Hillview Golf Course

It is a pretty good course and close to home. I play there every weekend and enjoy the day out with the guys

Terribly overpriced, horrible greens conditions, bumpy fairways, more dirt them grass, what more do you need to know???
Paid $ 56 for 18 with a card, on a weekday! So many more options at this price point during midweek. Would not recommend this course to anyone. Upon check-​in, were informed that greens on holes one and two had some sort of disease. That would’ve been fine if that was all that was wrong, but every other single green was awful. obviously they were recently punched, there were cut marks in at least 12 of the greens, and the staff did not seem to care or think it was important to inform any of the golfers coming in. Full round at this course is worth $ 20 maximum. Go somewhere else.

Course is in rough shape. Poor layout, with burnt out fairways, and terrible greens. I suspect there must be a water restriction in North Reading. It is a hackers course at best. It’s pretty short with a few drivable par 4s for the big hitters. In fact there is even one ultra short 230 yard par 4, albeit it does come after a long 200 yard par 3. It’s not very challenging, although I played horribly. It does not look like they put much effort into upkeep. That said there are worse choices. But there are many far better public courses in the area. I will definitely take this course off my play list.

This course is pretty nice, with the usual limited concentration of flaws. It’s not too hilly nor is it too narrow. I plan on coming back here, as its pretty well-​suited for beginners like myself. Pricing is reasonable.

Not worth the relatively high price as it is very poorly maintained, dirt tees on half the holes, at least 6 tee boxes where you can easily be hit by an oncoming shot to adjacent greens, 5.5+ hour round, had to wait for carts and then another group grabbed carts and got in front of us and the starter did nothing. This was my first and last time, my friends have played several times and will not return. Too bad the course could be fun if the management put some effort into it.

Hillview is what it is, a «just ok» golf course. The good thing about Hillview is that you can always get a tee time, so it’s a great course for when you want to play in a moment’s notice.
The front 9 is easy to walk, the back 9 not so much, but it won’t kill you either. The back 9 is where the HILL in Hillview comes out.
There are no beer carts on the course, so don’t expect to be served on the course. Maybe pack a few of your own, although I’m not sure if that’s allowed. ;-)
I always play Hillview 3 or 4 times a year, and it’s always a good time. Nothing great, nothing horrible… just an ok golf course.

The price is the same as any other golf course for 9 holes walking its 21. I really like this course, it is well maintained especially this year. Last year i wasn’t impressed a lot of dead grass. This year, the course is in top shape and its my favorite course to play in the area this year. The back 9 is hilly and makes for a challenging finish. Lots of difficult tee shots. The par 5 17, is ridiculously hilly just hope you don’t get it in the between the hills.

Just an utterly unexciting course. I mean it’s just a boring course to play. There’s no real variation between holes; it’s just boring to play. Most of the greens were decent but a couple were very dried out when I went and the tee boxes were not mowed recently. I don’t usually complain about beaten up tee boxes because they don’t effect gameplay, just aesthetics. But tee boxes with long grass, on the other hand, really tend to screw up my already lackluster driving ability. Also, there are no water coolers on the course! (At least the front 9.) The staff was friendly and the pace of play was pretty good, but these factors were not enough to make up for the fact that Hillview is just a lackluster golf course overall.

Took my sons here for a quick 9 holes while on vacation. I agree with the previous reviewer that prices are a bit high, but since this is nearby, I decided to give it a try. The course is nice and the boys and I were having a good time… that is until an old man in a cart came around to chastise us for not golfing quicker because there were several sets of «pros» behind us… This happened not once, but THREE times over the course of 9 holes. He also suggested that before we go golfing, we should really take some lessons from the pros in the shop. Excuse me?
While all three of us are novices, I have golfed for years and know correct golfing etiquette. I would certainly let a faster team play through if we were holding someone up… but there was NO ONE in sight behind us! In addition, we were all hitting par or at worst a few above… but certainly not terribly.
Not sure what this guys problem was, but he turned an enjoyable day with my sons into a hurried game that no one enjoyed. Unless you consider yourself a senior citizen golf pro, i would suggest you look elsewhere to play golf. I’ll be checking out Middleton or Rolling Green in Andover next time around.

WOW. This place is like an old girlfriend you used to date but then you dumped her because she was boring even though she was cute and then years later you see a photo of her on facebook and you think «WOW She got FAT!!! And UGLY!!!» And we all know what that’s like, right? Right guys? Fat ex-​girlfriends? Dodge the bullet?
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I played here last weekend. I had a really nice time but holy smokes this place is overpriced. A lot of damaged fairways and greens. It was just utterly unloved. The holes are all right — none of them were particularly memorable. I only played the front nine. But wow. I mean I’m not going back here unless I have to and since none of my friends have the guts to play golf — then forgetabout it.
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Although they do make a nice turkey club at the little bar/​restaurant on-​site.

Played the back tees at Hillview (I usually play the whites, but Hillview is short) on a Monday morning and it was really nice. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were in really good shape. Rough was tough but consistent and well-​groomed, so it was fair. Sand traps were highly variable – some soft, others hard-​packed.
There are many interesting holes on this course and I found it really fun to play. The front and back nine are rather different. Plenty of nice scenery and views. My favorite of the five courses I’ve played in this area.