I played today with Ed, Christal and Greg (Caligolfer1031). We had a tee time of 8:56 a.m. I had booked on GN but they very kindly gave me their senior rate which saved a few dollars.

Conditions were pretty much the same as described by sr129. The fairways were more brown than green.. Overall, they were cut very short but I happily found many plusher lies that really h... » More

I played today with Ed, Christal and Greg (Caligolfer1031). We had a tee time of 8:56 a.m. I had booked on GN but they very kindly gave me their senior rate which saved a few dollars.

Conditions were pretty much the same as described by sr129. The fairways were more brown than green.. Overall, they were cut very short but I happily found many plusher lies that really helped me hit my woods more successfully. The tee boxes were a little shaggy but level with minimal damage. The greens were soft, held shots well, but were slowish and a bit bumpy.

Many of the fairway bunkers are being renovated. The ones in process had some kind of sand colored cover over them. There were drop areas next to them. The completed bunkers had deep, white sparkly sand. I did get to hit out of two of those. The other bunker I was in wasn’t nearly so pleasant. It was the one in front of the green on #4. It was filled with pebbly dirt and a swarm of bees! Luckily, I hit a really good shot and got out of there fast!

All of the water features were full which I haven’t seen in a while. The one by the #16 green has been enlarged and now extends all the way behind the green and around the side of the building. There are several fountains shooting into the lake. It was very well done.

The beverage cart came by several times. POP was good at 4 hours. Always a fun course to play.
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Played Willowick last week and boy has this course taken a turn for the worse. We had a 830 tee time and when we showed up there was 5 groups waiting to tee off and we ended up not getting off until 9. Staff was apologetic but it seemed like they were just saving face. We paid $40 to walk and I think that was $20 too expensive for the shape that it is in. Tee boxes looked like ... » More

Played Willowick last week and boy has this course taken a turn for the worse. We had a 830 tee time and when we showed up there was 5 groups waiting to tee off and we ended up not getting off until 9. Staff was apologetic but it seemed like they were just saving face. We paid $40 to walk and I think that was $20 too expensive for the shape that it is in. Tee boxes looked like they hadnt moved in weeks and finding grass was tough on par 3's. Fairways a mix of 10 different grasses and a 20% chance of having a good lie. Greens were not terrible but not great. Bumpy and slow is not a good combo. The area is not the greatest but if you need to play this is the only thing with a tee time I still wouldnt play here again.

Word is they might shut down but if they find new life its going to take a lot of work to fix the issues here. DO NOT RECOMMEND
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Joined up with Rob and John for our second round of the day and boy it was a blazer 115° on the first tee at 2pm. I pulled up late but the staff helped me with my bag and let us go whenever because there wasn't anyone waiting. For being extremely hot the last 2 months the course conditions haven't been better. I was amazed on how nice the grass was from tee to green. Everything... » More

Joined up with Rob and John for our second round of the day and boy it was a blazer 115° on the first tee at 2pm. I pulled up late but the staff helped me with my bag and let us go whenever because there wasn't anyone waiting. For being extremely hot the last 2 months the course conditions haven't been better. I was amazed on how nice the grass was from tee to green. Everything was just lush as can be. Greens medium fast and a touch on the firmer side but still held most shots. Rough as mentioned by Rob was longer than usual and would stop most shots from rolling through it made accuracy that much more important. If I could nit pick anything at all it would be that there is not cart girl and your only options for beverages are at the turn. I was dying of thirst after drinking my two waters on the from and I couldve used a nice tasty beverage. I wont knock the course though with the covid restrictions and late in the day it was fine.

I reccomend playing here right now especially because its in great shape. Side note I stayed at the wynn and their golf course didnt look as lush and they charge $500 so its a easy choice to play Bali Hai.
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