Wanted to get some swings in this week, and the Players course is sadly closing after June 27th, so I booked an 1130am tee time on Wednesday, 6/23/21 to play here one last time. Always sad when a golf... Continue »

Wanted to get some swings in this week, and the Players course is sadly closing after June 27th, so I booked an 1130am tee time on Wednesday, 6/23/21 to play here one last time. Always sad when a golf course closes, especially one that is nicely located and a good play. I was joined by GKer caligolfer1031; we paired up with a M/F friends team and had an enjoyable round in about 4.5 hours. Weather was warm and sunny with a light breeze early and more wind on the final few holes; the course was busy when we arrived and departed.

Conditions are pretty standard Mile Square and the course is still very playable. As an earlier reviewer stated, MS is getting the jump on closing by starting to install fence posts along and thru some holes – the future course will be a combination of some existing Classic holes and other areas that are being combined into new holes, so there will be some continuing construction and realignment. We were told there was a drawing of the future routing available in the pro shop, but I didn’t see anything on the MS website. We were disappointed that MS has already bulldozed the tees on hole #1 and the hole was playing up at 220 yards – really, you couldn’t wait another week?! And there are some minor detours and other construction activity going on thru the course.

Greens are still in very good condition and roll smoothly at medium+ speed. Some greens are more firm than others, with the differences primarily in the green fronts, which were very soft on some holes. Fairway lies were generally OK but there are areas that are thin/dry where it looks like watering has been cut back. Same for the rough. Sand in the bunkers was adequate, although most are fine sand and pretty tightly packed. Most tees are level.

This is a relaxed play where scattered water, plentiful sand, and challenging wind provide most of the interest. Sorry to see another local course bite the dust.