Willows Run Golf Club

06/25/2008 Posted by RKaplan08

I would give this course a zero if I could. The greens were like putting on lava rock and I got my shorts ripped off by thorns of bushes I fell into. I could not even figure out why there where pretty girls out there, I was looking for my usual 74 year old cougars. I will never go back to this track for the cheap beers, I think they are laced with bad powder that make me play bad. Being a wanna be pro golfer, I will pick a better course to sneek on to next time. That being said, I have a tee time there tomorrow just to see if I had and isolated bad experience.

10/16/2007 Posted by knarfl

I've played Willows about 20 times (close to work in Redmond) but had a string of bad experiences recently. Most people know Willows Run courses play S-L-O-W. I usually play Eagle's Talon and I've had 6+ hour rounds. Apparently Double_J thinks that is not a big deal but when it plays slower than Bellevue Muni, it makes you wonder what the management's priority is. Second, their rangers are ineffective and unusually rude for a level of course where you expect to be treated with common courtesy. One ranger is specific was completely rude, demanding and yelling at my foursome to play faster when the foursome behind us complained. This was on Saturday afternoon when Willows is known for 6 hour rounds: Our group could have played left handed and still keep up with the slow moving groups ahead of us. I told the ranger he better back off and don’t grandstand just to satisfy a group that complained the loudest and told him Willow's GC rangers don't know how to keep the rounds to less than 5 hours (wouldn’t that be nice.) Anyhow, the ranger got in my face like he was duke it out. Simply, proof was in the pudding: That round took almost 6 hours to finish even with my “slow” group waiting 5~10 minutes to before hitting every shot. After finishing the round, I complained to the assistant pro who was working the counter at the pro shop to post a complaint against the ranger. The pro looked at me and said tersely, "You can't play 4 hour rounds here on weekends." Letters to the pro and the management has never been responded. So much for a “championship caliber golf course complex.” There are plenty of other courses (Oki courses in particular) that are managed well and affords golfers enjoyable time. My foursome will no longer play Willows Run.

Pros: Scenery

Cons: Pace of play (5~6+ hour rounds standard on weekends), rude staff

03/26/2006 Posted by fawkesguy

It boggles the mind how lame the managment can be. It seems all they care about is trying to make a dime and refuse to take a hard look at the customer experience. Good luck.

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04/14/2004 Posted by jeppy

Played Willows saturday and was really impressed. golf course was in great condition the staff was freindly and helpful and the beer was really cheap. Why drive anywhere else when you could play here. I also joined their membership because it gives you two for one dinners at 5 different restaurants.

Pros: Reasonably Priced, Hot Beer Girls, Great food

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11/24/2003 Posted by kkgi69

Course is overrated for the value. Practice facility is marginal at best, with the balls in poor condition. Course is usually in good condition, and is very convient to walk on. Compare against others in the area like Triology on Redmond Ridge, it cannot compete.

Pros: Location, Convient

Cons: Value, Practice Facility

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03/19/2003 Posted by eausen

The golf course is fine until you get to the greens! They are commonly littered with ball marks. The golfers who seem to play there believe it is all right to leave their ball marks unrepaired!

Pros: well kept grounds, friendly staff

Cons: crowded, greens are marked up

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11/18/2002 Posted by xg300

Willows Run is a over-priced, pusedo county club or Eastsiders who want to pretend their affluent. While the links style courses can be challenging is well kept, this is really nothing spectacular or unique about any of it's holes. The par three course for the money best deal at Willows. It is well kept as many par three's are not and a great place for a take new golfer so that they may see portion of what a real golf course feels and looks like. I am not a cheap-skate and have paid over a $100.00 a round and felt it worth the price. So do yourself a favor go to Sumner Meadows if you like Link style golf, it offers just as much golf course, at a reasonable price.

Pros: well kept course, friendly staff, food

Cons: parking, priceS, SPEED OF PLAY

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10/02/2002 Posted by bmcbride

No contour/grade change. Little landscaping, few trees. Unimaginative and unchallenging design. What could possibly be the draw?

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10/02/2002 Posted by sixnine

Willows is the worst, overpriced track on the eastside. The only good thing about it is that it's conveniently placed in the valley. I wonder if Paul Allen is paying for water yet or if he is still drawing it out of the sammamish creek. What a joke of a course.

Pros: Location

Cons: Price, Quality of Track, Bugs

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08/27/2002 Posted by tenacious_d

It looks nice from the outside, but this course is always overloaded. It takes at least 5 hours to play and you wait on every shot. The course is in good shape and the greens are nice. With 36 holes to play, you'd think that they could space the play out. The staff really doesn't seem to care that people are packed on the course, and that is the part that bothers me. If you don't mind the drive, play the Links at The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie. It is well worth the trip.

Cons: very slow, over booked, over priced

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