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Course was not weekend busy, but it was weekend slow. That's never fun. The greens had just been punched, which I wish I knew ahead of time. Tis the season, but a little heads up is nice.

My main beef is that I was well early for my tee time, and the pro shop staff asked if I wanted to move up. Great! That really helped my schedule. But, guy paired me with a retired novice couple. Now, I'm nothing special at a 10, but when you have folks taking three strokes to reach my tee shot, and another three-four shots to make it to the green... that gets old. Everyone has to start somewhere, and they were lovely people. But... again, a heads up would have been good. I would have declined to pair up with them if I knew the full story. However, the group in front of us was even slower! Ugh. So what I was hoping was a quick, weekday round between work engagements ended up being a full on weekend slog, but without the beers and buds to make it fun.

This is a tough track. The front nine is narrow, hilly, and wooded. Lots of fairways roll off so your ball will kick way into the deep woods. Some approach shots of no-go zones with brutal penalty for misses. I lost a lot of balls! Then... you get to the back nine and things open way up all a sudden. There are a lot of strategic tee shots... you don't just pull driver on every hole. Otherwise, It looks like they have been struggling over the last few years with greens and tee boxes, but they are thinning out a lot of trees to get more sunshine on those spots. Sand traps were really firm, tho I did hole out a 50 yard bunker shot, so I'm not mad at that! Conditions were great overall. Beverage cart finally made an appearance as we finish 18... not ideal on a 92º day. It's a fun course, if a smidgen overpriced, IMO.

This is a fun course. Layout is challenging, forgiving at times, and dramatic with granite slabs, big elevations, and fast greens. Pace of play wasn't great, but it was perfect golf weather, so it was busy. The range is a little small, but they have a nice chipping area to wait for a spot to open. There are no houses on this course, which I love. And the holes rarely double back on each other.

I have to say... I really hated this round of golf. I almost bailed at 9, but at this price I had to finish. The course is in terrible condition. It looks like a muni track. Greens were pretty good and fast tho. But let's just talk about this price point, which is my main rub ... you have to pay extra for old dingy range balls to hit off old beat up mats – range should be included at this price. The restaurant/grill was closed, and there was no bev cart (on a Saturday). The course layout is just wonky... like, it's just unclear where the landing zones are. You stand on the tee box and you're just hoping it's going to work out. Some of the approaches are just awkward too. And none of this is in like a fun/challenging way... it just doesn't play right – hard to explain. The cart paths will compress a vertebra and/or rattle a filling loose. It's just a combination of a course in rough condition and all the little things that also suck.. again, at this price point. The place needs a major renovation. Look, these are all things I willing sign up for at $50 and under courses. But there are way better options at this price point, and that's where I'll be gaming.

I guess they had some mens group out there that day. Groups were starting off the back and front. I was ran off the 1st tee by a group making the turn from 18-to-1. The starter in the pro shop didn't really know where to send me. It was chaotic. 20 min later, I teed off on the 1st behind that same group that ran me off, and they were SO slow. I mean... When you're looking for shanked tee shots and balls in about every creek and lake on every hole ... you're not the guys that needs to spend 5 minutes reading a putt, pulling the flag, etc. So yeah, this review is more about the criminally slow players I had to sit behind for 9 holes. Thank god I was able to make the turn and play the back 9 wide open, which was a delight. The course itself is great. I love it, and I have played it several times and slow play has never been an issue. But, y'all need to have Marshalls out there keeping people up to speed. Because me and the group behind us would sit on just about every tee box watching these clowns line up their 20' putt for a triple, only after missing that putt would the other guys then start their elaborate pre-putt routine. And it was like that on every shot... Not ready-golf in any way. I know these D's don't care, but it legit ruins the round for everyone else on the course.

