lewmonty

Our foursome got a good deal on the round. None of us had played the course this year. Noticed that putting green had a few bare spots and grass around it was ankle deep. Between the group we lost about eight balls that were no more than a couple feet off the fairway. First cut was ankle deep and secondcut was even deeper. Only a few greens were in good shape. I can only remember two that were okay. I will not be back until they start mowing the rough and repair the greens.

Beautiful grounds and a nice walk. Course is difficult the first time you play it. Course knowledge would save you several strokes. Selection of what to hit off each tee and direction is key to success. I hit driver down to a 5 iron. On par three holes I hit 6 iron to 3 wood, winds were a factor.

The course was a much more difficult because of my knowledge of the course. Many of the tee shot and approach shots are blind or are not clear. The back presented a must tougher challenge in that the hole were tighter and had several elevation changes adding to the difficulty. Greens were slower than expected, but was told that at the bag drop.

When selecting this course to play I based it on previous reviews and its' ratings against other local courses. I was disappointed in what I experienced. The South course is really two completely different courses in one as you move from front to back. The front is a simple back and forth layout with nothing special other than very "nasty" sand. Almost impossible to play from because it is so soft. Fairways were okay, rough almost nonexistent, greens good with some weed invasion and not much excitement. Back nine was much better, still fairways were not at the level they should be, but greens were great and the challenge was there. Back nine pushed this course fro below average to slightly above average.

Greens were varied in quality. Some were great and a few are in bad shape. Variety of hole layouts made the course challenging but it was fair. Wind and elevation changes made club selection key on most all holes. Trouble was not visible on most holes and you can get into trouble easily.

Course was in good condition. The layout is tricky if it's your first time. Several of the holes would be played quite differently after a second round. Tournament was being played in fron of my group with most group having >4 players, it was slow. Nice open course with the need to think your way to the green on many of the holes. Green had been plugged several weeks ago, but were in great shape.

Driving range is not convient to first tee and first tee is hard to find. Person in clubhouse (trailer) seem to just be there to take moey and hand you a key. Course required you to use every club in the bag as every hole was different in it's layout. Maintenance crews paid no attention to golfers. They continued to run noisy equiptment when you were playing and did not move to let you drive on the cart paths.