Tee Time: 06/13/2014 @ 12:40

it was a beautiful day on Friday the 13th for golf outing with great friends. the conditions of this track was perfect from start to finish. Tee Boxes were lush & level... Continue »

Tee Time: 06/13/2014 @ 12:40

it was a beautiful day on Friday the 13th for golf outing with great friends. the conditions of this track was perfect from start to finish. Tee Boxes were lush & leveled. fairways was mowed just like carpet and your tee shot will benefit from it. roughs were usual 1-3", thick and sticky. it will punish you so don't get in there. aprons were nicely kept as well. greens were smooth and rolled very well. it was medium to fast pace. the only inconsistency were the traps. maybe due to hot weather, wind and sprinklers made them some fluffy and some hard packed. the wind picked later in the day so it added some challenges to an already hard game. overall, we enjoyed it alot and it was a great time. definitely coming back here soon

apologize for the fact that this review is very much like Legends as we played both courses on the same day. the conditions were about the same in my opinion

Played 6/17 with the Tukwet Women's Golf Club. I usually prefer Legends so was interested in seeing what Champions has been up to lately. The course was in excellent condition!! The fairways are gorge... Continue »

Played 6/17 with the Tukwet Women's Golf Club. I usually prefer Legends so was interested in seeing what Champions has been up to lately. The course was in excellent condition!! The fairways are gorgeous and the greens superb and quick. The forward tees were level and lush. Can't speak to the sand as I wasn't in it but it looked rather wet. The rough was punishing! Heavy, thick, wet- everything rough is supposed to be! Stay out of it and it's not a problem. Try to get out of it and good luck. Saw multiple marshals on the course making sure things were moving along. Cart girl was also out several times - decent for a Tuesday morning! I had a great time playing with good company on a fine course!

Played 6-17-14. The course is in great shape. Fairways lush and green. Rough is just that, rough and punishing. Keep your ball in the fairway or you will pay the price. In some cases the ball disappea... Continue »

Played 6-17-14. The course is in great shape. Fairways lush and green. Rough is just that, rough and punishing. Keep your ball in the fairway or you will pay the price. In some cases the ball disappeared from sight it was so deep. Bunkers were wet and hard packed but that was the only negative i could find. This course is an 8.5 t0 9 right now so get out and play it if you have the chance.

Followed Legends with a round on Champions. Overall very similar conditions – terrific fairways, thick, sticky rough, tee boxes fine, sand was mostly bad – although later in the day the greens did see... Continue »

Followed Legends with a round on Champions. Overall very similar conditions – terrific fairways, thick, sticky rough, tee boxes fine, sand was mostly bad – although later in the day the greens did seem a little more beat-up than Legends did earlier. Layout-wise, I think I preferred Legends, but Champions is also a really nice, fun track. I loved the two risk/reward short par 4s, even though the second one doomed my best round in months (years?).

I mentioned the service issue in the review of Legends, but I will detail that at the end of this review so you can choose to ignore it if you are not interested. As for the key measurables of the cou... Continue »

I mentioned the service issue in the review of Legends, but I will detail that at the end of this review so you can choose to ignore it if you are not interested. As for the key measurables of the course itself, I don't have a bad thing to say about it other than the bunkers needing some help. The conditions and impression of the course layout are the same as what I described in the Legends review, so I'll just copy and paste below... The course was in excellent condition, with the exception of the bunkers. Both courses were. I was very impressed. Fairways had some soggy areas and a few shaggy spots, but the lies were always perfect. The rough was thick and definitely made you work to hit good shots. The greens were a tad firm, but rolling smooth and true at medium speeds. The bunkers, as mentioned, were a mixed bag. I found everything from hard-packed mud to soft mud to thin sand to decent sand. Overall, that's the only area that needs improvement. As for the service, we had a bit of a run-in in between rounds. I apologize for being even more long-winded than normal, but it was a frustrating experience worth sharing. We had purchased the GroupGolfer deal for unlimited play at $39. We were able to book a 10:00 tee time and then the second round is not supposed to be booked until the first round is finished. When we called to book the time earlier in the week, we clearly asked to make sure there'd be no issues getting off on Champions for the replay round. "No problem," they said. Tee sheet would be pretty wide open. When we checked in for the first round, the pro shop guy said "no problem, just check back in after you finish the first round and we'll get you right back out." When we went to check back in around 2:00, that same guy said "Sorry, we won't be able to get you out. Champions is closing at 2:30 and Legends already closed at 12:00. We're setting up for a big charity tournament tomorrow." Two other groups came in right at the same time, having played Champions in the morning and now looking to play Legends under the same expectations we had. He told them the bad news and there was a lot of unhappy golfers grumbling in the pro shop. Finally, a manager-type guy came in and gave us all a bit of attitude, basically saying "tough s#!+." He ultimately agreed to give us a comp round to come back another day. It was a reasonable gesture, but I was the one that had to suggest it rather forcefully. Otherwise, I don't think he would have offered anything as compensation. As we were giving them our names and info for that, he then suddenly changed his mind and said they'd try to squeeze everyone out on Champions before 2:30. It was a bit of a mad dash to the tee box and all the groups were bunched together all round, so the pace was a little slow. We ended up finishing in about 4.5 hours, though, so it turned out just fine. However, what irked us even more is that when we were playing the 9th hole (a little after 4pm by then), there were groups playing the first and second holes on Champions! So I don't know what they were talking about with the closure at 2:30. Ultimately things worked out just fine and it's probably a "you had to be there" experience to describe the frustration. Just kind of a stain on what was otherwise a perfect day and an amazing deal to play two excellent courses in great condition.

