(Maybe at some point I'll update with pictures to make this a bit more well-rounded, but for now,…read morethis is good enough.) Nothing I love more in life than being the contrarian and finding/enjoying the quirky things that few others do. In terms of a local golf course, Willow Brook checks all of the boxes. The course is located on/shares space with a horse farm. Back in the day it was a traditional 18 hole course, but the configuration has been modified to 9 with the rest of the land being turned into a housing development that is still actively being built by the 8th green & 9th tee. If you look at the map on Yelp, which is of course nicked from Google, it does a poor job explaining the simple basic of how you even get to the course unless you go to the satellite tab. You're either heading down Howertown Road and then going on to at times, basically a single lane drive that snakes through some trees and past a few homes to the parking area or you can ignore the road closed signs on Willowbrook Road and enter via Sappho Cody Lane. The parking is on some grass by a horse competition area. From there you walk down Joe Cody Lane to the shack where you pay. A few randoms: Current hours are 10-4 daily. $20 for 9 or $30 for 18 and it's cash only - all walk with no carts. Not uncommon to find the shack where you're supposed to pay be unmanned with a note taped to one of the sliding glass doors to find them on the course and pay then. So far, I paid once when the guy stopped to say hello as he was mowing the fairway grass and the other time a different guy was doing some work on the green at #4. Three par 3's that start in the 130 yard range up to the two par 5's that go to the mid to upper 400's. Nothing is terribly difficult if you can, lol, keep it relatively straight. The thing I love more than anything is the angle of them not having carts because that keeps the crowds a-way and that is what I'm looking for. The two times I've been here, counting myself, I haven't seen ten people in total out playing (chef's kiss on that one). The course is what you would expect for the price. I'm no pro so I'm not looking for much past a cheap price. To me the fairways and greens are in good enough shape. The only thing they gave up on years ago are the sand traps. They're basically concrete slabs with vegetation growing in them. Also, if you're willing to dig around a bit, plenty of balls in the tall grass and by the creek area that people gave up on. For everyone one I lose, I usually find two. Yeah, this place is odd and quirky and some will be turned off by the no carts but to me, it's beautiful and quiet. As long as the crowds don't suddenly start swarming here during the week, I'm all in for the foreseeable future. willowbrook9.com/

Today we went for lunch at the new Willow Grille at the 9 hole course at Willowbrook Golf Course…read more The atmosphere is rustic with open beams and lots of windows. There's a beautiful patio which has a great view of the course. So relaxing you feel like your out in the country. We ate inside due to the humidity but would choose to sit outside on a cooler day. We ordered burgers which were really good & had a great grilled flavor. Val, our server was friendly and made you feel at home. So nice to know we have a beautiful place to go for lunch right in our backyard!

I'd love to leave a positive review but... no one answers the phone here when you call with any…read morequestions. Messages left at the pro shop (only number provided anywhere) but no one calls back. Does this place close during the winter months? So many questions that can't be answered. Wanted to get my boy a surprise membership but I'm not going to drive there if no one is there. Such a disappointment.

great course! beautiful views, easy layout. My husband and his father go here all the time, since…read morehis father is a member. The in-laws basically live here they love it so much.. everything from the golf course to the restaurant. threw a birthday party here for my MIL and they were very accommodating to our needs and desires. Great place!

Ever since the notorious C.O.V.I.D., golf has had a major resurgence. One could say that I'm…read moretalking about in terms of interest, but what I'm really talking about is the pricing. Most courses are obnoxious with where their greens fee pricing is and in terms of the ROI you get commensurate to course conditions. The area at different times had multiple, what I would call, value play courses but over the past few years things have changed. Tumble Brook closed. Willow Brook closed. Bethlehem Municipal's 9 hole course (no way I'll ever call that a golf club) is a dump and over run with carts. The last man standing is Sawmill. Below is what you're getting into: www.sawmillgolfcourse.com/course-information I've played here a ton this year. Time for the good and bad. Good: Pricing is super cheap. After 3pm it's $15 for a round. Can't beat that anywhere. Overall, tee times are easy to come by. Open year round. No holes are super intimidatingly long. Bad: Course conditions are all over place. Several holes/tees are still decent, lush and green even with the lack of rain this year, while others are near impossible to get a tee in the ground (#7 & #8 currently). Pace of play here can be a major issue. Even when they have rangers here, they're a joke. Either smoking in the parking lot or hanging out at #1 but never getting on to the course to try and undo any logjams. I've done 18 here (always walking - never with a cart - weekdays only) in a touch over three hours and it's also ballooned to around five hours. With that said, are any of the holes here that hard? Not really. No extreme doglegs or water and what sand they have is minimally maintained and plays like hitting off the parking lot asphalt. The only issue here would be elevation. The course is set on a hillside and certain holes like 5, 6, 14 and 15 have some healthy incline to them. If you come, you can either call for tee times or go here: foreupsoftware.com/index.php/booking/20706/5485#/teetimes Is Sawmill a five star course? Of course not, but you're also not paying for a five star course either. To a degree, it's honestly stupid to complain when you're paying $15 or $20. Nothing here is that bad. If you want better, plenty of areas course that will be happy to soak you for many times more than what SM charges but won't have the fun and interesting quirks this place has. Good Enough.

