I don't know what my rating score is going to come out to, but if it isn't high, it should be. After taking some time off to let my back heal, reset the batteries, and hopefully get rid of the new swi... Continue »

I don't know what my rating score is going to come out to, but if it isn't high, it should be. After taking some time off to let my back heal, reset the batteries, and hopefully get rid of the new swing I'd been tinkering with, I needed a course that was in very good shape, but wasn't too demanding, which I'd heard about Goose Creek many times. They were $39 for twilight, which isn't too bad, and they were able to get me out right away. I don't know why I keep hearing that this course is very easy. The tee shots are not very demanding, but bunkers are well-placed in my landing zone (290-310) and I ended up finding more fairway bunkers than I have in the past year. The bunkers were by far their biggest shortcoming, but that isn't saying much, as they were still in pretty fair shape. The course is not very long, but the greens are tricky when it comes to approach shots. There were a lot of sucker pins that from 100 yards out or more seemed welcoming. I had some well-struck shots to the middle of the green that got sucked off into different bailouts. The greens almost played and looked like links courses. They punched a little while back, which somehow didn't affect playability. The only problem I had with them is that very few people fixed their ball marks, which is increasingly common. On the par 5 fourth, the group in front of us was playing excessively slow, and my buddy and I saw a patch of golf balls in the foliage on the left side off the fairway. I always like finding some junk shag balls, so we went in there. DO NOT GO IN THERE. We both got caught up in some poison oak that I didn't see at first. When we got out with our assortment of Pinnacles, Slazengers, and Top Flites that we paid dearly for, we complained that there wasn't a sign. There was, we had just walked past it. This round was capped with one of the best finishing holes I have ever played at a public course. A 460 yard par 4 that I went driver, PW, lipped out my putt from 12 feet for a satisfying par. If you want a good time on a very different, fun course, with just enough challenge to keep you on your toes, look no further. I will definitely be back.