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My wife and I played here in a heavy fog just before Jose arrived. The decreased visibility made the course even more difficult, but the course was in great condition, we played in record time, and we had a really enjoyable round. Some day I will manage to defeat hole #17!

I have seen elsewhere that this course is under new management and is making great strides, but since this was my first round here I can't address this directly. The earth-view on Google maps shows bunt-out fairways, but don't be fooled, since the course yesterday was completely green (I don't know how old the earth-view is). The tee-boxes were decent, there were just a few weeds in the fairways, and the greens were very receptive (the players should learn to fix their very deep ball marks). The greens showed some bare spots, especially on the back 9, but the course is apparently still making a comeback and these should improve. The course is short but interesting, with several doglegs requiring accurate tee shots. The staff was extremely friendly, from the starter to the folks in the pro shop and grille.

I don't know what the course looked like a year ago, but judging from the condition yesterday I can't wait to see it a year from now.

My wife and I played this course for our final round of a one week vacation, and we saved the best for last. This course is a gem. The layout was fantastic, with a nice mix of straightaway holes and doglegs, interesting contours on the greens, and well thought-out bunkering. The condition of the course would never make you believe that the area is suffering from a drought. The staff was as friendly as any that we have met. If we return to the area Kiskiack is definitely on our list for a repeat round!

My wife and I played this course on vacation, and it reinforced my belief that Rees Jones is truly one of the greatest course architects today. The layout was tremendous, with challenging slopes, doglegs, and bunkers that were placed perfectly to catch shots not perfectly struck. Despite the drought in the area the course was in beautiful condition, and the greens were the best that we played in the area during our one week stay. There were two negatives, neither of which was under their control. It poured the day before our round and we played cart paths only, which is very tough on this course with all of the hills. Secondly, the poor rating for amenities is due to the fact that they are in the process of building a clubhouse/proshop to be opened next year. However, you go to a course like this for the golf, which was fantastic.

My wife and I played this course on vacation, knowing something of the history surrounding the change in ownership and efforts to revitalize the course. We were very pleasantly surprised. The area has been suffering from a severe drought and the effects were obvious, but the course was greener than we expected. The greens showed some damage due to weed control efforts, but this was openly addressed on info cards attached to all of the carts, and where the greens were undamaged they putted beautifully. The layout was well thought-out with interesting bunkering. The staff was extremely friendly and the grille room was a great place to eat after the round. I only wish that the Jamestown course had been open too!

This course advertises itself as "player friendly", and it certainly was. The staff was great, and the course was a lot of fun with sloping fairways, interesting greens, and challenging bunkering. The 18th hole is a great closer. The only problem was that the course showed more adverse effects from the recent drought than any of the other three courses that my wife and I played on our vacation. In particular the fairways were pretty much completely burnt out, although the greens and surrounding areas were in great shape. I would definitely recommend this course.