Tanglewood Course (Taylorsville Country Club) Tee Times

To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. Earlier this year, a colleague and I purchased the WHAS11 Golf card since it allows you to play at some great courses around the greater Louisville area as well as all the proceeds goes towards a great cause. We called each club (including this one) to confirm cart fees, etc. before purchasing since we wanted to understand pricing beforehand. However, upon entering inside the pro shop (which was the only nice thing about the place minus the new carts) and presenting our cards, we instantly were hit with a $60 bill even though the card waives the green fees. That’s when we learn this club was recently bought out by new owners. The wife of the owner began to explain to us that they never agreed to the contract that the original owners agreed to and were only willing to give us a slight discount because they are needing to pay off the new golf carts they just bought. After a good 10 minute back and forth - the owner then said “I’m not gonna argue with you” and met us closer to the original fee that was originally advertised as well as was confirmed over the phone just a few weeks before this. I’ve never felt more uncomfortable in an interaction that felt like pulling teeth if anything else. That’s not the worst part, after that huge ordeal we finally hit the links only to be shocked at how badly the cart paths, sand traps, and even a poor excuse for a green I’ve ever seen. The pics don’t do it justice - how can you charge people tournament course level prices but let people play with these conditions? I’m not one to complain but I’d stay far away from this course. We drove an hour from downtown to test this course out hoping to enjoy it enough to come back again but management is focused more on getting their investment back on their golf carts than its customers (and it’s grass). Ultimately, whether the owners did good or bad business decisions - you should at least uphold the promise they made towards a good charity. Especially since it’s bringing in new players that otherwise would never think to play there. Do better! Golf is in its golden age - focus on building relationships first and allow the transactions to follow.

a year ago

This place is not what it used to be AT ALL. First off, apparently they do not affiliate themselves with Golf Now so our reservation was null even though we paid. We had to pay AGAIN but they probably have no problem with taking our money from Golf Now. The fairways are all dead. The bunkers are greener than the actual greens. It is not kept up at all. We also all got stung multiple times from the multitude of bugs infested on the carts. Everything about the course itself was not worth our money but at least the carts were nice.

a year ago

After playing today I don’t think I will be back. The course is in the worst shape I’ve seen in 10 years. It is easily the worst course in the area by far. Not to mention the completely disrespectful and rude workers, along with the “members” of whatever country club they think they are building. This ain’t Valhalla. I was just trying to have a nice morning with my family and was talked to extremely inappropriately. Whatever you do, I would suggest going somewhere else. These new owners have completely ruined the golf course that all of us know. You are better off just paying a little bit more and paying a real golf course down the road. “Country club” give me a break.

a year ago

Course is still in rough shape but you can see they are working towards bringing it back to life. Staff and owners are super friendly. Food is great in the bar upstairs! It will take time and resources to get it back to standards but I can’t wait to see it when it happens!

a year ago

good news! - the golf carts and new, and nice - the lady at the starter desk was very helpful.. (not sure why they need your phone number and driver license though? I have never been asked to give those at a golf course.. probably trying to prevent damage to their new carts - but, still - felt like I was buying batteries in Radio Shack back in 1979) not as good news.. this course was in awful condition - worst I have played on in the past decade, easily - Hole number 2 is closed "indefinitely" - looks like maybe permanently? - where the green would be, looked like a SCUD had hit.. the weeds/grass/exposed dirt making up the "fairway" was atrocious - in some places so long we had to look for extra minutes to find balls actually hit ON the fairway.. The greens were 90% terrible - bare patches, exposed, cracked dirt.. almost all putts were strictly "hit and hope" - unless you were lucky enough to get a path of all grass to the hole - at least they seem to have been mowed that morning.. The layout is OK I guess.. this is NOT one of those courses lined with McMansions on both sides of every hole, which I HATE - so that is good.. Seemed anyway that most holes are made on a side sloping fairway.. so lots of shots hit with ball above and below your feet - always challenging - yeah - but I did not enjoy this on hole after hole after hole.. All that - plus - a person on the adjacent property was doing some serious target practice for the whole first hour - with what sounded like a 9 mm. round literally every 5 seconds like clockwork - I have no problem with target practice, for sure.. but with the gunfire and atrocious conditions of the grounds.. I felt like I was playing golf with Trapper John and Hawkeye in the Korean War Zone.. I think with LOTS of time, effort, and serious infusion of Ca$h - TCC/Tanglewood COULD become a nice course again.. but - wonder if there is a big enough population of duffers within 30 miles to make it worth the investment? I doubt I will be teeing off there again at any time in the next 10 years, but I DO wish the owners/staff the best of luck..

a year ago