Denise7827470

Always enjoy my rounds at this course; great views and it is very well maintained.

Beautiful challenging course with awesome views.

I come to Gainesville once or twice a year to visit family. I like playing the local courses to support the local economy. I played Meadowbrook back in April even though the reviews weren't favorable. I understood it was under new management so I figured I would give it a try. I love the layout of this course. It has challenging water holes, a nice rolling hill feel. It has so much potential and is a diamond in the rough that needs someone with a love for the game to come in and make it what it should be! I played it again this time to see if improvements had been made. Unfortunately, I see no improvements on the condition. I'm hoping that some constructive criticism is helpful to the owners. The fairways need to be mown regularly and cleared of the ant hills; the tee boxes need some seeding; the greens need seeding, mowing/cutting so you can actually putt; and the bunkers need to be cleaned out and more sand added.

I would love to recommend this course, but unfortunately I can't until I see it have improvements made. The staff needs to work on their customer service skills (yes, people like to practice before playing, so clean range balls should be available), appearance (golfers usually wear a collared shirt), and they need to show me that they care about this course. I suggest they go out and play it themselves, if they're even golfers. We golfers love our game and are very passionate about it. Perhaps go watch 'The Greatest Game Ever Played', or some rounds on the Golf Channel if you're going to watch TV in the clubhouse. I'll continue to play this course when I visit my family here in Gainesville, and I truly hope to be able to recommend this course to others at some point. Please, please, get out there and make this course what it should be! It would be such a shame not to see that happen!

Played here in November and now in April. The staff is very friendly and helpful, and the fairways and greens were in good shape for northern FL. The bunkers and water hazards add good challenges and I enjoyed playing here both times. Momma alligator and babies were out on the 14th this time around; Makes for interesting playing around that hole.

Nice course to come out to and have fun and improve your short game. The fairways have some bare spots, but you can't have perfection with big, beautiful trees, and this is northern FL. The greens were in great shape. Very reasonably priced on GolfNow.

The course was beautiful. Spectacular views and enjoyed the elevated tees and playing over small canyons and over cactus gardens, etc. Unfortunately we had some fairly strong winds to deal with, but wouldn't have missed playing just because of that. Would love to come back and play it again along with the canyon course.

Haystack was in great condition when I played there this past weekend. Grass was nice and green and looking great; recovering nicely since the 2013 floods. Staff is always friendly... This is a 9-hole course; couldn't change pace of play to state that. I played at a few courses in northern FL at Thanksgiving time, and their grass was brown.... Go figure.