Horseshoe Resort - Valley

This course is not worth the money. Says newly renovated but all they did was open more holes. Literally got rushed by the Marshall 3 holes in and ruined my hole day of golf. Took 4 of us 3 hours and 45 mins for 18 holes and was still getting rushed. Golf is suppose to be relaxing and this place was anything but that

Lots of weeds and dirt in the fairways. Greens were in poor shape. Some bunkers were hard packed. No GPS in carts & course didn't match Garmin options.

We were intrigued by the mention of Muskoka Bay Freed developer which we played in August and was excellent. However, a tale of two cities - their Valley course is simply in awful condition. It is a nice layout through the woods BUT - has been neglected. The sand traps have not been raked even after a rain wash out days ago. And the fairways - well hold on. This course is in worse condition than muni courses we have played. Being respectful will simply advise you consider any other course.

The front nine was ok but fairways are dry. The greens were good. A couple of the tee decks had no grass. The back nine was beat up pretty bad lots of dead grass. Sand traps not playable on back nine. Good thing the scenery compensates and we got a god deal on golf now. Not worth 90 bucks to play

Good tract.
Good pace
Good conditions.
All in all an enjoyable day !

The course was decent however a bit pricey for what it is. I understand that it was late in the season but better ground keep keeping would be nice.

I have had a horrible experience on this course. I fell into an unmarked pothole on the 2nd hole. I notified the Proshop to let them know that I had fallen and that I would have to go and have my foot looked at. I had an X-Ray done and have a sprained ankle and now wearing an Air-cast boot. Twice I emailed Horseshoe Valley to notify the outcome of my fall and no one has ever responded to me. On other areas of the course, there were many marked spots spray painted in red. This hole was unmarked. I didn't even see the hole as it was all covered in grass. I was walking towards the green to chip my ball onto the green when I fell in. This is negligence and unacceptable.

Fun track with the addition of 6 holes in July. Fairways and most of the greens are in good shape. Tee times were 10 minutes apart but pace of play was slow and backed up the whole 18 holes.

Golf doesnt seem to be a priority at horseshoe. It's short (par 69) and in really rough shape. Greens and fairways have a lot of dead spots. Food and staff are great, but with so many great courses in the Barrie area this isnt one I would choose to return to.

The Valley at one time was a premier course. It turn to a a vacation resort course and dropped in Quality.
On our visit the greens were not cut super slow and plenty of burnt areas on the greens.
Even with the Golf Now deal it was to much and has a long road to go to get back to a 100 course.

The course was good but the greens were pretty beat up and the hole would pull right out when taking the flag out. Overall the course was ok but I would not go back if I have to pay more then $65 dollars with a cart.

Played this course 20 years ago. It was a treat.
Apparently this course had gone to 12 holes and back to 18 recently. Needs a lot of TLC to bring it back to where it was year ago.
Very tight course and a nice layout. Played with three locals fellows and we have a great time. If you play it bring a lot of balls. I would guess our foursome lost close to two dozen balls. I lost four myself. If you get off the fairway you likely will lose your ball. Greens are very small and very slow. Lots of slope to them as well.

The staff were very friendly and told me they are sinking money into the course now to bring it back to its old glory days. I would play it again once it has matured. Overall it was an enjoyable day playing with the three locals

From tips, it’s 5,559 yards, so it’s a short track. It’s challenging due to mature tree lines and elevation, so you need to be selective with your shots. Fun course to sharpen your iron play and short game.

One negative was pace of play. We started at back nine, which was fine but when we got to front nine, it was extremely slow. Sometimes two groups waiting at a hole.

Greens are slow, but it could be by design as fast greens could mean longer pace of play especially since this is part of a resort with lots of casual players.