Road tripped from western PA to play Briardale Greens on a beautiful late summer morning. The course itself is very flat which is a nice change from the hills near Pittsburgh. There is a full service practice area and the stocked pro shop has a restaurant as well. Service in the shop was friendly and helpful. Some observations about the course. It does not play long so don’t hesitate to play the tips/blues if you can drive it 210+. The greens were in great shape, but hard and very fast. No approach shots left any pitch marks and any put down hill required only a tap. The bunkers had a coarse sand in them, manicured very well. Surprisingly, there was not a rake on the entire course. After a long day of play I would think the bunkers would not be in that great of shape with no rakes. The par 3’s offered a nice variety of lengths. Hole 15 is by far the most challenging hole even though it is the number 2 handicap. Your tee shot ia through a very tight tunnel of trees (pic included) then in front of the green is a large gaping bunker and to the rear left of the green is water. Par is a good score here, which I did not achieve. Briardale was a very enjoyable round and I would recommend it to all.

Positives: Pro shop was small but nice. Staff very friendly and helpful. Ample and convenient parking. Nice little pub. Negatives: Nice practice greens but no cups and no traps for sand practice. The driving range has the option of hitting off mats or "grass." However the grass area was 50% dirt and 50% crabgrass. I have no opinion on the course as I haven't played it.

Really a fun course to play for a variety of different skill levels. The layout varies, the course has minimal tree issues and with being close to the lake wind can play a factor. Was exciting to see the city has committed to renovating bunkers (not started yet). Clubhouse staff is friendly, and service is good.

Absolutely terrible today. 10:50 tee time booked almost 10 days ago. Zero notice was given that 2 “smaller” outings would be ahead of us. Asked to go off the back, that was a hard NO from the clubhouse. Tees off around 11:05, made it to #4 after 1.5 hrs. Had to ask for a ranger (starter) to intervene because a call to the clubhouse proved to be useless. Where’s the courtesy to at least warn other clients that they will be behind outings? Furthermore, Babbit Rd was under construction and was an absolute nightmare getting to and leaving the course. Zero warning of this, as well. My money is just as green as the next person’s. Would be nice to be treated equally.

Course is in awesome shape but this has got to be the poorest managed and paced course I’ve ever played. Tee time at 3:30pm…made the turn at 6:15pm with 3 slow foursomes in front of us…went to the clubhouse to get a refund for the back 9 and it was locked. So I’m out $44 for 9 holes. Even during the morning on the weekdays…horrible pace of play and bad placement of tee times. They’re only spaced 7 minutes apart. Something needs to be done about that. I really wanted to get a membership there next year but after this last experience, I’m not going to and I’m done giving this place money. I’m self employed and make decent income and play a lot of golf so you guys just lost a solid customer.