Mastodon Golf Club
About
Situated midway between Hebron and Newark, Mastodon Golf Club (formerly known as Burning Tree Golf Course) is an 18-hole layout whose location has unique historical significance. In 1989 while digging a new pond for the course, a crewmember discovered fossils of the extinct American Mastodon. Although the original skeleton resides in Japan, the course is home to a full-sized replica as well as over 150 other replicas of both dinosaurs and Ice Age mammals. The museum-quality replicas make the golf course a fun place for families. In addition to the natural history lesson it offers, the course also provides a relaxing round that players of any skill level will enjoy. The regulation-length course has a classic layout that is both accessible and a fair challenge. The affordable rates make Burning Tree even more appealing.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 71 | 6328 yards | 69.5 | 118 |
White | 71 | 5804 yards | 67.0 | 114 |
Gold | 72 | 5383 yards | 64.9 | 109 |
Red | 72 | 4813 yards | 66.3 | 110 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 69.1/118 | 300 | 544 | 190 | 450 | 587 | 207 | 364 | 343 | 438 | 3423 | 216 | 368 | 162 | 405 | 441 | 333 | 353 | 460 | 210 | 2948 | 6371 |
White M: 66.7/114 | 288 | 531 | 150 | 438 | 513 | 167 | 337 | 318 | 401 | 3143 | 150 | 352 | 135 | 383 | 420 | 318 | 303 | 451 | 190 | 2702 | 5845 |
Gold M: 64.6/109 | 288 | 511 | 140 | 400 | 493 | 143 | 299 | 308 | 388 | 2970 | 113 | 315 | 72 | 368 | 400 | 270 | 283 | 420 | 185 | 2426 | 5396 |
Red W: 66.8/112 | 240 | 390 | 140 | 385 | 438 | 143 | 274 | 295 | 295 | 2600 | 113 | 283 | 72 | 318 | 400 | 230 | 280 | 420 | 185 | 2301 | 4901 |
Handicap | 11 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
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This course is no good...
This is a gimmicky course that is a homer hacks dream. Bring your friends out, and beat them because you know all the little course oddities. The yardages were off. The greens are tiny. There is no fairway grass. The greens actually were ok, just sopping wet, from overwatering. I won't ever spend the time or money to play this course again. Keep it for the local hacks...
needs rain
greens are always slow but in great condition, the rest of the course... fairways are spotty with nice grass and dead grass. Overall layout is good, just needs work on the fairways
Burning Frustration
Front nine played fair. Wide fairways and mostly flat terrain. Back nine was disappointing. Narrow fairways with giant pine trees and hills causing blind shots. Easy to lose balls on the back nine. Also, could not locate the 16th tee box. Had to ask another golfer. Cart paths crisscross making it hard to find your way around the course. This needs improved with simple signage.
Nice course
We always enjoy playing Burning Tree. Will be back!
Interesting history on the course
The greens are really good shape small challenging
Fun course to play
There are several shots from the tees where you can not see the green. A lot of 90 degree doglegs so you have to have placement of your shots. Most par fives are tough to reach in two.
Fun course
This was an interesting, fun layout. But the fairways were not in good shape, lots of weeds. Other than that, I enjoyed my round.
First Timer to course
Course for a 1st time person is a little confusing. We drove the wrong direction several times. Need a few bigger signs. Seemed to also have a lot of people on the front of the course. We were about 2 groups deep on hole 2-5. There were quite a few 2somes and 1somes. We paired our selves up with another 2some to make it go quicker. Back nine was faster. Course was in Decent shape. The tee boxes were hard as a rock but the greens were soft. The greens on the back nine were soaked and we played after 12pm. Also many of the cups had lots of water in them. Also there had not been rain in the past week. So this was prob because of the sprinklers. Also our cart died at end of hole 17. We walked back to the club house. I was shooting a great back nine. But ended up not walking to 18. Not a big deal. Overall was a good experience for the golfnow price at 12:00pm.
Great Casual Golf Course
This course is great for walking or a casual round. There are usually many high handicap golfers on course which tends to slow down play. The condition is pretty good but most of greens are small. Never my first choice of course to play but never my last choice either.
Burning tree
Make course nicer. More people will come. Food was good and pace of play was awesome
Hidden gem
Great place to play, has its challenges but overall great course!
Value for Money
My reservation was for $22 p/p plus your $2.49 p/p handling fee. The course normally charges $18 on Fridays. I would have saved $26 for the four of us if I had simply called the course and reserved my own tee time. You will be the last service I use in the future before reserving a tee time.
Basic but Challenging
The course is pretty basic, but there are some very challenging holes on it The front 9 is fairly flat and wide open with the exception of a couple holes. The back is very narrow and is slightly hilly and lots of trees on it. The course would be good for people who don't hit the ball very far, but straight The back also has a couple very confusing tee boxes, some more signage on the back would be very helpful. There were rangers out patrolling out on the course which is very helpful. The club house had lots of clubs and other items to buy as well as virtual golf. The greens were very spongie and fairly slow, but a couple very uneven greens that made the course tougher. I did like course and I would definitely play it a again
new experience
Had a fun day..but the yardage did not seem right on some of the course, all & all had a good time.
decent course for the price
I misread golf now rate was 18 holes walking. Tried to play 9 holes with cart and was charged 4 extra dollars for 9 holes with cart.
Nice course, conveniently located.
I play this course a few times a month. It's still a little soggy in spots from the winter. The staff has always been very friendly and helpful.
burning tree
Front nine of course was closed for water damage. Course offered to allow me to play back twice. No Thanks
Great course,Great day of golf
First time playing Burning Tree, Wide open front nine tighter on the back nine.The greens were a little small but the course was in excellent shape for mid November.We had a blast. My nephew purchased a new set of clubs at the well stocked Pro shop.A really good value for both golf and new clubs.
Work on your game and you will not lose balls. This course offers a good challenge.