minengr

Despite the fact that I have not played that much this year, it is still fair to call Hickory my "home" course. One of the best layouts in the area. Plenty of elevation change, with few truly level lies. Always challenging. Hands down the best fairways of any local course. The zoisia grass makes it like hitting off a mat. Greens are good, but had been recently aerated. The only legitimate complaint I think anyone could have is the condition of some of the bunkers. They have been slowly rebuilding them over the past several years, but it is a time consuming and expensive process. The reconstructed ones are great.
The fall colors are really starting to pop, and it was a great day for golf. The super cheap hot deal was icing on the cake.

I wasn't sure which tees to play, so I picked the middle (blue). I will move back a set when I play there again, but it was nice not feeling beat up when I was finished. The course was in good shape despite recent heavy rain. The greens were slower than I expected, but with the multiple levels that was probably a good thing. Lots of elevation change throughout made the club selection on the tee very important. I really enjoyed the variety of holes. The short par 4's make for a fun round. I play very fast when I'm alone. Two groups let me play through with no trouble, and was able to play in 2 1/2 hours before it got dark. I will definitely play it again.