Vintage at White Deer Golf Club

The crew was in the process of aerating the greens and I happened to be a victim of that….

This is my second review of this course, specifically the Heritage Course having played a couple of years back.. I was hoping that things would improve two years later when I played this morning and sadly that was not the case. I was looking at the Vintage Course today as I played past on Heritage (I may have been the only person playing Heritage) and wondered if most of the maintenance budget is going to Vintage where things looked a bit cleaner kept? Hard to say. At the end of the day, Heritage feels like the course management does not like fairways or tee boxes at all. Greens? They dig and maintain well and true.

While bunkers have been re-sanded since I last played, the tee boxes show no signs of being mowed, weeded, seeded, or fertilized. Teeing off was effectively playing from the rough and fairways were playing from hazards. Fairways on almost every hole were missing huge areas of grass to the point where on nearly every hole I made a deal with myself to place a ball on whatever grass I could find in order just to play. The 16th hole in particular needs to in all honesty be completely rebuilt from tee through green. The fairway no longer exists, hard pan bounces good balls into unplayables, etc, standing water everywhere...

It's clear that the course is trying to clean up some things from the last time I played. I noticed a lot of work on cart path rebuilding across the property which was a need, but honestly, the course management seems to have the focus backwards. White Deer has a great app that is super interactive, a friendly and attentive staff, and a clean website...But the PRODUCT, the actual golf is just falling apart (at least on Heritage) and that makes it far less interesting than it should be. Not sure what it will take to actually create even average playing conditions. But I hope that happens as this place could be the centerpiece of an entire region. It's run by good folks who definitely care, but it'd be great to see an investment in the golf experience!

Roughs were a bit too rough, but all the more of a challenge. White Deer is always a solid course to play.

Can't wait to see this place in full swing in the summer. It looks like it could be great. Ive played here 3 times so far this year and have had a good experience every time. Im convinced that only one guy works at this course. Same guy that checked me in and answered the phone was the same guy who put my cart away and got me beer every time. Was very helpful and professional every time. I don't know his name or if he is the manager but he is the only employee I've interacted with. Conditions were good considering its March. Like I said Im excited to see what this place looks like when its all up and running. Going to explore possibly membership opportunities.

My first 18 in PA in March was great at White Deer Golf Course! Yes the course was damp and icy in places, but definitely playable. Cart path only was fine, necessary and great for this early in the year.

The staff were friendly and welcoming, the facilities look great. Can’t wait for them to fully open. We’re even considering membership options. We will definitely be back to this course!

Great course for the money. Played Vintage and want to go back and play heritage

Heritage is always a good time with friends. The scenery was beautiful and the course well maintained.

Greens were fast and nice. This was the only bright spot. Driving range awful. Fairways awful. Carts awful.

played the vintage course 32$ for a saturday so decent priced . its been so dry the tee boxes were a bit rough and greens were recently aerated . but fun course would definitely play again!

This course COULD be really terrific. The layout is interesting, challenging and set on a BEAUTIFUL piece of property. Unfortunately, the course itself is badly in need of maintenance. Tee boxes are rock hard and often like hitting from rough, bunkers In many spots lack sand and are overgrown with a variety of weeds, water hazards are covered with algae as others have noted, and many fairways are stripped of grass turning great tee shots into impossible second shots. That said. The greens are in excellent condition, the layout is SUPER fun (makes you think), and the location is accessible with easy check-in/start. I just wish they had more maintenance funding available. It looks as if the grounds crew is working to their best, but are just lacking resources.

If you go, make sure to download the mobile app as navigating the course without GPS is nearly impossible. Fairways are poorly marked for distance and often inaccurate. The app works nicely and was a huge boost the second time I played here. A course worth enjoying that I hope gets an upgrade soon!

Course was well maintained. Pace was great, staff is always friendly.