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GolfMates has a rating of 1.25 stars from 61 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about GolfMates most frequently mention credit card, customer service, and fake emails problems. GolfMates ranks 56th among Golf Clubs sites.

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  • I thought what the heck, I'll bite and joined for $39.95 for 3 months.
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Top Positive Review

“Not sure what everyone is talking about...”

steve b.
9/17/13

Not sure what everyone is talking about... I have met 4 different women on this site over a 6 month period... THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE I am still dating two of them... don't freak out... we have not committed to seeing only each other (yet) I have had multiple responses to my profile... and these emails are from real people...

Top Critical Review

“What a mess!”

Harlyn H.
1/4/18

Technical issues making the site unusable most of the 3-4 weeks I was on it, men showing up in my profiles (I only want females), every age and race hitting my searches (50-60 year old white females, please), never heard back from those I expressed interest in (I am a reasonable catch and makes me suspect there is nobody there), suspected prostitutes showing great interest in me, very terse customer support letting me know there would definitely be no refunds. Nothing good about this site except the concept - I golf and it seemed like a great way to meet a potential mate. Too bad I can't go lower than 1 star.

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3 months (6) customer service (6) credit card (7)
Thumbnail of user harlynh
4 reviews
15 helpful votes
January 4th, 2018

Technical issues making the site unusable most of the 3-4 weeks I was on it, men showing up in my profiles (I only want females), every age and race hitting my searches (50-60 year old white females, please), never heard back from those I expressed interest in (I am a reasonable catch and makes me suspect there is nobody there), suspected prostitutes showing great interest in me, very terse customer support letting me know there would definitely be no refunds. Nothing good about this site except the concept - I golf and it seemed like a great way to meet a potential mate. Too bad I can't go lower than 1 star.

Thumbnail of user marving20
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 18th, 2018

Signed up and can't load pictures. Tried several different devices to no avail. Sent multiple problem submissions and never got a response from tech support so far and it has been 3 weeks.

Scammers!

Thumbnail of user robertw316
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 25th, 2017

I recently signed up (Nov 16) but found every time I subsequently went online the website was down. That did not stop them billing my credit card. When I called they would not cancel as their site was down and they could not access the account information. Sounds like FRAUD to me. I wonder if the FL Attorney General is aware?

Thumbnail of user donl59
1 review
6 helpful votes
September 14th, 2016

I gave this scam site a try, they send false canned messages from women that you can not read unless you sign up. If you sign up for the one month, they fraudulently charge your card for 3 months and then you have to go through the dispute process.

I responded to many messages left by women that were false. I never got one reply back. This site is a joke and complete rip off. I will join in any class action law suit.

Thumbnail of user donzellw
1 review
9 helpful votes
July 1st, 2016

This is absolutely the worst dating site I have every been involved with. Within 6 hrs of taking my credit card charge. 6 out of 12 messages said..."I saw your profile and thought I'd say hi." You think the site would be smart enough to deliver another "auto" message NOT!. 5 other messages were scam artist, all happen to be from either Kenya or Some other foriegn country... I will concede to the fact that I got one ligitimate exchange. I strongly suggest that you stay away...

Thumbnail of user mitchm19
1 review
5 helpful votes
March 9th, 2016

I signed up and logged in. About an hour later I logged in again and it told me that my account had been disconnected

There is some sort of bug on their system. Instead of helping customers and solving the problem they brush it off and tell you to re-enter all your personal data and create a new account

Don't waste your time. Support is lousy - they dont seem to know how to treat customers

Thumbnail of user doco2
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 22nd, 2016

I've received more fake profiles from Africa than responses from real golfing women in America. They censor messages not publishing my email address in messages to supposedly interested ladies. They allow the scammers to put an email in their profile but censored mine. I even sent a test message to a friend and yes, they censored it though it contained nothing adverse except my email address. Don't waste your time or money. I think the site is a phonetic and I'm having the FTC check them out. Doc, Florida.

Thumbnail of user donaldc50
1 review
2 helpful votes
June 21st, 2016

I joined this site after getting a message from someone that looked interesting. After I spent 34.95 for one month I was able to read the messages I got shortly after signing up. Both were Identical and said nothing more than " Hi There" What are the odds? These crooks sent them to get in my pocket. Don't fall for it. MY guess is those members hadn't paid either and tese crooks are trying to get their money also.

*******@gmail.com

Thumbnail of user suzannek16
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 6th, 2016

Agree w the reviews this a poorly run company at best. I had the experience that they wouldn't take my money! They have a problem where when I entered my cc info it somehow communicated I was trying to charge from FL (I live in CA) and my cc company declined. Of course I only found out after repeated efforts and then spending 30 min on phone w co. When I tried to explain this Golfmates told me that I can't "follow simple instructions". They said I had to wait 2 days to retry my credit card info! Seriously! Horrible customer service. I didn't even get to experience the fake profiles!

Thumbnail of user arlenem
1 review
3 helpful votes
April 13th, 2013

As with all dating websites, the men in my age category are seeking women 20 years their junior. Conversely, all I hear from are men too old for me.

Just a waste of time...

