this place has allot of memories it has the memories of me and my family who spend some time in vacasions to spend time with me and my other family whe have the best times there..
We just got back from a golf outing at this property. The Dock House accommodations were great. The property and layout is very nice. Sadly, the conditions were appalling. Most of the greens are dead or on life support. In my opinion, this course is being run into the ground by its inept owners. The staff is clueless as well. This course could be something special, but it is on the fast track to bankruptcy. If you are in the East Texas area take my advice and go to Pine Dunes instead.
Overpriced for the condition of golf course. Twin Lakes in Canton or Links at Lands End in Yantis are much less and in better shape.
The fees are extremely high. The course was in decent shape and has a lot of water and trees and beautiful East Texas scenery. For what they charge, it is not a good value.
It's a shame. For the past 6-8 years this was a must play golf course. New ownership has struggled to keep this facility in tip top shape. As I understand the new owners have tried to save significant monies and the course has been effected significantly. The new bunkers are striking, but that's all they've done. It seems in order to pay for the bunker renovation there have been drastic cuts in other parts of the course. Customer service is lousy. Word is the new owners have eliminated several key management positions and it definitely shows. This course is now more like a "muni" than the must play destination facility it once was. They charge $69.95 on the weekends which is very overpriced. At the present course condition / service level $29.00 should be the going rate. For a far better overall value visit Twin Lakes in nearby Canton or Links at Lands End in Yantis, TX.
The $62 they charge for weekend play is WAY overpriced. The greens are nice and the layout is tough. Hog ruts in a lot of areas. Gopher mounds as well. In general it looks like the maintenance is not done very often. Never sent the cart girl out. In my opinion the last owners did a better job with this course. I won't be back here again and won't recommend it to anyone else.
High priced horrible conditions. $62.00 for 18 holes. No cart girl. We paid $24.00 for three breakfast burritos. No course management.
A few years ago, I started to buy a lot on this great golf-course. I'm so glad I didn't. This golf course has gone from 5 star to 0 star. The worst course I have ever played. I'm a senior, and they charged me $59.00 Plus Tax and range balls. This course, in the shape it's in, should have been $19.00 with no tax, and free range balls. I'm sure the people that bought lots, and built nice homes are really upset.The way the course is now, they can't get anything for their new home's. I have never seen a piece of property go down so quickly. Don't waste your time are money!
Have played this great layout for approx 20 years, beautiful trees, flowers...was an absolute must play.......Played there today 05/18/14, I hadn't played there in approximately 4 years due to a car wreck...was really excited about getting back....what a disappointment....the course is a HAY FIELD. The greens have a fungus...was told the course was in great shape....you can bet this course hasn't seen a bag of fertilizer in the 4 years I've been away...$70.00 and I sure don't mind paying that and more for a good course but this was a total RIP....was told the new owners are concentrating on the real estate portion....got news for these guys...no one wants to live on golf property that totally sucks....was such a neat place at one time....SAD!!!!
Perhaps not as well maintained in the past, but Garden Valley is still a beautiful golf course that is playable by average golfers and challenging to low handicappers. It is possible some of the course maintenance issues are result of the extremely hot and dry summer this area had last year. I live about an hour away an play with clients and friends at least twice a year and is probably the out of town course I visit most frequently.