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3.5
217 Reviews (217)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
28
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.1
65.4%
Recommend this course
143 out of 217 reviews
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3.5
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
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2
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 6 reviews
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3.5
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
3.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.7%
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17 out of 28 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 5814 yards
Slope 117
Rating 68.3
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Knoll Country Club East
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Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 12/15
Architect Hal Purdy (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Reviews

3.5
217 Reviews (217)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 11
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Beginners 10
Walkers 10
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Run of the mill course

NOTE: if you use 18 Birdies app, the greens were flipped a few years ago but the app has not been updated to reflect that...
The fairways are way too narrow... they should add 3' on both sides.
The greens are tricky as they are mixed grass and some have way too much slope on them.
I'd definitely play again as it was fairly easy to get out, price wasn't too bad but be prepared to spend 4.5 - 5 hrs on your round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow course…zero oversight.

We arrived at knoll east at 12:00pm for a 12:34 tee time. Upon checking in we were told that they didn’t have a name for our reservation but saw two golfers booked. We were paired up with our other half of our foursome about 8 minutes before tee time.

The group in front of us was as slow as a snail. 18 holes of golf took us just about 6 hours. The “ranger” passed us several times and did absolutely NOTHING to speed them up at all ever. The management of this club really needs to better evaluate how they train and/or decide to keep their staff.

In addition do not think you will find any water around the course with the exception of the third tee box. The pro shop has zero beverages for sale and zero snacks.

All in all this was a totally overpriced and underwhelming experience.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice short track !

Nice track and very good greens. Short course but don’t let that fool you. Would play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 154
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

forgotten about

it’s the course that was forgotten about.
Staff is great, everything else, not so much.
foursome in front of us so slow we had to speak to the ranger.
walking back and re-teeing almost every other hole.
greens, fairways and tee boxes destroyed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Average Course Worth the Money

Decent course, very wide open. Staff and amenities were okay at best. No drinks other that water coolers available. Worth the time and money though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Decent course

Course was in decent condition for early Dec. Staff is very friendly and got us out earlier than our tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Waste of money and your time

Literally the worst golf experience I ever had in my life (I’ve been playing golf for more than 13years). Mean and lazy staffs, bad customer service, no course management, and many more . If you are planning on coming here to play, please read all the other reviews, and bring your HELMET! Last, staffs does NOT wear their face masks.

Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Great conditions in November

For November, this course was in great condition. Most of the leaves were cleared so not a lot of balls lost under leaves. Staff was friendly and got us out early. Overall very happy and will look to play again.
(only issue was my 18 Birdies app was totally wrong, I'll blame 18 Birdies for that)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very unorganized, staff doesn’t care

Multiple groups with same tee times. Staff didn’t want to be bothered with figuring out groups

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great public course

Very relaxed staff. Good carts. Greens and tee boxes in good shape. Most of the fairways on the back nine were roughs needing more maintenance. Most all fairways in good condition. Grill at the turn provides great hot dogs and burgers. A stop worthy of a sit down break. autumn leaves cleared off fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course is usually in great shape, but not today!!! Leaves, leaves,leaves! Everywhere, we spent most of the round looking for our balls because of the leaves. Then to top it off,several greens were covered with leaves, wishing we had a leaf blower.
Horrible.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor start

Had a 10:30 tee time and didn’t get out until after 11... when we arrived it looked like there was an outing going on ... at least 5-6 foursomes waiting to tee off... this caused major delays ... 4 hours through 13 holes I had to leave.. the reasoning was darkness in the morning ???????!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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