Thumbnail of user johnd622
1 review
2 helpful votes
August 16th, 2016

Getting some great pics of a beautiful white hottie from an essentially all black Nairobi, Kenya... ya right... but she loves ME more than life itself and cannot wait to be with me... ya right again... but I need to send her $500.00 FIRST to renew a round trip ticket that she purchased a year ago... ALLEGEDLY... I give them credit for HAVING BIG BALLS... for promigating this obvious and blatant fraud and deception... pretty incredible...

Thumbnail of user ront24
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 5th, 2016

ONLY FEEDBACK WERE FROM WOMEN WHO HAD ON THEIR PROFILE THEY LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. HOWEVER, I FOUND OUT THEY WERE FROM GHANA OR UKRAINE. NONE OF THEM COULD SKYPE BECAUSE THEY HAD OLD PHONE OR COMPUTER. BUT IF YOU WOULD SEND THEM MONEY THEY WOULD UPGRADE THEIR EQUIPMENT SO THEY COULD SEE ME. GOLFMATES WOULD NOT REFUND ANY MONEY, I THINK THEM TOO ARE PART OF THE SCAM. BEST THING IS TO STAY AWAY FROM THEIR WEBSITE.

Thumbnail of user donnat30
1 review
8 helpful votes
June 30th, 2015

Phoney!

1. I would get emails from guys at exactly 2:30am.
2. I would respond to their emails but no respond back.
3. One guy (Hutch4) states on his profile that he is just learning to golf so he doesn't have a handicap, but his lowest score is less than 70. Boy! He sure learns quick. Golfmates can't even lie about golf right.

Don't waste your money! Very disappointing

Donna

Thumbnail of user trs2
1 review
3 helpful votes
August 21st, 2016

Fraud, scammers, the whole site is a scam don't waist your money. They won't refund. I called them out, t they won't let my ip address access the site. I see lawsuit coming.

Thumbnail of user fidelo2
1 review
4 helpful votes
June 29th, 2015

I was on the website when I noticed a pattern. I started getting messages, interests, from members who were never online. They were never online before or after I received those messages. They strongly encourage members not to delete their profiles, in case "they change their minds and wish to come back". They use those inactive accounts but still shown on their website, to entice new members.

Total Fraud!

Thumbnail of user debh10
1 review
5 helpful votes
July 3rd, 2015

I started getting suspicious when I saw the exact same message from 2 different guys, then a different, but matching message from 2 different guys the next day. Now I have a message from someone who has never viewed my profile, so this site just confirmed - these aren't really messages. What a shame - it's a cool concept
UPDATE: response from customer service says that it you enable Mega-Wink, it can email people on your behalf... not getting a refund and not going to stop talking about it yet!

Thumbnail of user joyces53
1 review
5 helpful votes
October 3rd, 2016

You will get lots of notifications but will be unable to pursue any of them because the site is down at least 75% of the time. It's a big waste.

Thumbnail of user bevr7
1 review
2 helpful votes
January 15th, 2015

I agree with all the one star ratings. I joined a few weeks ago and all canned responses which are always Hi There or How's it going. Thank goodness only signed up for 3 months so not a big waste of time or money. Can't wait till the subscription runs out so will not be bothered by all these fake emails.

Thumbnail of user edm392
5 reviews
5 helpful votes
January 7th, 2015

Bogus site. These jerks got my $35. Wish I had known about Site Jabber before I made this mistake. They are supposedly located in Miami Beach. I'm going to contact the State of Florida To see if something can be done about them

Thumbnail of user kathyh38
1 review
11 helpful votes
April 20th, 2015

I never authorized an automatic renewal - they charged me another $70 on the same day that I cancelled my membership! Poor managed website, no results, and a fraud for sure!
Be careful!

Thumbnail of user johnm290
1 review
7 helpful votes
March 25th, 2014

TOTAL FRAUD, DO NOT JOIN. Customer service is off-loaded to the Philippines to someone with little.no authority to resolve your issue. Email message alerts are bogus, just some new sucker joining or posting a profile. They claim a "no refund" policy to get around someone cancelling. If there is one, it's certainly buried in some unreadable font.

Thumbnail of user desib
1 review
5 helpful votes
March 7th, 2014

Same as prior poor reviews. After receiving several email responses, I decided to pay for one month. Sure enough none of the ladies I replied to have yet to contacted me. Then after a few more days additional emails came in from different ladies but using the same phrase in the message. "Hi, your profile is interesting", had ladies use that line twice in 7 emails. What are the chances of that…. Ya right scam. Don't bother save your money.

Thumbnail of user annej9
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
October 4th, 2014

This site is completely a fraud. Golfmates sends you emails from members, yet when you open the emails, they have been sent by Golfmates with canned sayings like: "Hi, how are today", " Hi, care to chat?", then they give a blue line to click on that basically says: "go ahead and contact this member".
Price is $35.95 a month and is nothing but a bogus site!

Thumbnail of user janetb56
1 review
1 helpful vote
Thumbnail of user kamella
1 review
7 helpful votes
May 27th, 2014

Complete and total fraud. Received dozens of "interests" until I joined and paid. The "interests" stopped. I got no response from even one of the women who had shown an interest in me. The customer service agent, Shy, was in the Philippines. She was polite and obviously scripted. Where are the consumer protection agencies we pay to investigate these criminals?

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