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I've probably played this course more than any other. It's a very good course for all skill levels and fairly priced as well. The normal weekday ride 18 price is 16.00 and you can buy a single membership including cart for 495.00. There's also typically a hot deal tee time a day too on the weekend for 10-12, so value for money is astonishing. It's tough enough that it will challenge all skill levels yet is appropriate for my 12 and 14 year olds.

You probably won't be wowed, it's not in the same class as nearby Deer Ridge or Ashland Golf Club (formerly Ashland CC) but is in that next tier like Oak Tree or Pebble Creek. The nines have a very different feel to them. The front is more open while the back is carved out of a forest, without being overly tight. I said feel, the front is deceptively tight with well placed hazards. The lake on two is in play for bombers and the fairway tilts that way as well as a tree along the left side all but assuring your shot will end up more right than you intend. A slice on 5 will often find water. 6 is the most deceptively tight hole you may ever play as anything on the right side of the fairway will leave you behind a big old tree (I hate that tree!) for your second. 8's landing area is pinched in by a lake on the right and OB on the left. The first time you play it you'll likely feel like it's a wide open nine, but when you really think about it it's not.

The back, it will look tighter than it actually plays. Hole 17 is a daunting tee shot with trees lining both side of the fairway making it look ridiculously tight. It's not as there's a built in bailout right. Anything over 210 or so out will pass those trees so a nice gentle fade will leave you in good shape after the tightest looking driving hole I've ever played. Or you can attempt the hero power draw from the tee on 17 and be ok too, just depends on how froggy you feel. I'd recommend the gentle fade.

Greens are generally pretty slow but hold a ball well. You'll be glad they're slow if you're in the wrong spot on a couple of the front nine greens otherwise your second putt could be a chip back on. The bunkers are average, not much sand in them but they're supposed to penalize you so that's ok. They have put some sand in them in the last year or two, not much but it's better than they were. You can now hit a bunker shot as opposed to not even needing a rake a year or two. Fairways are ok. They'll be pretty hard if it hasn't rained much, but this course is the very definition of a muni, it's even owned by the city.

You'll likely walk away disappointed if you are used to country club conditions, or be pleasantly surprised if you're not. It's definitely worth playing and easily so once you consider the price.

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