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The course itself was in pretty great condition and i was amazed by the pace of play (we were third ones off in the morning, in a twosome each with individual carts) and finished in 2 hours and 45 minutes. This was not my usual experience at Challedon, where a 5 hour round was much more the norm. I got the sense they were only sending out twosomes in order to preserve carts during the pandemic.

The course had been doused with fertilizer so there was a pervasive smell throughout the round and the greens were sandy and left an aquamarine residue on the ball from the fertilizer. I'm guessing they don't do that everyday so I just got unlucky with the day I chose to play, but it still did take away from the experience.

$8 for a small bucket of warm up balls was excessive and added to the cost of an already pricey round.

All in all, I'd go back again, particularly if I can get out early and make sure the pace of play is fast.

I played the Southwest course. Fairways were in good shape, but the rough was really patchy in a lot of places. Most disappointing were the pockmarked greens. I was disappointed so many players were not repairing any pitch marks. It wasn't so bad that you couldn't putt, and the greens did run well, but it still left an impression on me. The layout had a lot of blind shots so having some course experience would have helped.

It's unfortunately not a walkable course.

Staff was great and I thought they were taking proper COVID precautions so that I didn't ever feel at risk.

Finished in 4 hours and 10 minutes which was disappointing for a 7:12 tee time - was held up at a couple points by the groups in front of us.