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I have played Esplanade many times and admired the fact it has always been in good shape and the greens have been excellent.
However it’s been over 15 months since I played and it was a real disappointment today as the course conditions have deteriorated with some parts of the greens being almost unplayable.
Shame as this once was a jewel in the Lakewood raunch crown.

Had to wait ages for every shot. The whole course was jammed and the pace of play was the worst I have ever experienced.
There was a ranger going around, however he just said that we should expect slow play.
Shame as the weather was perfect!
The saying is so true, that you get what you pay for, and we paid a low price and due to the waiting time got a very slow and unenjoyable round.
Needless to say I certainly would not recommend this golf course - unless you like to wait 5 mins ifor every shot.

Great course but unfortunately the pace of play was desperate! Complained a few times however was just advised it’s because there are three pAr 5 and three par 3 that creates a bottleneck!
5 hour rounds are never good especially when you have to wait for every shot