Met 92 year old dad in Salt Lake City and took in a popular local mountain course on a busy Friday morning. Got a rider cart for uncle 98 who no longer golfs but enjoys watching especially on a course... Continue »

Met 92 year old dad in Salt Lake City and took in a popular local mountain course on a busy Friday morning. Got a rider cart for uncle 98 who no longer golfs but enjoys watching especially on a course he had three hole in ones on! Paired with two nice guys Toby and Frank who knew the course well and were fun playing partners. Day started warm with a mild breeze gaining a bit as day proceeded after 15 minute delayed start. Lake course (two 18s onsite) goes down canyon and back to clubhouse twice having uphill downhill into and with wind. Many gullies and undulations in nicely mown variable width fairways lined with heavy scrub brush, tall grasses and trees. Several forced carries over streams, lake or canyons distances varied by tee box. Shorter looking rough was thick and wire like with grain twists making it difficult to recover from and very tough around greens which were mostly elevated back to front, hard, smooth and fast. Hitting the ball straight and in front portion of green keeps this scenic course from being overly difficult but miss hits can run up scores quickly. We all ended up in bunkers with ample sand but their close proximity to the speedy greens made delicate outs necessary or shots would runoff green into the tricky rough. Including delayed start round took about 5 hours with short waits each shot gave a bit of time to look for balls or take in views. Both courses were stacked mid morning but during our delicious late lunch we noticed crowds had thinned out and early twilight looked fairly open. Lots of play in and around SLC with outdoor activities very popular. Dad and I played an extremely green tree lined Mick Riley 9 hole right intown a couple days prior that was a very enjoyable play.