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Hawthorne Valley Golf Club
Played On 09/30/2018Yikes
You can see the potential and possibly what this course once was in its prime. Couldn't play a single bunker. Greens, although were a bit speedy, looked diseased, burnt out. Fairways were actually decent. Rough was... well.. rough. Torn up, long, weeds, not well kept by any stretch. If there are any grounds keepers looking for a challenge, apply now. Id love to see this course rejuvenated and back to what it was intended to be. No range, clubhouse is outdated and they ran out of hot dog buns. Don't you know fat guys need hot dogs, with buns, at the turn? Friendly staff.. but probably need some more to help bring this course back to life.
Shale Creek Golf Club
Played On 09/28/2014Need Ranger
I play Shale a handful of times every summer and usually have a great experience. This time, not so good. Weather was great, course was beautiful, but SLOW, SLOW, SLOW. Played as a two some and took 5 hours! Three groups in front didn't know how to go to their ball and be ready to hit. A ranger would have been great to help speed them up. I know the starter has GPS in his cart and can see all the carts logged jammed... Someone should have come out to move it along or let us by. We tried to move ahead, but the groups in front were not friendly and didn't think they were the ones playing slow... They were. I'll try Shale again, maybe not on a Sunday with perfect weather when the Browns are on a bye week though!
River/Maple at Fowler's Mill Golf Course
Played On 05/25/2014NEEDS A RANGER
It was a gorgeous day, I've played this course before and had great expectations. There were just 2 of us and it still took 5 1/2 hours! Our tee time was set for 11:25 and we were pushed to go out before 11:00... then waited 10-15 minutes on each tee box. They definitely needed a ranger to keep everyone moving. As for the course the greens and fairways were great, course is in pretty good shape until you get to the tee box... awful! Uneven and a little torn up, I will not make the hour trek to pay over $60, for those tee boxes and pace of play. However, the hot dogs at the turn are pretty awesome. I did mark that I would recommend the course, only if you haven't played it yet. Great track, just needs some subtle improvements to put it over the top.
#1.. Get a Ranger!!
Would never play here again. Played here in my league. Course is in very poor shape. Bunkers are unplayable. Fairways have no maintenance what so ever.
Hello, on behalf of Hawthorne Valley Golf Club staff we appreciate you taking the time to address your concerns. The course faced some challenges and grounds maintenance suffered at the time you played. Since that time, we have been working diligently to overcome those challenges. Health is being restored as the disease on the greens has been cured, Rough length is returning to normalcy.