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4.2
448 Reviews (448)
5 Stars
256
4 Stars
130
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
84.6%
Recommend this course
393 out of 448 reviews
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4.2
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 9 reviews
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4.0
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.2%
Recommend this course
42 out of 53 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7164 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.8
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Harborside International Golf Center - Port Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Dick Nugent (1995) CE Golf Design (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
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

Accolades

Reviews

4.2
448 Reviews (448)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 17
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 37
Thick Rough 35
Elevation Changes 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 32
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 25
Entertaining Clients 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 39
Worth the Drive 24

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Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course. Rough too difficult for most players.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

Hot day, but the course play great. Ruff was a little touch. The greens were great as always. Staff was outstanding.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

I played on a wet and cloudy day yet the course was still in fantastic shape. The pace of play was amazing on a Tuesday morning and such a delight since it typically takes 5 hours minimum for 18 here. If you can go during off-hours, it’s definitely worth your buck!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bring your A game

Challenging Dunes course, enjoyed the challenge. Easy for pace of play to suffer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 184
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Port course

Staff was friendly. Always a good challenging golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging and well maintained

This was the perfect day to golf this course - mid 70"s and slight breeze.

The course was challenging but well maintained. The pace was well controlled.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Dramatic and different, but value?

It's a fun layout in a truly unique location – on top of a landfill in the middle of an industrial/port area. Meaning there are some really great natural areas and cool views.

It''s tree-less and often breezy (a really windy 25 mph when I played) so it's built for this with massive fairways and greens. There aren't trees as a penalty for errant shots, so the thick thick rough and heather-covered mounds really are. You want to be in the fairway. Unfortunately, bunkers in front of many greens mean you can't run it up like tree-less links courses,, which made some holes nearly impossible to get on in the insane wind.

You have to play a variety of shots off the tee – driver isn't always the best choice. No two holes are the same. Cart GPS is really helpful.

The greens were nice and ran true.

But some tee boxes were a bit chunked up and shaggy, the bunkers didn't seem dragged or raked, and the asphalt cart paths are just trashed. Plus, they had just cut the long grass in areas and it just smelled of rotting grass a lot. That's tough when the weekend greens fees are in the $125 range. Look for GolfNow specials.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Overpriced and needs improvement

The roughs are deep and where they do mow they left the grass behind making it nearly impossible to find your ball. Food and beer not available at the turn. Feels like a $60-$70 course not $130.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Current conditions are a no for me

The rough was so long and thick that if you didn’t hit the fairway, your ball was donated 9/10 times. Our round with 2 of us took 4+ hours because we spent so much time looking for our ball on every hole. The rest of the course was maintained well though, so if you’re an accurate golfer, then you’ll be fine. Not a single tree and far less water than expected given the name. The course did smell amazing (like gingerbread) after about the 4th hole, so that was nice.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Harborside Port

Challenging course with brutal rough (lots of rain the past few weeks). Everyone searching for balls slowed play down. One beverage cart for 2 courses and a closed restaurant with no prior warning was not good.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Maybe just start over?

We've all said it for years now, why is this place in such terrible condition? I will excuse the greenskeeper for the record rainfall in the month of April, but otherwise the overall condition of this place is no more than a $60 daily fee course. Kemper and the Port Authority have totally ruined this. How many times do we need to discuss the overgrown weeds, the terrible condition of the cart paths, the lack of anything resembling a $125+ track. Why do we keep paying for this???

The course would be better if they just started over.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Port

Fairways were in fantastic shape. Rough was a bit overgrown in certain areas. Greens were slow as well. That said, still solid condition for April. Will only get better from here!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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