This is the second time we’ve played Oak Quarry, separated by only three years. During that time my son has gone from a former school baseball player who sprayed balls everywhere to about a six handic... Continue »

This is the second time we’ve played Oak Quarry, separated by only three years. During that time my son has gone from a former school baseball player who sprayed balls everywhere to about a six handicap who drove the 320 yard par 4 6th hole, and thanks to the lessons I've split with him, even I’ve gotten better. Same with this spectacular property. Three years ago the course was in the middle of a renovation, some of the fairways were a little the worse for wear and most of the back nine bunkers were tarped over. Today the fairways were in terrific shape, the bunkers were full of sand and the greens were beautiful. I’m lucky enough to be able to avoid weekend play (which can be five hours almost anywhere) most of the time now that I’m retired, and my son works a job where he can set his own hours, so we had a very different experience from some of the weekend golfers whose comments I’ve just read. I can say the staff was welcoming, the range balls were available and we went off very close to our 8:54 tee time. Our pace was about four hours and twenty minutes (we played with another father and son who were great companions, but relatively new to the game, so there were more than a few breakfast balls and a number of times where they graciously picked up after about eight strokes) but that just gave us a little more time to enjoy the incredible scenery. We had an absolute blast, and enjoyed a delicious lunch afterwards, at a table overlooking the 18th. While there, Robert, one of the gentlemen who run the pro shop stopped by the table to ask us how we’d enjoyed the course and was delighted to hear us sing its praises. He asked us to please pass on those comments online and hoped to see us out again. That kind of customer relations means a lot when you’ve driven an hour to get to the course and are looking forward to at least an hour and a half to get home. But it was well worth it and we will definitely be back a lot sooner than three years. The only suggestion we made was to urge the guys at check in to remind people to rake the traps and fix their ballmarks on the greens. It’s something my dad taught me and I’ve taught my son. Leave the course a little prettier than you found it. And when it’s as beautiful as this one is, that’s even more an obligation.