I'm back and I love this course! It's a WALk but so worth it! The fairways and the rough are thick and plush. If you keep your ball in the fairways you get good role but put in in the first cut of the rough and it all over. All three nines have water and it comes into play. Greens are medium/fast and role true. Over all a fun course.

Just moved to Salt Lake City on June 1 and played this course on Friday the 3. Walked up and got right out at 7:00 and played as a two ball behind a 4 ball. Walked the course in less then four hours and let me say that it's a WALK! Some long walks from green to the next tee and a lot of up and downs but this old guy made it. The course is fun to play and some of the views are ok but mostly in an industrial area. Worth a play if you are in the area (for me $20.00 to walk senior rate) and it won't beat you up if you play the right tees. Played the whites and shot 82.

Played 4/20/16 and they punched the greens on the 11th, or I would have given a higher rating then I did. The two great guys I played with said the the greens usually run about 11/11.5. This course is a Johnny Miller course and is one of the best in the state. It is 7716 yards from the back tees (I played the white @ 6344 yards) and was happy I did. Fun and a shot makers course on almost every single hole. Here is the best part, this time of the year (I think until the end of May) what ever the low temperature was the night before you pay that amount in green fees (I payed $39.00) for a course that has a DotCom tour event held here. If you you are in the Salt Lake City area play this course.

Ok, the course is in good shape (Greens, Fairways Rough and T-boxes) but all that doesn't matter!! First out today 6:10 (4 ball walking) and played the first six holes in less then a hour (55 minutes) and then got to number seven and it all comes to an end because that is where Brookside puts out there back twelvers. This is part of there CLUB that let you play the back nine one course one and back twelve on two for $39.00 a month (the worst thing that ever happened here). From number seven we waited on every shot and it took four hours to play a round that should have taken THREE OR THREE AND A HALF at the most!!!!!! Brookside doesn't care about the long time golfers who have supported the courses for years (over 20 for me) and there attitude is a BIG FU when you say something. There is no Marshalling on the course and people go out and start playing on any hole they find a gap and when you are first out you have people just drive past you in a cart and start playing which upsets your rhythm and you pace of play. I for one will not play here much longer!!! YOUR CLUB SUCKS FOR GOLFER WHO WANT TO GET OUT EARLY AND GET A FAST ROUND IN!!!!!!

Just another typical day at Brookside!!!!! Get to the window at 5:55 for a 6:22 t-time and no one there (line of about fifteen people). Then when they open up one women get out of line and goes around the back and inside and the starter let her! She takes up the starters time instead of the starter taking care of the people in LINE. So we get to the first tee and one women is standing at the red tees and I ask "what is your t-time" she says "6:22" I tell her "that can't be because we have 6:22". Now she doesn't speak English!!!!! We tell her it's 6:22 and she is a single so go ahead and tee off. She does and then comes the women that was INSIDE THE STARTERS and she joins her and tees off. Ok only a 2 ball and we are a 4 ball. We let them get to the green and we tee off and are walking to our balls and down the cart path comes there THIRD player. By the time we got to the fifth hole they are FIVE!!!!!!!! This goes on almost every morning (THE PATIENTS ARE RUNNING THE ASYLUM). Most of us who play early want to play without waiting on every shot and this is hit and miss at Brookside (we were third out today and it was over 4 hrs). Not the way golf should be played.

Now for the course greens are getting better and better tee boxes also better fairways about the same but good. Now for the sand, ALL NEW sand in the sand traps, but we were third out and 90% of the sand traps were unraked. Come on people if you are going to play this game have some consideration for the people behind you. RACK THE TRAPS, FIX YOUR BALL MARKS AND PUT THE FLAG ALL THE WAY IN!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE A TEST!

Played today (2/2/15) on a GreensKeeper certificate for $45.00 all day. t-time 8:55 and played in 3hrs. 15 min. behind a 4 ball and a 2 ball walking. Just played one round because we were on our way home from a week in NorCal. I love this course and try to play it whenever I'm in the area and you should too. Greens were fast and smooth, fairways were good and the sand (I was in a lot) was very good. This course will test your game and you better play the right tees! I played the combo tees today and shot 86 (not bad for me). Yes it's a bit out of the way but everyone should give this course a try.

Played this morning (2/1/15), first out (pop 2 hrs 40 min). Course is in good shape for this time of the year, with cart path only because of yesterday's rain but that was ok because wherever the cart path was I put the ball on the other side. I like to walk so it wasn't that bad. Greens mid fast and smooth, bunkers good with lots of sand although a little wet. Fairways good for the most part along with the rest of the course. Play the right tees if you want to have fun. This course is a blast. FYI, I got my t-time from Golf 18 for $30.00 (good deal for those course).

First out (1/29/16) and just about the only one out on the course, so the pace of play was 2.5 hrs. I like to walk but this is not a walking course. Almost every hole is down hill and then back up to an elevated green (not my kind of course). Two birdies and a par on number eighteen (a par 6) made for a good time. Would I come back, maybe in the summer because there was noooo roll on the fairways! If you hit the ball too high it would plug and was impossible to find. If you hit the ball low, no roll and it would be so dirty that it was hard to find. Give it a try if you are a long hitter you might have a good time. One last thing the head pro/starter was great and so friendly.

Played 12/7 and 12/9/15 and all I can say is if you can play this course , play it! Greens, fairways, everything was great. If you are not staying the property it a little hard to get out on and about $100.00 more. The second day we played was so clear you could see Maui on almost every hole! Cart service was great (free cookies, apples, oranges and drinks). Nothing but two's and singles out here playing so it was a easy 3 hr. round. Even when we "talked story" with the cart guy it was only 3.25 hrs. The way golf should be played.

Ok, last day on the Big Island! Back to SoCal. Only day of wind on our two week trip, 15 to 20 so the course was empty and we played in 3.25 hrs. See you back at Brookside on Tuesday (playing Robinson Ranch Monday).

Love the layout and at 2500 feet above sea level it's about 12 degrees cooler. The other thing is it's about half the price of the resort courses down the hill. The course is in very good shape and fun to play and it's a typical Dye course, you must know where to miss! Do you your self a favor if you are in Kona, drive up the hill and give it a try.

Played 12/3/15, a very fun course and in good shape. The greens are much better then the Beach. The only thing I don't like the sand traps. The sand is small rocks at least in the fairways. The sand around the greens side bunkers is a little better, but not much. Played in about 3.5 hrs., not bad.