Nice layout. All tee boxes are hard as stone, I had to stomp my tee in for my 3 wood. Everything is…read moreover grown. Seems to be understaffed and under maintained. Fairways (I'm guessing) are mowed once a week and have 8 different types of grass growing. Greens have all the same grass which is a positive. A negative for the greens is they mow them every 2 days, i suppose we chose the day before they mow to book a tee time.

Lost my tee time. No breakfast items- even minimal…read more No ice today on hot humid day- said OWNER told staff not to start it...?? Also said owner had passed away- so who actually said to not plug in ice machine? No water on course Guy out front doing cart duty very unfriendly- ? Jake? Seemed like patrons we're an INCONVENIENCE! Needs an attitude adjustment. Maybe take lessons from our round yesterday at. HideAway Hills- very friendly, helpful, pleasant- ALL STAFF WERE WELL TRAINED AND CARED IF WE HAD AN ENJOYABLE STAY. - Last visit to Blue Shamrock-

Course was in nice shape. Guy behind the counter was arrogant and made us fell like we were doing…read morehim a favor by playing there. He needs some serious lessons in dealing with the public and how to make customers feel wanted. The guy is rude and needs to fired immediately.

We had a tee time today that we made a week ago. Thought I'd try a new place today. My friends and…read moreI walk in and the guy at the pro counter tells me I can't play there because I had pockets on the side of my shorts (cargo shorts). I have played at all of the courses in our area and beyond. I've never been turned away because of cargo shorts. And they also told my friend that he has to tuck in his shirt. I always practice good golf etiquette. This was disappointing. I personally willing to pay $100 for a round of golf should not be turned away because of having pockets on the side of their shorts. Do better Buck hills.

My favorite Poconos golf course of all time. Immaculate condition. The greens are diabolical. Fast…read moreand true. The views are to die for. Every employee is friendly and professional. Dawn is the grooviest bartender of all time. I strongly recommend this golf course.

In a past rambling, I addressed the asi asi situation of the driving range here and after another…read moreround at the 9 hole course I feel I need to address this one as well. So, what do you have? Seven par 4s of which three are shorter than 300 yards and two par 3s. Aside from #4 and #8, all the remaining holes run immediately back and forth next to each other which means people and carts all over the place. OK, what's so off here to make it two stars? Easy. While the fairways are in a little better shape than I've seen them in recent memory (greener with fewer brown/dead spots and not cut so stupidly short to the ground), the greens are simply bad. Hard as hell which equals approach shots being impossible as everything will keep on rolling as if you're hitting it on asphalt. Also, lots of choppy-bumpy uneven spots spots which make putting oh so fun and some interesting pin placements like on #6 where the pin is all the way in the front of the green which is tiered and heavily sloped. I.E., if you're trying to putt from 85% of the green, your ball is rolling back on to the fringe/rough as the slant and speed are abnormal. There's fair and then there is stupid. I get why from a business standpoint they added carts a few years ago but, are they really needed? It's a nine hole course that is about 2,500 yards. It worked well as walk only for decades. Pace of play here is not existent. The majority of the day time weekday clientele is 65-70+ and they do not give a damn how long they take per hole and they sure as hell are not letting you play through. That equals nine holes taking two and a half hours. Insane. Your greens fee covers eighteen holes but who the hell wants to spend five hours playing the same holes twice? $22 is a ripoff. Yeah, I get it. In the modern post pandemic world, golf course pricing is insane. But at the same time, why play here when you can pay $22 and play at Sawmill with much better conditions and with eighteen real holes? Again, I get it. Technically, there are no other courses within the city proper limits of Bethlehem except this place and the 18 hole course across the street. It's a very large captive audience and it serves them well because each place is always busy and packed. To me, if you're going because it's close and just easier, I get that. But sure as hell don't play here because you think it's nice because, honestly, it's not.

