rossgolf3213

If you are looking for a place to stand for 10 to 15 minutes between every shot, this is the place for you. If the course isn't going to have a ranger, then maybe it should invest in signage throughout the course explaining golf etiquette. A sign that tells people if their tee shots are going no more than 125 yards, then they don't have to wait until the group in front of them is leaving the green before teeing off. Or if you have groups waiting behind you at every tee box, now isn't the time to hit 3 or 4 balls in hopes one of your tee shots is playable. And if you have hit 3 or 4 tee shots, then stop lining up your putts. Your score is already huge and you aren't going to hit the putt no matter how long you spend looking at it. Slow pace of play could easily be spotted by anyone out on the course, so a ranger could be very useful here. The price here is good, but you are getting what you pay for. Look elsewhere if you would like a consistent flow on the course.

Do not book the 8:20 a.m. tee time because you will not tee off at that time. The course apparently has a group of around 20 or so men who play every morning at 8 a.m. in something called a blitz. Even though all the men appeared to be ready to go before 8 a.m., no one teed off until then. It wasn't until I started walking towards the 1st tee that I realized I would be waiting because there will still 2 more groups of these men to tee off. As you can imagine 4 or 5 foursomes not teeing off until 8 a.m. meant I would not be meeting my 8:20 tee time. I'm unsure why the course has tee times available when obviously this group plays every day.

I was a single and I played behind these groups for the entire 18. I thought at some point during the round golf etiquette would take over and the men would realize that even thought I was walking and they each had their own cart I was still waiting on every shot anywhere from 8 to 10 minutes. At no time did I ever see a ranger and I'm guessing even if there was one, it wouldn't have mattered. Apparently these men run the course and they didn't care if anyone else was playing. And the course seems to have decided to cater to these men rather than ensuring the pace of play or golf etiquette is being observed.

During the back 9 I decided to start walking even slower to my next shot; however I couldn't seem to put any space between myself and this group. I was happy when the 18 holes were over. Another note about the course in general is possibly stop overwatering the greens and the area around the greens. There hasn't been rain for several weeks, yet the entire area around every green was a muddy mosh pit because of how much it had been watered. There was no need for this.

If I play here again, I will either call and try to get a much earlier tee time or wait until later in the day when this group of "Blitz Men" are off the course.

This tee time should not even be posted by the course or if it is going to be there should be a notation by it alerting those interested that they may have an 8:20 tee time, but they will not be teeing off then and to be prepared to follow individuals who could care less about anyone but themselves.