Played Battle Creek on Monday. Teed off before 8AM and got the early bird rate of $21 plus tax. This is a pretty nice course for the price. Typical Washington state golf with trees/forest lining every... Continue »

Played Battle Creek on Monday. Teed off before 8AM and got the early bird rate of $21 plus tax. This is a pretty nice course for the price. Typical Washington state golf with trees/forest lining every fairway. (I had to take TWO unplayables just into the trees with my ball finding unmarked drainage ditches. Only lost one ball though!) It has some dogleg holes that force you to lay up.

This is not a course you want to walk if you have leg problems or are out of shape. There are a lot of going up and down hills on this course. Two consecutive holes, 11 and 12 (the signature hole called "The Rock") can be killers. Eleven is straight up a hill. Twelve you hit over a ravine to a par 3 and then have to walk down into the deep ravine and back up the other side. The course reminded me some of Kayak Point with its layout.

The greens were in pretty good shape but long and slow. It seemed like a bunch of the pins that day were tucked pretty close to the edges of the greens. The fairways were well manicured but in some areas you could not tell the difference between it and the rough. There were a couple of tee boxes that were either sloped or mounded. Tee box on 17 was under repair so you had to hit off a mat. The course seemed well drained even with the rain we have been having. All in all the course was in good shape.

Overall, the course was worth the green fee and a fun little round. It has an ok balance of both challenging and easy holes. If in question, take a cart to get around the course.

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