Emerald Hills Course - Forest & Valley

br> Overall the Emerald Hills Course was in great shape, but the layout is a bit lacking at times.

Price - cart included	C
Difficulty	B
Scenery	A
Green Conditions	A
Fairway Conditions	A
Club house	A+
Layout	B
Practice Facility	A

With a price tag of $125 prime time rate plus tax, the Emerald Hills course isn't bad value. We actually tee'd off at 3:30 so the price was a bit lower at $95. Note that you don't get a cart included in that price as with the Club at Bond Head.


The difficulty for this course was fair. The length wasn't too bad and the greens were an average speed.

A little course knowledge goes a long way on this track since you cut off some distance at times and knowing when you can get away with 3 wood or 5 wood vs. Driver can save you lots of strokes.

I rate this course difficulty at a "B".

I think that if the greens were a little more difficult I would likely push my rating up to "A" as fairways were quite narrow at times making some holes quite interesting.

The scenery at this course was pleasant. The course was surrounded by trees, trees and more trees with a hint of a little water and ample sand traps around the greens. I would rate this course as an "A" rating.

The green conditions were very good but lacked any real speed.  That aside, they were very smooth and true.

The greens did have a problem with receptiveness as on a few occasions I hit some very good 52 degree irons only to have them release off the green a good 20-25 feet.

Green consistency seemed to be an issue as well as some greens were faster and visibly shorter than others. 

An A rating for these greens is about right. It would not take much too improve the rating for these greens since a trim would go a long way.

Fairway conditions were good but also seemed a bit long. The recent rain may have caused them to grow excessively as the softness was noticeable and fairway roll was rare.

Again an A rating was appropriate.

The clubhouse was an excellent facility much like Bond Head however the service and food quality seemed much better and the outdoor patio overlooking the 9th green of the Forest course provided superb atmosphere. I think an A+ rating is appropriate for this clubhouse.

The layout was a little straight and boring at times maybe with a gentle bend and of course trees lining each side.  Aside from some raised greens at the end of some of these holes, the course seemed a little plain. I rate this course layout as a "B".

The practice facility at this course is quite unique. The putting green is too small to accommodate the amount of traffic at the course and the driving range is pretty small and out of the way.

A full practice facility is technically available. I have to give this practice facility an A rating as it meets the minimum criteria.

Emerald Hills Course is a Club Link  golf course in Ontario just north of Toronto.

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