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First time playing. Great facilities for warming up. Incredible conditions, especially the greens. Few tee boxes need some help but that’s minor.

Only major issue is as a first time player we hadn’t issues navigating the course. On one hole specifically they have an old cart path that goes to old tee boxes, but still has a hole sign, so spend several minutes just trying to find the hole. Also - tee boxes need to be WAY better marked. Playing the tips I often drove past it and didn’t realize it until I had come upon the next tees. My wife often overlooked her boxes as well. Bigger and clearly marked where you are aware from the cart paths would make all the difference. But GREAT course.

Our family has been playing this course for over 10 years. Conditions are usually really good. Course amenities are
nothing more than a few water coolers and small selection snack bar, but here’s the biggest issue with the course: management has ZERO clue how to handle crowds.

We played Friday and Saturday before Father’s Day. Friday at another local course and Saturday at Apple Mountain. The courses were night and day difference when it came to handling crowds. I’m fine with slow play on crazy busy days, I get it. Both had it. But apple mountain ran out of carts, had no system to get people carts, had NO starter all the while groups were having to wait or miss their tee time because groups ahead got carts because no one knew who to give them to know. Pace of play was 5 1/2 Hours! On an easy, short course. Not a single ranger monitoring pace. They had over 100 people on the course, you think anyone with half a brain would think it wise to send staff out on the course to monitor, but nope. So not only were they over capacity, overbooked, they didn’t even have the basics like a starter and ranger on the course to help play. This is a fine course and worth a 30 dollar round, but avoid on weekends and holidays. They have no clue how to handle crowds.

Greens continue to get poorer. Bumps and dirt patches on almost every hole. Most sand bunkers are covered in hard dirt and grown grass due to no maintence. What used to be a very nice and well kept course continues to get in worse and worse shape. Such a shame. Been playing since 2003. Starting to get not worth the short drive you north.

Atrocious rough. They cut the rough but leave the dead grass so any shot outside of the fairways are lost balls. If you’re a pro and never miss a fairway you’re fine. Otherwise you’re spending your day simply looking for balls that are a dean yards from the fairway.