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I play the Anderson Creek course when I have a few hours during a business trip and each time it's proved a worthy diversion. The course is located in a very well maintained gated community. Everyone I've encountered from the security personnel at the gate to the grounds crew have been exceptionally polite and welcoming. The club house is well appointed and the grill offers food and beverage selections to satisfy virtually any preference. The electric carts are in great shape...they are comfortably up to the task of moving you and your buddy with all of your gear around the undulating course with nary a whimper. The cart paths are smooth and they've been widened around the tighter corners to ease navigation and keep your cart's tires firmly plated on the concrete path.
The course itself is not too difficult in that landing areas off the tee are generally large and approches to the generous greens offer ready opportunities for glory. The hazards tend not to be too penal unless you really go Charles Barkley and flail one into nowhere land. An errant tee ball into the trees is usually recoverable with a chip out onto the fairway from the pine straw. There are a few holes with OB stakes deep in the trees so they are usually not an issue. I've played the course in the summer when the fairways are beautiful...very nice and a joy to hit from. I've also played in the winter...they are uniform and dormant without bare spots or standing mud. The course features only a few forced carries either to the fairway or from the fairway into the green. It's challenges come from well placed bunkers, elevation changes from tee to green and, large convoluted greens. The greens are simply a joy to putt. They are huge and usually quite fast. The greens are receptive to good shots and will reward a great shot by holding the ball tight in the pin area. Rolling the rock on these greens will put a smile on your face. Whether it's a 30-footer or a 3-footer...you always feel like you have a chance to hole it because the greens roll so well.
Bottom line...I look forward to Anderson Creek because it's a beautiful, playable course with alot of character. The greens are fantastic and the amenities are first class. Practice green, driving range, locker room/shower, proshop, grill w/full bar, decent carts, smooth paths, beautiful setting, very friendly staff. I've played worse courses (with more notable pedigrees) for three times the money in the Pinehurst area an hour away from here. Anderson Creek is an excellent value for the golfing dollar.