I played the Lakes today 9/20/11. I haven't played here in a long time. I usually prefer to play Ivanhoe. As far as the course goes, it was just OK. The greens rolled fairly well but they were a bit b... Continue »

I played the Lakes today 9/20/11. I haven't played here in a long time. I usually prefer to play Ivanhoe. As far as the course goes, it was just OK. The greens rolled fairly well but they were a bit bumpy in spots. The fairways had some bare spots, the sand traps were a bit thin and it looked like they were raked with a plow. For the price it isn't that bad. I payed $25 to walk at 11:22 today. I don't expect perfection for that price.

The real complaint I have about this course is the way it's run. We had a 6-some in front of us that didn't seem interested in letting us play through today. I called the proshop and they sent someone out for us to either break up the group or let us play through. They apparently said we could play through but they kept in front of us. Then they split into a 4-some followed by a 2-some which wouldn't let us through either. Another rep from the course came out later but nothing changed then either. It was just a miserable round of golf. There weren't any course marshals to be seen on the course. The group then went on to play as a 6- some again and finally let us through on the 15th hole.

I guess you just have to know what kind of a course it is before you go ther. Don't expect anything fancy, beautiful, or nice. It's a low level course with ok course conditions.