point roberts golf & country club

I loved playing here when it first opened. It reminded me of a lot of tracks back East. The course itself meanders through forest and there is an abundance of wild life, e.g. deer, eagles, muskrats, etc. Fairways are for the most part generous although if you are a slicer or hooker you may find yourself exploring the forest. The greens are also pretty large and not terribly undulating like nearby Kings Links.. The course was well kept when Point Roberts expected an influx of cash through resort development, hotel, casino, etc. As the economy turned down so did the course. One hopes that this will turn around but so far the course has not. If you play in late May, early June there is still grass on the fairways and greens. Later however, it is a totally different story with bare ground showing through on the fairways and even the greens. Green fees are fair and if you play 10 times you get a free round and also one on your birthday but the condition of the course and the fact that it doesn't drain well are mitigating factors in one's enjoyment.

I think this course is suffering from lack of golfers and as a result there is little money spent on watering. It is a lovely course in June and Sep when the fairways are green. If you are in Point Roberts and don't golf, the restaurant is worth a visit. Nothing fancy but good food and personal service. We ordered a couple of dishes to share and the cook arranged the plate with the food already split. A nice touch. Also they take Canadian money at par. We sat on the patio and during the hour only three groups of golfers came by.

We booked a time at Point Roberts this past weekend (August 2014), having not played there in many years. I read many reviews beforehand, some saying conditions were poor, and some saying things were just fine. After playing it, I can't understand where the second group was coming from. Conditions were very poor, with entire swaths of fairway completely burned out (not just little spots here and there), and entire teeboxes of sand, with no grass. No exaggeration. My friend commented that it made him sad, more than disappointed, to see a course in that shape, as it speaks to the overall decline in popularity of golf. While I wish them well and hope they can recover, it's safe to say I won't be back for quite a while.

There was a time that golfing at Point Bob was an awesome experience. It kicked the crap out of you but at the same time it was so beautiful and the course quality was 5-star. I golfed there at the beginning of July with 4 buddies, teeing off at around 3:00pm on a weekday. The course was almost empty!! That should have been the first sign that something was going wrong.The greens were the worst of any course I've golfed at this year. They used to be so amazingly great but now they are lumpy and uneven and vary dramatically from hole to hole. So disappointing. There is still the same beautiful scenery and every hole is carved out a very dense forest that gets a nice sea breeze from the Pacific. In the early days of Point Bob, that very dense forest just about killed everyone as any shot rolling off the fairway became immediately lost. You could guarantee yourself a 4-6 ball loss. Then years later they cleaned out the edges of the fairways so you had a chance at finding maybe half of those lost balls from before. Now it is all grown over and a balling rolling off the fairway is once again lost. I golfed a great round and still lost 8 balls!! Yes, I am a high handicapper but many of the lost balls had barely rolled into the rough.So lovely scenery, brutal green care, excruciatingly mean fairways, incredibly affordable. It's too bad really as I used to really love looking forward to my rounds there - I won't go back again for a while. Kings Links will probably get my money now.

It's true that this course does get brown in the summer season. I don't believe they have enough of a maintenance crew to keep it all watered but the spots that are left unwatered do not really come into play. AND if it does? Just move your ball to the nearest green area, no closer to the hole :)The upside to the course far outweighs the cons though.The greens are consistent and fast! Drainage on this course is excellent... at all times of the year the course is relatively dry. I've walked down the fairway on the 5th hole before and seen deer. I have also seen Bald Eagles having a bath in the pond. The 5 or so eagles then flew up into the trees above the 5th green where we had an audience when we putted out.The course is almost always quiet as the border can affect the decision to play there. SOLUTION=NEXUS. Rounds can take as little as 4 hours as opposed the Lower Mainland where you can top out at 5-6 hours. The cost and quality of golf makes this a great deal.The course design is awesome as well. Variety of par 4 dog legs, short par 5's that are well bunkered and protected, interesting par 3's ranging from elevated to tight over the water shots.One of the best kept secrets in the lower mainland. Just make sure you grab a full tank of gas and a six pack on the way back :) Highly recommended.

This place is wonderful. The attention to detail on the grounds is average. Lack of mother nature, watering areas. The food at the little restaurant, was nice and filling. It is a great place to stop, if you plan on buying gas and milk before heading back to Canada.

Played a round here with some friends during our recent visit. The woman who checked us in warned us that the course was suffering from a lack of rain, so we expected a bit of brown. But honestly, it was fine. One word of warning to golfers though, although the fairways are pretty wide, this course is cut out of a forest and the undergrowth has never been removed. Which means that any ball off the fairway, even if it rolls off, is pretty much gone. If you can't keep it straight, expect to lose a few balls here! (I certainly did) :-)

My friend suggested we meet up there after he did his bit at the post office. The little restaurant has a nice view of the course and delicious fried egg sandwiches with coffee. It is located at the rear of the club house. The price was very reasonable. Great start to a round of "flog"

The last time I golfed in Pt. Roberts was several years ago. At that time, the fairways were lush and green, the sand traps were soft and the greens were well maintained. I recently decided to go back this year and I was sorely disappointed. The maintenance on this course has gone downhill by a huge margin. The pictures available on the web must be a few years old because it definitely no longer looks like the pristine course that they make it out to be.The course was no longer "green" anymore as there were many bare, dry patches of land with barely any "fairway" left on the holes. I would think it will involve a large amount of renovation to bring the fairways back up to the way they used to be. The sand traps were littered with large pebbles and rocks, and some of them even had grass growing through the sand! For the price I paid to play here was not worth it compared to the many other courses available locally in the greater Vancouver area.Unless they turn this course around, I will definitely not be going back to play here.

Have golfed at Pt. Roberts many times and always enjoy the experience. Course was well built so handles the rain and with less precipitation than the lower mainland tends to be drier during the winter. Restaurant is burgers and sandwiches and good value. Check their website for specials. and remember to bring your passport.

The service was great and the food for fast food was both hot and plenty on the plate. The person was very friendly and she made the whole outing enjoyable