An old friend just moved back to the US from Costa Rica and he wants to start improving his golf game so Penmar seemed like a good spot to work on his new pursuit. Snagged a twilight tee time on Thurs... Continue »

An old friend just moved back to the US from Costa Rica and he wants to start improving his golf game so Penmar seemed like a good spot to work on his new pursuit. Snagged a twilight tee time on Thursday and we were joined by three very amicable players.

Right now the course conditions at Penmar are pretty good, with decent to good greens rolling at medium speed at best and holding shots well, but many of them were bumpy and had some surface damage that affected roll. The fairways are in pretty good shape and the rough is extremely thick in some parts, especially off the right side of the fairway on the 6th hole.

Bunkers seemed to be okay with a nice layer of sand on the top but thin underneath, but the absolute worst aspect of the course's current shape right now are the tee boxes. They are absolutely butchered, but hey, at least they're flat. But then again, so is Penmar, so that shouldn't be any great win.

We moved at a pretty languid pace throughout, with a few holdups on some of the tee boxes, but it was a nice evening with good company so it didn't matter too much. We also stopped at the updated cafe after the round and that's a real treat. Very well done, cool spot and good food. They've really done a lot with a little in that regard.

So go for the basic but fun golf, stay for the good food and atmosphere.