Played the Classic this morning, walking it in around 4 and a half hours teeing off a little earlier than our tee time, which was 8:06. Conditions were very good, the greens were a bit quick and rolli... Continue »

Played the Classic this morning, walking it in around 4 and a half hours teeing off a little earlier than our tee time, which was 8:06. Conditions were very good, the greens were a bit quick and rolling very true. They were quite firm however, if you didn't hit your approach really solid it would release a lot more than you'd probably like. Fairways were very nice, with the exception of a few landing areas having many divots. Every where else though there was nice healthy grass to play from. Rough was quite healthy as well. Tee boxes could use a little work, some didn't feel very level, and a few of the par 3 tees were very chewed up. I found way too many bunkers, and a couple of them were a little thin, but nothing too bad. Considering you're not supposed to be in those, I understand being penalized a bit.

They've taken a ton of trees out since the last time I was here, and I was a little disappointed when I arrived to see that. The thing is though, they have so many there that the course still plays very tight, and the grass is going to stay so healthy with all of that extra sunlight, that by the end of the round I found myself pretty happy they've done it. Really the only part of the day I can complain about is my poor form. Even with a few trees less, this course really punishes your bad shots. I'll be back for sure, but I'm probably going try to time it for when I might bring a little more game with me.