Great Course! Back 9 is SPECTACULAR! Hole 18 is one of the best risk/reward par 5's Ive ever played. Rates are fare, staff is VERY friendly! Really looking forward to playing this again!!! Highly recommend this if your in the area!
a year ago
This course has fantastic putting greens, sunsets, and rainbows! I mean come on, what more do you want? Seriously, the course is in really great shape, huge kudos to their superintendent Jeff (whom I just recently met) and staff. Must be a ton of work with all the watering they have to do this summer. The club house staff, food, and bar is great too, and a big shout out to Joanna and Ben who manage it. Everyone I’ve met while playing on this course is super nice, and that makes a round of golf even better. Playing the blue tees is pretty challenging here for me, so I just play the white, sometimes even the gold. Getting good tee times has been no problem. Bottom line, the Vintage Golf course is beautiful, fun to play, and a great value. Oh, one last thing. I also see a lot of younger players out on the course here. It’s wonderful to see the next generation of players enjoying this sport.
2 years ago
The Vintage Golf Club in Staples is a must-visit! ⛳ Gorgeous 18-hole course along the Crow Wing River, affordable tee times, and the food is just as good as the golf. Go for a round, stay for a bite—you’ll love it!
7 months ago
Love this place! I drive 2 hours to play here. The back 9 is absolutely gorgeous. It’s a total gem of a course!
a year ago
Do not go to this golf course with a group. Poor communication from management, not customer friendly. I've golfed in league and played many courses. Our group understood pace of play and golf etiquette. I called and spoke to an older gentleman a week prior inquiring/planning to bring a group of 10 people. I communicated we would like to do a group best ball event for 9 holes. The manager agreed that would be fine, and communicated to me the slowest days to play (Monday, Tuesday). Our group was off all week and simply looking forward to a relaxing day. I called once again the morning off (Tuesday) and again communicated group size, and our group playing together in a best ball. He agreed, so we booked our tee time for 12:28. We arrived on time, spent considerable amount of money on some merchandise and drinks. The manager commented on our spending and allowed one member who choose NOT to golf ride a cart for free. We did show up to the course with 9 people as my daughter decided not to come. The person not playing was watching behind us to make sure we were not effecting pace of play. As the manager communicated prior Tuesday was a very slow day and we did not see another golfer behind us until hole 4. Two of our members had to use the ladies room, so we stepped aside at hole 4 while the ladies went back up to the clubhouse. The manager cornered my wife and let her know there have been several complaints about us "grouping" up and our pace of play. Again we did NOT see a single golfer for the first four holes. My wife and one of the other ladies were upset by this and decided to not play anymore. The guys in the group decided to keep playing. Considering we've collectively spent $600+ we decided we will finish playing. At hole 7 the older gentleman running the course stopped by me at the green informing me of the complaint(s) and told me this was my 3rd warning and that he's talked to us multiple time??? He also mentioned we were impacting pace of play and absolutely NO group play of 4 or more. Again I called twice prior, and specifically communicated our plans. I was not happy with the way this gentleman talked to my wife and I made that clear to him at this time. He then proceeded to berate me as though I was a 16 year old kid. At this point I told him we're going to be leaving and would like a refund for the golf. He proceeded to ask me in a condescending tone "what I did for a living" it felt like an interrogation. Our group respectfully drove from the 7th hole to our trucks. I let our group know as the organizer I was going back up to the clubhouse to talk to this gentleman and again ask for our money back. I was NOT going to ask for any free future golf cause the course simply is not that good with poor communication & leadership. My objective was not met as the general manager did not follow us back to the clubhouse or show up to check on us for at least 10 minutes. I'm open to a phone call again requesting an apology and refund of our money.
7 months ago
