bengikis

4 of us were on a research trip to evaluate golf courses for our club as travel destinations. Its 4 hours from our location to Truckee/Reno. While the course is picturesque and the staff friendly, we were very dissappointed to find that half of the fairways were being aireated, leaving huge plugs all over the fairways. It was nearly impossible to hit a fairway shot due to the plugs all over the fairways. Also, the pace of play was very slow. We allowed a 2 some to pass us on 9, caught up with them on 13 as they were waiting for the group ahead. The Marshall came by and asked us if we knew why the people 2 groups ahead were playing so slow--isn't that his job? We had hoped to finish 18 in under 4.5 hours, but decided to leave after 16 after almost 4.5 hours and we had a 4 hour drive ahead. Maybe this isn't the norm for the course, but we played 2 other courses around the Lake and had much better experiences.

We played on June 12--clear skies, low 60's, but very windy--gusts up to 50 mph. Very tiring trying to play in that wind. We have played at other times of the year and not had as much wind--there is always some, but nothing like we had this time!

Great course--challanges you to use all your clubs and shots. Must be smart and play strategically. Greens fast and sloped. Course in great shape on january 2!!

Tough course with sloping fairways, lots of trees and difficult carries. Greens had been sanded, so not evaluated. Not too many sand traps or water hazards, but the course is tough enough without them! Very cooperative staff.