Lives
New Cumberland, PA
Handicap
10-14
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.2
4.2
Total 11 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

11 Reviews
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4 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
11
Not Recommended Courses
0
Helpful Votes Count
0
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0
First Review
10/05/2012
Last Review
12/05/2023

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The Quarry Golf Course

Played On 12/04/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unique Course

I played The Quarry Golf Course on a tip from a friend. It is an intriguing layout featuring a links-style front nine and locating the back nine in the abandoned Alamo Cement Company quarry that was closed in the 1990s and transformed to what World Traveler magazine regards at “the #7 Most Unique Golf Course in the world.” A friendly staff and excellent playing conditions added to the experience. The layout is fair and playable. The par 3s are varied in distance and aesthetics. Some of the longer par 4s are among the toughest low handicap holes on the course. Capture memorable photos along the way (use your panoramic mode on occasion) and then quickly refocus on the task at hand. “Remember the Alamo!” is the local historic battlecry. And I’ll not forget The Quarry Golf Course either, located just 10 minutes from downtown San Antonio and 4 minutes from the international airport. Note: A complete greens restoration project is planned for May to September 2024 and the course will be closed. The greens are in very good condition, but after 30-years they will be replaced next summer. So, play it while you can before the project begins.

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

Tree Top Golf Course

Played On 11/26/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Late Autumn Round at Tree Top GC

I thoroughly enjoyed playing TTGC for the first time on a recommendation of a golf buddy. It is a beautiful rural setting. Nearly half of the holes (8) are par 3s … long par 3s with four of them forced carries over ponds. They have a challenging collection of par 3s (some of them at or over 200-yards in length from the white tees, three of them with water hazards between the tee and green, and one of them a blind tee shot). By comparison, the par 4s and the lone par 5 were shorter than at other courses … but fun too. The greens and tee boxes were in very good late season condition (and I told them so). There were leaves in the fairways even after being blown off by the maintenance team in the morning, but that is “par for the course” for autumn golf. The layout features tree-lined fairways, ponds, sand bunkers, and hilly terrain with some long views over farmland. The rural setting is beautiful. The customer service was commendable. And the round was memorable. I’ll be back and encourage south / central Pennsylvania readers and golfers to experience TTGC too.

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

Hickory Heights Golf Club

Played On 12/31/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Hickory Heights Golf Club

Played On 07/28/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A Must Play in York County

Lynn & Vicky Snyder and their team do a wonderful job maintaining and presenting a very nice golf course at very competitive rates with very friendly customer service. This was my second time to play HHGC in eleven days and I will return with seven golf buddies on Friday. The remote countryside location, hilly terrain, natural creeks. manmade sand and water hazards, and maturity of the course that opened in 1988 combine to produce a great layout. My favorite holes are two dogleg right par 4s with a pond and a creek intersecting the approach shots from the fairways at holes #5 and #16 respectively. Beautiful! The front and back nines begin with holes necessitating accuracy off the tee at the dogleg right par 4 hole #1 and the double dogleg par 5 hole #10 (the #1 handicap hole). Challenging! And the par 4 hole #18 is a great finishing hole from an elevated tee box descending over a creek to a dogleg left fairway below and green that sits below the clubhouse / pro shop. We thoroughly enjoy HHGC. The golf course and customer service are worth the drive from New Cumberland.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Whiskey Creek Golf Club

Played On 04/19/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Cypress Head Golf Club

Played On 01/25/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Value for a Nice Course

This was my first round at GCCH. Despite being located in a community, the houses were a good distance from the course. It is a challenging layout made playable by numerous tees boxes to accommodate a variety of abilities. The tees and greens are in very good condition and the fairways are in good condition. A nice practice range. And the restaurant is open.

