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Course was in pretty good shape after heavy rains warlier in the week. The 4th hole was a little juicy but other than that great. The crossing from 6 to 7 had a few inches of water running across so dont wear your best non-waterproof shoes if it recently rained. The greens ran pretty smooth around a 8-9. Tees were pretty good. Fun course with 2 short par 4's of 210 and 270 (played shorter with tees way up). The par 3's were a little on the shorter side between 65-120 yards but fun with some water around the greens. The 9th hole is a little goofy- play to the right of the fairway trap to have an angle and view of the hole. Staff was very friendly. Teed off at 7 am on a Saturday and pace was around 1:40.

So this is my go to if it has or is raining as it drains very well unlike eldo or rec park. They do have water retention ponds to be aware of as you won't find your ball in them. Overall the course played great with a solid rain the day before. The greens had been punched recently but you could make putts. Most bunkers were unplayable due to the water pooling in them from the rain but too be expected afrer the deluge we got locally. The fairways for the most part ran out but you'd occasionally hit or go through a puddle that slowed your drive down. The staff was great and let me go out a little early. Pace was 3:15 and I played multiple balls on most holes.

I took a chance on the weather being okay and lucked out. I teed off at 7 am in an effort to beat the rain. There was a light rain the whole round and the course was very playable. Greens were running very consistent with decent speed with the wetness. The starter was nice and let me go out 30 minutes earlier. I like the course as 3 of the 5 par 3's are over 150 yards and are challenging. You can hit your driver on all par 4's as well. Pace was around 1.5 hours and I took time to get in some practice chipping and putting. Will come back for sure!

I've played here twice last month and was very happy with what it was. Pace of play was between 1:45-2:00 both times. Great course for $11.99 on golfnow hot deals. The tee boxes and fairways are in great shape. The greens run around a 8-9 in the am and are very smooth to putt on. Great variety with (4) par 4's between 240-340 and (2) par 3's of 90-110 yards and (3) par 3's of around 160-170. Staff has always been friendly.

I've played here a few times over the last 6 months or so and have enjoyed it everytime. The course is in great shape and is very playable. The greens were in near perfect shape free of discoloration or potmarks. They rolled about a 9 or 10 as we started at 7 am with mosture still on the greens. This made it much easier to be agressive without the fear of getting a longer second putt. The fairways and rough were very playable. My only disappointment was the pebbles and rocks in the bunkers but a minor inconvenience to throw them out of the bunkers. The pace of play was 3:45 without pushing from behind or excessive waiting on the group ahead. The starter was very helpful and got me out 30 minutes early even after the pro shop made a big stink about me booking through golfnow and getting a discount:( If you're going to discriminate between full paying customers and smarter ones whom use a golfnow hot deal, then don't offer hot deals. Overall a great birthday round and I will definitely return for another round!

I like playing here as I'm getting ready for a trip to bandon dunes and skylinks offers a fast and tight turf that closely simulates conditions up north. The greens ran surprising fast even though it had rained the day before. I love that they have rain collection pools but be careful as your ball may pool into them and its too deep to retrieve:( All conditions were great- tees, fairways and bunkers. Got around in 3:15 pace mainly because pending rain scared others away.

I wasn't sure how the course would play after heavy rains the day/night before. It actually was in amazing shape with very little wetness. I thought the course wouldn't be that busy with the chance of no carts but I pulled in and the parking lot was pretty full. Pace was pretty good at about 4.5 hours. The fairways were surprising hard and fast if you hit a draw. Greens rolled around a 9 and were nice and smooth. The bunkers were the only thing that showed that it rained the night before. They weren't raked and I just pukked the ball out of them.

I was excited to play here after seeing a few good reviews mentioning that things were turning around. I was let down after one hole though. It looks like they overseeded the first hole and that was it. This course is no more than a glorified range. The fairways are still very sparce with limited grass. I ended up playing winter rules the whole round and occasionally there was even grass around to place your ball on. The bunkers were better than I recall but still had big rocks in them and were thin on sand. I did like that they brought back some of the black tees on the front nine and that they now had reeds growing in a lot of the creeks and burns.

The toughest part of this course was the greens. Last time I was here the greens were still puttable. Today, I just played auto 2 putt as the grass was non-existent on most greens and were either wet or dry dirt. It was tough to predict if you shot would stop immediately or bounce hard. There are no gimme putts as you can miss a putt inside 2 feet due to it bouncing around without any pattern.

I did play for only $26 and if you have a $10 off golfnow coupon, it may be worth playing as you can hit a lot of practice shots. The other nice thing, if you choose to "play" here, is that there were only 6 cars in the parking lot at 10 am on a Sunday. So pace was amazing! If you're okay with playing winter rules in the fairway and don't care about putting, this could be a great way to get some great on course practice in real conditions.

I hadn't played here in more than 5 years and remember it been a little rough around the edges. I was pleasantly surprised to see the course in good shape. The greens probably ran around a 9 and were pretty smooth. The fairways for the most part were in good shape with the occasional bare spot. The bunkers had more sand than I was used to, especially for a public course. Use your wedge with the most bounce or else you'll dig and hit your shot heavy. Pace of play was just under 5 hours - to be expected for the day before Thanksgiving. The pro shop staff was very nice and helpful. I look forward to coming back again.

Course was overall in great shape despite the previous reviews I had read. Greens had a decent pace to them and had consistent speed from one hole to the next. Fairways were a little over watered on spots but plaued nicely. Pace was pretty good for twilight time at under 4.5 hours. Cart crew was nice and checked us in without needing to go into proshop. No Marshall but didn't really feel held up or pushed most of the day. Will definitely return and got out for under $60/person with a hot deal.

