Houman033

I was informed of a member for a day through VSGA magazine. Read the reviews in the magazine and told my self I had to play this course. Was excited for about 2 months to play and was willing to travel 2.5 hours to get there. Initially a course such as this should have a outdoor driving range facility which it did not. You have a virtual driving range indoor but would've been nice to see how you were hitting in the slightly windy conditions of that day. Ok not a real issue. They did have a chipping and putting green and was in good shape but relatively small and would not accommodate more than 5 people at a time. Service of the staff was good, friendly and helpful. We get to the first tee and noticed our carts were not allowed at 90 degrees, this was not disclosed by the pro shop which was a disappointment. Not a big deal as the weather was gorgeous and walking on a day like this was not an issue. After the first two to three holes it went down hill, the conditions of the course were horrendous. Most of the fairways had not grass and they had the huge aerated plugs all over the place. Typcially hitting in the fairway is a reward, on these holes it was a detriment to your game. No even lies, plugs and mud all over the place, not grass does not sound like a reward when hitting in the fairway. Then you get to the greens and the and they were just as bad, with many bald spots and no consistency to the greens. Sand bunkers were plenty and while I was only in one, most from what I could tell were not maintained properly. My foursome ended up paying $135/pp and it felt like we all threw our money away. We did not enjoy the day and were extremely disappointed. To get this course back into the shape it deserves will take almost a year plus. I do not recommend this course and now understand why they were promoting member for a day. Do yourself a favor and do not take advantage of this deal, you will be extemely disappointed. Spending $135/pp you expect plush fairways, mainted greens and bunkers, and that is not what we received. For one of his last golf courses completed, the condition of the course is not doing him justice. Stay away.