PGGolfer

7-8 years ago, Buffalo Run was in bad shape during the winter. They did not seem to have enough money to maintain the course in good condition. Now, the course is in much better shape. Had it not been for the thoughtless and slow player in front of us, a guy who insisted he should play with a friend as a twosome, despite many players behind him who hoped to finish before dark, it would have been a great day. The slow player bragged he was a scratch golfer and would rather play without allowing strangers behind him to join his group. He managed to delay play until it was past sunset. Fortunately, I can see in the dark!

Played Montgomerie Course, not the O'Meara Course, so all my comments apply to Montgomerie Course. This is a very long course to walk. 4 hours plus to play, not because of slow play but because of long walk. Long distances from clubhouse to the course, and between holes. Difficult layout with deep, deep rough off the fairways, deep bunkers liberally distributed throughout the fairways and green-side. Don't expect to find balls hit into the deep, lush rough. No water or bathroom facilities on course, don't get back to clubhouse until you finish 18. A real challenging golf course. If you normally shoot in 80s, expect to have difficulty breaking 100. But it is beautiful. Winning score -14 by Paul Casey at Irish Open on this course in 2013 says something about difficulty.