Wow, Shorecliffs, what an improvement. It was my first time playing the course in roughly 2+ years and I must say it was a pleasant surprise. Paid $25 via online special for early twilight tee time ... Continue »

Wow, Shorecliffs, what an improvement. It was my first time playing the course in roughly 2+ years and I must say it was a pleasant surprise. Paid $25 via online special for early twilight tee time on a Friday...and it's a good deal.

The thing this course has always had going for is its unique, challenging, and yes, sometimes quirky layout. It was just a matter of improving some things, and they are well on their way to doing that. Greens were always kind of bland as far as layout, but usually decent. The big change is now instead of ultra-slow, they are somewhat fast. It took me a few holes to adjust. Tee-boxes are downright awesome compared to the old days. They used to be abysmal. Fairways are ok, but playable. Rough is still a patchwork hodgepodge of crabgrasses and other stuff...that's maybe the biggest thing left to improve. Pace of play was satisfactory, around 4 1/2 hours.

Customer service was good. I was a single and the starter took the initiative and paired me with another single as a twosome, instead of pairing me with the threesome (a family) that preceded us and was at my scheduled tee time. The locals hanging out around the men's club and restaurant are definitely a bit "crusty", but they are friendly folks.

Keep up the improvements Shorecliffs!