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4.2
646 Reviews (646)
5 Stars
276
4 Stars
284
3 Stars
58
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
91.1%
Recommend this course
598 out of 646 reviews
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4.5
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
96.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 25 reviews
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4.3
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
93.8%
Recommend this course
60 out of 64 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6668 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5
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Empire Ranch Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brad Bell (2002) Kevin Ramsey (2002) David Dale (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.2
646 Reviews (646)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Elevation Changes 13
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Seniors 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 15
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great course and fun to play but the driving range and practice green are always packed. It seems that locals come over just to practice but there are so many it is sometimes hard to warm up parts of your game due to so many people all the time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Pace of play was most excellent, finished 18 in 4 hours. Course in ok condition considering the extreme temps.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

There was a tournament playing in front of us Wildhawk vs Empire Ranch slow play no Marshall around took 5 1/2hr to play ridiculous.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time, but will return

Nice course. Lots more f activity. Driving range was packed prior to round. Staff was very friendly. Round with foursome completed in just over four hours. Course is in excellent shape for our area, because it is getting hot. Greens roll true, and have quite a bit of slope. Had a great time and will definitely come back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Condition

Greens and fairways excellent, Sand traps some had water/mud poor .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wish it was better

I used to love playing Empire. Now it has just gone down hill. It is too expensive for what you get and the customer service is garbage. The manager in the pro shop is very rude and doesn’t care about his customers. They stack tee times too close. The round was very slow. The food is good in the restaurant and most of the other staff was cool. Empire has just made it very clear that they don’t care about making the customer happy.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Continues to decline

Tee boxes, fairways, greens = decent
Bunkers are horrible, hard pan.
Pace of play = miserably slow. I have not finished my last three out of four rounds there.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 151
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Difficult back 9

Easy to lose balls with uphill fairways

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bunkers need a little help

Course was in good shape. Greens were very good. Most traps had a lot of water in the bottoms.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was very wet the greens were mediocre from what they’re usually like. And all the tee markers were in the rough and there was no sand in the bunkers.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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