I played EG on 9/3 with the temp hitting 112 degrees! After calling around they had the green fee lowered to $35 so we braved the heat and hit the course at 2PM.

Eagle Glen is a great escape from City golf with a definite wilderness feel. As one would expect with the severe heat we pretty much had the course to ourselves.

One of the nicer holes is the 4th (?) with its elevated tee’s. This hole starts well above the fairway but inexplicitly requires you to lay up due to the ravine that breaks up the fairway. It would have made more sense to allow you to wind up and smash a drive into the air for some big yardage. Despite this it is a fun hole that keeps me coming back.

While in the fairway on 4, the heat was broken up by a quick thunderstorm that had us concerned about the lightening around us. After about 45 minutes of rain and passing lightening strikes we resumed play with a nice 15-20 degree drop in temperature.

For the most part the course is in great shape, although with the recent heat there were some dry spots and the bunkers were in really poor shape.

The beauty of the course lays in the layout and the way the front 9 winds into the hills leaving you with some dramatic elevation changes and great views.

The back nine swings back towards the clubhouse in more of a traditional layout leading up to a great finishing hole, a par 5 that requires a straight drive, a second over a picturesque lake that if your tee shot was long and true should get you on the green.

My biggest complaint with Eagle Glen is the lack of fairway mapping. Distance markers except for the 150 yd poles are very spotty and this course would play better with the assistance of course knowledge or an in cart GPS system like the nearby Trilogy and Hidden Valley courses.

The other complaint is that the beverage cart only made one appearance, at the second green. Good thing we bought a few bottles of water otherwise we would have been quite dehydrated by the end of our round.

The greens were in pretty good shape considering the heat and had quite a few ball marks which is more of an etiquette issue with fellow golfers than the course management, although if management gave complementary divot tools at check in like some upscale courses golfers would be more inclined to fix their damage.

All in all at $35.00 Eagle Glen is a great deal, at the “normal” rates of $50 or so for weekend twilight I like the nearby Trilogy, Hidden Valley and Goose Creek a bit more due to the amenities. If Eagle Glen would splurge on some basic upgrades the choice for inland golf would be that much tougher.