Lives
Coatesville, PA
Handicap
5-9
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
Once a week

About

Up and down but a good score every so often keeps me coming back for more.

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.0
3.0
Total 2 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

2 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
1
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
07/10/2014
Last Review
07/17/2015

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Locust Valley Golf Club

Played On 07/03/2015
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Horrendous Waiting: 5 1/2 hour round!

Overall Locust Valley is a relatively decent place to play. I have played here a couple of times before and I like the course. The people are friendly and the course is a decent challenge from the back tees.

The whole purpose of this review is to drive home to the management that there SHOULD NEVER BE a 5.5 hour round and I do not care if it was a holiday weekend. This isn't the golfers fault as much as the course stacking the tee times. I hope you guys raked in the cash at all of our expense!

There were some real hackers who need a lesson in how to speed up play. 3 practice swings to prepare to hit the ball 20 yards is ridiculous. I really don't know anyone who would disagree with this thought and yet... we all encounter these people from time to time. I don't care if you are a high handicapper... that's okay... just speed it up... for all of us. Poor play is one thing but that combined with slow play is just plain torture.

When we arrived on the first tee we were the second group waiting to tee off, there was another group in the middle of the fairway and another group approaching the green. Need I say more? We knew it was going to be ugly but we didn't know how ugly. Seeing the play clocks reminding us of what our pace of play should be ever so often just made me want to laugh after I screamed.

Also, since the course was absolutely packed... why in the heck would the snack shop close at 5pm (on a holiday weekend) and also there was no beverage cart circulating.. Absolutely stupid not only from a business standpoint, but just a kick in the teeth to all of us who wanted to ease our pain of waiting with a beer or two.

I am very disappointed in the experience. VERY! It may just prevent me from ever coming back again. I feel like the management just didn't care and of course there is no real recourse other than not going back. Courses need to manage tee times and rate of play!

With that said, the hot dog I had was kind of tasty.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Chapel Hill Golf Course

Played On 07/09/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Chapel Hill

We played very early on a Wed morning. Seemed like we were the first ones out so pace of play was wonderful. It is a good place for beginners in that the course has wide open spots. Also, has some tighter holes that can present a challenge for more skilled golfers.
Course should provide vertical yardage markers. I didn't see any and that is annoying. Course should also provide yardage advice somewhere for holes that have water hazards across the fairways. If you don't have local knowledge then you might lose balls and strokes for hitting the wrong club...even though you hit a good straight shot! I have played here many times in the past 20 years and they still don't have yardage help on the hole signs or card.
Cost was great due to a hot deal on GolfNow.
Greens were pretty good and cut nicely and not too slow.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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