Montgomery and Conroe have some terrific courses, but this layout has to rank among the best of them. Fairways are wide on some holes, narrow on others, but fair. Rarely was there a long hole w/ nar... Continue »

Montgomery and Conroe have some terrific courses, but this layout has to rank among the best of them. Fairways are wide on some holes, narrow on others, but fair. Rarely was there a long hole w/ narrow fairways, or vice versa. So come and expect a pretty fair test of golf. What makes this course stand out from the other local courses is the undulations and fast conditions.

When I played here in late Jan, the greens may have been as fast as 13 on the stimpmeter. Fairways were hardpan, rough was thin and brown, but the sparse conditions did not detract from how good a setup this layout is. If you're looking for a good test of your long and short game, this is the place: 75.2/139 rating with 7196 yds from the tips. I played one tee up but it was still 74.6/136, 7006 yds. You can lose your focus for a second or the strokes just keep piling up.

Most memorable were #9 and #10. #9 is is 466 yds from the Gold tees (one up from the tips) with a wide fairway that slopes left to right. Gotta boom your drive, then when you see the downhill approach to the narrow green that's protected w/ a diagonal water hazard in front right, bunkers up the left side, and drop off the back of the green, you'll find yourself wondering if you can pull off one of those Tiger-esque high flying long irons that will land softly enough to hold the green. If you par this hole, it will feel like an eagle. If your game is not on that day, play it as a par 5 to avoid the dreaded snowman.

Right after this heart thumper, you get to #10, 196yds downhill par 3, maybe the best looking hole on the course. Go right of the green and the water hazard will accept your offering. Go left and you have wooded brush. You may be able to find your ball, but then you get to hit a flop onto a green that slopes away from you, water for shots hit too strong.

I guess the best complement I can give Blaketree is that I drove 90 min to get here and it was well worth it, despite the spartan winter conditions. It's fair, difficult, and memorable.