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

New Smyrna Golf Club

Played On 01/23/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Fun Donald Ross Design

This was my go rst time to play the NSGC as a visiting vacationer to nearby Daytona Beach. There is a very friendly and accommodating staff including Amber in the pro shop, the Starter, the Marshall, everyone we encountered. It is a fun layout that is moderately challenging. The real strength of the golf course is the greens - replaced in 2016 along with the sand bunkers and they still have Donald Ross’ fingerprints on them: seamless roll-up transitions from fairways to greens, generally smaller than most other courses, fast but true, very undulated, multiple tiers on many, basins, plateaus, rolloff edges, and trouble behind the green for the overly aggressive hitters including steep drop offs, mounds, terraces, and grass bunkers. The course was busy on a drizzly Saturday afternoon in the mid-60s (which is a good indicator in itself), so the pace was moderate. I still finish in about 4 hours. Thank you, NSGC, for a very enjoyable first experience!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good

Sunset Golf Course

Played On 01/15/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Sunset - A Hidden Gem

Since the winter 2016 to 2017 renovation at Sunset in order to alleviate safety concerns for the approach way at Harrisburg International Airport, the front 9 plays as a links-style course and the back 9 as a traditional Parkland- style course. The variety is refreshing. And the SGC team does a fine job maintaining good course conditions across the hilly, rolling terrain. The par 4 hole no. 10 is among the most scenic in the region - a downhill tee shot from the highest point on the golf course to a green offset to the right. The panoramic view of the Londonderry Township farmland and Susquehanna River from the tee is stunning. Holes no. 2 and no. 13 are long par 4s that merit the respective no. 1 and no. 2 handicap holes. The four par 3s are not cookie cutter holes. Each is distinctively different with no. 11 playing over a pond to a two-tiered green. Water comes into play at three holes. It was cold and breezy today. The greens were frozen hard making them unreceptive. The snack bar was closed. None of this was surprising given the season. Our foursome was glad to be outside playing golf on January 15! I understand the new renovations featuring tall fescue and wildflowers will be in full bloom this season in 2021. We look forward to playing Sunset to enjoy the redesign of holes no. 1 to 9 then as well as the contrasting layout on holes no. 10 to 18. The Brownstone Cafe in nearby Middletown is a great option for a post round meal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Bridgewater Golf Club

Played On 07/04/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Redesign of Springwood

Having golfed at Springwood for several years, I was anxious to see the redesign when the 18 hole course was shortened to a 9 hole course and reopened as Bridgewater last month. Golf pro Dan Baker and his team have done a great job retaining several of the best holes from the former layout, creating an interesting layout, and eliminating some of the problematic issues plaguing Springwood. The tees are well marked. The bunkers have been repaired, drained, and filled with white sand. New sections of cart paths have been added for the new layout. I really enjoyed the transition of the old downhill par 4 hole #6 playing east to west to the signature par 3 hole #7 / #16 playing north to south demanding a forced carry over the pond and rock wall to a 2-tiered green. And we got to play it twice during the 18 hole round. Don’t let the 9-hole layout discourage you from playing the Bridgewater Golf Course. It’s a great par 34 layout with a variety of challenging holes on the hilly tract of land. And new updates to the pro shop are coming along too. It is much more accessible to the parking lot now than when it was formerly located below and at the back of the building. Two suggestions: (1) level the white tee box at hole #7, and (2) reconfigure the GPS coordinates for the new layout. I had to access “Springwood” and jump around to the former 18 holes to find the Bridgewater layout and get the distances. All in all, I am very pleased with the redesign. But I feel sorry for the residents on the ridge along Chestnut Hill Road who lost their longview across the golf course and gorgeous sunsets. Now they look down at rooftops. Great work, Dan and friends at Bridgewater! I’ll be back with golf buddies.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/28/2018

Thank you so much for your feedback - we are working on improving the tee boxes and will also be reconfiguring the GPS coordinates soon!
We hope to see you out on the green again soon!

Timacuan Golf Club

Played On 01/12/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A Memorable Golf Experience!

We played Timacuan in Lake Mary for the first time at a special Group Golfer rate while in nearby Orlando for a conference. We thoroughly enjoyed the challenging layout that was set up to host the American Junior Golf Association youth event this weekend with the greens rolling at a Stimp Rating of 11. The friendly staff, scenic layout, and well-maintained golf course combined to provide a great experience on a beautiful day. My golf partner and I have already recommended Timacuan to a group of eight that will return to the area for a golfcation in November. We look forward to introducing our friends to this memorable golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/31/2017:
Thank you for the wonderful 5-Star review! We are glad you had a great first time at Timacuan. We appreciate the recommendation, come play again soon with friends & family!

Royal Oaks Golf Club

Played On 9/23/2012
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Located in the scenic Lebanon Valley.

Fun course with the exception of a narrow creek meandering through the back nine that unfortunately intersects several fairways at critical locations.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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