Round 2 of our four day golf trip. 50 degrees with afternoon thunderstorms which was frustrating because this time of year it's normally 75 degrees and clear. Staggering $350 green fee during peak ... Continue »

Round 2 of our four day golf trip. 50 degrees with afternoon thunderstorms which was frustrating because this time of year it's normally 75 degrees and clear. Staggering $350 green fee during peak season. They had just recently lightly top dressed the greens but that sure didn't affect the speed as they were rolling at 12. Hard to judge uphill or downhill because they were both fast. Your think everything would break away from Heavenly Valley toward the lake but definitely not the case. A very good layout but not quite as spectacular as what you see on TV. Lush tee boxes and fairways. Did get an afternoon thunderstorm that lasted about 30 minutes as we were playing #16. Carts notify us with a message to return to clubhouse when lightening was in area, however halfway back the message said it was ok to return to course just before a lightning bolt hit a tree about 300 yards from us so not sure how real time the notification system is. POP was about 5 hours not including the delay. We got stuck behind a slow foursome that the marshal had to warn 3 times before he made them skip a hole. I think you are paying a premium green fee based upon it's reputation. Ok for one time play but not consistently IMO unless you are a high roller who gets comped. Due to it's location near the casinos it gets a lot of play. Very nice range to warm up on.