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3.8
127 Reviews (127)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.1
82.7%
Recommend this course
112 out of 127 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.7
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.6
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 15 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 5079 yards
Slope 113
Rating 64.8
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Ottawa Park Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1899
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1977)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.8
127 Reviews (127)
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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

City Vourse

Very nice course. Challenging in many respects. Definitely worth your time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average

The experience with the staff is good and the rate of play is nice but some greens are damaged there are some ruts in the fairways that your ball will get stuck in the grass in the lead up to the greens is very I evenly trimmed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/09/2019

Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recovery the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to see you rated the rest of your visit, including our fantastic staff, to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Ottawa Park Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice course has great contours.

First time playing there. Took my 84 year old father with me. Had a great time. Will go back again this year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this historical gem

Great conditions for being December. Love to play here, great any time. Get good deals if you search a little online. Brought my younger sons and they enjoyed the shorter course. Can't wait for warm weather to play. Highly recommend. The young lady in the clubhouse was amazing also.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Old gem

Beautiful historical course, short but fun. A must play for any one whom loves golf and it's history. Highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always great to play

Very fun course to play. In great shape from earlier in early. And the woman in charge is friendly and can’t say enough nice things about her and the staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Huge improvement!

The improvements made in just one season have been incredible, especially since we haven’t had the best weather in this part of the country. Kudos to the new management company for steering this gem of a muni back in the right direction, after years of neglect and mismanagement.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Very friendly staff nice layout if they could work on the greens it would be a wonderful golf course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Short Course but a Lot of Fun

This course is on the shorter side but has a lot of character that makes it fun to play. I will definitely be coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great little course.

This is a great track and they are doing a great job at making it better each year. It’s history makes it a cool place to play. Lots of hills, some fun short par 3’s and the staff is superb!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/21/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give Ottawa Park Golf Course another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Super short but super fun

Although this is a very short course it is one of the more fun courses to play in the area. Hills and trees everywhere will make you think about all shots. This could be a really nice course if the people in charge of running it would just take care of it. Bunkers are not sand but hard dried up dirt. Greens have dead spots. Grass randomly not cut all over the place. Like I said love the character of this place but they need to take a little pride in the place.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice track

Challenging course for how short it plays. Tight fairways and plenty of trees to hit. There are a couple driveable par 4s if you can keep it straight off the tee. Overall fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course!!

We have golfed this course several times. And as always it's beautiful! Take the time to think about it being built in 1899.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Short

The course is pretty short, but very enjoyable to play. Doesn't handle rain water very well so if has rained in the passed 2 days or so expect some backsplash from iron shots. Greens are a touch slow, fairways are nice, and the rough is thick. Play in the evenings to enjoy the wildlife.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

I always enjoy this course. It has elevation changes on many holes. It is a short, target shoot type of a course, which is different from what I normally play. It makes it enjoyable to go for it with risk, or lay up with Precision shots to ensure a par with A good look at birdie. Course was in good shape. Greens were on the slow side but the ball rolled smoothly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nostalgic visit to Ottawa Park GC

I used to play Ottawa Park growing up, and it had been 30+ years since I played there. OPGC is short but it has plenty of trees to challenge you on the driveable par 4's. The par-5 4th is a favorite: reachable in 2 with perfect shots to a semi-blind green, or bail out to a narrow layup area on the left. The 3 finishing holes are all challenging, especially #18 from the tips. On the downside, several of the fairways had pretty thin turf, possibly recovering from flood damage. Our twosome played 18 in 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon, very light traffic on the course. The course is very walkable and a great place to take a beginner. All in all, my return visit was well worth it, and I won't wait another 30 years to go back!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Classic old municipal course....

for a chance to play a classic 1899 course with character and challenges on every hole come to OP designed by SP Jermain and visit the bronze statue/sundial memorial near the clubhouse.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Return to the birth place

I first played this course 60 years ago and mowed its greens in summers while in college. A short masterpiece of design on woody terrain. It started my career in Turfgrass. A joy to revisit with an old friend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Love the course

A few holes are not cleaned up yet but its early in the season. Still one of my favorite toledo courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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