Arrowhead Country Club

I recently played Arrowhead Country Club and I wasn't impressed or satisfied with the experience. Played on a quiet Monday morning with nice weather conditions. I never had to wait for anybody in front of me; I completed my round in 2 hours and 45 minutes with a cart. The pro-shop staff was cordial, welcoming, and friendly. My biggest complaint is the condition of the fairways. The fairway is supposed to be a reward for a well placed tee shot, and at this course it felt more like a penalty; as I was forced to hit off of numerous bare spots. I'd venture a guess that 25-40% of the par 4 & 5 fairway area is in disrepair while gopher mounds are prominent throughout the rough (which makes for a rough cart ride). The tee boxes were chewed up and had inconsistent turf. The greens were the lone area of the course that was adequately maintained, they ran fast and were tricky. I'm glad the staff elected to close the 10th green to fully repair it, instead of a half measure; even if that means a temporary green on the fairway. The bunkers were rocky and in most cases muddy. Some of the bunkers were missing rakes. The golf cart I was issued had 3 bolts missing from the cover, 2 on the right side and 1 on the driver side. In my opinion, this course is priced 25% above it's relative value. The course could benefit from an extended refurbishment to fully repair the fairways and tee boxes.

I've been playing here for several years now, I live less than 5 minutes away. I've seen the ownership change and how they have invested into bringing it back to a playable course. The course was not in good shape when they took over and it had improved a lot over the last 3 years. Today I went out and the course was absolutely unplayable. Don't know what happened, but I left after 6 holes. Just a waste of time and money right now. It's a shame to, it was really coming along and I enjoyed it as a close practice type course. This was early September. Update: Ok, went back earlier this week and the course is in far better condition. It's still not a Top Tier course, but it's definitely getting better. Maintenance has come along and it's now playable. I'll be back to going regularly again. Mid October for this trip.

Golf course is good for beginners. Tee times aren’t filled up so you have a decent amount of time between holes. The fairways weren’t terrible but not great either. Some of the greens were in decent condition, but some were terrible. Near the greens on several holes we were swarmed with fire ants all over our feet and were bit even through our socks and shoes. This also happened on the fairways. Definitely the worst part of day. Also, this was our first time at this course and it was a bit difficult navigating through the course. Hardly any signs showing where the holes were. And the ones they had were extremely faded. They also did not have a cart attendant after 1pm, so we were unable to get drinks until after the 9th hole. Overall it was not a good experience, but not completely terrible. Definitely will not be coming back.

The pace of play was great for a Saturday noon tee time, finished in 4 hours. Greens were rolling great after all the rain we had in the previous week. Course has a lot of potential, I did see a few areas under repair and can understand why some reviews get hit for the spots around the green. I had a lot of fun, make sure carry the green because it can affect your score if you are short on a lot of the holes. Would make for a good tournament or scramble tyoe of environment.

I’m extremely disappointed with how tee times and overall course management are being handled at Arrowhead Country Club. For multiple Sunday mornings in a row, our group booked the first or second tee time of the day to enjoy a clean, crisp round of early morning golf. However, every single time we made the turn to the back nine, we were met with severe backups because the course sent out unscheduled groups on hole 10 right as we were coming through. Booking early tee times should guarantee a smooth, unobstructed round for those who woke up early and paid for that privilege. Allowing members and group to tee off on the back nine right in front of the lead groups completely defeats the purpose and ruins the flow of the round. Unless Arrowhead changes how they manage their back-nine starts on weekend mornings, we will be taking our group elsewhere. Also the tee box, bunkers, rough, and fairways are in extremely poor condition. The greens are patchy as well but playable. Where as the rest of course besides the greens you have to constant bump your ball just to have a normal patch to hit off.