Peter6281716

I know I graded most things as excellent but that is how it was especially bearing in mind the weather in the past months.
I looked at the Club website and it indicated that the fees had been discounted due to the course conditions. However, I decided to play and I'm certainly glad I did.
The course conditions were excellent both on the fairway and the first cut and the greens ran true at a reading of about 8 to 9. Not one green had unrepaired pitch marks and the green staff were working on tee maintenance while I was there. The tees I played from looked in pristine condition. The Staff stopped working and stood back when we teed off. Maybe they had been warned about my errant tee shots!
Only two holes were cart path only and the remainder were 90 degree cart access.
The Course Superintendent and his Staff have done an amazing turn around of this course compared with the reports I have read from previous years.
All Staff from the Caddy Master to the Pro Shop Staff to the Course Staff were very friendly, informative and welcoming.
The driving range has grass tees and is easily accessed.
Our round was 3 hours 35 minutes.
All in all a very enjoyable experience.
The only downside and nothing to do with the Golf Club is don't reply on your GPS to take you the last mile if you are coming from DC. It may try to take you through the housing estate and roads are blocked off as it is still being built. Go up to Beech Tree Parkway.

We really enjoyed the challenge of the course. We judge a course by the fact that it makes you think. This one certainly does. The comment made by a golfer earlier that it would be good to have some knowledge of each hole so that you know where the trouble is and the distances from you is very valid. I don't know whether the Pro Shop sells yardage charts as first time golfers at this course certainly need that advice. The course was in good condition considering the recent rain and the Greenstaff on course and the lady on the drinks cart were extremely courteous. The lady at the bag drop and the gentleman in the Proshop were also extremely courteous and very helpful when we arrived. The indifference of the person in the restaurant when we went in for a bite to eat before playing golf and the abruptness of bag drop man when we left somewhat soured the day but we were there to play golf and our visit to the golf course itself was well worthwhile.

I cannot say enough about this course to do it justice. Everything was first class.
The only downside was the grumpy Starter but he was long forgotten as soon as we teed off.
I hope not too many people realise how good this course is as I would really like to play it when I want to.
However, play it yourself, you will not be disappointed in any shape or form.

I played this course because of the reviews I read. They are not wrong. It is well laid out, challenging but not too difficult and is well maintained. One of my playing partners mentioned that the bunker sand needed renewing and I do agree with that. The Staff are excellent, informative and friendly. Value for money I rate it one of the top courses on the Island.

Every Staff Member we met was extremely helpful and friendly.
The Starter explained the problem areas on the fairways and was extremely helpful with his guidance on how to play the course.
The Course Marshall was very apologetic that the round was slow and he tried many times to speed up the groups in front but as soon as he was out of sight they reverted to all four going to each ball, watching the player hit the ball, having a chat about it and then all four zigzagging across the fairway and rough to meet up and play the next ball.
The round took nearly 5 hours and we waited on every single shot for up to 5 minutes at a time.
Some of the fairways were in poor condition due to a lack of water and the majority of the greens had in excess of 50 unrepaired pitch marks. Neither of these factors were down to the Course Staff who had done a very good job under difficult summer conditions. It was evident that the Greenkeepers were looking after the course where they were able to.
The course is well laid out and certainly makes you think about club selection rather than blast away with your longest club, the bunkers were in very good playable and were maintained to a very high standard.
Out saving grace regarding the slow play was having Max and Jarrod join us for the back nine, excellent company.

For what is is this course is fun . I judge a course by the way it makes me think for each shot particularly off the tee, not blazing away with a driver every time, this course did exactly that and from tee to green the course was very good. The tee boxes and fairways were in very good condition however the greens were in very poor condition and not worth putting on. The fact that the greens are small only enhanced my round to encourage me to improve my accuracy. Up to now I am commenting on the first 9 holes.
The major downside was waiting behind the group of 3 in front on every single shot, who clearly were enjoying taking several shots each until they hit a good shot and had no idea about the etiquette of golf to allow faster players through. We followed them for 9 holes. When I mentioned this in the Pro Shop after completing 9 holes the gentleman at the counter laughed at me saying that slow play was not possible and indicated that nothing was going to be done about it so I decided to end the round there and not spend another 3 hours playing the second 9 holes.
The gentleman who checked us in at the start of our round was excellent, shame he wasn't there when we came in after 9 holes.

We thoroughly this course from start to finish. We were held up in traffic and phoned to say we would miss our tee time. The Pro Shop Staff and Starter were very understanding and fitted us in. The tee boxes, fairways and greens were in very good condition and the rough was not too penal. The Course Marshal was in evidence and encouraged the groups in front of us to speed up. The round of golf took 4 hours 15 minutes. The food and beverage cart lady stopped 4 times for us during our round to offer us refreshment.
It is a very attractive course, very well maintained and all the Staff were first class. A most memorable visit, thank you.

I read some reviews which said it was a tough course to play which concerned me as my wife has a handicap of 24 but the design and layout of the course is such that with thought about which club to take particularly off the tee rather than try and hit the ball as far as you can the course is tricky but can be played by a high handicapper with a great deal of excitement and enjoyment.
The pace of play was the only downside as the groups in front were losing balls having taken drivers off all tees except the par 3s, rather than play for position, however the Couse Marshall was very evident in his presence around the course, he made 5 circuits during our round which did help a lot. What was very noticeable was the Course Marshall took time to watch each group to see if he could help them.
The course was in excellent condition and comparable to the top courses I have played around the world.
The courtesy and friendliness of all the Staff was beyond reproach, from the Bag Drop Staff, to the Clubhouse Staff, the Starter and the Course Marshall.
All in all a great experience.