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Value
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4.2
Friendliness
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Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6666 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.3

Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Ted Locke Bob Lohmann Dick Nugent (1979)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Reviews

4.2
122 Reviews (122)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 11
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 11
Water Hazards 8
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Walkers 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Worth the Drive 9

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Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Off the Beaten Path, but Excellent Value

Pinecrest is a fine course in excellent condition for this early in the year. The fairways and greens were a little soft as expected, but the current condition bodes well for the Summer. I highly recommend making the time to check this course out.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging and fair

I have been playing Pinecrest since the late 1970s early 80s,always well manicured, and in great shape. Look forward to next season to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

"Dennis" the Golf Professional extremely unprofessional

Got a 1:58 Tee time and arrived 15 minutes early. He would not let me check in because he said he would only give out carts 10 minutes before actual tee-time. Then I met someone on the putting green who has 2:18 tee-time and got their carts....hmmm...why the double standard. Very unhappy customer because of Dennis' unprofessional handling of customers!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

pinecrest golf course

The course is in great condition they keep it very well maintained, however the only down side is they don't have a GPS system on the golf carts. This was also the only time I've played the course and there were marshals driving around and a starter calling peoples names to start.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Emerald Ash Borer, The 15th Club

6600 from the tips and 6100 from the next set forward won't make any golf shiver in their shoes. This is target golf though. Pinecrest does a nice job of keeping the rough down so if you spray it off the tee you can find your ball. The emerald ash borer must have been a golfer in a former life because it felt like Pinecrest lost about 6 ash trees per hole.

The greens are a little fuzzy and don’t roll like the practice green so that little game of deception can cost you a shot or two until you get it figured out. If you are a long hitter, there are a handful of par fours where you can, "grip it and rip it!" I believe #11 is their signature hole. The 200 yard (tips) par three plays like an island green with the only safe miss being long and left.

Pinecrest is a good deal and a once a year course for me. If I lived closer, I would probably play it more to help keep my handicap down.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course for the price

A fun , fair course for the average golfer. Played in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Nice course

First nine played excellent and fast. Then we ran into a league that was extremely slow on Monday on the back nine. It was taking over 25 min per hole on the back nine vs about less than 10 min on the first nine. Thus we were not able to complete the round due to a bad rain. Course is very nice and well kept. Practice facilities are very nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golf Now

This is the only way I golf anymore. The deals are so good I find it hard to pay full price anywhere.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best in the area

Great course for the golfnow price. Good condition and nobody on the course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Condition

The greens are the best I have played this season.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable round

From the minute we arrived, course was welcoming. Staff was friendly and accommodating. We arrived early and were offered the chance to tee off earlier than our prepaid discounted time. Greens were much faster than expected with very few ball marks. Bunkers and fairways were well-maintained and rough was short, making it easy to find wayward balls. Layout was fair with tees spaced appropriately so that 3 golfers playing from red, blue and black tees all enjoyed the round. A single joined my twosome on the 5th hole and we never waited to take a shot again, finishing in about 3 1/2 hours on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Value

The course and greens were in nice shape. It's been 10+ years since I last played here, so I was very happy with the conditions. Beverage cart came by every 2-3 holes. A nice rarity. Green speeds were a bit uneven at times, but in good shape. Played in 4:15 with only a few short waits, not too bad after a strange start. They had a threesome, a single then a twosome go in front of us...odd.

I will definitely make a return visit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course for women

While I found the course challenging and the condition of the course very good, my wife really enjoyed her round. The ladies tees gave her a wonderful opportunity to score well and she took advantage on the front nine. We had a great day and will recommend Pinecrest to our friends

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Another very nice park disctrict course

Very nice facility. The clubhouse nicer than expected. Scorecard a little funky (par 3's not pictured). Well maintained with good greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great weather. Slower than normal pace.

The course was in pretty good condition on a very sunny, 90 degree day. So the turnout at the course was pretty substantial. The course played well. I'm usually a very fast paced golfer, so 4 1/4 hours for me seems like an eternity. Otherwise, the service cart was understocked, but the staff was rather friendly. I would recommend this course to most golfers I know.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Pinecrest

I had never played this course before... The pace of play was rather slow. The greens were somewhat slow and had too many propeller leaves to spend time reading putts...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Diamond in the "ruff"

Pinecrest is consistently in great shape. The staff is THE most friendly. Dennis, Tom etc. are the best.

Bob M.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Cozy and nice challengsble course

I love this course. I will be again soon. Some difficulties and challenging hole here and there. With wind 15 mph lots fun also. Not easy green either. Highly favorable for high single to 16 HC. Some advanced senior and femele golfers this is the right course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice course

We played in the early spring so the trees were not a factor yet. The greens are fairly challenging in spite of the early season. The course was clean and enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Early season play

After brutal winter, course ready.
Fairways soft.
Greens above average for April 9.
Slow play biggest negative. Reason? Nicest day in a looooong time!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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