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First time here, the course was very good and in great shape. It was blowing an absolute gale, but judging by the setting, I'm guessing this is a regular occurrence?! However, I really enjoyed the challenge, and there are some great holes, just a shame about the 8 straight par 4's on the back 9, could do with a par 5 and par 3 to mix it up a bit. Looking forward to coming back, hopefully on a less windy day.

I appreciate that every golf course has to have essential maintenance, and hollow tining the greens is part of that, but how about warning visitors before they pay good money to come and play your course! Not at any point from making the booking online, calling the pro shop to add an extra player, or when we went in to the pro shop on the day, was there any mention that the course was undergoing maintenance. It ruined the round for me and the rest of the group - I would never normally leave negative feedback, but we'd played Moors Valley the week before for half the price and it was in excellent condition. Crane on the other hand was in very poor shape! I normally love playing this course, but I won't be back for a while. I've played on hollow tined greens many times in the past, but these were by far the worst I've played on. Far too much sand had been used, and the roll (bobble) on the putts was laughable at times.

Hopefully the issues are addressed soon for the sake of any other visitors playing Crane in the near future. I would recommend this course to a friend, but not in it's current state.