Golf Course Reviews
Golf Course Reviews: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, Florida, Hawaii!Played here yesterday. Course is a Pete Dye design and one of his early ones. Done in 1984. So it can claim being a former TPC stadium layout. It is a wonderful course to play. It is in Castle Rock so easy trip from Denver. Great rates, layout and staff. Found all the course to be in great shape. I love the Par 3 12th with (they say) 10K railroad ties. And the 17th is a Par 3 island hole made famous by Dye at many of his TPC designs. I really recommend this course if you are in the area.
Starting Monday I will be making a NE golf tour playing Awarri Dunes, Wildhorse, two days at Dismal River in the Sand Dunes of NE and finishing up with Scottsbluff CC. As NE is not in the GK lineup John will post my pics along with my posts in the Members Forums.
Starting Monday I will be making a NE golf tour playing Awarri Dunes, Wildhorse, two days at Dismal River in the Sand Dunes of NE and finishing up with Scottsbluff CC. As NE is not in the GK lineup John will post my pics along with my posts in the Members Forums.
Played yesterday. This is a great course that somehow does not get the recognition it deserves like many in the Denver area. Its the home course for CO PGA so its always in great shape and always rated in the top 10 within CO. Great challenge with all the elevation changes and the fast greens (they were at 11). Never had a bad tee box. Fairways had great roll out and lies and the elevation of 6800 certainly helps your distance. The rough and OB and some water features are killers. Bunkers (all) playable. Greens are large and undulating but chip/putt just great. Terrific customer service. The course is S of Denver on I 25 about 45 miles. Well worth the trip if you are in the area. Highly recommended.
Played today. Sad to say course is getting worse than better. Totally over watered and carts are danaging the turf. Greens potmarked with divots and poorly repaired divots. Many areas of grass needs mowing and you will loose balls if you land there. At this point its not worth the $$ to play here in IMO. And play is atrociously slow due to these conditions. Only hope is cooler weather comes soon.
Played today. Not much change from last week. Course still being watered heavily against the heat. So lush fairways that need cutting so no roll and heavy lies. Tee boxes were cut so no issues. Traps playable but damp in early AM. Rough damp and high and needs cutting. Greens soft and showing wear and tear and divot damage due to softness. They all putted slow all round. But great customer service from Christian and Mateo in the shop.
Played yesterday. Course is heavy from watering to beat heat damage. Fairways no roll out. Greens sott spongy and divot marked. Great customer service as always. But slow play due to conditions. Not ideal conditions at the moment.
Before leaving Eureka I drove over to Indian Springs for another round. Wilderness gets all the press but this is a great little links style course in a beautiful seasonal RV village. But a great course that plays through the beautiful grass prarie surrounding the village. Course is in terrific shape and a tremendously enjoyable layout. I could almost envision the buffalo who probably roamed on this land years ago. And the secenery is great. I would call it one of those rare gems of a course you run across in your lifetime of playing golf and leaves a great lasting memory.
Flew into Kalispell yesterday and spent the day in Glacier. Staying in Whitefish so I got up early this AM and drove up to Eureka. Hard to believe I was last here in 2022. And boy has this place changed and also been discovered. Lots of development since my last trip and many more people. But got out early and POP was right on 4 H. The course IMO has gotten better and it is still a beautiful course and location. Tee boxes all level and playable. Fairways are in great conditon for roll out and lies. And you want to stay in the fairway and avoid the rough, deep grass, water, etc. Was in one trap and it was perfect. Greens were just fantastic for chipping and putting all round. Terrific customer service from all employees. Well worth the drive up from Kalispell or Whitefish. No idea when I will make it back up but I am glad I did it this time.
Played today on a hot summer day in a Net ball tournament for charity. I have never played here so that was one reason to play as well as support for the charity. I read Weber's review and asked for some advice and will concur with him on conditions, greens and bumpy fairways. I thought the layout of the course was fine and enjoyed the routing as well as the OB and water challenges that were present. Tee boxes could use some leveling. Fairways are dry in areas but provided good lies most of the time and decent roll out. Was fortunate to miss any traps but heard no complaints either. As I mentioned a fair share of OB and hazards can ruin ones round especially first time players. Greens were the highlight of the course for sure. Large and great chipping and putting all round and with good speed of perhaps 10. Nice grass driving range. Great customer service. Nice carts which can be taken to the parking lot. And good food and service from the snack bar. Given the location of the course I am not sure when I will be back but I agree with Tom that it is a well run and well priced course. One that I would not hesitate to return too if the right opportunity arose. And for those that don't know there is another 18 named Butterfield Stage on property. I would suggest if you are going to play here get an early time. It was very crowded even though today was a Sat.
Played yesterday AM. Course is in nice shape all around but very wet in many areas due to recent heat wave. I found all tee boxes to be playable. As well as the traps at that time of the morning. Fairways are playable but little roll out due to watering. Especially in front of the greens. If they are not careful they will have more cart track damage like in front of # 11 due to watering (huge). The greens are slow also due to watering so that they do not get burned out like what happened last year. POP was right on 3 H so that was good for a Tues morning. As always great customer service at all levels from Christian, Madison, Rich (carts) and Phil and Oscar (grounds crew).
Played this AM on a beautiful golf morning. POP as first out was 2.5 H. Great way to spend an early morning. Course is in good playing condition at the moment. Though some areas are over watered IMO and effect roll out and bounce. Fairways not so much but many of the fronts of the greens are soft and many of the greens are not very fast for chipping/putting. No tee issues nor trap issues at this time of the day. Customer service in shop and other employee contact was all great. A round of golf is great no matter where one plays.
Played today. Nice cool comfortable morning. Course is in reasonably good shape although it seems over watered in many areas. Especially in front of many greens and the greens themselves. No tee box issues. No trap issues. But while the fairways are green and provide good lies the roll out is not that great on many holes. As for the greens? They look good but chip and putt slow IMO. And there are a lot of unrepaired divot marks. Excellent service in the shop and with all other employees encountered.
Played yesterday. Course in beautiful shape. Stayed at the hotel night before on a great package deal. Played early to beat any heat and found the following. All tee boxes fine. Traps playable. Fairways great coverage and good roll out. 5000 foot elevation is added bonus. Greens all in outstanding condition for holding and releasing shots. As well as chipping and putting. Outstanding customer service at all levels. Great food at all meal times. Highly recommended.
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