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I have been wanting to play Eagles Pride since I started playing again this summer. Made it out yesterday as part of what is becoming my regular 3-some and really enjoyed the day.

This course is gorgeous. It was in very good shape and is far more challenging than any of the other courses that I have played in the South Sound area, so far at least. Many of the holes have tight fairways, the rough was deep and very hard to get out of, and many of the greens have undulations that can lead to some very interesting putts.

As I mentioned in my title, I won't walk this course again. Many of the holes have a long, and elevated walk from green to the next tee. In many ways it reminded of the typical housing development layout of courses in Arizona without all the houses along each fairway.

For those using GPS, we had three in our group, two by Bushnell and one from Sky Caddie, and on two of the holes on the Blue course the GPS data is out of date. It appears that they recently redesigned two of the holes, and par 3 and a par 4 and my best guess is that they flip flopped them. Aside from that, the GPS devices were dead on.

I highly recommend this course, there are some very pretty holes and I love the "out in the woods" feel that you get on almost every hole.

This is the closest 18 hole course to our house. Since picking the game up again I have been using their practice facilities a lot, they have a good driving range and I really like their practice greens, and I finally got out to play a full 18 hole round yesterday afternoon.

I went out as a single and was paired up with another single and a twosome, all of which were only playing 9 holes. I am not sure why but they had us start off on 10 and we played the back 9 first and IMO I think that this is how the course should be laid out, I thought that holes 1 through 9 are actually better holes than 10-18.

The course was in really good shape, but a few places marked and ground under repair, but the fairways were in good shape and the greens seemed to be in good shape, but to be honest, after many years of playing golf in Arizona I still haven't figured out how to put on the greens up here in Western Washington.

The pace of play started out good but after a few holes we were backed up on each hole. After the turn I was invited to play through 2 groups, as I was a single at this point, and joined a 3some for the last 3 holes.

I really like this course. When you haven't played any real golf in a number of years, and are just starting to get out regularly again, this course offers a good amount of challenge. Most holes are not friendly to a slice, and right now I am tending to slice to more than I would like, but it is motivation to correct that bad habit.

I dont' spend a lot of time in the Spanaway area, but after playing Lake Spanaway that might change a bit.

Played there for the first time on a weekday and while there were a good number of golfers, it wasn't packed and the pace of play was excellent. Walking we got around in 4 hours.

I really enjoyed the layout, there are a couple really pretty holes and a couple par 4's that are quite a challenge. I enjoyed ending the round with a blind tee shot that I wish I would have hit better than I did.

The greens were in very good shape, but I struggled with both speed and the read, but I am finding that with all the greens in the area after a couple of decades golfing in Arizona. Simply put, it was my fault that I putted poorly, not the courses.

I like that they keep the under brush at a minimum, an errant tee shot can be found, trust me, I know first hand. If I had one criticism I would like to see a little more water on the course and the water that is there was really stagnant looking. I believe that there are fountains in some of them but none of them were turned on when we played.

I will definitely be back, it was a great price for a very walkable course that offers both straightforward and challenging holes.

Scott Lake Golf Course is a 9 hole community golf course a few miles south of the Tumwater area.

This was the first time I have played here and wasn't really sure what to expect. While some of the tee boxes were in fairly rough shape, and a few of the greens felt really "spongy" under my feet, I was generally very happy with the course and the condition it was in.

The layout offers a nice balance between confidence building short holes and just enough challenge to remind you that you are playing golf. There are also a couple holes where a misplaced shot will really punish you. Trust me, I know that first hand.

If you are looking for a quiet course in a nice little community, Scott Lake might be for you.

I moved back to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 after living in Arizona for 25 years. When I lived in Arizona I played once or twice a week but since 2012 I had only picked up my clubs once. I have recently had the golf bug bite me again and I am trying to get out and play as much as possible.

I live about 5 minutes from this course, I work from home and have no trouble getting out and playing a quick 9 holes during my lunch break. For that alone I would give it a couple stars.

As far as executive courses go, this is a good one. There is enough variety in the course to allow for a number of different scenarios to hone your short game. If you want to use your driver this probably isn't the course for you.

Every time I have played the greens and tee boxes have been in great shape. I would like to see a little more lush grass off of the greens and tee boxes but I understand that they do have water use issues due to the airport? Regardless, this is a great place to get out and work on your mid irons through your wedges.