Played in the GK outing on 8/20/09. The Valley course is in good condition overall. The greens were not real green due to the time of year/heat, but they putt better than they look. Same could be said... Continue »

Played in the GK outing on 8/20/09. The Valley course is in good condition overall. The greens were not real green due to the time of year/heat, but they putt better than they look. Same could be said for the course as a whole, it doesn't look real lush because it's not overly green, but it plays well. The fairways were hard, well maintained and produced lots of roll. The downwind long drive holes both produced 350+ yard winning drives from guys on the wrong side of 40!

I was in three greenside bunkers, and the sand varied from fluffy - perfect in one, to thin where I hit bottom in another to finally one bunker with lots of rocks in it.

If you venture more than a few yards out of the fairway, get another ball and +1 to your scorecard. Many fairways are red staked along both sides and the bushes - undergrowth will not likely allow you to find the ball, much less play it. The layout is scenic and has numerous really good golf holes. However, there are FAR too many par 4's that most players would need to use irons on to either lay up short of hazards where the fairway runs out or because it is overly narrow in the normal driver landing zone. Having three par 4's where I hit 6-8 iron off the blue tees to remain short of a hazard or the end of the fairway is at least two too many when you only have 10 on the course.