Hawski

I'm not suggesting to anyone they should do what I did, especially when the wife had made a list for me to do around the house. However, after hearing the weather folks talk about the storms, only to wake up to Cool temps with Partly Cloudy skies, I was out the door and on the phone with my friends.

I love this place - the people are so friendly and the course is in amazing shape.

The only issue my group and I had was with the 2 guys who showed up on the 10th Tee when we made the turn, saying the Starter sent them out to play the back side?

Like so many courses in the area, the 10th can be out of sight from the starter and people tend to go where they can play because the front is backed up or it has a waiting list.

If you are heading to or back from Ocean City, you need to stop at this course. Last year, I played the course and to be honest, it looked run down and old, with damaged spots on greens and fairways. Fast Forward to my recent round and all I can say it "AMAZING". When we arrived, a Senior Tournament was going on, so the Starter told us to tee off on 10. When we got to the Tee-box we had the fortune of playing with 2 female golfers, one of which is the Club Champion. When we finished the back and headed to the front - No body was around, which made playing the front Super Quick. Such a beautiful place to play, have lunch of just chill at the driving range.

Played the Course on Friday May 30th. My GF had stayed at the Hyatt Chesapeake on numerous occasions and played River Marsh during those stays. We decided to turn into the Resort to check on things and I decided to play a round at the GC. I was a Walk-on so the rate was $62.00 single player + $48.00 Cart Fee for 2 riders. She did not want to play so our Total Cost was $112.00. We followed 2 groups and we enjoyed the day looking at how this place has grown with Townhomes and Condo's. On the 2nd Hole, you will notice a row of T/H on the left, on the very end some of the homes at holes from hooked shots off the tees. SCARY!!. Upon heading to the 17th Tee, we noticed a plaque, which turned out to be a burial area of the previous residence back in 1935. We also came across another plaque which talked about the Plantation and Mansion. Such a historical place. The 17th, is a Par 3 across a small river, which played 184 to the pin. The 18th is a Par 5 with spectacular views of the Bay and the Hotel. When we got done, we decided to stop and have a late lunch. We decided we would plan a get away for the July 4th weekend back to the Hyatt at Cambridge.

Played this course this past weekend. The staff told me the Property was purchased by the owners of the Holiday Inn Hotel across from the Course. You can tell, this new ownership has put some money back into the course. The Driving range is groomed. The Greens had been Aerated which made putting difficult. The fairways we in great shape.

What makes this course a pleasure to play is the staff and the beautiful views.

Con: Slow Play - it was a very long round. We had seen the Marshall once, and he never said anything to the group in front of us, which was 2 holes behind the group in front of them. It was backed up because of this group. I just hope as the season kicks into high gear, they do ask players to speed up game play.