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The course has changed and upgraded, and was in great condition. It has always been challenging & remains the same.
If there is a complaint, the walkups or walkdowns to many tee boxes & greens was very steep, and only a few had stairs.

Quit today's round after nine holes. Had two golf carts die on us: one after 5 holes, the other after an additional 4 holes. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened at Lake Spivey, we had carts die on us on two previous occasions over the past year. Complained to the course check-in person before we even started our round, and after the nine holes. They were not very sympathetic, except to say that their carts are 15 years old. They were not willing to offer a rebate, saying that we needed to contact GolfNow. I would recommend taking Lake Spivey off the GolfNow roster, and I would like to get some sort of a rebate, for my twosome. You can contact me at 7703880305
Thomas Dougherty, long time GolfNow customer.

The pace of play was extremely slow, primarily due to many five-somes on the course.

There was a foursome directly ahead that was extremely slow and did not offer play through.

We play Southland almost every week (low-price). But the course today was in the best shape that we've seen it in.

The greens were the slowest I have played in years

I had not played Monroe in years, and didn't remember the course at all. However, I really love the course now....... and it has rocketed up to be my #1 favorite course., and I plan to play there more often. The appeal is it's openness & not overly difficult layout.

The fairways were in excellent shape. And even though the greens were aerated, it did not negatively affect putting significantly. Actually, aeration kept the crowds down, speeding up pace of play.

Hadn't played Cottonfields for a very long time, but it played as tough as I remembered. Lots of water holes, and the fairway bunkers were mostly dirt vs. sand. One of the very few courses within 40 minutes drive that have a marshal, as the starter & to patrol the course. Admirable. My playing partner had never played the course, but was ready to play it again.

The greens are extremely slow and extremely sloped. Many of the greens are "turtleback", making it very difficult to land near the hole & putt. Some of the tee boxes were similar, either "turtleback" or the opposite, "bowled". However, the fairways & the course layout were fine.

The fairways were in great shape, but the rough was long and uncut. The pace of play was superfast.

Although the course conditions were seasonally OK, the crowd made the pace of play extremely slow, especially considering there was no marshal. Another contributing factor was a GolfNow double-booked tee time, our threesome & a foursome at the 12:53 tee time.

Course has a good layout, and condition was OK for the time of year. However, there were no bunker rakes at all. Surrounding the greens were knotty weeds, making it difficult, at times, to putt from the fringes.

Despite a FULL day of rain the previous day, the course drained better than expected. Yes, it was damp nearly everywhere, but the greens and traps were perfect. Even so, the greens were fast and challenging. However, the pace of play was very slow, partially due to "cart path only" rule, but groups ahead were slower than they should have been.

Especially considering "winter conditions", Hard Labor Creek was in terrific shape, fareways & greens. It is always a very challenging course, with narrow sloping fareways, but the greens made it even more challenging. They were fast. My foursome was very pleased with the course conditions, and the very fast speed of play......................it was wide open.