Rising Star Casino Resort

I know that things are different because of the Corona Virus but grass not cut, sand traps not trimmed or raked and some tee boxes in rough shape.
The greens had just been cut short and sanded but there was employee doing it that wouldn’t stop sanding them to let us hit our shots. Golf 101 buddy???
The fairways were being cut but they actually missed spots while cutting? The rough was 4”-6” tall and had clumps of grass up to 10” tall
The sand traps were in awful shape: not filled, raked or trimmed.
The pace of play was great for 15 holes and then BAM, dead stop and wait. No rangers on course to enforce pace of play so if you get behind a goof off foursome your at their mercy.
I got a hot deal on golfnow or I would have asked for my money back. I would never pay full price to play here. I drove 50 minutes on my day off to play this course. Think I’ll to my local courses, this one is a “don’t waste your time or money”

The course had only been re-opened due to the Covid-19 virus for a couple of days before I played...and it showed. Not all Tee markers were out. Greens were extremely slow, rough was extremely shaggy, bunkers were not worth playing out of, and the fairways could've used another cut themselves. By the end of my round I had to wait on a group of 8...for about 6 holes...which made things less enjoyable.
The course played difficult due to all of the above plus the extremely windy conditions.
The layout of the course is pretty nice, though! In time I wanna go play it again to see if I can chalk this up to the Covid-19 disaster. Staff was very nice. Group I paired up with was friendly. It was good to be out.

Late November round. Course is very green roof was full and greens did not show any signs of aeration. Considering just days before December the golf course is in great shape. I will be back to play again for sure

2nd time playing here in the past year. Extremely hot day, and very little wind, which makes it nearly unbearable on a links course.

Despite the heat, our 3some had a great time. Course was in good shape, pace of play was fair, and staff was friendly.

Overall, would recommend this course especially as one of the few true links courses in cincy.

Course was beautiful. Very well maintained. From tee boxes to greens, everything was green green green.

Love this course! Greens and fairways are always excellent!

Course not in very good condition at all, expectations going in were not met

The course was in great shape even though we have had almost no rain in a month. It is a true links layout so the absence of trees helps in the fall because there are no leaves. The tee sheet was full but we still played in 4 hours.

Took a day to play some new courses. Got a good deal so we decided to play. Staff friendly and efficient. Even with the dry conditions this summer the course was in great shape. Will definitely be back

Nice layout but course is not maintained very well and bunkers have very coarse sand in them.

Course was in great shape and very playable. Not the most scenic, but tees, fairways and greens are well maintained.

Course I’m really good shape and they’ve done a nice job of citing back/down some of the high heather to make it a little more open and playable. The Golf Boards are a fun option as well.

Well maintained course that is very beautiful with its rolling terrain. The area with the surrounding hills and river really frame the course nicely. A fair and challenging course. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. One of my favorite courses in the Midwest.

Love playing this course. It always seams to be in good shape. Like most golfers I like short par fours, they are fun to play. This course has one or two to many but that’s okay they are fun. Big greens and nice fairways and tee boxes. The only negative is there isn’t a driving range. I will still play this course whenever I can. Love it.