Haven't played here in 35 years and was pleasantly surprised. Booked on golfnow for $50 on a Sunday morning. Great value and played in 4:20 with limited wait on group ahead and never really pushed from behind. Front nine is fairly basic with 4 hard holes in first 6 holes. Most tees were up, so blacks were blue, blue were whites, etc. This made it a more enjoyable round though. Back nine was really fun with weaving up through mountains until the signature hole of 16. Breathtaking view from there on top of course. Greens were in pretty good shape and rolled nicely throughout. Fairways and rough were spotty in places but very playable. Traps were very full with soft sand. They were wet on top but soft underneath. Staff was very friendly and helpful. It was a nice touch to have our clubs cleaned after the round back at the cart return- please tip these guys!

Teed off at 7:15 and course was in great shape after recent rains. Finished by 10 am as a single and 2nd group on the course. Greens rolled really nicely and were pretty fast downhill. Bunkers were nice and pretty fluffy sand. Fairways and rough were good. Staff in shop was very accomodating and got me out 20 minutes early.

Great day at Skylinks. The only not great thing was they started 20 minutes early before I got there:( Fairways, rough and greens were in very good shape. Greens running around 10- very fast above the home. The traps were a little crispy but most likely the recent rains firmed them up. Pace of play was just over 4 hours.

Played here the last 2 weeks. Course is in ok condition. Last week felt like it was better somehow. Bunkers are unplayable, so just pull your ball out. Greens run reasonably true if you're not going through potmarks or damage. Tim is very friendly in the pro shop. Daniel is a little prickly. I came in to the parking lot after nine to grab a drink out of my car and he gave me the meanest look like I was trying to pull one over on him. After I said what I was doing and when my tee time was and what my name was he still questioned what I was doing. This course can't afford to be less than accomodating with the current course conditions, less than stellar reviews and lack of play, etc. Daniel is anything but helpful. The previous week, he wouldn't give me a ride to the first tee (I was walking and there were 3 people in the pro shop and I was the only group for an hour or so) nor fill up my water bottle as there aren't any drinking fountains/water coolers on the course:( I like playing this course as it's reasonably inexpensive, it has a great layout and fortunately for me/unfortunately for the course is relatively empty with play. The parking lot has been 1/4 full the last 2 Sundays and you get around in under 3.5 hours!

I love links style courses and so the hard and fast conditions aren't a problem. But if toyre expecting lush green fairways, go elsewhere. The greens ran pretty nice when you weren't putting through potmarks or fungus. I had only 24 putts! The bunkers are the main concern for me as they are very unplayable- hard dirt with pebbles and rocks. 50/50 how it comes out- hit one good and the other shot out like a rocket. May be best to just pull the ball out of the bunker. I just played winter rules in the fairway and not a problem with that in mind. Tim was very helpful in the pro shop and they moved up my tee time an hour. I teed off at 12 and finished at 3:40 as the course wasn't very busy on a Saturday afternoon. I found a pretty inexpensive hot deal and played for $23 ($13 after my golfpass coupon). I take the course for what it currently is and don't have high expectations. Be careful if a walker as it's about .5 mile to the 1st tee and same to get back to #10. Pretty easy walk other than that as you can take short cuts from green to tee.

Played after heavy rain for the past few days. This is the only course in LBC that you want to play after rain as it's more of a links course with drainage run offs. Greens were in pretty good shape but understandably slower after previous days rain. Potential rain in the forecast kept those away and I believe it was walking only too as too wet for carts. This was nice as it kept away the "weekend" golfers more worried about the frequency of beer cart than course conditions or pace of play. I just played winter rules in fairways and traps were tough after rain damage. You may lose a few balls in the water drainage areas but course played amazing after the rain. Go lt around in 3.5 hours too.

I'd played the north and wanted to play the south for a while. We jumped on a hot deal for around $250/player at 12 pm. The course was in pretty good shape after the greens were needle punched 4 days prior. This was unnoticable for the first 12 or so holes and the putts ran nicely. Then on the last 6 holes, the greens were a little rougher withbeither larger punching holes or very squishy (especially 17 and 18). This allowed the putts to get more affected by footprints than normal. The views are breathtaking especially #7 and #16 which are par threes with the ocean behind. The tees and fairways for the most part were good with the occasional rough or dormant spots. A fair amount of the bunkers had 4-6 inches of sand especially to the front left of #1, but were mostly good.

I played early in the am and the course overall was in great shape. The greens were by far the shining star running about a 10-11. Really smooth and slick if above the hole. The rest of the course was good with a few bare spots in the fairways, bunkers had some thin areas but for the most part, very playable. Course marshall was very accomodating and got me out a few groups early. Get there a little early as they have a nice practice area.

I'd wanted to play here for a long time and finally got to yesterday. Course was very challenging and in great shape for the most part. Tees were pretty good but a little uneven. Greens were probably rolling about a 9 on stimpmeter at medium fast. They rolled very true- I had 26 putts. The fairways were great as I expected them to be more burned out with the summer heat. The only sketchy thing was the traps. They had weeds growing in them and were baked out. The only one I was in was so bad that I pulled it out. The fairway traps were fine as long as you played it like a cart path and hit down on it.

Make sure to bring your own drinks as there wasn't a snack cart and you don't come back to the clubhouse until 18. The new carts were great and very comfy. Amazing views and hole 16 is breathtaking.

Staff as usual was very friendly from pro shop, cart staff to starter. I got there 1.5 hours early and they were very accomodating in getting me out within 45 minutes. Overall course was in good shape but I was hoping the greens would have been in a little better shape after punching 10 days earlier. They were much slower which made lag patting easier but it was hard to make anything within 15'. The layout is breathtaking and the afternoon wind makes the course very challenging.