Lives
Solon, OH
Handicap
5-9
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.8
3.8
Total 34 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

34 Reviews
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
27
Not Recommended Courses
7
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
2
First Review
07/11/2014
Last Review
01/29/2021

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IMG Academy Golf Club

Played On 01/29/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Better than I expected

Practice facilities are not that great so my expectations were not high accordingly. Pleasantly surprised at the condition of the course. Tee boxes - grass a little high. Fairways good condition. Greens excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Outstanding

Excellent conditions. Don't need to touch the ball anywhere on the course. Best I have played through Golfnow this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Misty Creek Country Club

Played On 01/17/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Excellent Layout

Fairways were very good. A little thin here and there. Some wet holes on the front. Back was near perfect. Greens are true and fast. A very fun and well laid out golf course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

The Club at River Wilderness

Played On 01/15/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Very nice layout. Excellent greens. Fairways green and pretty good. Three fairways on the back side were thin and quite wet. A lot of fun. Some challenging holes. Best course so far this winter in Sarasota/Bradenton area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

The Links at Greenfield Plantation

Played On 01/13/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways green and quite playable - greens excellent

Fairways were green and quite playable. Greens were excellent. Grass on tees was very long. OK driving surface. I would do it again. Blue tees are a bit of a carry at times. If you are not long off the tee from the blues ....... consider moving up to the whites. Blues are 6,200+ while the whites are 5,700+.
Quite a difference. Might want to consider making up your own blue/white combination. Counter staff in club house a bit grumpy. Ranger was cheerful and helpful in moving play along.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good

The Preserve Golf Club

Played On 01/11/2020
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Fairways a bit rugged

Greens were good. Tees were OK. Fairways were spotty. Not much grass. As long as you are content hitting off sparsely green lies the course is very good. You could find nice patches of grass but you had to move the ball around a bit. Not something I like to do.

Fun layout and a lot of water. The two guys I played with weren't real golfers. They must have drown three dozen golf balls between them.

Played in 3 hours and 15 minutes on a Saturday. We were lucky to get out right before an outing that appeared dreadful time wise.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Indian Bayou Golf Club

Played On 04/18/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Well conditioned and fun layout

Greens are fantastic! Played it twice. Enjoyable and challenging layout. Will play it again next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

LPGA International - Jones Course

Played On 01/17/2018
2.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Greens were rock hard (new greens) and fairways were wet. If you hit a green, the ball would bound and end up over the green or an the back side. A well struck ball would perform this way. If you hit short of the green the ball would virtually plug. How playable is this? It is not like the course had a lot of rain in the recent past.

Fairways were wet as well. Overseeding is thin.

Needless to say, I will not be back and would discourage my friends from playing this course

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/18/2018:
Thanks so much dougmccarihan for your review and feedback. We apologize for your experience at the course and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know where we could use some additional attention. Please come back and see us again once we have a chance to make these changes and others very soon.

Waterlefe Golf & River Club

Played On 01/16/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Improved

I played here last year and swore I would not be back. In scheduling, I made a mistake and mistook this course for another. I was pleasantly surprised. Last January the conditions were poor. This year ... very much improved.

The course has come a long way. The design and routing are excellent. The fairways could have a bit more overseeding to them. The greens were perfect.

I will be back next year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Roses Run Country Club

Played On 07/15/2017
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awful ....... gone downhill ....... a lot.

The course conditions were awful. Greens were slow. Velcro like! And bumpy. Fairways were patchy. Tees were full of clover.
Took 5 hours and fifteen minutes. No rangers. We had a specific tee time. When we showed up the "starter" (really a cart mover) told us to go get in line. What? No real starter. Could have been a free-for-all except the golfers were gentlemen. Ahead and behind us.
They should be ashamed. And I didn't play badly. These are not sour grapes. I played reasonably well.
I will not be back. A nice Brian Hundley designed golf course ruined by lack of attention to course conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/17/2017:
Hello Douglas, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Roses Run in the Cleveland area. We are sorry to hear that the course conditions may have not been up to par when you played and that it was not a very smooth round. Your feedback is greatly appreciated so that further improvements can be made and we hope to earn your business again soon.

