stricklandbill

First time playing either of the courses at Winstar. Normally don’t see them on my selection criteria due to living west of Fort Worth. I changed my location to something in the northern part of I35 in TX and it came up with the two Windstar courses.

Arrived early to do play some blackjack and hit some balls on the range and putt a bit. My son an I were paired with a gentleman who had played the course many times and he helped us on the layout of the holes and where to hit, though the balls didn’t quite cooperate.

The greens were the best we have seen in the area in a long time. Every green was consistent which made it much easier to read and not.3 putt the day away.

I broke my driver on the front 9 and was given a demo driver for the back at no charge. They didn’t even ask for a license to make certain I didn’t steal it. The driver was fantastic and I hit it better than my own.

It was really warm and the beverage person came by every few holes with feee water which was a tremendous help to keep hydrated.

I would recommend these courses to anyone who wants to make the drive as it was truly a great day from start to finish.

When I first saw the price I thought 'bargain ', like most of the wonderful 'hot deals' offered by Golf Now. Then I arrived to find it isn't in the same class as others.

Fairways are really dry, yet the greens are pretty good. Water hazards are not marked well on the scorecard, so if you are a first timer it can be challenging. Golf Now shows the course at almost 6500 yds and par 72, yet it is 6184 yds and par 71. The scorecard even shows it being a par 72, althiugh if you add the par on each hole it totals 71.

I explained the differences to the gentleman in the pro shop and he was aware of the scorecard issues, though not the Golf Now discrepancies.

Not a fan and won't be going back.

We had been wanting to play the course for a while, so when it became a 'hot' value, it was perfect. We had a free round with a paid round from our time on GolfNow, so another positive.

The course was in fantastic shape with the recent rain providing plush fairways and great tee boxes. The rough was just tough enough to make you hit the ball in the fairway. The sand traps were a little hard, yet expected with the rain and the heat combination.

The greens were FAST yet fair.

It became windy on the back 9 with some pretty heavy gusts, and a few holes played long into the wind.....you can't have everything.

Overall, a wonderful morning playing a round of golf.