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3.6
1274 Reviews (1274)
5 Stars
397
4 Stars
490
3 Stars
224
2 Stars
95
1 Stars
68
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
69.3%
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993 out of 1274 reviews
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3.6
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
76.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 46 reviews
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3.5
168 Reviews (168)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
13
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
67.9%
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114 out of 168 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6965 yards
Slope 142
Rating 73.4
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Olde Sycamore Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Crenshaw Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.6
1274 Reviews (1274)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 11
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 34
Bunkers 32
Water Hazards 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Advanced Golfers 34
Entertaining Clients 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 31
In the 'Burbs 29
Worth the Drive 29

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced

Greens were patchy and in the fairways the ball sat down. The front nine is a circus act with lots of funky bs holes. I only hit my driver once on the front nine.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/12/2023

We apologize for the condition of the greens and fairways. We appreciate your feedback and will work to address these issues. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens not there yet

For this time of year the price of $59 was a very good value compared to other courses still charging at least $20 higher. The bentgrass greens are getting better from all the damage they had during the summer months but they’re still not close yet. But I can tell where they have healed up. Layout is still very good as you cannot bomb drivers all day long. No starter this day and a slow thrersome held up play a bit. If price stays down over the winter which it should then I would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/29/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your visit. We are glad to hear that you found our pricing to be a good value and that you enjoyed the layout of our golf course. We are working on improving the quality of our bentgrass greens and hope you will consider playing again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 11/22/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164201668. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/17/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, margaretdel4. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

Played On
Reviews 4
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 Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164642417. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/16/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164642417. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

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Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens full of divots. Fixed well over 100 over 18 holes. No surprise that multiple greens had many diseased spots. All for $85!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/20/2023

We're sorry to hear about your experience with our greens. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and we apologize for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for your valuable feedback.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2023

Hello, u314160214560. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. 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 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Sycamore

Not a great experience and I have played here before. Beautiful Fall afternoon and pace of play was great. But they must get low class players here - nobody is fixing ball marks on greens, I was repairing mine and 20 others on each hole. Tee markers look like they haven't been moved in weeks. But the biggest issue was the neighbors! On the course - walking their dogs, ball hunting in the lakes, private carts on the course (but not playing), practice chipping on greens close to their back yard. Acting like the paying golfers are interfering with their afternoon activities. A good course Marshall needs to be hired

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/31/2023

Thank you for your review. We apologize for any issues you experienced during your recent visit to our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course conditions and address any concerns with neighboring activities. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

We needed a course to play on a Monday morning, and we were very pleased. Fun layout.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/19/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314164654746. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play, decent conditions

Pace was over 5 hrs. Staff is usually not very friendly, cart boy was nice. Layout is fun. Fairways are in good shape, losing some of the greens. We played on a Sunday mid morning for around $70, which wouldn’t be a terrible price if it played faster. I regularly see Saturday morning times at $100, which it is not worth.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/17/2023

We apologize for the slower pace of play and any negative experiences you may have had with our staff. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our services. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on our golf course.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Layout, Beat up greens

I really enjoyed the course. The layout was nice and challenging. Hard to hit elevated greens surrounded by bunkers. The only problem was that the greens were really beat up. Tons of un-repaired ball marks. The greens were soft enough that the ball marks were very large and deep. Also some sandy areas without grass. I would still recommend the course because of the layout and a challenging shots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/16/2023

Hello, u000001407459. Thank you for visiting us at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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

Greens rough

Several of the greens were “thin”. Lots of unrepaired
ball marks. Like the blue/white hybrid. Uncertain why the #2 handicap hole was played from the blue tees.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/16/2023

Hello, Briscoe10. Thank you for visiting us at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Hello, u314164652939. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has a good layout but the greens are rough

The course has a great layout and is challenging. However, at this time of the year the greens were not in good shape. Our group adopted rules that accounted for the conditions but it was still pretty rough.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/09/2023

Hello, u314164629781. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/09/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u553823908. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens were in unusually bad shape. Not sure if disease caused the issue but it is not normal for this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/09/2023

Hello, u000005554740. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. 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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor greens

Green conditions were poor. Also, for large sand traps, more than one rake would speed up play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/09/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162292767. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation!

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really Disappointed

I love this course. However, something has happened to the greens which were atrocious. They are so bad there should be a warning before you book your round.

It also felt like a slow play day. We did finish in under 4.5 hours. However, we literally were waiting for almost every shot.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/03/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had with our greens and the slower pace of play. We appreciate your feedback and will work on improving these areas. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overall good

The greens were a bit of a mess, not sure if they had just aerated or what the issue was, but overall not in the best shape. Everything up to the greens was very good, however.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 10/03/2023

Hello,

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the condition of the greens during your visit. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we appreciate your feedback.

Thank you for choosing Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation.

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