Out this morning and glad I got there early. They started aerating the tee boxes, shortly after I teed off (lucky to stay ahead all round). Greens have come back from 9/25-26 aeration very nicely. The... Continue »

Out this morning and glad I got there early. They started aerating the tee boxes, shortly after I teed off (lucky to stay ahead all round). Greens have come back from 9/25-26 aeration very nicely. They chipped and putted well all round, even those that had not been mowed/cleaned yet. Found no issues with fairways, as they provided good lies and roll, throughout. I did see some areas that had deep tire tracks because somebody drove through that area when the ground was wet, but they were marked GUR and posed no issues. I noticed that all the bunkers were still damp from overnight moisture and watering, but as I was lucky to escape all bunkers, not sure how they would play? Little to no rough on the course, but you do have many OB's along fairways and water on # 2 and # 16. All in all, an enjoyable round on a nice course. Customer service excellent at all levels.

Played as a twosome Sunday, 10/15, around noon. Due to my buddy nursing a tweaky back, we only went out for the front nine by design. It's not usually a problem to get out here and we had just walked ... Continue »

Played as a twosome Sunday, 10/15, around noon. Due to my buddy nursing a tweaky back, we only went out for the front nine by design. It's not usually a problem to get out here and we had just walked up and were put right out. It's a little unusual that an 18 hole course gives you a nine hole option during the main part of the day, and that definitely contributed to our choice to play here. I would generally describe the course as good, late summer conditions, particularly with respect to the fairways. While generally pretty decent coverage, there were dryer, thinner patches scattered about that one would probably expect at the end of summer and well past rain season. The grounds crew had marked off many of the more severe spots around the course as GUR, so that helped. I had a layup shot in the fairway that would have been on hardpan had it not been marked as GUR and allowed me a nice, adjacent lie. Tee boxes here are generally flat and covered, although some of the par 3s were a bit more chewed up and required a quick survey to find a good tee spot. On average, rough here tends towards less severe and playable. The greens exhibited the ghost of the aeration pattern visually, but for practical purposes, they are healed. They generally ran true and medium slowish with a couple running a touch firmer and quicker. They were all soft and receptive to incoming shots, leaving deep pitch marks. I don't think my ball was more than a foot from it's pitch mark on any green I hit. I avoided the bunkers, so no comment there. A foursome of one adult and three kids had us play through on the second fairway and we played in a bubble from then on, with the forward group a couple of holes ahead, and no-one pressing from behind. In the past, even as a single on a weekend, I have sometimes found myself in these pockets. The course was active, but not crowded. The front nine is generally short and flatter than the back nine, so on a warm, low energy day, it fit the bill for an enjoyable, low stress round.

Played today at Noon in a great POP of 2.5 hours. Course is in very nice shape. Greens have returned nicely from aerating, but still seem soft, when receiving shots (no real release in them at present... Continue »

Played today at Noon in a great POP of 2.5 hours. Course is in very nice shape. Greens have returned nicely from aerating, but still seem soft, when receiving shots (no real release in them at present). Fairways were fine and provided good lies and roll out. Sand traps looked damp and in need of freshening. Tee boxes were all fine. Customer service was excellent.

Played this AM before the men's club. POP 2.5 H. Course is in good shape at present. Greens on back 9 punched 9/25 and after today's mowing look very good (another week). But tomorrow they punch the f... Continue »

Played this AM before the men's club. POP 2.5 H. Course is in good shape at present. Greens on back 9 punched 9/25 and after today's mowing look very good (another week). But tomorrow they punch the front. So for the next few weeks putting will be a challenge. Customer service excellent as always.

Played today mid morning. POP was 3 hours. Recently punched the back 9 on 9/25 and work was extensive. It will be several weeks before they come back, IMO. Front 9 will be done on 10/2. The tee boxes ... Continue »

Played today mid morning. POP was 3 hours. Recently punched the back 9 on 9/25 and work was extensive. It will be several weeks before they come back, IMO. Front 9 will be done on 10/2. The tee boxes are fine; fairways are good; bunkers are playable; little or no rough to deal with. Customer service is excellent. So going forward, one will have to deal with punched greens on front and back, starting 10/2.

POP today was 3 H. Course has a new superintendent and changes for the better are showing. Many of the wet areas are now being resolved and fairways are in much better shape. Heard no issues with bunk... Continue »

POP today was 3 H. Course has a new superintendent and changes for the better are showing. Many of the wet areas are now being resolved and fairways are in much better shape. Heard no issues with bunkers and they all looked good; some rough on the outside of fairways and around greens, but manageable; tee boxes were all good; greens were in very nice shape after their recent verticut. Understand aeration will take place on 9/25-26 and will be extensive? Customer service is always excellent here and the Birdies restaurant is a great place for a good meal at a great price.

Played yesterday in POP of 3 H. Course is in nice shape, presently. Though you will find some standing water areas (especially # 12) that you should watch for (they are working on the sprinkler system... Continue »

Played yesterday in POP of 3 H. Course is in nice shape, presently. Though you will find some standing water areas (especially # 12) that you should watch for (they are working on the sprinkler system). They also verticut the greens yesterday and they came out fine and in great shape. Tee boxes are very good; fairways in nice shape and providing good roll and lies; no bunker issues from anyone; some rough around the greens that will cause some issues. Customer service excellent at all levels.

Played yesterday and POP was 3 H. Course is in good shape at the moment, but IMO I think they have a drainage issue? Reason I say that, is that many of the fairways are just too wet? Other than that i... Continue »

Played yesterday and POP was 3 H. Course is in good shape at the moment, but IMO I think they have a drainage issue? Reason I say that, is that many of the fairways are just too wet? Other than that issue, the overall course condition is very good. Tee boxes are (IMO) a little beat up, but playable; fairways (other than the wet ones) provide good lies and roll; bunkers are all clean/raked and playable; no rough to speak of, but you do have areas of OB that can cause issues, if not careful; greens are very good at present, unless you play really early before the mowing, then you will have wet/slow greens (normal). Customer service is excellent at all levels, including the restaurant. Even if you don't play golf, Birdies has an all day menu from opening to close and their prices are fantastic.

Played today in a nice time of 3 H. Course was a little over watered today, which slowed things down on fairways/greens. No doubt it was better when things dried out, but an early round was difficult ... Continue »

Played today in a nice time of 3 H. Course was a little over watered today, which slowed things down on fairways/greens. No doubt it was better when things dried out, but an early round was difficult under these conditions. Tee boxes were clean/level; fairways provided good lies but no roll; rough was about 1/2 inch, wet and hard to play out of; bunkers were just fine; greens, while looking good, were wet/slow. Customer service was good. Restaurant was doing brisk "eclipse" business this AM.