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Unseasonably warm today so I went up to Lake Geneva to play at Geneva National. The course was still in pretty good shape for November. There were some repairs that were in progress, and they had just aerated and sanded the greens, so putting was difficult. But overall it was a great day to be outside. This course has very beautiful views.

This was a really beautiful course. Well maintained and very challenging. Cant wait to go back.

This is an amazing golf course. Extremely challenging with hazards everywhere and narrow fairways. But absolutely beautiful wherever you look. Such a pleasure to be out there today.

I was only able to pay for greens fees online, so when I arrived for my twosome I expected to pay for a cart, which is $18. They made me pay for two carts ($36) and then said that they didn't have enough carts to actually give us two (in violation of COVID rules).

The course was not in good condition. Despite being up on a hill, there was standing water in most of the sand traps, on the tee boxes, in the fairways, and on some of the greens. Despite being so wet, the greens were full of bare spots, weeds, and extremely thin areas, showing that they are just not maintaining it well.

The course is challenging if you cannot hit straight. There is a small amount of rough outside the fairways, and then it quickly converts to chest-high weeds, making it impossible to find any ball not hit on the fairway.

The carts are old, gasoline engine, beat up models with no GPS or any amenities. The cart paths are blacktop that is so broken and settled that your cart hits huge bumps constantly that jar you and spill your drinks. But you must stay on these paths since the fairways are mostly standing water.

This would not be a bad course to play for $20. It has an interesting layout and some nice features. But it is not a $65 course.