dcarey1000

Have only played three or four rounds there. Always enjoyable. Fall conditions. Lots of leaves just off the fairways and on some of the greens. Otherwise in good shape.

Very nice experience at Twenty Valley. Course is in great shape and the greens are outstanding - fairly fast but nice and true. A couple of holes have tough tee shots, one to a high plateau green with nothing but trouble if you're short, the other with a good sized carry over a ravine. I hit it pretty good for an old timer but I'm glad I stuck to the proper tees for my age (green). For guys of my age and skill level - decent but not great - better to enjoy the round from the green tees than overextend yourselves by playing the whites. Just sayin'.

Was very much looking forward to this round. Heard great things about the course. It certainly lived up to expectations but unfortunately the round was disappointing due to a club decision. I was booked into a foursome as a single but as we were about to tee off, a fourth player of the group I joined, who had bowed out of his round, decided he could play after all. The club decided that this was okay and I was bumped from the group and had to play solo in a field of foursomes. This meant long waits on every shot and playing through three foresomes on the front nine, all of which obligingly waved me through. On the tenth tee, while waiting several minutes again to tee off, a foursome showed up that must have paused at the snack bar. I explained why I ended up ahead of them and they graciously let me tee off ahead of them. At this point the pace of play really slowed, and a guy in the foursome I passed gets on me for slow play, even though I’m having to wait ten minutes before every shot! All in all, it didn’t make for a pleasant round. Too bad. A really nice course.

Very pleasant round at Southbrook. Enough challenge to keep me interested, and the course was in nice shape. Several holes are pretty straight and parallel each other, some with tight fairways. There seems to be a clay base to the course. It had rained two days earlier and there were still a few puddles around, but nothing that hampered play. Might be on the soggy side the day after a good rain.

Hunters Pointe is a lovely and well maintained course. Unfortunately, a new highway is being constructed parallel to holes one through three. Transportation officials are concerned that driver/tee shots may end up landing on the highway and causing an accident. Hence, the great par 5 second hole has temporarily been made into two rather sad par threes and if I recall correctly, the tee box on three had been moved way up. The big question is, "What will be the permanent fix for these holes?" A screen may not be the answer.

I enjoyed my first round at Pelham Hills. There's a pretty good variety of holes and wide fairways. Nice country setting. A few hills but as a senior, I found it fine to walk. Some holes required a bit of carry on the first shot to reach the fairway. Greens on the slow side but in good shape for a mid-range course. Bunkers pretty hard, but that's not unusual for many Ontario courses. It's one of those courses with a fairly high first cut of rough. If you don't find the fairway you can lose the odd ball.No food cart on the course the day I was there. It has the usual hotdog/hamburg kitchen, but my dog was very tasty. Staff were very nice. I'll certainly go back.