Improved immensey over the years. Heard the land has been aquired for a back nine!

Crowds and slow or hurried golf...no happy medium.

I've played John Parker quite a bit since 1998 and the improvement in the last few years is emense. The fairways, tees and greens are all well kept now. The rough is...well rough. Great course for a novice, wide fairways, good variety and forgiving. Started off in 19 shooting 100's here now I can hit in the 70's. Great price too.

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Always friendly.

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Driving range off grass! Nice putting green with actual cups. Beer, diner food.

Greens in good condition, bathroom clean.

No handsoap in bathroom; I seem to remember there being dish soap in the men's room.

I golfed this course a few times this summer and let me tell you all something--the John F. Parker Municipal golf course is a little piece of heaven in southeast Massachusetts. From the gorgeous Par 4 #1 to the thinking man's Par 3 #9, this course has it all--except for a back nine and enough water hazards and well managed bunkers and accurate tee markers. However, greens fees are modest, so if you want a good course to hone on which to hone your skills, this is the place--of course, don't go to JFP too often; I hate crowds, especially crowds of extremely overbearing golfers, who should be permanently consigned to miniature golf courses, on which they can boss around 2 year olds so as to render themselves supremely content.

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Fair---- WAY! HAHAHAHAHAHHA

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The driving range was ok. However, its being situated in the immediate vicinity of the course caused quite a few range balls to end up on the course.

The greens will give you a true roll and are fair if you are good enough to read them.

The rough can be a problem for the weaker players to get through at times but if you play with-in the fairway bounds a good result will occur most times.

J.F. Parker G.C. has been under a serious reclaimation program the past five years. The greens are some of the best in SE Mass public or private. The fairways are wide but the ruff is tough if you stray. The fairways are established now and give a true lie for your second or third shot. Most greens are well bunkered. A value and a true test for your money.

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Everyone I spoke with was helpful and friendly.

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I had a sandwich at the club house and it was priced reasonable and tasted fine. The club house as clean and well maintained.

Inexpensive. Good place for beginners to learn the game. No matter how bad you are the always is someone slower in front of you. The course has improved quite a bit in the last year or two. They just put in irrigation and that grass is getting a little better. They have plans to add 9 more holes which will give a full 18. This course is up and comming and will be improved drasticly in the next 5 to 10 years.

All previously stated.

The course was in poor shape. The fairways were very hacked up and the yardage markers were off. The tees were too small for the number of people who play the cource and were in poor shape. None of the traps were smooth and many had weeds growing in them. As for the greens, you better chip it close to the pin because they are as slow as i have ever played. I also can not give the cource much credit for the leaves. There were leaves everywhere and more than one time I lost my ball.

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The staff was unpleasent and did not know the least bit about golf.

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Small proshop. Bad food at the bar. No teaching professional on location. The range is natural grass and in good shape.