60 range, this should not be a top pick. The staff was great though as the drove out another cart when one of ours died on the second hole. So basically the staff friendliness and pace of play is floating the 3 stars for overall in my opinion.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/18/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, BillyEvers21. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Old Orchard Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Save your money and go elsewhere

2nd time playing this course. It hasn't changed since last summer. Whoever owns this place is just laughing at you when you play here. They are talking every dollar of your round and simply stuffing into their bank account. They are spending not 1 penny on course upkeep. The bunkers are horrible. It's hard to tell where the fairways end and the rough starts. Add 3 strokes per 9 due to the horrible greens which are patchy and moldy; good luck hitting a putt! The bridges you have to drive/walk over, it would not shock me if you read that someone falls into gross water crossing over one. The staff is nice. The course has a nice layout with some challenging holes. This place could be nice but they are just putting Z-E-R-O money into any course maintenance. Cut the fairways. Treat and roll the greens. Rake the traps. If the owners don't care about it, sell it to someone who does or blow it up already and make condos. Bottom line, save your money and golf elsewhere!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/18/2022

Hi Gr8Sk8,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. We can assure you there is no mold on our greens. While our course is not up to the highest of qualities right now, we will be aerating this week so conditions will be better in days to come! We also want to apologize about our shortage of carts. We are doing our best to handle the situation as best as we can.

Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/20/2022

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, Saul6894232. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Old Orchard Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/15/2022

Hi, u000005622402. 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 Old Orchard Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/13/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314160026894. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/11/2022

Hello, u314160340905. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Old Orchard Country Club.

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Reviews 5
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/04/2022

Hi, Okmile. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/25/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314162230948. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Old Orchard Country Club!

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