Twin Lakes - Oaks Course

Some of the fairways were in excellent condition - almost plush - while many had large weeds and brown spots. Greens were good except for many ball marks left behind. Traps were in good shape. They had plenty of drinking water on the course, but it wasn't cold. Staff is very pleasant, and pace of play was very good, maybe because it was very hot which attracted fewer players.

I play this course fairly regularly, but rarely on Saturdays. I should have listened to my inner voice about that yesterday because it was painfully slow. There were two groups of complete hacker millennials who held up the entire course. They were driving on the greens (no exaggeration!), had two holes open in front of them throughout the back nine, and blared their horrible music throughout. I'm no Judge Smells here, but I called the pro shop to have someone come out and move them along. Much like the PC-culture that permeates everything right now, no one had the guts to pull these jokers from the course or ask them to move along quicker. Buyer beware...charging $76 for 18 with a cart and then having hacks ruin the atmosphere and tempo of the game was a bit much. I've played much better courses for $70+ and had much better greens and far better pace of play. Please fix your prices, greens, and pace of play especially on the weekends.

After just finishing the 10th hole on the Oaks, our group (4 players w/one players’ son caddying for his father) was approached by the marshal. The marshal incorrectly assumed two players were playing out of the same bag (father & caddy son) and as such also incorrectly assumed it was causing us to play slow. We informed him that a players’ son was only caddying for his father and we were in fact keeping up with the foursome directly in front of us. He insisted we allow a single player behind us to play through.

This wouldn’t have been an issue if there wasn’t another foursome directly in front of us who also seemed to be on pace for a four-hour round. The marshal willfully put the foursome in front of us into the same predicament as our foursome which I suspect resulted in slowing the pace of both foursomes that had been keeping pace. A minor grip but I’m unsure whether this was the most logical course of action…

I would rate it 5 stars if it wasn't for the flag guy coming up to me on 18 and harassing us 2 about pace of play. He said we were on pace for 3hr20mins but we should have done it quicker. Did he even realize that there was a group of 3 in front of us. We waited at every tee for them to clear before hitting?. That was only one of the instances where he disturbed us.

As always, the staff was friendly and professional & the fairways and greens were in decent shape. I’ve been playing at Twin Lakes since the early 1980’s however, I have to admit that in all that time I’ve never experienced the rough so… well, appropriately named. The Oaks “Rough of Woe” had to be nearly 5 inches deep and thick as glue. Trying to get out of it was like being trapped with a life insurance salesman in a room without doors or windows and no hope of escape. If you’re going to allow the rough to get so deep and thick than might I suggest course rental options for English Pointer’s, golf balls with embedded tracking devices, iguana sticks or Weed Wacker’s?

Beautiful layout. Enjoyed the day.
Staff very friendly- grill, pro shop and starter.

We have a foursome that plays here quite often. The other 3 bomb off the tee so they play back. I am a broken down 64 year old with multiple knee surgeries and back problems . I no longer smoke the ball down the fairway. I now play the White/Golds just to keep up with those guys. I can’t recommend enough that players take an accurate evaluation of your game,( leaving the testosterone and pride out of it), and play the correct tees. You will have a more enjoyable experience AND pace of play will improve for everyone on the course. We love to walk the course. I prefer the Oaks course myself. Both courses are challenging enough for a mid to high handicapper. Always have a great time here. Only real complaint,( personnel are very friendly), is the cost of a cart. Again, we prefer to walk but for everyone driving a cart, a little steep. See you again soon

Course was in very good condition for this time of year. Oaks course is definitely worth the price of admission with the beautiful holes landscape.

Had a good time playing, the weather was very cold , played along...the course was in great shape..had problems with my golf cart. Will be back to play track again....