I got here @ 550am and was immediately impressed that the grounds crew had already mowed the 1st tee, 1st green and were almost finished with the 1st fairway. Great early bird deal of $22 to walk. Thi... Continue »

I got here @ 550am and was immediately impressed that the grounds crew had already mowed the 1st tee, 1st green and were almost finished with the 1st fairway. Great early bird deal of $22 to walk. This is a City of Portland muni, no frills but for the $$$, is a great deal. I walked 18, often laying down an extra ball for practice shots while playing alone in 3 1/2 hours. The greens were smooth, firm and medium fast. I usually can read greens fairly well, but there were breaks that I had a hard time reading on some greens. It's unusual for me to read break in one direction and the ball actually goes the other way, which happened twice today. The fairways were lush and well maintained, as were the tees. Very few areas with severe divot damage. The rough is not too punitive, usually the ball sits up nicely. However, there are hundreds of tall, thick, mature trees lining every fairway that will catch stray shots and challenge your recovery shots skills. Only a few holes have water or OB. Overall, I like the layout. Fun course that measures app. 6500 from the blues. Many holes have slight elevation changes as you constantly are going up/down rolling hills and almost every hole turns slightly (almost no straight holes). While there are no real signature holes that stand out as a great golf hole, there aren't any really poorly designed holes either. Fun course in excellent shape!