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I look back and can't remember anything lacking except a couple spots with sod repair. Fairways and greens near perfect. Rough was tough but fair. Three fairway traps were easily played.

It really takes away from the experience when the greens can't even hold a sky high 9-iron...let alone the 7 & 5 that bounced 20+ yards past their destination. Didn't leave one pitch mark. Otherwise, it's a gorgeous course.

Since the Covid shutdown, many courses are light on maintenance but Siena is doing well. No large bare patches in the fairway, greens are well maintained and predictable, bunkers have sand and are weed free. Price is very competitive with other courses for a mid-day round on a hot day. Keep in mind this course is challenging and an early morning round on a not-so-hot day tends to be quite slow.

Course is a bit repetitive...hit into the ditch, hit out of the ditch. Skill level disrupts the continuity of play but the 18 hole time wasn't bad. Greens were excellent but overall just okay conditions. However, the value is very good.

The right mix of key ingredients...Lots of sand but fairly big greens. Lots of fairway bunkers but fairly wide fairways. Short holes, long holes, sensibly placed hazards. Very playable. Greens still recovering from aeration. Pace of play game to a grinding halt on the last five holes.

During this time of fall prep, it's good to have a few courses open and without maintenance. Aliante has very good conditions, the greens are in excellent shape (except for a couple of bare patches ?fungus?). Fairways firm and well maintained. A couple drawbacks were lack of rough (balls don't check up) and inconsistent bunkers. As usual, play tends to slow down on the back. About 2:10 on the back on an otherwise open course (1:40 on the front). However, favorable pricing is an attraction over other courses that may be fully operational.

This is one of those courses that just makes sense. A good mix of open and tight fairways, unique challenges on short par-4's, and reasonable bunker layout around the greens. It was about 104 when I left the course, so it was hot. While the fairway and greens were mostly in very good shape, there are some burn-out spots around the course, a few were on the greens. The rough is getting dry so that led to a couple shots where the ball wouldn't check up thus rolling into the desert. It also afforded some easier shots out of the rough. Nice folks in the pro-shop, cart setup, and the snack bar, too!

Not a longer drive, just in a place you may not be looking. Course was in excellent shape. Greens can be tough downhill / down grain but the undulations are subtle not overbearing. Overall tough but fair. Parking lot, pro shop, and snack bar okay but seem out of place compared to the beautiful course.

2 hours to play the front and 2:20 to play the back. People thought we were the slow group and a foursome tried to jump ahead of us (they were wrong and went back into position). Two twosomes and a foursome quit due to pace of play. Not sure what management can do about that but slow play sure wasn't due to course conditions which were quite nice.

Third time I've played Huukan. I always pair with some real nice people who are visiting as I am. Course can be tight but is creative given the flat ground and surrounding housing. Except for a few patches, the fairways were in very good shape while the greens and area around the greens were in great shape. Rough is dormant but only 12-15 feet wide then you're behind trees and dealing with a variety of bad lies. Wish there was a bit more grass or the rough that's there had winter overseed. No practice range and the snack bar was closed after my round at 2:30PM. Overall, this is a good golf facility.