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Castle Bay Country Club
Played On 12/03/2021Juniper Golf Club
Played On 08/13/2018Nice Course
This was a nice little course and was in pretty good shape. I played in August, so it was a little hot and I found the greens to be firm and fast. My only complaint is that pace bogged down on the back 9. Had to wait to hit every shot. Never saw a marshal.
Val Halla Golf & Recreation Center
Played On 08/03/2017NOT a four star course!
Visiting the Portland, ME area I chose to play this course based on the four star reviews I saw on Golfnow. After playing the round, I can't figure for the life of me how this course got rated four stars. There wasn't a cart available when we were ready to tee off. We had to wait for one to be brought up and when we got it, it had trash left in it. The cart paths are all dusty, dirt roads.The fairways had narrow straight strips cut in them that looked like it was just the easiest way for the greens keeper to mow as opposed to a purposeful design. On half the holes my wife had no idea where to tee off because the red tee markers were missing. Some greens were is good shape, but others were very patchy. There were a couple of spots that were roped off due to waterlogged ground even though it hasn't rained in over a week.
All this being said, we only paid $30 each for the round, so you might say you get what you pay for. I totally agree. Just don't rate it a four star course when it clearly isn't. The staff seemed generally friendly.
Tough grader from Texas. Glad the staff was friendly. Can't find red tees when we don't have them. Fairway striping is pretty common. Hey, at least we got three stars from Mike!