TxRed

Booked a tee-time with my buddy on Golfnow, however, something happened and the reservation was never secured. I called the pro shop at silverhorn and explained my situation. I knew I was going to have to pay 25.00 more, but to my surprise he adjusted the price and got me on with my friends.

I love this course but the pace of play is absolutely horrible. Every tee box we were waiting about 12 minutes before teeing off and typically waited a few minutes on the fairway to hit our 2nd and 3rd shots. The Manager was driving around and doing the best he could, but it seemed like it was just over booked. The staff is great, food is delicious, so that why I give it 4 stars and that is generous because it takes me about 5+ hours to play. We got on around mid day, and didn't get off until dinner time.

The burger slightly made up for it though. I recommend going on a weekday.

A buddy of mine and I played this course after a 2 month break. We were looking for something that wouldn't break the bank, or our score with a short break from the game. I did a little research and found that this course has a new water contract to the overall condition has improved greatly from a few years ago when I previously played.

We had a 10:30 tee time, but got there an hour early to practice. We were greeted with a beyond friendly clubhouse staff and asked us if we wanted to tee off at 9:45. We declined and stuck with our original tee time. Additionally, the practice range was closed, but they said they would open it up for us.

We casually hit some balls, the condition of the range was obvious that it was coming back from some serious lack of water. Overall, we had a great time practicing before our tee time.

Before we knew it, it was 10:30 and we headed off to the first tee. The first tee is a bit tricky to find, and the layout of the front 9 are very close together. There is 0 sand on the course, but the fairways are very narrow. It reminded us out a links type course. The fairways were overall good, a few weeds, but we were never hitting off any dirt, it was always grass that was nicely mowed. The back 9 opens up and you have large oak trees that present a few challenges, but you have the ability to easily find your ball if you spray it off the tee due to the wide fairways. The greens on all the holes were very green and fast. I was very impressed.

Again, this course is coming back from some serious damage. Give it another season and it will be in great shape.

We found out that the manager of River Crossing has recently partnered with Rebecca Creek. Not sure if your familiar with River Crossing, but it is ALWAYS in immaculate condition. So I know that they are headed in the right direction and that with the current ownership and management, it will the pristine in a year or two. We both shot an 86/85 and couldn't be happier.

Oh! On the turn we casually ate lunch in the clubhouse, I highly recommend the smash burger by Dan as it was delicious. After our round (pace of play was fantastic as there weren't a lot of golfers), Amber at the bar kept us entertained while we had a few drinks before we left.

Overall, the conditions of the course are coming back from a rough couple of years with a lack of water. The service by the staff was fantastic and for the price, you can't beat playing here.

I will be returning later this year and i'm eager to play.