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Had not played here since Bartram disappeared from GolfNow. Glad course is again offering discount tee times. Course was very wet due to recent downpours which was understandable. Would love to play again on a dry day. Only odd thing was that even with all the rain, several of the greens were still firm. They were also kind of slow but with the rain they could not mow.

Played here in an Amateur Tour event and course was in flawless condition. Winter rye greens were quick and smooth. Fairways, rough, bunkers all perfect. It was 74 and sunny just an amazing day. Only 2 very minor issues. We didn’t see a beverage cart on the back 9. Also a little dismayed to see all the trees cut to make way for cookie cutter homes. Neither fit with the Colonial character of Pine Lakes. Still a fantastic course and would highly recommend.

I stopped playing here after witnessing Legends staff berate paying customers and make racist comments about a group of Asian players. I thought things had changed a year later but the same cranky old retirees still work here. The busy body range worker scolded my dad who’s 81 for sharing his range bucket with me. He claimed the new owners would suspend my dad’s range membership if they caught him doing that but added he “wouldn’t say anything.” This guy then offered unsolicited advice about my Stealth driver. I wasn’t aware a 15 handicap range goat was qualified to offer club advice to a scratch golfer. As for the course, they apply a $50 markup vs. the other two Legends courses, ostensibly because it’s a Tom Doak design. Ten years ago this course was $35 after 4 pm in the summer. Now it’s almost $100 in low season because Doak got famous. Hilarious! Go to Pinehurst, NC instead. Better courses, better value and superior service.

Played here on a Carolinas Golf Association deal and had a blast! Fantastic course, very gettable and fun to play. Greens were immaculate and quick. Got paired with a threesome that was part of a group on a buddies trip and they couldn’t have been nicer and welcoming. Shot 1 over par from the blues which was nice. One quick tip… try to book a morning tee time. Pace of play can get gnarly in the afternoon. Definitely recommend.

This course is everything you’d expect from Mike Strantz. Blind shots, massive undulations and loads of fun. Too many memorable holes to mention. Course conditions are great too. Never played before the restoration but the zoysia putting greens roll great. The only hiccup was pace of play. We teed off at 10:45 and didn’t finish until 4:30. Unacceptable! We were stuck behind a group of 20+ slowpoke Ryder Cup wannabes all day long. One of them was urinating in the parking lot as I was driving away.

Tee to green, generally in good shape. Greens were firm and fast. They would hold iron shots but pitches and chips ran forever. Ball also ways seemed to sink down in the fairway grass even though it was clipped right. Rough was deep and penal in spots. Just too many homes on the course. Many have been added in the last 10 years. Takes away from the character of a once great layout.

Worked here in the 90s and must have played here hundreds of times. It’s better in some respects. Greens rolled quick and true. Wooded areas have been cleared out and fairways were in decent shape. Also liked the new restroom by #5, mush nicer than the dungeon they had behind #8 tee. Cons are that the green sizes have shrunk considerably, no doubt to cut costs. Greens were quite firm too. Tee boxes have seen better days too. The hole on #2 was cut significantly larger than the cup. Not the best course in MB but a decent value.

I’ve been meaning to play this course for a while and I’m glad I did. Great conditioning and greens rolled nice. I really liked the design and played well. Only issue is some of the black tee boxes were not level. We got stuck behind a slow foursome and barley made it in before darkness. Didn’t see a ranger. It took us about 4:45 to finish. Other than that it was a good day.

Golf was fun but later realized I left my 5-iron on 18. Followed up next day (Monday) and kids in the shop said they hadn’t seen it. They said it might be in the GM’s office but he would not be in till Wednesday. I hope somebody didn’t get sticky fingers. Replacing it will cost $150.

Greens do appear to be recovering after months of problems. Not nearly as fast as before but putts are rolling somewhat true again. The cart paths are all dug up on some holes. There should definitely be a better discount until the course returns tonite firmer glory. Hopefully once course repairs are done, the course won’t try for Tour quality green speeds when hard freezes are always a risk in winter.

Course was in great shape tee to green, especially the greens. The greens are the best in the entire CSRA right now. Very quick and held nicely. Only issue was I couldn’t get any roll on the fairways. They weren’t wet but still very little roll. Also cart path only on 2 holes of Chester 9. Not sure why, course was plenty dry.

Played here when I was local but not for the past 10 years. Greens much better than I recall. Not nearly as slow but a tad bumpy. Excellent fairways and bunker sand. Just wish the traps were edged more tightly. Sand was sugary white though. Rest of course shaggy in spots but great value at under $40. A great “go to” course.

As always, it’s a treat to play the Walker course. Phenomenal views, great course conditions and good rate! Greens were recently aerated but very playable. Only hiccup was the pro shop attendant saying I had to wait until my tee time and play with a threesome I was paired with even though it wasn’t busy. I never did see this threesome so went out anyway as a single. Played through a foursome on #3 and never ran into another group until #18. Very relaxing day and finished in just under 3 hours. Shot 69 too!

Greens were in their best shape so far this season, and among the best in the CSRA, where other courses lost some or all of their greens.

This was an unusual round to say the least. I had a walk off eagle on 18 after holing a sand wedge. Nearly jarred a 9-iron earlier and shot 76 so those were positives. I didn’t like all the homes lining most fairways. No. 3 was the worst. Greens rolled very nice but greens were very small, ostensibly to save money by mowing less. On most greens, there was 15-20 feet of separation between bunkers and the putting surface. Tee boxes were like rough as well, grass was very high. Cart paths do need TLC as other reviewers state. Also the back 9 bathroom facilities were locked. Not sure why.

I play here quite often so imagine my surprise and dismay when the GM storms out to the 15th hole, driving his cart on the apron of the green, and demanding we speed up despite only having 3 holes to play. This completely ruined the day. We teed off at 12:00 noon sharp. This happened at 3:49 pm and we finished in 4 hrs 24 minutes. We finished on time in spite of his panicky warning not because of it. My only guess is some grumpy member playing the golds phoned in to narc on us. We finished in 4:24 despite allowing a group that was pressing us to play thru. We also offered to let a twosome thru but they declined. The GM claimed the whole course was backed up. False. As we teed off 17, there didn’t appear to be anyone between groups on 11 and 14 fairway. It was wrong to single us out because of grumpy member speed demons. It should also be noted the GM put a single out in front of us so it’s not like we fell behind. Context matters.

Course is usually in great condition most days but today it was exceptional. Great coverage on fairways and tees. Greens a little slower than normal but after 2 inches of rain that’s expected. In fact the new drainage they’ve been installing is working great! I just wish people would take the bunkers. People clearly are not raking them. Also I witnessed several carts either driving on the fairways of par 3s or right up next to the green complexes. This should not be tolerated and these people have no business on a golf course.

Greens were atrocious. Combination of grass and dirt. Was grass there was on the greens was super slow. I heard excuses ranging from cool spring to too much rain. Other courses in the CSRA weren’t this bad so I call foul on the excuses. Tee boxes in serious disrepair too. One tee box had mushrooms growing on it. It’s a shame too because the layout is great.

Played Chester-Vintage nines for a tournament practice round and was surprised by the slower than normal green speeds. By slow I mean 9 to 9.5 stimp. Usually they run 10.5 to 11 at Mt. Vintage. Some greens showed signs of winter kill too but it wasn’t prevalent. Hopefully the greens will be rolling better next weekend.

Course staff was lukewarm about allowing a practice round before a tournament. So I didn’t get to see the course in advance at all. This would have helped greatly. With the mucky conditions, poor drainage and all the McMansions, I was not impressed.