Played here today with an 11:30 time. Arrived around 11:10, checked in, and after a bit another twosome informed me we were paired together. Started right on time. Pace was good until it wasn't. Overa... Continue »

Played here today with an 11:30 time. Arrived around 11:10, checked in, and after a bit another twosome informed me we were paired together. Started right on time. Pace was good until it wasn't. Overall it was exactly four and a half hours, but we were on the 11th tee after 2 hours and 15 minutes. Those last 8 holes took another 2:15, with the worst of it coming at the 14th tee where we were the third group waiting to tee off when we arrived. Gorgeous day with clear views across the valley, but some pretty good winds that impacted play.

Conditions are pretty typical for here – acceptable but not exactly great. The greens are very nice even if they have too many unfixed ball marks. They rolled mostly smooth, pretty quick, and around medium firmness. Fairways have good coverage but a mix of different grasses. You're likely to have grass under your ball but it rarely feels like a really good lie, if that makes sense. Rough is everything from bare spots to weeds and clover to extremely deep, penal, lush rye. (I missed the 8th green just right and took a couple minutes to even find my ball, which had settled down in lush grass about 7 inches deep.) Blue tee boxes were fine. I was only in one greenside bunker (had a fried egg) and one fairway bunker. Both seemed okay, not bad, not good.

I always love this course and I like their pricing structure that adds a middle tier between morning times and twilight. $55 for a weekend with no worries about finishing before dark is definitely worth it.