THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Played Fri july 3rd at 6:40, got out on time, played the white tees
Tees - it was difficult to find a level spot on many holes
Fairways - s... Continue »

THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Played Fri july 3rd at 6:40, got out on time, played the white tees
Tees - it was difficult to find a level spot on many holes
Fairways - some green tight lies but many browned out dead grass, many bare spots
Rough - just weeds that grow and bare spots
Traps - hard pan dirt with a dusting of sand
Greens - receptive , had ball marks to repair, little on the slow side, but no bare spots
POP 3:53
NO OPINION, JUST FACT

Played on Tuesday 5/5. I have played here many times as it is near my son-in-law and I don't mind the drive. Last year I vowed to never play here again and the conditions seemed like nobody cared, but... Continue »

Played on Tuesday 5/5. I have played here many times as it is near my son-in-law and I don't mind the drive. Last year I vowed to never play here again and the conditions seemed like nobody cared, but after seeing the lase review I thought I would give it a try and to my surprise this is by far the best condition I have ever seen this course. Check in was easy and COV19 precautions are in place in the clubhouse and on the course. They are still serving some food at the turn which was nice. Tee boxes - a little chewed up ,but playable. A few are not level. Fairways - Thick and lush, I have never seen them this green. #9 fairway is thin as they have always had problems getting grass to grow Last time I played here it was difficult to find good grass. Rough - recently mowed and nice, some hard pan areas, but not as many as there used to be. Greens - Nice with medium speed. A few bumps here and there, but nice to putt on. No damaged areas. Bunkers - HORRIBLE, not a grain of sand to be found. Some with weeds and all are hardpan. There is a note on the carts thas bunkers should be played as non-hazards. I had a few balls actually take a big bounce out after hitting into the bunker on the fly and a few just roll out. The course was busy but not overly crowded, but our POP was 5:45 and that was because of the pot smoking, beer drinking, lets all go to his ball and watch him hit Bros in front of us. We caught them on Hole 5 and then crawled the rest of the round. They would ony hit their tee shots when they saw us coming up. They must have been friends of somebody on the course as they stood on the 10th tee box BSing until they saw us come out of the snack area with our hot dogs. This is the my only big complaint. I plan on going back next week as it was only $30 for a 12:45 tee time.

First time out in 5 weeks. Perfect day. Course was in great shape since it had been closed for the Stay-at-Home Corovid-19 order. Ten minute tee time spacing worked well as long as all groups had 4 pe... Continue »

First time out in 5 weeks. Perfect day. Course was in great shape since it had been closed for the Stay-at-Home Corovid-19 order. Ten minute tee time spacing worked well as long as all groups had 4 people. There were a few twosomes out, but that's just the way it is . It's still all an experiment in course operation by the course management team - and they're doing a good job! Course plays fair if you keep it in the fairway. Lots of elevation changes make you think about club selection. Greens were surprisingly slow, but sped up as the day went on. No rakes in the bunkers which were thin but playable. No rakes due to social distancing. Also, no ball washers, no trash cans, no benches, etc. The snack bar was open and there was a cart girl. The practice green was open but limited to 6 people at a time. Check in is strict. You only check in 10 minutes prior to pay, and then off you go. Social distancing is the name of the game these days for now. All-in-all a good day. Kudos to Scott in the clubhouse for running the course under these circumstances. The State has imposed a lot of rules which may be a little over-reactive, but everybody seemed to do their part on following them (with a little flexibility and common sense).

11/5 using a raffle prize for a 2some on a nice SC fall morning POP right a 4 hours with a no waiting front and then hit the wall star ing on 10--always feels really slow when the starting pace is unf... Continue »

11/5 using a raffle prize for a 2some on a nice SC fall morning POP right a 4 hours with a no waiting front and then hit the wall star ing on 10--always feels really slow when the starting pace is unfettered. Fairways had good coverage over about 75% of the area with the best being located down the center 30 yards. There were some thin and bare areas scattered about but with few exceptions I had good fairway lies. Rough was sparse with a few thicker patches around the greens. Dirt was featured past the rough. Tees are very thin with the par 3s being chewed up. Bunkers looked to have been groomed but were quite firm. Bunkers can often come into play especially when trying to get close to a front pin from not the best angle. Greens were the best part with many in excellent condition. They have just started punching with a plan to do 3 each week--so 2 were kinda ok and 1 was so so. The greens vary in size with most of the par 3s being smaller(15 excepted) and some presenting a 2 club variation front to back and taking into account that some are multi level and all have slope often influenced by topography . Friendly staff. No driving range and basic carts w/o GPS.

First out in the dark at 6:08am, on what appeared to be a busy Monday Morning. Using a Golf Moose voucher, price was right. Staff was friendly and accommodating. I enjoy playing this course because I... Continue »

First out in the dark at 6:08am, on what appeared to be a busy Monday Morning. Using a Golf Moose voucher, price was right. Staff was friendly and accommodating. I enjoy playing this course because I like the back nine. Not too crazy about the front however.

