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Crescent Pointe Golf Club
Played On 03/25/2022Course conditions were awful
Pace of play was slow
I won’t be going back to this course
Pine Meadow Golf Club
Played On 10/08/2017I am a scratch golfer who enjoys playing early in the morning at a fast pace. Our fore some was the forth tee time of the day and we walked 18 holes in 3 hours and 50 minutes. We never waited on a shot and didn't hold anyone up so pace of play was as good as it gets. I've been told pace of play slows down later in the day but if you play early, be ready to move and enjoy the quick pace.
The layout of the course is fantastic, no homes and areas that make you feel like you are in Wyoming verses northern Illinois. The handicap ratings on some of the holes are suspect and the front nine played tougher for me than the back with some very long par 3 and par 4 holes from the gold tees. The overall condition of the course was outstanding except the sand traps were very wet. If they repair the drainage in the sand traps, the course condition will be second to none in this area.
This course all but lost their greens a few years ago but after a lot of effort by the current staff, they are now really top notch poa anna greens that are firm and run around 10.5 on the stimp meter. The greens are huge with a lot of undulation so be ready to play a lot of break on all of your putts and do not go above the hole on any front pins or you will really have you work cut out for you. I heard some complaints about the green speed being too slow but I really don't think most people could putt very well on these huge undulating greens if they were much faster than they are right now. The greenskeeper would also lose about half of his pin positions if the greens were much faster due to the undulation. It really didn't take very much to adapt to the slightly slower greens and I enjoyed the challenge of putting greens with a lot of break.
The practice facility is also top notch with new range balls, bent grass hitting areas and several chipping greens with sand traps. A few more targets to shot at different distances would be nice but this is truly a first class place to warm up or practice.
The staff was very nice but we didn't really see a ranger since we were moving pretty quickly early in the day.
If you enjoy a challenging course that is easy to walk, this is a great track.
Hulman Links Golf Course
Played On 08/22/2014Great Comeback for a Great Track
I am a scratch golfer who returns to Terre Haute every year about this time to do some volunteer work at nearby Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology so I have played this course since it opened in 1978. It has a challenging but fair layout with pretty slick bent grass greens that was always prone to getting run down in the hot summer months but two years ago it was devastated by hot dry conditions that literally destroyed all of the fairways. Many of the dense areas of trees have been thinned out to increase air flow and speed up play and all of the fairways were re-seeded about 16 months ago in an effort to revive a once great course. The fairways finally have filled in so the overall course is in fantastic condition right now, especially for this time of year. The sand traps still need some work but if you stay away from them, you will enjoy a course with a great layout that is in excellent condition right now. Hats off to the staff at Hulman Links for bringing back a great course from the brink of extinction.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.