Fun day at the Champions course today. Had been a few years since I have played that 18. Cost was $57 at 10:45. Got out on time and pace was really good through the front 9 and slowed down a bit on th... Continue »

Fun day at the Champions course today. Had been a few years since I have played that 18. Cost was $57 at 10:45. Got out on time and pace was really good through the front 9 and slowed down a bit on the back. Still finished just under 4:30. Aesthetically the course looked great but played a little worse than it looked. It wasn't bad but fairways were a little long but plenty lush. Rough was around 3-4 inches in most areas, sticky and a little patchy in varying length. Definitely grabbed the club face a little and ball sat down more times than not making for a decent challenge. Greens still had some signs of a top dressing but rolled pretty smooth. The Poa on the greens grow fast in the warm weather so speed was a little inconsistent. Fairway bunkers hard with a lot of pebbles, greenside had much more sand but even late in the day were damp, heavy and many with steep faces were intimidating and a challenge to get a good shot out of. Tee boxes were bad, par 3's really bad. Huge crowns and many uneven lies. Layout at these courses are really fun though. I haven't played enough to know where all the right spots are and even though you can manage a decent score knowing this course would be a definite plus for a few strokes off of your round. Plus the wind usually kicks up in the afternoon. I still have a unlimited all day pass here and am really looking forward to get back out there.

Played Feb. 12 Champions, behind an “international” group with a number of foursomes. Pace of play was good 4.5 hours. Tees were ok not great. Fairways very good except for unfilled divots; if you mi... Continue »

Played Feb. 12 Champions, behind an “international” group with a number of foursomes. Pace of play was good 4.5 hours. Tees were ok not great. Fairways very good except for unfilled divots; if you missed the divots you had a good lie. Fairway bunkers were mostly without sand, and greenside that had some sand often had not been raked by the proceeding players. Greens were fair to poor, very slow and significant unrepaired pitch marks; many of which seemed to be from days before (also sunflower seed shells). The overall condition was fair, I’d expected much better. With a significant number of their customers being self-centered and inconsiderate I wouldn’t expect conditions to improve much.

Played Champions twice 1/31/14. Took advantage of the underpar coupon and got in 36. Only played Champions because Legends was too busy. Course is playing really great. Fairways are lush as is the rou... Continue »

Played Champions twice 1/31/14. Took advantage of the underpar coupon and got in 36. Only played Champions because Legends was too busy. Course is playing really great. Fairways are lush as is the rough. In the AM the rough was wet, which made it much tougher. Greens have that camo look but rolled pretty nice. Bunkers were heavy but soft so very playable. This course had some weather damage a while back and this is the first time it has looked completely healed. This has been and still is a favorite of mine. Take advantage of the great weather and play this course!

Played Thursday morning early AM Tee time with fellow GKer Sbogey, we had a good unlimited deal so we played 36 holes today. Course is in REALLY nice condition, Fairways are just perfect.....Greens we... Continue »

Played Thursday morning early AM Tee time with fellow GKer Sbogey, we had a good unlimited deal so we played 36 holes today. Course is in REALLY nice condition, Fairways are just perfect.....Greens were interesting....slow, fast, slow....hard to read, but putts rolled smooth.
I found more than my share of bunkers today, and i can say they are in great shape.

Staff was friendly and the fish n chips afterwards were not too bad at all.

morning round had stellar weather, afternoon round was a pretty chilly and mild wind.

POP on the first round was about 3.5 hours, 2nd round was closer to 5 hours.

Takes me an 90 minutes to drive up to this course, but i really dont mind doing it a few times during the year....if you haven't played it......give it a shot....it is worth the flyer.