Lives
Philadelphia, PA
Handicap
15-19
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.5
3.5
Total 32 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

32 Reviews
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
24
Not Recommended Courses
8
Helpful Votes Count
0
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0
First Review
08/21/2015
Last Review
08/16/2023

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Broad Run Golfer's Club

Played On 06/21/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Vineyard National Golf Course

Played On 05/17/2023
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A little below standard

12 of 14 Fairways are very patchey and not grown in. Course has not recovered from last year’s irrigation problems.
Greens roll true and smooth - but not lighting fast.
Hopefully all will improve in coming months.
Priced a little high for the current conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average

Turtle Creek Golf Club

Played On 04/25/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Difficulty Moderate

Vineyard National Golf Course

Played On 02/23/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Broad Run Golfer's Club

Played On 08/16/2023
2.0
Previously Played

AERATION ALERT

The course won’t tell you but I will.
Greens were punched on Aug 14
Wait a couple of weeks and enjoy the round. Or give your green fees to the course now and have a sub par experience.
It’s maddening how very few courses will alert their customers in advance of aerated greens. I enjoy Broad Run immensely but this deceptive practice ruined my day. I won’t play here again this year because of this. Probably 4-5 rounds of green fees lost by Broad Run. I’ll play next year but will call the pro shop every time and ask about conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/22/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by our recent aeration of the greens on August 14th. We appreciate your feedback and will strive to provide clearer communication to our customers about the maintenance schedule in the future. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and we hope to see you again next year.

Heron Glen Golf Course

Played On 07/22/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good

Gambler Ridge Golf Club

Played On 06/30/2020
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

In a pinch....

....is the only time I’d recommend playing Gambler Ridge.
Layout is very friendly for casual golfers. Not very long, not very penal. Greens very slow and horrible ball marks on all. Rough is too high and many fairways and other areas are beat up. If your jonesing for a round of golf - any golf - I guess gambler will do. But only in a pinch.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/09/2020

Hi, u289414860. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Gambler Ridge Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Macoby Run Golf Course

Played On 06/23/2020
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Modest local course

Rolling hills with a farmland feel.
Front 9 has an interesting layout while the back 9 is more back n forth.
Fairways in good shape. Greens need a cut and roll to be good. Currently quite slow.
Open course, forgiving, very few bunkers.
Driving range is nice amenity.
Good local course but not really worth a drive or special trip to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good

Reading Country Club

Played On 06/17/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the Drive

All good at Reading CC. Friendly staff, ground crew and golfers. A welcomed Grass driving range.
Historic Course with a layout that keeps you interested and on your toes. Rewarding for accurate drivers or 3-wood.
While Not long by today’s standards it’s a challenging course no doubt.
Greens and fairways are in top shape.
Tees boxes a bit hard with the summer season. But flat and mowed.
Worth the drive

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great course - sub par conditions

Mercer Oaks East is typically in great shape however right now the fairways and greens are below their standard.
It feels like they’re protecting the course. Fairways need to be cut, rough needs to be evened out and greens need to be mowed and rolled. Possibly related to staffing issues during Covid?
Fire up the mowers and rollers and it’ll be back to the top notch track it typically is.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good

Pinelands Golf Club

Played On 07/29/2020
2.0
First Time Playing

They’re “trying”

reviews repeatedly say that the new owners are trying and that the course is better than years past. I gave pinelands a try to find out.
My mistake. $29 spent and lesson learned.
They’re going to be trying for another 1-2 years before it’s worth playing - at any discounted rate.
All tee boxes are mud.
All fairways are patching at best.
Greens are terribly slow.
Cart paths are a wreck.
Colllars and rough are embarrassing.
I okayed with players who knew the course over the years and they swear its improved - but it has a long long way to go.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair

Mountain View Golf Course

Played On 09/17/2019
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/23/2019

We'd love to hear more feedback about your experience and how we can improve.

Mountain View Golf Course

Played On 09/17/2019
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/23/2019

Please let us know how we can improve for the future.

