Good Course, Bad Reviews

Editor’s note: What follows are overall ratings along with actual one-star reviews from Google. Some have been edited for length or clarity.

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
4.5 stars out of 5
Raymond — Too many sand traps, awful overhead view. Saw an aerial view and it looked oh so bad. Where are all the trees?

Royal Dornoch Golf Club
4.8 stars out of 5
Nigel H. — Good track but no memorable holes and greens only average. 

Pebble Beach Golf Links
4.8 stars out of 5
Annapurna H. — Nothing special about this beach. DISAPPOINTED.

Oakmont Country Club
4.7 stars out of 5
Brian D. — The greens are too bumpy. It’s like putting on a mountain range!

Cypress Point Club 
4.7 stars out of 5
Yevgeniy K. — Great views. The property has very bad smell all around. Particularly, the reception area smells urine.

Pine Valley Golf Club
4.6 stars out of 5
James B. — The course is not even close to being that nice to be private, besides Tobacco Road in Pinehurst NC looks much better.

Tobacco Road Golf Club
4.6 stars out of 5
Doug E. — Reminds me of a par 3 course in Myrtle Beach.

Royal County Down Golf Club
4.7 stars out of 5
Stephen A. — Good rugby ground

Royal Melbourne Golf Club
4.6 stars out of 5
1vd is love 1vd is life —wares the royalty all i see are homeless bums

Kath W. — We didn’t hate it!!

Augusta National Golf Club
4.7 stars out of 5
Ryan B. — It’s a shame Danny Willett and Trevor Immelman both won here. Try the egg salad.

St. Andrews (Old Course)
4.8 stars out of 5
Randall H. — The toilets on beach not open

Pinehurst No. 2
4.8 stars out of 5
Bruce E. — Was paired up with other golfers as if it was a municipal course.

Riviera Country Club
4.7 stars out of 5
Jeffrey C. — Haunted.

Seminole Golf Club
4.7 stars out of 5
Lorrayne B. — It is ok

Los Angeles Country Club
4.5 stars out of 5
Chip Pennyfeather — I could name 100 public courses that are more impressive than this dog track. Why was Hugh Hefner even trying to join this club?!

The Country Club (Brookline)
4.7 stars out of 5
Necey Wilson — Once I called to ask how to become a member. I was told they don’t have that information to give out.  Very sketchy.