A view from the right side of a fairway at Frog Hollow Golf Club
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4.2
872 Reviews (872)
5 Stars
293
4 Stars
414
3 Stars
94
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
44
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
93.0%
Recommend this course
765 out of 872 reviews
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4.4
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
97.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 39 reviews
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4.4
166 Reviews (166)
5 Stars
81
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
94.6%
Recommend this course
157 out of 166 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6608 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.3

Frog Hollow Golf Club in Middletown boasts the title of "best public golf course" in Delaware. The course has a links-style layout that is challenging but still player-friendly enough to appeal to beginners, seniors, and juniors. The layout is wide open and quite forgiving but there are still plenty of hazards with which to contend. There are more than 50 strategically placed bunkers throughout the golf course. Their thoughtful placement makes up the bulk of the layout's challenges. There are ponds that come into play on six holes as well as tall native grasses that appear along the fairways and greens. The wind is often a factor on the course too and will test your accuracy even further. Frog Hollow Golf Club's par 3s and par 5s are manageable but the par 4s will test even the best players.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David E. Horne (2000) Allen Liddicoat (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts for men. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Delaware (2023 #8)

Reviews

4.2
872 Reviews (872)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 18
Bunkers 16
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Go, play Frok Hollow

I am not a golf snob. It's early in the season. Unusually warm couple of days. Pro shop to 18th green was a good experience. Greens were lightning fast and ya'll know they are not flat. I enjoy a good challenge. You had to think twice before putting and pay attention to the others putting as well. Also new sand is being delivered to the traps. Had a good time and made two new friends. Like I said, it's early in the season. It will only get better.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

On the Way Back

With proper expectations, Frog Hollow is certainly a good value if you can get greens fees at $50 or less. It is a challenging course with a lot of fun holes and challenging greens - many with trouble lurking off the edges. (Don’t be long on 1!)
A handful of holes had mats in front of the tee boxes and a couple of fairways were aerated with plugs left in place (literally covering the entire fairway).
Some traps were lakes, some were brand new and one had a bunch of workers in it doing repairs.
The greens were good and the fairways were, too for the most part but it’s a shame how many divots and ball marks were left unrepaired. The last 50 yards of several holes were covered in unrepaired divots. A shame.
The carts are gas and chug along at an acceptable, if slowish, pace. No GPS.
Pro shop attendant was courteous. The bar/restaurant was closed but I was told it is open from Wednesday to Sunday and more days will be added as the weather improves.
No beverage cart on the course. No water.
I would like to play this course again in a month or two when temperatures rise.
If the course was in bloom and all the tee blades were open, I think the other negatives would not have been as noticeable. But in March, there’s not much else to look at - except the scorecard and I try not to do that.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Warm and sunny on a Monday in march

Well my buddy never showed up/ tee time at 1:20
Starter said I could go out wasn’t busy in the afternoon/ let husband and wife by me felt like they were always hitting up on me/ beautiful out, I played 9 they left the course , played back nine and few groups out had wonderful afternoon. Want to stop back get sweatshirt from pro shop/ do some free advertising for them to go with my frog hollow hat. Was still winter conditions but they had started clearing all the brush from around the ponds . Great time I will be back 🤠

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Plan to go back

First time playing here. Long drive from my area but it was worth it. Would like to play in the warm weather because the course is a good value for the cost to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great winter golf conditions

Play here often and it was a pleasure as expected.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, nice layout

Have played here many times and enjoy the course. The Staff are very friendly and helpful. Course is challenging, but if you keep it in play you can score well. Greens are fast, a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Fun Layout and Friendly Golf Course

I have played the Frog Hollow golf course a few times , every-time I have enjoyed the course layout and it being in great shape , even during the winter.
The staff , from the Proshop to Starters are always very helpful and friendly !

I will certainly return for more rounds in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Walked

A cold day at Frog Hollow

We played first time at Frog Hollow. A fun course to play and fairways and greens conditions are good. Course was soaked after heavy rain the day before, but we enjoyed a lot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Really like this course

I enjoy this course. It's well kept and the hole layout is just right for me. They had recently aerated the greens (or a little longer and the cold weather prevents the green from filling it in), so they were a little bumpy. I played alone, but got stuck behind two foursomes who didn't allow me to play through. But the pace of play was not awful. It was in the mid-40s, so I would have liked to play a little faster to stay warm. The course and staff were great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Avoid this course like the plague

This is a course I will not be visiting any time soon and would not recommend it to anyone. If you want to spend 6 hours on the course, go for it. I had an 11:30am tee time but did not tee off until 12:15pm. I was told it was due to a frost delay but later learnt otherwise. Once we started, the wait on every hole was agonizing. Addional to our foursome, there were at least 2 other foursomes (more on some holes) waiting to tee off on every hole. Clearly the course was double booked. Many got frustrated and left. I also left at 3:45pm, 4hrs & 15 minutes into my round, at hole 11. This was my worst experience on a golf course ever and the aftertaste will take a while to wash off my mouth

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 11/14/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had at our course and the delays you encountered during your round. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and we will address these issues to ensure a better experience for our customers in the future. Thank you.

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