You definitely get that country club vibe here. It's a nice facility, club house, and well maintained. The practice area is awesome with big driving range, separate short-game area, grass practice tee area, stacks of balls on range. The course layout is really nice. It's challenging and certainly looks intimidating, but for some reason I always play well here. And if you really want to get your money's worth... don't miss out on the locker room. The amenities are quite nice with big showers, all the toiletries/razors, and big plush towels.

I love this course. It's playing a little off-season at the moment, but when I played back in the spring it was beautiful. So I'm not too worried about these winter conditions setting in after a long season and lots of play. Most of the tee boxes are in good shape. The course weaves thru a neighborhood, but the houses are never really in the way or too close (shout-out to all my fellow slicers!). Some good water holes and elevation changes, but nothing insane. Seems like a pretty chill vibe around the clubhouse and range. Not crowded at all.

Echelon is a killer course. Lots of photo worthy holes. Big elevation changes, but for every bombs-away tee shot there will be a brutal all-uphill hole coming back. You have to be accurate off the tees because some fairways fall away at the edges. I had a great time, and will definitely be back. Nice new club house.

Note: The driving range was closed. I showed up super early to get plenty of warmup and stretch time. Fortunately the started got me out early. Also, the on-course bathrooms are just porta-potties – expect better at this price-point.

This course is looking rough. Most sand traps are basically unplayable mud pits. The greens are just beat! I guess no one repairs divots because every green was just decimated with divots, which makes putting a crap shoot. Then we had a 6-some in front of us. Not sure how that happens. Didn’t see one Marshall the entire round. Only saw the bev cart once. Generally, the place is in disrepair throughout. But it’s an awesome course. Very challenging. Green contours are tough. Lots of undulations in the fairways.

The brute is brutal, that’s for sure. I hadn’t played here in 20 years and I was definitely worked. Sure, you’ll be on the green, but 50 yards away. And it’s kinda funny how those massive sand traps swallow every tee shot. But it’s beautiful and challenging. Lots of big elevated tee shots and great views.

I like the Highlands course better tho.

I loved this spot. I played on Memorial Day, like any holiday weekend, I was expecting the worst in terms of crowds and slow play. I arrived very early for my tee time and they got me out early, which was nice. The course is very nice with some fun holes. Big elevated tee shots were awesome. The mountain views are beautiful.

This is a tough course. Really cool layout. A bunch of blind shots, so we were really grateful to have been matched up with a few local members to show us the way.

The entire facility needs work. Course is cool tho with some great holes. But for the price... no.

We had a great round. This had more of a country club vibe, with the big club house, range balls stacked on the range, excellent warm-up and practice facilities, friendly staff, outdoor grill tent at the turn. And.. most importantly, pace of play was fast and groups were well spread out, which really makes a huge difference.

This course was in terrible condition. I know it's early spring, but I've played plenty others recently that are doing much better. The course features bare spots everywhere, hardpan mud in fairways, crab grass on the greens, tee boxes of dirt, sand traps were just dirt (no sand),... etc. The greens and fairways were super hard... drives rolled forever, which is nice, but it was impossible to hold greens. We aren't talking PGA fast greens... they were just hard as rocks. Perhaps aerate from time to time...? Otherwise, there was trash everywhere on this course. Just litter all over the place, which is sad to see. The course could be cute, but someone just gave up on it.

This is a fun course. It's the kind of course I was grateful to have been paired up with regulars who knew where to hit. It's not a super long course. The rounds starts out with a par 5 > par 3 > par 5, which is an intense way to get a round going. There is come big elevation changes and nice elevated par-3s that are a lot of fun to play.

The main issues are with the operations of the course. My GolfNow reservation was not in their system. My tee time was booked. They worked me in with a group of 3, which is perfect. There were no golf carts, which delayed everything by 15-20 min. There was a pile-up of people on the first tee because all the tee times got messed up. The started wasn't exactly keeping it all together. I was on the verge of asking for a refund and leaving... starting a round of golf already frustrated is not a good sign, but once we got out there it was fun. 5 hour round of golf tho! Yikes.