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This place has the best layout in the Columbia area. The parts that need attention is greens, fairways, tee boxes, bunkers, pro shops employees, and price. This course has so much potential, but nobody has any money to make this dream a reality. I don’t even know what the name is… is it Blythewood Cpuntry Club, or back to being Windermere? The main reason the fairways are a shade of green is due to weeds, not fairway grass. They bragged and bragged about the gorgeous greens they put in a couple years ago… where are they now? Looks like Windermere back when they had the bent grass greens. Also, the price to play has gone up higher as the course gets worse and worse. Tom in the pro shop needs an attitude adjustment or maybe just a personality. Great course layout, it just needs uncle Joe to bail it out like the rest of the country.

Played 18 today with a friend. We normally play oak hills or linrick in Columbia, but wanted to try hidden valley. The best part of the day was the staff and the cart rode real good. The fairways were honestly some of the worst I have ever seen. Driving a ball into the fairway then hitting out of sand and not grass was difficult and really depressing. After a while I just tried aiming for the bunkers so I could at least hit out of soft sand and not rock hard ground with roots. There is not really any grass on the fairways and hole 7s fairway is the worst I have bet seen. The layout itself seemed challenging and potentially fun if the fairways had at least a 50% ratio of grass. Tee boxes have minimal grass and mostly just sand packed down. I didn’t have high hopes going today, but can honestly say the only decent thing was the greens had ok grass on them. One of the greens on the front has a completely different type of turf then the others. With grass seed and excavation this course could have potential, but they would need to reseed every fairway to make it feel like a golf course. Mike in the pro shop though is really nice and helpful!

Half of the course is shut down for the rest of the year to get new greens put in supposedly. I find it awkward how a supposed bankrupt golf course can afford to replace the greens on half the course, but maybe I misunderstood them at the neighborhood hoa meeting. Obviously the back 9 is packed because people are playing it twice to get 18 holes. Long waits, burned out bent grass greens that are surprisingly wet and let your balls bury into them. The staff and layout is great though.

Been playing here from years and always in. Great shape. Greens and fairways bounce well. Greens roll perfect! Great job for early in the season! ⛳️

I have played here over 25 rounds in the past year. Holes 10,15,18 are in terrible shape. Hole 15 should just be skipped all together since every time the ball lands in the fairway it gets buried in mud. There are more Cart tire tracks then there is fairway grass. The layout here is awesome though. Maybe they need to consider an angel investor to help get the course back up to okay shape. Course needs GREENS! Bent grass is not doing the trick! This course is literally worth 10-15 for 18 holes. The greens rarely bounce causing balls to stick to most greens. Disappointed, yet optimistic they can attempt to stop the bleeding..

Course is in great shape. Greens were cut and well manicured. Pro shop is always friendly and the food is always good. Great getaway from Columbia!

And the golf carts are the best around. Nice gas powered Yamaha’s!

This course has an amazing setup and layout. The fairways were in decent shape, nothing wrong with those. The greens are another story. This course needs to invest into getting better greens. It’s understandable that winter just ended and growing takes some time. Hopefully they fix the greens sooner than later. The staff is very friendly and nice. The chef makes great food and had a woman named Candy who was awesome. All in all I think it is cheaper and better to just get a membership there then to pay 30 There or on GolfNow. Memberships are cheap!