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Value
3.7
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
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Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6328 yards
Slope 125
Rating 71.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 10/2019.

Silver Lake Country Club originally opened in 1925 as a nine-hole golf course. The back nine was added a few years later and soon after the course served as host to one of the first professional tournaments in the state. The ever-evolving golf course underwent a complete redesign in 1992 and in 2014 it was opened to the public. Silver Lake's layout sprawls across rolling hills, dappled with mature trees and edging along the shores of its namesake lake. The scenic landscape will challenge golfers with varied undulations ranging from subtle to dramatic. Water comes into play on several holes and while the bunkering may be sparse, the strategic placement along the greens will make you think carefully about your approach. Silver Lake Country Club is a layout that is player friendly enough for beginners and juniors but from the back tees, it also has appeal for seasoned golfers.

Course Details

Year Built 1925
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Reviews

3.4
52 Reviews (52)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Water Hazards 10
Elevation Changes 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Seniors 10
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value

Nice layout. Good pace of play. Just enough challenge for the average player.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Greens are in great shape. They roll true and have good pace. Not real long but if you spray there are plenty of trees. Most holes are bunkered green side. Has a little bit of everything, hazards, out of bounds ,some tight holes. most holes tree lined. Used to be a private course. Still in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Country Club gone public.

Typical private old school course that has gone public. Fairways were average at best. Sand traps have dirt. Only saving grace is that the greens were nice and rolled true with good speed plus they had good undulations. Scorecard is misprinted. It shows a big pond on hole 14 but there isn't one. Grounds crew were inconsiderate and should be replaced. On two holes the same guy waited until the middle of our backswings to fire his chainsaw. He was only 100 yards away and watching us. On the 14th hole two ground crew members walked up to the green as we walked off and installed a huge sprinkler that they proceeded to turn on even though the green was waterlogged from the previous nights rain so it clearly wasn't needed. They then pretended to lose control of it and turned it at us and soaked us. We exchanged a few words on that and as we drove away I looked back and saw them laughing. You only get one chance to make a good first impression and this course and its staff missed the mark. I will not be returning to this facility.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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
Previously Played
Used cart

Silver Lake July 2015

Good Course. Not long but good layout. Somewhat hilly and undulating greens

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good place to enjoy a round of golf

Overall this course was nice. The course is in great shape well maintained. Greens were pure, not really difficult to read. We had a great pace of play, we had a 10 am tee time and managed to finish around 145pm. The fairways are narrow so you have to keep it in play. Overall the course is not fairly difficult, except for a few blind shots everything else was playable. You'll enjoy this course if your a beginner or an average player. If your a scratch golfer this might be too easy for you.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course is decent, but many blind shots to the green

Wife & I have played here several times in the past 2 years. Course is always wide open if you get there between 10-3. An old school design with far too many blind shots to the green. Also plays far too long for women (only 3 sets of tees... might want to add a 4th set). greens were in very good condition and many bunkers had new sand.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very good value

The course difficulty made it a very good value for the money. It has some very difficult holes where even with a couple of excellent shots you can end up with a double bogey. Has quite a few blind shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice Condition

This was a nice course with a lot of side by side straight away holes. With the exception of # 9 and 10 there wasn't much strategy involved. Most of the holes had large greens with only 1or 2 traps on it. This would be a good course for beginners.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Over booking

They had 4 of the same tee times at 9:45 so the first tee was very crowded and took awhile to get the pace of place where it needed to be

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good course for price

I paid 19 a person with cart on super deal. Well worth that price. Would pay 25 easy. Lots of sand for added difficulty. Course seemed well maintaines and they were adding flowers and rocks for looks while I was there. Staff was helpful and grounds team was patient. Bad side. Not exciting. It didnt have black tees and it needed a little extra for difficulty. No real hills. Did have water but not very threatening.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

In need of TLC

The course Ned's weed killer and a mower. Course layout is nice and challenging. But, easy to see why it is now a public facility.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great condition for early in the season.

Very nice course for the price. Can't wait to come back later in the season when everything really greens up!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

Overall a nice course in great condition challenging holes and greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Silver lake

Staff was friendly and helpful. Course was in great shape. Golfed as a twosome on a Sunday afternoon and moved right along. Use to be a private course that went public this year. I will definitely go again. Would've been nice to have a beverage cart on course other than that it was a great place to golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value

If you like old style courses, this one is a great one to play. Greens rolled true with speed, the rest of the course was in great shape. Not the longest course but still very challenging. Great value to play and will be a very busy course when the word gets out that they are now offering public play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Golf Experience !

I love this course ! It's in great condition , greens are generous in size , roll true . 99% of recreational golfers will enjoy this course , I'm 61 years old and used every club in my bag . If you're 27 years old , scratch golfer ,or play mini tours , your ego wants a longer course . If you want a "private club experience" , that has limited tee times for the public , this is the place for you .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course for Golf Now rates

Value with use of Golf Now. Felt crowded on front nine with many groups on course and fairways so close to each other. Will be back for more rounds.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ownership is horrible

My daughter had a collared shirt with nice dress shorts! They said the were too short! Seriously!!!! Have you seen the shorts stores sell? They had her put on these plastic tight pants in 80 degree weather! I could see if they were ripped shorts or jean shorts! Being our first time at the course you would think they could say....next time please wear longer shorts or capris! I've golfed much nicer courses in the area! So not worth the hastle! We'll bring our business else where!

Conditions Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in great conditions. Long fairways.

Had a great time but very slow play on 2nd 9 holes due to the 4some ahead of us. One player was always lagging behind due to being on cell phone all the time. Saw no course rangers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the money

Overall a really great course challenging for all golfers of any type

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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