Played here today on some sort of email special, $38.00 for golf, cart and hamburger. The front nine of this course is shorter but tighter than the back nine. There were lots of roped off fairways whi... Continue »

Played here today on some sort of email special, $38.00 for golf, cart and hamburger. The front nine of this course is shorter but tighter than the back nine. There were lots of roped off fairways which neutralized the effectiveness of the carts GPS. There were a few wet spots and a few bare spots in the fairways. Many of the fairways are lined with lateral water hazards. The greens were fast and tricky. They were also quite firm. I'm going to use the excuse that in the morning, on the front nine, it was overcast and very gray so reading the greens was difficult, because without the sun it was hard to see any contrast and therefore a lot of the breaks. It would seem as though a putt was either level or up hill and the next thing you know your ball is 10 to 15 feet past the hole. I had four 3 putt greens on the front nine for a total of 18 putts (I had a chip-in birdy). Very devious greens, but fair, once you are familiar with them. The back nine is 400 yards longer than the front. There are 3, 450 or longer par 4's. Two of these are downhill, down wind while the 16th is severely uphill into the wind. This is a fun course, the staff is very friendly and helpful. There is a great practice green. The driving range has grass and mats, but it looks like the grass area has not been used for sometime and the mats are well used. I recommend this course, but bring your eagle eye green reading and "A" putting game.

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