This place is amazing for municipal golf course I played a charity event there I would highly…read morerecommend it for groups and individuals

(For context, this was part of one of their many weekend tournaments they do all spring/summer/fall…read moreversus playing under normal conditions.) I had never played Whitetail prior. Why? Idk. Somewhat because they are still back in the 90's with needing to call to make a tee-time versus what everybody else on planet earth does, but that's another story. Tournament format: Arrive maybe 30-40 minutes prior to the 8:30 start and get checked in. Collect whatever swag they offer, sign up for whatever raffles they offer and grab whatever snacks/drinks/freebies they offer. After finding your cart, you listen to the rules/format/etc. and then you start at whatever hole is listed on your cart which in our case was 13. Admittedly, pacing for this is glacial. It's best ball and no one is in a hurry and some are probably not sober enough to be driving anything with a motor. You're talking about five hours for a round. Yeesh. The course conditions are so-so. Some tee boxes are in bad shape. Some greens are better than others and some fairways are brown patched and burned out in places. Scoring is done by scanning a QR code and someone keeping track on their phone. Other gimmicks like closest to the pin, straightest drive or longest drive are also going on. You got some people out there full of themselves and taking it way too seriously and then you have the rest that are just hackin'/wackin' and having a good time - not taking it that seriously. The food afterwards is good enough. Nothing special but they also don't really have enough seating for people either. I'm glad to have taken part and since I wasn't paying it was double enjoyable. But, at the end of the day, the course while nice, isn't in that great of shape and considering what they would normally charge, I'm not in a huge hurry to pay for it myself. (3.5 rounding down)

This course is not at Country Club standards, but you don't have to pay thousands just to get onto…read morethe property. For a public course, I think it is above average and a very enjoyable place to play. The conditions on both the fairways and greens suffered from the very dry summer, but the staff did a commendable job in keeping them in playable shape. I believe the staff here is very friendly and works to make the golfing experience a good one.

Great atmosphere, food was decent, and the service was great. Met the pro who was very friendly and…read morepromoting some leagues they do. It does take a bit to get used to hitting the ball on shorter shots and putts but we will certainly be back.

From the owner: Welcome to X-Golf Lehigh Valley! Large Sports Bar with 28 beer taps, dozens of Tvs with Direct Tv…read moreSunday Ticket. Seven golf simulators with 47 courses, driving range. The BEST place to work on your game. We have professionals on staff for lessons, club fittings, clinics, and more! We host leagues and private events. Check us out!

This course overbooks so you'll wait on every tee. Rangers are scarce to none so you can get stuck…read morebehind slow moving players. There is NO water provided for drinking or ball wash. Several players shot onto our fairway. The word fore is rarely used. The worst part had to be the uncontrolled bees in the bunkers! Maintenance on this course is poor. On top of all that the website prices advertised were not what we were charged. Not going back. Ever!

Course was good and all but not a good experience at all because one guy in the pro shop completely…read moreruined my day being such a stubborn a hole for no reason he was stuck up on me paying for 18 when I was only playing 9 he was completely rude for no reason

I like the Allentown Muni Golf Course. The course is in very good shape. Easy to check in. Fair…read morepricing. I have golfed on and off here for over 30 years. People are friendly. Then there is Jack's restaurant to go to after you're done. Variety of food and drink. They are known for their pizza which is NY Style with a floppy crust. We split up a pizza with pepperoni and it was devoured quickly. Nice bar with plenty of seating. Parking is spacious particularly at the lower end. They have a driving range and 2- practice putting greens. Greens were moderately fast today. Allentown Muni is a busy course. Fun to play. Challenging. Enjoy!

Very nice course... down on business in July of 2020, my buddy and I were able to call in and get a…read moretee time I the summer of COVID. Plenty of parking, very nice restaurant, nice pro shop shop. For a well attended and used course, in late July, the course was in very good shape. Signature hole #4. Plenty of hazards and bunkers to keep things interesting. Not flat, but not hilly either.... good for a walk but in the summer best we took a cart. Nice course, wonderful staff, and I'd love to play there again!!