dmarcotte17

I was told by a friend to cancel another tee-time and go play this course so I was excited to play it. You cannot control the weather and this was a windy and on the chilly side, even for this Minnesotan.

Overall, the course is in good shape. I was a bit disappointed that the rough was brown in color and not in the best shape. The fairways however, great shape and the greens were fast and challenging. Helps to know the course and luckily I was paired with someone who knows the course well and he helped give advice or this would have been even more challenging. A course yardage book would have been nice to have for distance control and advice.

The bunkers could use a bit more sand. They were well manicured, however the sand was hard and it was difficult to blast out of them.

Overall, the views were fantastic, staff was extremely friendly and would interact with you even on the course which was fun. Fairways were in good shape and rolled well. Tee shots are forgiving since many would angle back towards the fairway. The 2nd shot is what is difficult with many uneven lies.

One thing that I did not know of after practicing on the putting green before my round is that the practice green was extremely fast so when I was putting on hold 1 (for an eagle) and was above the hole, I tapped my putt thinking it was going to be extremely fast like the practice green. It did not match the speed. After that, the speed still fast and fair, just would have been nice to have the practice green and the course greens similar to same speed wise.

I was told to play this course by a friend and it did not disappoint. The views are amazing and overall, the course is in good shape. It was challenging and fun and I will play it again when back in the Phoenix area.

Course is in great shape and for the money, I highly recommend playing this course. Greens are fast and fair and the bunkers are well groomed as well...I should know, I played plenty in them. Fairways are also well manicured. Overall, for the money, this is a must play!

Target Golf with blind shots. Helps if you know the course. Greens were very fast and ground very hard. Was difficult on many greens to get the ball to stop and got a lot of roll in the fairways. Had some bunkers that were not let go and stuff growing in them. Takes away from the beauty. Some bunkers were true sand, others were not. Pace of play was horribly slow. Did not see a Ranger or Players Assistant to help speed up play. Good course for the money and very challenging. Will play it again.