6 out of 10. I know this course has had its problems with new owners etc, but the course for the price we were charged was pleasant and challenging. Food and facilities after were excellent. We were n... Continue »

6 out of 10. I know this course has had its problems with new owners etc, but the course for the price we were charged was pleasant and challenging. Food and facilities after were excellent. We were not aware that the showers and spa were confined to members. By the time we were advised of this, we were already in the spa! Cost of golf $ 45.

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Played August 6th at 700 in morning. First time I've played.

Highlights - Great design\layout. You will need to hit some straight shots to play here. This course is borderline target golf.

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Played August 6th at 700 in morning. First time I've played.

Highlights - Great design\layout. You will need to hit some straight shots to play here. This course is borderline target golf.

Greens were a bit inconsistent but overall, not bad. Big divots on first hole, but the rest seemed to get better. Just a bit fuzzy in spots.

Rough was not too penal. You just need to have either A) straight driver or B) a good 3 wood off the tee.

I agree with previous poster - this course plays a little longer that it reads on paper. A lot of the par 5s were uphill.

I'll definitely come back. Enjoyed it. Great service too - water bottles in carts, no governor on the golf cart, friendly starter and service.

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Played on Wednesday morning and the course is in good shape. The greens were a little slow, but they were rolling them today and a going to be in great shape by Friday. The only green with some issu... Continue »

Played on Wednesday morning and the course is in good shape. The greens were a little slow, but they were rolling them today and a going to be in great shape by Friday. The only green with some issues is the 1st green, but the rest are good, a little slower than usual, but nice and held shots well. Fairways were in good shape and had a little water on them, but I was finding the dry spots. Bunkers really wet, but plenty of sand in them and overall I had good lies in them. Course is one of my favorites and today took 3 hours to play as a twosome. Got to play it if you have not tried it yet.

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I really enjoy this course, just seems to "fit my eye". I was disappointed in the overall condition however. Not that it was all that bad, just not up to the standards I was expecting based upon prio... Continue »

I really enjoy this course, just seems to "fit my eye". I was disappointed in the overall condition however. Not that it was all that bad, just not up to the standards I was expecting based upon prior experience. Staff was very accommodating. The only complaint I had was had a lot of maintenance to deal with, which is contradictory to what I previously said about conditioning? But these were just guys cutting greens, changing cups, etc.

I like the course, I can look past the condition, as it does appear they are working on it.

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Played on Thursday the 12th around 930 and the course is in good shape. The first green was a little worse for ware, but the rest of the greens were in good shape and rolled great. Sand was good on ... Continue »

Played on Thursday the 12th around 930 and the course is in good shape. The first green was a little worse for ware, but the rest of the greens were in good shape and rolled great. Sand was good on both the fairway bunkers and greenside traps and the fairways were in good shape. The rough was not very long, but was in good shape and made a difference if you missed the fairways. Love this layout and the course is a challenge but has some scoring opps. if you are hitting it in the right spots. The pin placement today was hard and most flags were tucked in corners and close the the edges and did not allow for much room to miss. Great course and highly recommend it.

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We played as a threesome on the 4th of July and I booked the tee time for 5:50 am on golfnow.com. Now, I normally don't play that early for obvious reasons, but because of all the family festivities ... Continue »

We played as a threesome on the 4th of July and I booked the tee time for 5:50 am on golfnow.com. Now, I normally don't play that early for obvious reasons, but because of all the family festivities that day I thought it would be best to get the round in as early as possible.

We arrived around 5:15 to hopefully check in, maybe hit a couple balls (who cares if it was still dark) and just be ready to go on our tee time. Unfortunately we beat all employees to the course and ended up waiting out front. After we got in the starter/cart attendant situation was kind of a cluster. There were about 12-15 members who apparently just show up and decide that they own the place and can do whatever they want. I guess the entire public/private situation there is a bit messy, but still, it left a bad taste in my mouth. We eventually teed off about 30 minutes behind our scheduled time.

As far as the golf is concerned, the course is really difficult. For some reason even the shorter holes seemed to play longer than the yardage and the par 5s on this course are extremely difficult. The first time you play the course I would suggest getting a yardage book or lowering your expectations because you're bound to find yourself hitting into areas that you didn't know existed or give you bad angles to the green (the second hole comes to mind).

The condition of the course was pretty good. I don't know if it was because we teed off so early or what, but the course was absolutely soaked. I must have found casual water 6-7 times in the fairways and all three times I was in bunkers. I don't know what that was all about. The greens were good for the most part, rolled well and held shots, but you could tell that a few greens had some issues (disease?) and got pretty bumpy (first hole for example). I really love this layout, and would go back to play again, but would do so in the afternoon to give the course some time to dry out and for the staff to get everything together.

Oh, since we teed off around 6:15 there wasn't any beverage cart and the grill and the snack bar were closed when we made the turn. However, when we got done at 10 am the bartender opened for us and she was awesome. Got a couple cold Firestone DBAs on tap which was a great start to the rest of the festivities for the day.

I would definitely recommend this course if you're in the area as it is one of the best layouts, just try to play a little later in the day to let some of the water dry up.

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Played on 6/15/12. Course is in really good shape right now. I think the worst part about the conditions is how damp and seemingly saturated the greens were. Specifically, they were very receptive ... Continue »

Played on 6/15/12. Course is in really good shape right now. I think the worst part about the conditions is how damp and seemingly saturated the greens were. Specifically, they were very receptive and you can be aggressive, but they were very spongy. Interestingly, despite how soft and wet they were, they were still relatively fast. The tee boxes, fairways and rough are all in great condition. Only saw the cart girl once on 7. It seems like a great time of year to play this course. We booked a fantastic deal on golfnow (although I hate admitting this fact at the risk of all of you taking a spot I may want in the future). In any event, the course is playing great right now, and the staff was equally excellent. I would have liked to see the beverage cart a bit more often, and possibly a bit less water on the greens. Other than that, it's a great challenge, and in pretty good shape (I'd say an 8 out of 10 in course conditions).

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First time here and after viewing the locker room this has to be one of the nicest I have seen. Big leather chairs in there with a tv, if I didn't have to leave afterwards I probably would have watch... Continue »

First time here and after viewing the locker room this has to be one of the nicest I have seen. Big leather chairs in there with a tv, if I didn't have to leave afterwards I probably would have watched some of the tournament that was on. If you haven't played here the tips Johnny posted are very helpful. For example #12 is a short par 4 that has water by the green but you can't see this from the tee box. The clubhouse provided a yardage book but it was a pretty simple yardage book. Conditions were pretty good out here. Greens are not that fast and I was expecting them to be a bit faster. I just always think that courses that are inland have fast greens because it's primarily dry. Fairways were in great shape and the sand was too. The rough here is pretty much a gone ball unless you're lucky. There are some long distances between holes so I do not think this is a walkable course (I would think it's probably not allowed). Guys in the pro shop were nice and helpful, guy was out on the range replenishing the balls and the cart girl came around quite a few times so the customer service was very good. Range is grass and has two levels with multiple flag locations. It is away a bit from the clubhouse. Good course and would recommend it.

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Course was in very good condition. Fairways were very nice, the rough was a little patchy but all in all pretty good. Greens were good speed and rolled very smooth. Excellent customer service.

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Course was in very good condition. Fairways were very nice, the rough was a little patchy but all in all pretty good. Greens were good speed and rolled very smooth. Excellent customer service.

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