Played here Monday June 16 with an 11:15 tee time, with my wife riding along as a spectator. I've been using all my JC Golf Players Club card benefits before they expire later this week, one of which ... Continue »

Played here Monday June 16 with an 11:15 tee time, with my wife riding along as a spectator. I've been using all my JC Golf Players Club card benefits before they expire later this week, one of which was a "bonus" coupon to play here for cart fee only. I asked the starter if it was busy, and when he said it hadn't been for the last hour, I asked if we could play by ourselves. The starter deferred to another employee who said no, we were scheduled with a threesome, and sent us to the tee. Turned out the threesome had a few riding spectators as well and also wanted to play alone, so they suggested we go ahead. Total POP wasn't too bad at just about 3:30, but the vast majority of that time was waiting around.

Conditions are good. Greens were medium speed, softer than they were firm, and very smooth. Fairways had good coverage and provided nice lies. The rough was a mix of grasses of varying conditions; some bare spots, some sticky kikuyu, some crabgrass, among them. I was only in one bunker and it had plentiful sand but could have been better maintained. Blue tee boxes were mostly fine.

This was my first time here and it's a really fun little course (par 62). The most surprising element is how much tilt is in these greens. I feel like executive courses often have mostly flat greens to cater to beginners, but these have some significant slope, even if there aren't all that many interesting internal contours. I had a couple chips and even short putts get away from me that rolled well beyond what I expected. A few holes play up against the mountains, which are probably the most memorable spots on the course. The rest snake through the resort buildings, so there are rarely parallel holes. There are some funky mid-distance holes that the card lists as Par 4/3, which is always confusing to me. I'm not sure who's to say if you play it as a par 3 or a par 4. Overall, I had a good time and would recommend this place to anyone seeking a more-interesting-than-normal executive course in a nice, picturesque setting.