Phoenix Golf Links

I am from the Columbus area and have played Phoenix several times, but I will never play here again. We booked the GolfNow tee time for three players, and were joined by a single that also booked through GolfNow.
The fairways and greens were in decent shape when we played. This course does offer some challenge as a wayward shot will often leave you in the tall, tall grass.
My big problem with the course is the over-zealous rangers that hound you and are rude. Phoenix is unique in that the rangers drive the course steadily. On this particular day, the starter had advised us that there were no cart restrictions - no 90-degree rule, etc. Later, another ranger - doing his "rounds" came up to us and told us that the starter had told us wrong. This same ranger drove by at least five more times during the round and always had something to say. If this were my first time playing golf - I might never have picked up a club again thinking that all courses operated this way.

I sure wish that the ranger had taken some of his energy driving around the course and put it into raking the bunkers. They were deplorable. They should have been grounds under repair for the purposes of our round, they were that bad. The ranger also needed to remember that this course was a former landfill and not Muirfiled Village Golf Club.

I will not be back - the staff were not "dismissive" as noted above - they were quite the opposite. I would advise all beginners and those that wish to be left alone during play to steer clear of this course. There are far better courses for a similar price in the Columbus area.

I love the Phoenix. The course was in decent condition. The rain fr the day before definitely left some standing water and a lot of the bunkers were flooded or packed down. Other than they, the fairways, tees, and greens were in great shape. Staff was very friendly. Play was a little slow but we had 3 foursomes in front of us. We will be back, that's for sure

Long course with alot of heather and some blind tee shots. Nice fairways. Almost all of the bunkers are unplayable and unmaintained which is unfortunate because there are a TON of bunkers. Most parts of the course are in decent shape, some muddy spots here and there and grass bunkers that have filled up with water/waste(used to be a landfill). Not a bad course, pretty challenging and at a good price. Great views of downtown.

The course is decent. It was very wet and the bunkers were in disrepair. It took five hours to get around and the course is nothing special. There were two rangers, they knew it was slow and failed to resolve the problem.

Course is overall in great shape the rough off the fairways were a little thick and I lost a couple of ball just off the fairways. I listed course as average but it has a couple of very challenging holes. It is a fun course to play and I would recommend it to anyone.

Decent course but it was a very rainy day. Some of the sand traps were in pretty bad shape. First tee is very poorly marked. Cart paths were pretty rough too. Course personnel were friendly and considerate. Ended up getting rain checks for the back 9 due to the weather. For some reason this only worked out to be a $6 golf credit at Phoenix since I used the Golf Now app to book tee times for the 8 of us. Kind of a shame when you pay $37 for 18, play 9 and only get $6 back as a rain check credit. Golf Now and Phoenix golf links need to get the rain check credits figured out!

Phoenix has been improved over the past few years, It is still a model for those who want to golf in an eco-friendly way. There are trees on #18 only, so those of us that like a little curvature on our drives don't have much to worry about.
#18 is actually a pretty good candidate for tough but fair par 4s in Columbus. Drive over a hefty lake to a sloping dogleg left, then a wicked approach to a narrow green cut into a hillside and surrounded by a creek front and left.
As to the rest of the course, bring extra balls, because the rough will eat them up. The owners had the good sense to keep the waste areas wild - it adds to the experience as long as the ranger is capable of keeping ball hunters moving.

Our foursome played the Phoenix for our annual tournament for the first time and we couldn't have picked a better course, especially since we were playing it on the weekend of the British Open! Unfortunately, the conditions were wet due to rain and thunderstorms that day so we had to stay on the cart paths. (Severe thunderstorm and lightning forced us off the course which caused the long play). The course was in excellent shape and the layout really made you think about all of your shots. Even the views were spectacular! Landing areas in the fairways were generous and both the greens and fairways were in excellent shape. Looking forward to playing it again and I'm sure we've found a new home for our annual tournament!

Been getting a lot of joke about to did my shoes melt off - did creatures it my ball etc - but I thought course was in great shape - I did lose a ball or two in the tall grass but tee to green was awesome and the key was it was affordable- great views of city

It has a great view of Downtown Columbus, but the course isn't laid out well and there is a lot of construction type things laying around. They also didn't have coolers but grocery bags of ice. They also pack way too many people on the course. We eventually picked up our balls and left rather than continue to wait.

Good place to golf. Great views on 1st and 10th tee. Challenging enough but not exhuberently. Very well kept and good experience overall!

Nice course, not too demanding. Would like to see 17 be the finishing hole. 18 now takes you away from the clubhouse.

Phoenix offers a well maintained links style course at a good price. Hitting the wide fairways is it's own reward, because the deep rough is a real challenge when you encounter it. The green complexes are a fair test. They rolled a little slower than I would normally expect, but they were in fine shape.

My group played a better ball match, and this course is the perfect place to change up the normal rules a bit. I would love to play an alternate shot match at Phoenix sometime, and it would be a great place to play a Stableford match.

Excellent conditions on this old Columbus landfill, now a pretty golf course. Staff was extremely helpful, letting us go off of 10, due to a back up on the first tee.

Well maintained course,and an excellent value on the golfnow site

Fairways and greens in excellent condition. We were a twosome and was the first group of the day. We were able to complete our round in less than 2 1/2 hours.

Enjoyed the course was a little wet in some places but the staff seemed like they did not enjoy there job. The mowing crew needs a leader totally random. You start at 18 and go backwards that way you hit each group one time. My group played with people in the fairways mowing 13 times. They did not stop to let us play or even pay attention to see if they were going to get hit. At the turn at 915 we where told that the grill does not get turned on until 930 but we were welcome to the cold cuts. They were standing around in the club house doing nothing.

If you enjoy losing a lot of ball than this place is for you. If not then do not play here. The greens were extremely slow and not enjoyable at all. The staff was not friendly or helpful at all. The cashier had terrible customer service. This was my first time playing there and I was not told where I could get a cart or where the first hole was. The cashier said two words to me. Usually the cashiers will tell me where to pick up a cart and where the first hole is but this one did not say a thing. I had to figure it out on my own. The staff made the overall experience very poor.

Make a decision--maintain your bunkers or remove them. The course has an excessive number of bunkers to make up for the fact that it has water on only the last 2 holes. That would be fine if they put sand in them. Worst bunkers in central Ohio. I am done with "the dump".

was in very good condition. did not care for the the very tall grass.

The only negative I had was that there were a ton of divots, and ball marks left by players. Please respect the game, and course guys. However, you can't blame the course for players' bad etiquette.

Now for the positives. This course was amazing. The fairways were in great shape. Pretty tough to hit some of them. This course was challenging. The greens were almost perfect today. Good and soft, and they played pretty true.

They have a nice clubhouse/pro-shop. The staff was great. I will probably go back this Friday if we don't book our tee time at Cumberland.