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I'm a fan of Donald Ross courses in general. The first time i played the course it was private and in phenominal condition from top to bottom. The course had hosted several PGA Tour events and was fun to attend. It has drastically deteriorated over the last several years. Not well maintained by any stretch of the imagination. It's sad to see perfection turned to unkept and weeds taking over. Even the old hole markers have been downgraded to the cheaply done. All i can do these days when i play is shake my head and think Donald Ross would be disappointed with the place. The underlying former great course is still there but needs some SERIOUS attention to detail. I would start with the greens and get them back to nice shape and work my way back from there. With a good location there is no doubt it will get plenty of play. But gone are the days i first remember of a nice Elks Lodge golf course and social hangout.

The course is not long but it has a great look all around and there was plenty of trouble to get into if wanted. The greens on the front are small and undulated to make up for the short hole lengths.The back nine appears to be a newer layout so it was nice to have the variety of newdesign versus old design.
I was very happy to play here and had much fun in the process. Will for sure return there some day and GN made the price so right it was amazing.