Lives
Olympia, Washington
Handicap
5-9
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.5
2.5
Total 2 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

2 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
1
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
2
First Review
05/19/2015
Last Review
06/04/2022

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Poor experience, nice course

Played the Player Club today with10 guys; 2 threesomes, one foursome. Played the course many times. The guys on this trip are experience golfers who have club private club memberships at home and are not strangers to golf etiquette. At the 3 hour and 15 minute mark we had only been able to get through 11 holes. By the time we hit the par 3 12th both threesomes had made it to the tee box and we had never seen a marshal. The foursome in front of us was still on the green. We new we shouldn't play 6 but opted to have both threesomes play up, hopefully giving the foursome in front, time. We weren't holding anyone up. The Beverage Cart driver immediately saw this, took our picture and called a marshal who was on our backs within seconds of the beverage cart picture. We knew we were wrong. Normally I LOVE to see a marshal. Before letting us explain, he ripped into us for playing 6, totally rude and aggressive, did allow us to even explain the circumstances. Seemed to care less about the fact that he had been failing at his job all day. There was a way to handle it and he didnt do so correctly. 2 holes later our cart had a mechanical failure and died in the fairway. We couldn't get anyone ones attention. We walked 2 holes in 102 degree weather before someone tried to help us. Now, when we were playing too many golfers on a short par 3 because the course was backed up, we could get assistance immediately. When my cart fails for no fault of my own, in 102 degree weather, that doesnt seem to matter. I tried sharing my frustrations with the Pro Shop rep who came out on the course and he completely dismissed me by saying that its a large facility, he never follow up with me after the round as he said he would. I generally have liked Troon managed courses and have played several. This was a huge disappointment. I have never left a review online before today, but this experience compelled me to do so. If I could have posted 0 stars I would have.

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

Chambers Bay

Played On 05/10/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Walked

Great test of Golf,

I am a single digit handicapper who lives about 35 minutes south of Chambers Bay. I have played Chambers approximately a dozen times, including a day last June when they set up the course from the Open tees for members of the mens club. That day we played the course as a 7400 yard par 70. Brutal! I just recently played Chambers (May 10th, 2015) and found the course to be in terrific shape tee to green. Since the day this course opened, the condition of the greens have always been this courses' weak point. During this past round, I found 12 of the greens to be very, very good, not perfect, but very good. 6 of the greens did not roll quite as smoothly as the other 12 but their speed was consistent with the other 12 which historically has not been the case. Cosmetically these 6 greens are not as attractive as the other 12 because there are places where the grounds crew has graphed new fescue sod into the old sod to replace thin patches that have never really taken hold. Also, these 6 greens are a bit sandy, as you might expect as they are bringing them up to speed, so that also contributed to their play. For a bit of perspective, I played Chambers last August, and thought to myself then, that I didn't know how the USGA would get the fescue to fill out in time given our Northwest Winters and the period of time that fescue apparently goes dormant. During that round last August, the greens where inconsistent, bumpy and in some cases very thin. Having said that, I was amazed at how good the 12 greens that I described above were during my most recent round (especially considering how bad they were last year) and have complete confidence that the remaining 6 will be as equally good in the next month. I also must say that it is my experience that putting on fescue is definitely different then putting on bent or poa annua. It is hard not to let the appearance of the fescue taint your perception of how true the ball is rolling or how healthy the grass is. To be blunt, fescue is gnarly looking and makes it hard to accept as a putting surface, especially after a lifetime of playing on bent or poa. I completely understand any critical comments from anyone who played the course more than a couple of months ago. The greens have been terrible at times as they tried to get them into shape. It is also my opinion that because of the undulations of the greens and their vast size, reading short putts is very challenging. As a result, most people I know who have played Chambers have putted poorly (comparatively speaking) given the difficult nature of reading these greens and immediately conclude that it must be the condition of greens and not their chosen line or speed. Again, from tee to green the course condition is superb. I look forward to the Open being played here and believe this course is a terrific test of golf requiring total focus and a commitment to each and every shot; anything less will cost you precious strokes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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