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I was visiting from out of town and found this course by sheer luck. I picked it because it was designed by Robert Trent Jones. This course was in very good shape fairways and greens were outstanding for a public course. Many of the bunkers were just redone. A few need to be redone still. That was the only drawback. I’ve played many RTJ courses around the country and this one did not disappoint. Every hole was unique in its own way. If I get back to the area, I will be sure to play this course again. The driving range needs help. It could use some seed and water. The balls I hit were a thousand years old.

Visited this course for the first time. This course has a nice layout. You must hit to spots off the tee to have an easier approach. I played the tips and could not use my driver half of the time. The greens were slow but in good condition. The fairways a tee boxes were patchy and beat up. A little seed and water can go a long way. The bunkers need sand and many need to be redone. A couple of traps had roots from adjacent trees growing out of the middle of them. The driving range is another story. The Mats were in bad shape and the balls were 20+ years old.

Greens, and fairways were very firm with a lot of rollout. You needed a hammer to get your tee in the ground. The bunkers could use some more sand. Tough to play a normal bunker shot. If Hilldale decided to water their course, I would play it a lot more.

Great course all around. Regular price for this course is high but worth the Hot Deal price.

Greenskeeper should be fired. Greens are unplayable
Too fast for the amount of undulation.
Stay away from this place unless you like to be tortured?

Only thing missing on the greens is the Clown’s mouth. Greens were unplayable. Too undulated and too fast. Save your money, unless you are trying to get your handicap up.

Nice course and amenities but the greens are way too fast for a mid or high handicapper. Pros would not have an easy time putting these greens. They were too fast. The fastest I’ve ever seen here. Everyone in our foursome struggled not to three putt on many of the greens. I could see the group in front of us was struggling as well. Chipping from above a hole was a joke. Not easy to keep the ball on the greens. I would not recommend this course to anyone but a single digit handicap or better. Reminded me of the greens at the US Open 2018 Shinnecock Hills.

Greens were unplayable today….., think Phil Mickelson, 2018 Shinnecock Hills. I’m a low, single digit, handicap golfer, and struggled on the greens today because of pin placement and fast firm green conditions. Fastest I’ve ever seen here. The guys I played with are mid handicapper’s and said they won’t be coming back any time soon. Why would this course do that? Too bad. There are a lot of courses in the area that are just as nice and cost much less. Hope this was just an idiot greenskeeper who was having a bad day?

Makray is a very challenging course. The course is kept up nicely but mid to high handicappers will struggle. The rough was thick and lush. The greens were very fast, maybe 11 or 12 on the stimpmeter. Not a good combo if you want to keep pace of play moving. I could see the group in front of us struggling, especially on and around campus he greens. This really slowed down our round. It took over 4 1/2 hours to play. That said, this is a nice course and would play it again.

Course and round was enjoyable. Only issue was the play was extremely slow for a Thursday afternoon. 5 hour round. It didn’t help when the starter threw another group in between the slow group in front of us at the turn.

Course was a muddy mess. Standing water everywhere after a rain the night before. The course lacks adequate drainage.Too bad. This could be a decent course. The greens were in decent shape but the rest of the course was almost unplayable. After playing in these conditions, looking back, I was surprised they let people on the course.

The course is in better condition then most for this time of year. My compliments to the superintendent. The greens were rolling well and the bunkers were maintained for the most part.
The course was inconsistent with having rakes in the bunkers. Some had rakes, some didn’t.
This is a good course with a decent short game area. The range here is the only downer. It’s fine for a quick warmup but wouldn’t waste my time to use the facility to practice. The range is short with a net at the back. You can only hit off mats. The range balls are more expensive then just about anywhere around. $4 for 15 balls ? Really?
Bottom line...... nice course ...... forget the range

Course played tougher than usual due to 20mph winds. The course was in great shape for this time of year. Very green! Some of the traps had too much sand and no rakes available due to Covid. The greens were a little slow but were a true role. Played in under 4 hours. Could have been under three if we hadn’t gotten slowed up by a foursome of hacks on the back nine. Lol We had a good time for tough wind conditions.

This course is always open. Had great weather for November. The greens were slow but that’s expected for this time of year. This course has a great layout and is setup for anyone to play. This could be a championship course by narrowing the fairways and adding a few more bunkers. As it’s set up now, it is one of the most forgiving courses off the tee.

Course is in decent shape for November. The greens were a little furry but that was to be expected for this time of year. Today the course was cart path only but we were able to get the round done in four hours. The clubhouse is a temporary trailer. Can’t wait to see the new one.

I have always liked this course. Great layout and the fairways and greens were in good condition for this time of year.the clubhouse is one of the best in the area. I Lost a couple of balls due to the amount of leaves on the course.oh well, it’s fall. The Clubhouse was closed due to Covid but they are everywhere. getting a $54 rate at this course is about right. I believe the normal $95 rate on the weekends is overpriced.

The course is very forgiving off the tee. The bunkers are not maintained very well and the sand is not consistent hole to hole. The greens are in good shape and have nice undulations making a seemingly easy course harder to score on.