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Callippe Preserve Golf Course
Played On 07/23/2021Rough around the edges
Course was not in great shape. Greens were bumpy, fairways were dried out and spotty, rough was inconsistent, burned out with hard pan in spots. Fantastic layout overshadowed by poorer than normal course conditions. Really disappointing. Hope it improves as Callippe is a great track.
Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Played On 04/11/2019Another spectacular day at Shadow Ridge
Shadow Ridge is one of my favorite courses anywhere!
There is a great mix of scoreable holes (short par 4's , reachable par 5s) with some very challenging ones where par is a great score. The course is always in fantastic shape and plays firm and fast. The practice area is excellent. It has the feel of a private club in every way.
The course is generous off the tee. The challenge begins with your 2nd shot. I would say it is definitely a second shot golf course. There are many deep penalizing bunkers that surround most greens. (Stay out of these if you want to score well.) The greens are large but have a lot of undulation and can be penalizing if you don't put your ball in the correct spots as the greens are typically firm and fast.
I would highly recommend recommend shadow ridge to to any and all golfers, regardless of handicap. I am a 3 handicap and I played with my dad who is a 35 and we both enjoyed the course and had a great time. One last thing to consider. Make sure you pick the right tees. You don't want to be hitting long irons or fairway woods all day into the challenging greens.
Indian Wells Golf Resort - Celebrity Course
Played On 04/11/2018A joy to play
First time playing the celebrity course at Indian wells. It is instantly in my top 3 funnest courses I have ever played! Both par 5s are reachable with good drives from the correct tees. The 4th at 491 from blues is a classic risk reward hole. Hit it over the tree guarding the right side of the fairway. From there it was only a 5 wood for me, mostly carry over water but you have some room before green to work with. (Probably 20 yards or so.) The par 4 12th is reachable at only 250 yards. Not much trouble around green so blast away. There are quite a few strategic shortish par 4s where you can hit many different clubs from 4 iron to driver depending on how you want to play hole. These are balanced by 4 long par 4s from 410-450 where par is a great score. Course was in fantastic shape from tee to green. Greens very pure. Don't forget about the grain on the Bermuda greens as they influence virtually every putt. This course is much wider and more forgiving than the players course. Anyone from scratch to high handicappers can play this course and enjoy it from the correct tees. I played with my wife and father who are both high handicappers and they both enjoyed it very much, but maybe not as much as I did! Will definitely play again, and again if I get the chance.