I Recommend This Course
3.0

Aerified Greens

Heads Up: greens aerified week of 8/20
Good idea to check all Jaworski courses for aerify dates instead of showing up to the unpleasant surprise

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average

Middletown Country Club

Played On 04/09/2019
3.0
Previously Played

Golf As It’s Not Meant To Be

Severely slanted/sloped fairways and greens. Not unusual to land a ball in middle or left center of fairway only to have it come to rest on right side of right cart path.
Sloped Greens in general can be fun, however Middletown takes it too far (and the fun out of it).
Currently greens are sub par speed and condition.
Collars and areas surrounding greens are beat up and cared for well below average.
18th hole has been closed so there’s option to play 17 twice (fun drivable par 4) or play 1 again.
Many better golf options in the area.
Worth a $20 Hot Deal but nothing more in one golfers opinion

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/21/2019

You obviously haven't played too many old school golf courses of that era. A lot of the private clubs in the area are similar in design with hard sloping greens and fairways where you have to play the hole for the roll the fairway will give you. I used to caddy at Torresdale, a Donald Ross course, and there were holes if you were in the wrong spot you could not keep it on the green. These kind of greens were not designed for the speed of how they are kept today. I played in an outing ta Philmont last week and same thing. It isn't a detractor of the course, it's the design. You learn how to play it.

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Commented on 04/12/2019

Hi, we are sorry that you didn't enjoy your round of golf with us the other day. We are currently renovating the 18th and we are doing some other maintenance work that will be completed soon. Your feedback is important to us. We hope you'll consider coming back in the future.

I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

AERATING GREENS 1st WEEK OCTOBER

Course in great shape. Cart path only due to rain on Tuesday. Greens conditions some of the best of the season. Beware: greens being punched this week. Shared with us by Maintenance staff.
Unlikely that pro shop will share this info in advance. GolfNow used to use Advisory symbols for courses that recently aerified, but no longer do. Advice: Call ahead - ask questions before booking.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/05/2018

Greens were aerified at the end of August. This is not accurate information.

Rancocas Golf Club

Played On 09/19/2018
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

CANNOT RECOMMEND

I am only sharing this experience because it was so bad that I would hate for anyone to elect to pay for a round at Roncocas without reading this first.
To keep it short:
- Majority of tee boxes were significantly crowned. Ball above or below your feet - you pick.

- Carelessly long, straggling rough everywhere except fairways. Miss the fairway by 1 yard anywhere, including around the greens, and you have a 50/50 chance of finding your ball. 1 yard - really. This isn't thick, manicured, cared-for rough. Rather, just a lack of course maintenance & mowing. Rainy weather aside, the rough has been neglected all season.

- Greens never swept of morning dew. I completed my round at 11am on a sunny day. No greens maintenance. Every green was essentially an automated 2 putt. Like playing temp greens. A shame.

I cancelled my afternoon round booked with a Hot Deal for under $30 because the condition of the course doesn't justify any dollar amount or time. There are plenty of quality, affordable courses in the area. Rancocas currently isn't one of them.

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

Inniscrone Golf Club

Played On 08/29/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Tale of Two Nines

Front nine is a challenging and fair layout of holes.
Back nine is has many hokey holes.
Fairways and greens in great shape. Rough is unacceptably high. If you miss the fairway even slightly on many holes, there is a slim chance you will find your ball.
Would recommend playing, though with the above understanding of course. $45 or less.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/04/2018:
Thank you for the great review! Inniscrone does have many challenging holes, but we are glad you were able to conquer the back nine. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Aerated Greens

NOTE: Greens aerified and sanded on Aug. 21. Recommended 2nd week of September for fully recovering. ALSO, started informed me that they top dress the greens every Tuesday,. I have played the course twice and each time the greens were basically automatic 2 putt. Aerifying is necessary maintenance, but weekly top dressing is too bad. The green could be spectacular.
When this course is in ideal condition it could be a real gem. The layout and holes are solid. Wide open course, but penalty for missing fairways with long rough. They could reduce the rough throughout the course. Very difficult to find balls.
Good value with Golf Now Hot Deal. Otherwise, too pricey.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid Course with Golf Now deal. Sanded Greens

Greens had been sanded in the morning. Necessary maintenance but disappointing to not fully appreciate them.
Wide open course, though rewarded for fairways hit. Rough is rough.
Solid course close to philly with GN deal.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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