Bing Crosby was attractive, unforgiving and cruel. I only assume this is true based on the tenor of his namesake course. Played an SCGA outing here a couple of days ago and am still reeling from the... Continue »

Bing Crosby was attractive, unforgiving and cruel. I only assume this is true based on the tenor of his namesake course. Played an SCGA outing here a couple of days ago and am still reeling from the experience. We started on the back 9 which is prettier and therefore meaner than the front. The hilly slanted holes are only made more difficult with the hard ground and low rough. Balls roll out like fallen skiers on an icy hillside - who knows when and where your ball will stop. Half of this course probably has never had a divot on it while 20% has had 80% of the divots. Maintaining a place like this must be difficult and it showed here and there.

Fairways in general were fine a bit hard and thin in spots with various marked GUR areas and unmarked areas that I would have moved my ball from because the grass had seams of missing grass here and there. Rough was only a couple of inches and this course needs more of it it areas where your ball is likely to roll through. Sand traps are super deep and penal and usually in good shape. I think one of the deeper ones fronting a green I was in gets a LOT of use and probably needed a top off due to all the swings people have been taking in it. Greens were smooth and medium fast. The real issue is here is the false fronts, false backs, false sides, lumps and tiers that make one feel silly sometimes trying to get to the hole.

Overall, I played great and that helped my enjoyment a lot. I would have probably scored 6-8 shots better somewhere normal but I could have shot 20 shots worse on a bad day. There are a bunch of fun holes where you can watch you ball keep rolling and almost reach the green with the right kind of drive. There are some great photo opportunities along the way. I'm going to hold onto my positive experience and not ruin it by ever coming to play here again.