Worst golf course in America?

[StefanUrkel]

Mission Hills Country club in Illiinois. On a nice Saturday in Chicago, every single course was full except this. Not one person there at 1PM.  Greens were thick rough, sand was extremely rocky, tee boxes were brown and cut up. 

[mcanadiens]

It's been a few years, but my vote is for Holly Ridge Golf Course, Harbinger NC. Recent reviews on it don't suggest much improvement.

Roughly half of every green on the course was burned to dirt. Fairways were equally grass-less with massive ant hills on a number of them. Somehow I had to try to hit my shot through one of these ant hills three times that day. Low strung electrical wires ran across the property and created an obstacle on five to six holes. The few water hazards were choked with toxic-looking algae. The carts were barely operational and the cashier gave us grief for booking thru GolfNow.

Before seeing this place, there were a couple of courses up my way that I thought were poor. They have nothing on this joint.

This place is really not worth it at any price.

 

[bkuehn1952]

Every place I have ever played had some redeeming features.  Usually goat tracks have low costs and uncrowded conditions.

If I were looking for "The Worst" it would need to be fairly pricey, have atrocious conditions and be so crowded so one faced a 5-6 hour round.  Fortunately, I have not run into that place yet.

[mcanadiens]

18 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Every place I have ever played had some redeeming features.  Usually goat tracks have low costs and uncrowded conditions.

If I were looking for "The Worst" it would need to be fairly pricey, have atrocious conditions and be so crowded so one faced a 5-6 hour round.  Fortunately, I have not run into that place yet.

I'd agree with you for the most part, but there are some exceptions out there. The course I mentioned is relatively low cost, but not low cost enough. It wasn't even uncrowded (for some reason). Literally not worth the gas.

To be sure, I found a new appreciation for our local "goat tracks". 

[paininthenuts]

Worst in the UK is Hornchurch. Greens are longer than most fairways