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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7268 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.9

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 06/2019.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark McCumber (1996) Mike Beebe (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Heron Bay Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Reviews

3.3
698 Reviews (698)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 39
Brunch 11
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 119
Water Hazards 33
Plays Long 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 52
Locals 50
A Weekend Splurge 22
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 44
Convenient to the City 38
Worth the Drive 33

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Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Windy

The weather wasn't nice but overall we had a good time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not What it used to be

Golfed here a few times 6 years ago....it was spectacular, course was in amazing shape, greens were excellent. While I still enjoyed golfing here, I will not be back. The course was in poor shape for the money they charge.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wow, they used to play the Honda classic here?

This course was just bad... after closing for the summer I’d expect them to do something to the course. Apparently not! Waste of money! Don’t play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course just reopened. I found the fairways and greens in very good condition. Enjoyed the course. Will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Monday play

Tees poorly marked, greens a little on the slow side, course sort of wet with no rain. Staff excellent!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Wouldn't Play this course again for free

I played this course maybe 10 years ago and was very pleased with the condition. Just played last weekend and it looks like the greens-keepers and maintenance staff must have been affected by the gov't shut down. Weeds everywhere, tee boxes and fairways not mowed, bunkers in very poor shape, greens overgrown. Carts stalled out and were old, seemed like they needed new batteries. Tee box signage numbers have been replaced with stickers from Home Depot and home made stencils, looks horrible. So much sand, that many holes you hit a great drive land in the sand, hit a great 2nd shot and land in the sand again. Waste bunkers all over the place in the fairways, with very little grass to aim for. No beverage cart on the course. One bartender working at the Grille on the turn responsible for waiting on entire restaurant.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mo good course for the price

We played at Atlantic national same price but Atlantic is is high course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

On it's way back to greatness?

Played this course many times over the years. Great deal today. Tee boxes ragged with new grass planted and growing in patches that varied in height from hole to hole. Those newly mowed looked good. Fairways in good shape but one yard off the rough wasn't mowed. Spent a lot of time looking for balls just inches off the fairway. Greens newly planted and in good shape. Just a bit fuzzy. Boundary water edges being cleared, obviously a work in progress. Bunkers are like fine wet beach sand, make sure you have the right bounce in your wedges since there are a lot of them. Recently flipped 9's? Continue the good work, would love to see course back the way it was when the "Classic" was there.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Playable course

Enjoy playing heron bay like the layout. Only one complaint there is no 100 or 150 yard makers on fairway's . Makers would be great help.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Heron Bay

Golf course is state of serious neglect - tee boxes were Harry - long - fairways full of weeds and greens bumpy

I don’t see this course surviving - for sure being sold to developer soon

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

Just re-opened and playing great!

The course just re-opened 2 weeks ago after being closed for 6 months. The greens are in great shape and rolling true. Well, I had 24 putts so they rolled for me today! The layout is fair, not too narrow but there’s enough water around if you’re not swinging confidently. Wind is a factor and some holes play really long and others can be flip wedges if you’re longer than average.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Don't bother

Went there yesterday. I have played in the past and it was a really nice course. Not so anymore. The greens didn't seem like they had been mowed in weeks. Same with the rough. It was windy and we spent a good amount of time in the rough. Very difficult to find balls with the rough as deep as it was. Further, the carts didn't have GPS's, and very few sprinklers were marked with the distnaces, and there were no markers in the fairways. Lastly, it seemed like the colors of the flags were the opposite of what you would expect (blue was front, red was back!).
Too bad. Used to be a really nice course. Won't be heading back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

What a bad experience

After being closed for months we played the day after the course reopened. Eventhough they had months to prepare the course. . . the ball dispenser didn't work at the range, traps were hard and wet, fairways were almost unplayable do to water and poor maintenance, greens were slow and patchy with bare spots. Pace of play was 4 1/2 hrs after 8 holes. . . like most golfers that day we quit after 9 holes. Disappointing for a course with it's history. Oh yeah, the staff was just as surley as the course conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens looked like they were painted

Disappointed, course was not in best of shape. Played course multiple times 7-10 years ago when course was in excellent shape. Seems to have suffered under new management.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of bunkers!

Course was challenging with lots of bunkers and wind. Course was in good condition, although course facilities could be updated and in working order. Would definitely play it again from different tees.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/15/2018

I'd love to play in the future. Ho does one do that?

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The TPC glory is long gone

The staff was very friendly but that ends the good news.
The place is a dump and the layout is boring. they are closing for the summer. Close forever or fix the.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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