Took part in the Golf Moose/GK outing on the 31st at Dove Canyon. Joined fellow GKers, Tom McDonald, Mike Dunbar, and Jerry (who's last name I have forgotten, sorry) on a warm, humid day. Let me prefa... Continue »

Took part in the Golf Moose/GK outing on the 31st at Dove Canyon. Joined fellow GKers, Tom McDonald, Mike Dunbar, and Jerry (who's last name I have forgotten, sorry) on a warm, humid day. Let me preface this by saying I have played Dove Canyon a number of times over the years and really enjoy the layout, which has a lot of elevation change with numerous bunkers. Many of the bunkers are quite deep and have very limited sand, making playing conditions very challenging.

Conditions were "okay", but for a private course I would call them disappointing. Tee boxes, were generally fairly lush (white tees), but a few could have been more level and par threes had some divot damage. Fairways were solid, very lush, but did limit rollout as the grass is kept longer to protect it from the heat. Greens were disappointing, not really fast or very smooth with lots of balls marks. Bunkers were horrible with very limited sand in most green side bunkers. A few of the fairway bunkers had fluffy sand, which was annoying when the green side bunkers had very little sand.

Pace of play was very slow at over 5 hours, which I have come to expect at these events. Of course, I would really like to try to play this type of challenging course at a normal pace to see if I play better. Just feel like the last 4 or 5 holes, I am just drained after being out on the course so long.

Hard for me recommend this course as I find the layout to be strong and would say it is an 8 to 8.5 for me, but conditions I would rate as "meh" or around 5 or 6.

Hats off to Johnny and Ron for the work they put into these events. Thanks very much.