First round of the long weekend was here. Ended up playing all 36 at Foxtail, starting on the North with a 12:27 GN hot deal ($26). Guy in the pro shop got me going at noon and then I went and checked... Continue »

First round of the long weekend was here. Ended up playing all 36 at Foxtail, starting on the North with a 12:27 GN hot deal ($26). Guy in the pro shop got me going at noon and then I went and checked in with the starter. It's a bit of a drive across the street to get over to the North Course. The starter was remarking how unusually busy it was as he let out a 7-some?!? He said a couple guys were leaving after a few holes and they "promised" to play quickly. He then put out another twosome, and then myself and other single as a separate twosome behind them. Kinda strange he didn't want to put us together. Ultimately, the other twosome and my twosome played through that large group (they were just a fivesome by the time we played through, but still brutally slow) and it was smooth sailing after that. 3:45 pace was just fine, but it sure was a bizarre start. The course was in solid condition. Pretty green and lush throughout, maybe a tad on the shaggy side. A few tee boxes could use some leveling out, but they were mostly in good shape. The fairways didn't provide much roll, but I always had good lies to hit from. The rough had good coverage. Not too deep, but just enough to make you work on some shots as the ball tended to sit down in it. The greens were firm. Well most were, and occasionally you'd find a surprise soft spot when you were expecting a release. They rolled pretty well at medium-fast speeds. The bunkers were kind of a mess. A few had nice new sand, but were not well kept. Most had this dark gray hardpan sand that you wanted to avoid. Hopefully they'll eventually get the new sand in all the traps and players/staff take tend to them as needed. Solid course. Some big doglegs here, but still reasonably forgiving off most tees. Plenty of tall trees lining each holes. Houses along almost every hole. However, they only felt really in play a few times. The greens here are very large and hard to read, at least as a first-timer. Struggled to make any putts. Nothing worth going too far out of your way for, but a nice local course when you get a good price like I did.