glenn29

I played in a foursome that included a 78 year old and a 66 year old. I wasn't planning on a fast rate of play and thought it might even be slower then usual from the reviews I had read, however, we played in just over 4 hours and let 2 twosomes play though.

The course was in very good condition but wasn't as polished as some others I've played. I'd say it's a fair course as far as scoring but I may be a bit biased as I posted my best score ever here (84).

Only complaint I'd have would be the tee boxes. They were set up in very odd spots and the markers were literally about 4 feet apart. Some set you up to be hitting almost directly into a tree. The actual boxes are plenty big and in good condition, not sure why they were set up so oddly.

Oh, one more complaint, one of the par 3's was on a green that had a steep slope (which is fine), however placing the hole in the middle of that slope is not, the cup itself had to be at about a 35 degree angle from level. Despite shooting an 84 I put up a 5 on that hole and I hit the green with my tee shot (yes, a 4 put and I ended the round with only 32 putts).

I've played Blackhead several times and I have to say this is my favorite time of the year to play the course. Once mid summer hits the fairways tend to get much tougher to hold (it's on the side of mountain so once they harden up your ball tends to roll or bounce off).

Course was in good shape and is a challenge without being impossible to score on. Very scenic as well.

I was short on time and only played 12 holes this time but did so in about 1 hour 15 minutes so the pace of play was great (nobody pushing me so I could have taken my time if I wanted to).

Staff is always friendly and accommodating even to golfnow customers who might be paying $10 for their round.

I'd recommend to anyone for a good golf outing.

This is a practice course and nothing more. No traps, no water (except on the very outside of the course) and very few trees or other kinds of trouble.

My friends and I go here instead of the range to hit some balls. There are some decent length par 4's and par 5's where you can at least hit your driver.

As summer goes on ground gets harder and harder to the point where you can't even get a divot, but this time of year (early may) it's not bad.

Crab grass all around, mowed very short so you are basically ALWAYS hitting off a fairway somewhere.

Greens are basically impossible to hold if you hit it on a fly, so plan on hitting 10 yards in front and bouncing the ball on.

Like I said, it's a practice course. If you go here expecting Augusta you'll be disappointing. Usually 10 bucks after or around 5pm, so it's a cheap quick 9 holes if you want to go instead of the range.