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3.1
964 Reviews (964)
5 Stars
217
4 Stars
404
3 Stars
159
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
84
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.7
53.4%
Recommend this course
670 out of 964 reviews
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3.0
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
48.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 25 reviews
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2.9
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
15
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
44.3%
Recommend this course
35 out of 79 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6792 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.0
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Smoke Rise Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Mini-Verdi Championship Bermuda
Golf Season Year round. Closed on Mondays.
Architect Gary Baird (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.1
964 Reviews (964)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 22
Narrow Fairways 19
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 17
Locals 15
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 9
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee boxes need work

I have played this course 20 times at least. This was the absolute worse I’ve seen it. 80% of tee boxes are unusable. 0 grass all dirt. Had a lawnmower follow us on a par 5. Wouldn’t stop mowing for us to tee off. Then he decided to follow us all the way to the hole. Which is extremely annoying. Probably will avoid this course in the near future till they fix the issues.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/21/2023

We apologize for the poor experience you had at our course and the condition of the tee boxes during your visit. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention and we will work to address them promptly.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Making a great comeback

Smoke Rise is making a huge comeback with the recent investments in the last few years. I admit the tee boxes are not up to par but they are currently working on it. Greens roll great and smooth (fast) and fairway is very decent. They are renovating the clubhouse so it feels a little janky right now. Otherwise, give this place a chance and you might love it. I warn you it is not the easiest course and demand exceptional accuracy.

P.S. It feels like golfing in the jungle when playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 06/09/2023

yeah you'd consider this good if you come from china. in America, this is considered terrible

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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hi, zhengliu. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/20/2023

Hi, u801619434. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hello, u314162583176. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Good layout but very poor shape

Fun, hilly course. Greens were ok, fairways/rough sub par, tee boxes were terrible, zero grass, just dirt.....too bad. Most 4/5 dont require hitting driver. Would come back only if course conditions dramatically improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/24/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 21
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not as bad as some reviews but,...

Definitely needs work. Not as bad as some reviews IMO. Greens were good, bunkers had plenty of sand, cart paths in trouble, tee boxes nonexistent, fairways ok. Lot of work going on so hopefully better days to come.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/24/2023

Hi, DavidS12,

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.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Smoke Rise Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course great. Tee boxes Under Construction

Aside from about half the tee boxes being dirt, the course played well. Fairways were nice and greens rolled smooth. Some harder than others but made for a challenge to score.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2023

Hello, AtlantaKaz. Thank you for visiting us at Smoke Rise Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's bad. More dirt than grass

The picture is the tee box condition

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/24/2023

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/24/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad Experience

This place is in bad shape. Hardly any grass on tee boxes or fairways. Expected so much better for the price you have to pay to play. I will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/09/2023

Hi, asmith17. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Smoke Rise Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Trust the other reviews

Wanted to believe the reviews were exaggerated. They are not. Take your money elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hello, u254351689. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

not what it once was

Lets start off with the good: the pace of place was amazing (even for a weekend) since not a lot of people play due to it's current condition. That was pretty much it for the good. I invited my friends from out of state over to play at this course and I was so ashamed with the condition and overall unfriendliness with the lady checking people in. (seriously, she really needs to go... like it was to the point where I had questions about my higher fee and decided to just ignore them so I don't startle her even more) The course as of May 2023 is in atrocious condition. I cannot fathom how they are going to fix this problem in short term. It's definitely staying off of my list of courses to play and I will be warning my peers about it as well.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hi, dhrudry,

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.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Smoke Rise Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/09/2023

Hi, RickDonohue1. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

What Could Be

Got invited to play a free round here...always enjoy checking out a new venue. So glad this was free because I certainly wouldn't pay to play here. The course is in really poor shape, particularly the fairways. Portions of some greens were damaged as well, but overall the greens putted well. It's a shame because the layout is great and the greens have lots of undulation.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/01/2023

u659521174, we’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile. Please contact us directly at the pro shop at (770) 908-2582 Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Maybe 1 day it'll be good again

As of April 2023, the course is in really bad condition. The fairways are absolutely terrible and many of the tea boxes are in pretty rough shape as well. The greens were decent but some of the pin placements were screwy.

The clubhouse is entirely closed so it's porta potties only. They were grilling burgers & stuff when we teed off around 11:30 but by the time we finished at 4:30, there was no food or anything available.

I've played it in much better conditions for less money so, for the time being, I plan on playing elsewhere for the remainder of this year. I understand they're putting a lot of investment into it so hopefully one day it'll be nice again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/18/2023

Hi, Marc2508173! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Find somewhere else to play

I've played Smoke Rise for years and it's simply one of the worst courses you'll find, particularly for what is supposed to be a private club. The pro shop now resides in the cart barn due to a "water leak" and the lady running the register could not have been any more rude and uncaring if she tried. That's the good news.
The course itself is atrocious. Fairways are just dirt with spots poa annua for grass. You take your life in your hands entering and exiting the fairway to the car path. Bunkers that are not full of water are just unplayable.
Despite it all, the greens are for the most part ok but they too are stressed.
I don't know how long this place can survive and why it's not gone already is anybody's guess.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/01/2023

Hello, u544337255. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course For the Money

Municipal prices for a 4-star experience. Friendly staff, great mix of challenging and less-challenging holes. Great carts. Good burgers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/12/2023

Hello Wade2546724. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Smoke Rise Country Club!

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