Indian Bayou Golf Club

Played On 04/18/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic

I have played 24 different courses in AZ, NC and FL since January 1st. This course is by far the best conditioned course I have played. Greens are perfect. Fairways and great. I love the layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/24/2017:
Thank you so much, Doug! We are very appreciative of your kind words about our course conditions. It's nice to hear that the hard work that our maintenance team puts in every day does not go unnoticed! Hope to see you out here again soon.
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Firefox Gray - conditions poor

I played this course two years ago. The fairways were overseeded in 2015. Not this year. The greens were very patchy and very bumpy. I would say in complete disrepair. Fairways and rough had huge patches of bare areas with ruts and more. Good golly! Not maintaining this excellent layout. It is too bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent layout.

Great classic layout. Greens were good. Fairways were marginal and not overseeded like in 2015 when I last played it. That was a bit disappointing. The condition of the fairways and other areas has deteriorated in two years time. Too bad. Greens were fine though.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Rocky River Golf Club at Concord

Played On 03/17/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Windy weather
Used cart

Solid layout

Solid layout. Windy and overcast skies influenced my complete enjoyment. Not grown in yet but I could see the course is well maintained. I would do it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Camelback Golf Club - Padre Course

Played On 02/10/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid course

Course conditions were quite good. Never had to touch the ball in the fairway. Greens moderate speed. Could be a bit quicker since there is not a lot of pitch to the grrens. I enjoyed the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/23/2017

Hi "dougmccarihan"

Glad to hear you enjoyed the course! Thank you for sharing and we hope to see you again soon.

-Ben @ San Marcos GC

Celebration Golf Club

Played On 01/18/2017
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Snail golf and slow greens

Five hour round and marshals were everywhere. Locals told us that five hours is the norm. Greens are very smooth and true but extremely slow. Locals told us that the greens are always slow. Only one (1) water station on the fron nine. Nothing on the back nine. Come on this is Florida. It is hot. There should have been regular water stations every four or five holes. I was getting a little worried about the loder guy in my cart on the back nine. Ridiculous.
There was lunch included and the club sandwich I had tasted like it had cheese whiz on it. Disgusting. No I know why lunch was included.
I will not play here again. And I played and scored well so my rating is not sour grapes!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/07/2017

Hello dougmccarihan,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback regarding your recent experience. I am sorry to hear that it did not meet your expectations. I will reach out to you directly to discuss your experience further as what you've identified here is not a normal experience. In regards to your water concern, a water fountain and bottle filling station is available on the front nine at hole #3 & #8, as well as at the turn. An additional station was installed shortly after your visit on #13, providing 4 opportunities for complimentary refreshments during your round. Thank you again for your feedback, I look forward to speaking with you soon.

I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fairways ridiculously wide

I am not sure what the architect had in mind but these fairways were the widest fairways I have ever encountered. I have been playing this game regularly for 50+ years and have played hundreds and hundreds of courses. Ridiculous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/20/2017

Dear Doug,

Glad you enjoyed hitting every fairway on the golf course! Thanks for the feedback, it is appreciated. We look forward to seeing you again.

Best,

Mike Graci
Head Golf Professional
Esplanade GCC

Legend Trail Golf Club

Played On 02/19/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful

Best experience for me so far this trip. My fifth course played. Course was in excellent shape. Great iverseeding. Fairways almost lush. Greens outstanding. I played here a couple of year ago and they have improved the conditions. Practice area is the only thing that I would say is not up to par. Thin sandy turf area on range with unlevel lies everywhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club

Played On 02/18/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Condition

Silverado was in real good shape. I played last year about the same time of year. Much better condition this year. Greens are quite fine. Overseeding nice but not quite full.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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