Conditions: The greens were smooth, held shots very well, and were a little on the slow side. Fairways were decent for the most part, but lots of thin areas. Rough was thin, patchy, and simply not good. Bunkers were all hard pan with little sand. Some tee boxes were OK, many were unlevel, and beat up.

Overall the condition of the course has deteriorated quite a bit over the past year. Too bad because it could be a fun course to play. While I don't expect "country club" conditions, I must admit I was very disappointed with the overall conditions.

Played yesterday afternoon, told the boss I had an appointment with Dr. Green. Got a deal on GN for $13 w/cart, and I may have paid too much. Check in was easy as I think we may have been the only one... Continue »

Played yesterday afternoon, told the boss I had an appointment with Dr. Green. Got a deal on GN for $13 w/cart, and I may have paid too much. Check in was easy as I think we may have been the only ones on the course. The conditions may be poor at best. Have been here many times and though the conditions have never been great, this time they are almost unplayable. Tees - Chewed up and unlevel. A few are hard as a rock and difficult to get a tee in the ground. Fairways - Dryed out hard pan. If your lucky enough to find a patch of grass, you have been blessed by the golfing gods. The ball bounces all over the place, so a drive in the fairway can end up OB. Rough, some spots hard pan, others long thick and difficult to hit out of. Bunkers - Not a grain of sand in any bunker, but ironicly there are rakes in the traps, but they are so hard packed that a rake in not needed. Greens - Actually are in very good shape, rolled great with a medium/fast speed. A pleasure to putt on. They are soft enough to hold a shot with ease. On the way home I saw a billboard for some new housing they are building on the back nine which shows a lush green golf course (photoshop is alive and well). With the conditions as bad as they are I will will not be back nor even recommend it to my worst enemies. This could be a fun course to play as the course does have a lot of personallity. But it needs to be dug up and replanted. If you have a bad back, it's going to take a beating and there are a lot of bumps and holes to make the cart jar your back.

First out at 6:00am. Unlike the last time I played here, this morning there was NOBODY around ! The next tee time was at 7:00am, so I took my time, played two balls and enjoyed a beautiful spring mor... Continue »

First out at 6:00am. Unlike the last time I played here, this morning there was NOBODY around ! The next tee time was at 7:00am, so I took my time, played two balls and enjoyed a beautiful spring morning. The course is in the best condition I have seen it, although the greens did not roll all that well. They need to roll them, because despite having plenty of grass and having been mowed, they were at times still bumpy.

Fairways were green/lush. The sand in the greenside bunkers was more like a "mud" than sand. It was raked and there was plenty of it, but it really wasn't sand ! Last time I played the tee on #12 was not in good shape, but that's been remedied. Overall the course is very nice. Staff was exceptional. My only complaint is they do not have senior rates ?

3/27 using Under Par $50 2some, fairly easy 345 POP teeing off about 8. Fairways are a somewhat mixed experience with some really nice areas then some that were patchy and thin with a very few bare s... Continue »

3/27 using Under Par $50 2some, fairly easy 345 POP teeing off about 8. Fairways are a somewhat mixed experience with some really nice areas then some that were patchy and thin with a very few bare spots or run off damage. I had mostly good lies from the fairway but spent at least 1/2 time in the rough and struggled. Rough is a mixture of grass varieties and being early morning wet at times the grasses were really p'd off and aggressive often grabbing the club quite violently. Tees ranged from good and level and lush to somewhat sloped and ragged. Did not have to play out of any bunkers thankfully as they appeared to be the worst part of the course appearing to be the consistency of groomed mud with some having some sizable rocks. Only 3 of the greens were punched and sanded on Monday 3/25 and was informed that the plan is to do 3 per week. These greens were playable considering the recent activity. The others were very firm and generally fast and once again having enough subtle influence from the contour and topography to make putting for me a challenge. I was close a lot but just did not find the cup quickly enough. There is no driving range nor hitting cage. Putting green is rather small and while providing a good representation for the speed does not have much contour. Friendly easy check in and was sent out well ahead of our set time. This is one of the older traditional courses in the area and provides some elevated tees, tree lined fairways and a park land setting. It is definitely worth the occasional play especially if you can score a $25-30 deal.

Early morning round at Indian Hills. Even at 5:45 am, there were people lined up to play? Tom, in the pro shop was great, very friendly and accommodating. We were able to get out in the second group... Continue »

Early morning round at Indian Hills. Even at 5:45 am, there were people lined up to play? Tom, in the pro shop was great, very friendly and accommodating. We were able to get out in the second group, (In the dark of course) Played through the threesome on #4, then it was smooth sailing the remainder of the round. Perhaps because of the winds, greens were very quick. Rolled well, but were a bit firm. The rest of the course was in probably the worst condition I have seen it. Fairways had some nice areas, but many bare areas. Bunkers were very thin, hardly any sand in them, Rough was spotty to poor. Tee boxes were not level in many instances. Even the "new" tee on #12 was in need of attention. I enjoy this course. I like the views, the elevation changes are interesting and with the greens todays being so quick, made for some interesting putts. I sure hope they get their act together and bring this course back to the condition it used to be, because the "bones" of the course are good.