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Some tee boxes were under construction. Temp tee boxes were just moved to areas of the rough in front. Could have at least mowed in the temp tee box areas. Other than that, course is still a gem in the woods!

The hot deal on golf now wasn’t as low as I’ve seen but the time was discounted because it was in the heels of a tournament. 4:45 to get through the round was a bit much.

The course held up well through the winter and is in great early spring condition!

The fairways were holding excessive water below the surface. It was like walking on a blanket over pudding. Balls were plugging in the fairways, the fairways were covered in goose droppings, and there couldn’t have been any sand or drainage added to the fairways in years. I guess that’s what you get from municipal courses in Portland. Collect the fees and taxes but don’t spend them for the intended purpose.

I always enjoy playing Rose City Golf Course. It has the mature course feel and is always in very good condition. For a municipal course, this is one of the best in the area.

Could use some attention to bad spots on greens, otherwise they roll true. Not overly challenging but you can usually play your ball even after a mis-hit because the keep the entire course groomed, not only the fairways. That helps with the pace of play as well.

We were playing at a good pace for a foresome. The twosome ahead was 1-1/2 shots ahead of us so we were not waiting on every shot, but the threesome behind us was 2 holes back. The Marshall came to us at the turn and said we needed to catch the group in front. We pointed out the group behind had not even teed up at the ninety hole yet. Within two holes we were waiting for the twosome ahead, the group behind was still two holes back and the Marshall again came up and said we had to stay with the group ahead. We just got done waiting to tee off and informed him if this as well. With three holes left as we were still waiting to hit on the tee box, guess who showed up? I don't know what kind of power trip that guy was on, but it's time to put that old horse out to pasture.