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The course was in very good shape. Both the fairways and greens were well kept. My only issue with the physical condition was that the greens were a bit long but I guess that is conserving water. The pace of play was a slow for my liking taking almost 5 hours for the round. I saw only one marshal on the course and he seemed to be concentrating more on picking up debris around the tee boxes than speeding up play. Also, I noted that 4-5 holes in front of us was a 5 some who was slowing pace of play. Perhaps stronger encouragement of playing through at registration would help this group.

Course was in excellent shape for this time of year, especially the fairways which were the best I have played on in several months. Due to a back up on the first tee, the starter moved us over to the 10th tee and we were able to start right away. Kudos to him.

We got a great deal and decided to play the course. The only previous time we played was two years ago. The course was in good shape with few dry spots and hard surfaces. A couple of fairways had leaky sprinklers so we cleaned and placed our balls there. Compared to my previous experience the greens were in good shape, cut a little longer and were slower. Bunkers were mixed. Some were fluffy and recently raked. Others were hard as if they were watered but not raked after. Pace of play was excellent. Driving range could use more yardage markers which were placed to the opposite side I was hitting. Hitting off mats onto dry dirt, it was hard to see longer hits. Grass would have been nice.

Fairways and greens were in great shape. No large divots or ball marks to hamper shots. Very windy the day and time we played. If you don't like the wind I would try to schedule a round that ends before 4pm. Finding the next tee was a bit of a challenge on a couple of holes. We got completely lost on one.

Fairways were in good shape as well as most greens. One green did need some attention with lots of ball marks. Conditions were cool (60's) but not breezy so playing was very pleasant. Originally paired into a foursome, staff accommodated us with our request to play as a twosome. Overall, a very nice experience.

Course was in good shape. Pace was a bit slow due to a tournament with shotgun start that started an hour before my tee time. This should have been noted on my reservation, like aeration is noted. Driving range is limited to irons only.

All in all, great time, good conditions. Definitely will come back.

Unlike some of the nearby courses, this course drains reasonably well following a storm. As expected, the greens were soft but kept good condition without a huge number of ballmarks. Not overly crowded, without long waits.