Played the the whites at Goose Creek on 3/14 at 12:14 tee off. Arrived and parking lot was only 1/3 full! Uncle Jim and son in law Vic, both agreed our last minute plan to dominate the goose, was goin... Continue »

Played the the whites at Goose Creek on 3/14 at 12:14 tee off. Arrived and parking lot was only 1/3 full! Uncle Jim and son in law Vic, both agreed our last minute plan to dominate the goose, was going as planned. Tee boxes: all great shape except hole 17...tough to set ball and tee height into hard turf without giggling at each other! Fairways: all in great winter shape. Rough: all in good growth ratio to fairway and AARG. About a 2" average depth, just right to hit recovery shots from. Bunkers: of course, 1/3 to 1/2 of these were with standing rainwater and firm wet sand...yet easy to hit pick and sweep shots from. AARG: areas around greens; all chips, flops and pitch shots are capable to execute from easily. Greens: they were all slightly slower than the big practice green between the pro shop and range(fast/med). We confirmed this by hole #5...they all rolled med/med, and were predictable if you are ready to adapt quickly. I putted only 4 strokes above my summertime average of (34). We had slight showers on holes 12 & 14. We let a 4-some of young guns play through us on hole 9 to 10. We let a two-some play through us on 12 as we took refuge from showers. We then let another two-some play through on 14 as we sat under trees during light showers. Pro-shop desk, and starter(Bryce) were all helpful to make sure our starting slot was on time and without drama of any kind. Bryce(starter) was right...the Rough and AARG were never more the 2 - 2.5 in deep; I could have left the Ginty in the truck and therefore carried a 55/56 wedge instead. Parking lot was less than 1/4th full by end of round at 4:30...booyah, y'all could have ventured out and played today! ;-)