Played today on a Players Club invitation sent out to American Golf courses. We were able to get out early and played in 3.5 H. This is a fabulous course. We played the Valley/Vista and were sorry we could not play the Lakes 9, to experience all 27 holes. Customer service at check in (thank you Daniel) was great. Plenty of balls on the driving range to warm up and the putting ... » More

Played today on a Players Club invitation sent out to American Golf courses. We were able to get out early and played in 3.5 H. This is a fabulous course. We played the Valley/Vista and were sorry we could not play the Lakes 9, to experience all 27 holes. Customer service at check in (thank you Daniel) was great. Plenty of balls on the driving range to warm up and the putting green gave us an idea of what was coming on the greens (speed). The starter greeted us and sent us on our way. Truly a very beautiful layout. The tee boxes were excellent. Fairways (nice and wide but also tree lined) had plenty of grass, provided great lies and once they dried out, good roll was evident. Sand traps were very playable and had all been cleaned and raked (and they are large and deep). Rough was not terribly long, but wet/sticky to play from. Great mixture of par 3's on both the Valley/Vista, with # 2 (a redan) on Valley fronted by water and an elevated tee box (just what you want on your 2nd hole of the day). Many long par 4's of 380 and longer and every one of them was uphill to the green (ouch). Greens are large, undulated and they had speed (some local knowledge would have been great to have). Had a great hamburger from the BBQ set up outside. Wonderful golf course, with excellent customer service at all levels. If you ever have the opportunity to play here, don't pass it up.
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7:08am tee time, the first "non-member" time available. I had concerns because there must have been 6-7 groups out in from of our threesome, but we were assured that they played quickly, so pace of play would be fast. For once, things were correctly represented. We played in 3hours 8 minutes, which considering how many groups went out in front of us, very impressed.
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7:08am tee time, the first "non-member" time available. I had concerns because there must have been 6-7 groups out in from of our threesome, but we were assured that they played quickly, so pace of play would be fast. For once, things were correctly represented. We played in 3hours 8 minutes, which considering how many groups went out in front of us, very impressed.

The groups were without doubt the firmest greens I have ever played. The balls actually bounced as if on cement. No chance to stop even a well struck wedge. They rolled well, but were slower than expected. Fairways were nice, bunkers had plenty of well manicured sand, tee boxes generally in good shape.

Since I play almost exclusively early, I encounter a lot of staff in the pro shops who are "not morning people", but Mark was terrific. Friendly & accommodating. Same with the starter Don. Both these gentlemen were a pleasure to deal with. Always nice to start your day even before the round on a positive note.

I don't play here very often, but very much enjoyed the course, despite the rock hard greens. Note, they are punching greens beginning Tuesday 3/19/19.
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Played 3/17 at 3pm. Got through 13 holes in 4 hours before giving up. Course is a bit stuffy, employees were hit or miss with some being nice and others aloof. Conditions were great for the price paid (sub $40).

Tees: A bit chewed up in places but overall nice and flat with good coverage. 6.5.
Fairways: Great. Really the highlight of the course. 8.5.
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Played 3/17 at 3pm. Got through 13 holes in 4 hours before giving up. Course is a bit stuffy, employees were hit or miss with some being nice and others aloof. Conditions were great for the price paid (sub $40).

Tees: A bit chewed up in places but overall nice and flat with good coverage. 6.5.
Fairways: Great. Really the highlight of the course. 8.5.
Rough: Lush and penal. Some of the best at a public course I have seen recently. 8.
Bunkers: Was in 1 greenside and 1 fairway. Both were great with a nice depth underneath. 7.5
Greens: Medium fast and firm. Far firmer than they should be. I had wedges leaving no divot and bounding off the back on a few holes on well struck shots. I understand they were "micro punched" a week or two ago, but they look like they need a full aeration. 6.5

Overall a great public track with some kinks to work out, next time would love the finish the back nine. It would help if everyone here didn't act like they were pros. Kind of ruins the vibe when people are hacking away and then taking 15 mins to putt.
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