Had a 6:52 tee time this morning for $38.50 walking rate. I hadn't played here for probably around 20 years, so it was nice to come back. I had reserved the time as a single and was slated to play wit... Continue »

Had a 6:52 tee time this morning for $38.50 walking rate. I hadn't played here for probably around 20 years, so it was nice to come back. I had reserved the time as a single and was slated to play with two twosomes, but one of them didn't show up and surprisingly there was no one on the wait list, so we played as a threesome. We were behind a fivesome but the fivesome moved swiftly and we didn't have to wait much all morning. Total POP was just a hair over 4.5 hours.

I hardly know where to start with conditions because it's such a mixed bag right now. I'll start with the good: Greens are very nice, smooth and accepting of shots. The tee boxes are in good condition (although some VERY hard) and are nicely defined along the edges. I wasn't in a bunker but they looked great. Now to the rest of it: The fairways were very inconsistent with some really nice areas and many dry, yellowed out areas that don't really play like fairway. I'd estimate only about 30% is the nice stuff, though. Balls don't often stop on the other 70%, which leads to the rough, which is in even worse condition. Many times my ball came to rest on hardpan that exists between clumps of dead/dormant grass, which makes for very difficult shots.

There was a good breeze most of the day and the fog burned off just in time for the scenic stretch starting at 15, so that was nice. Hard to beat this rate, but I do wish fairway and rough conditions were better than they are.