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Chimneys is always a nice alternative to our home course...but the last 2 trips have been disappointing.

Everything was fine, except the greens were simply too slow. We played it about a month ago and they told us the greens were slow, hadn't been able to cut, etc.

We decided to give them another try last Sunday and they were in much the same condition...it's tough to get used to hitting putts that hard. It takes something away from the round.

Before returning, I think we'll give them some time to figure out the mowing situation over there.

Providence is a nice track that I’ve played many times, but this is the 1st of this golf season.

If I could breakdown the conditions on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best…I would do it as such.

Tees…5, every tee box was fully grassed in and nicely mowed.

Fairways…4, considering there had been a great deal of rain passed thru, they were in great shape

Bunkers…4, only entered one bunker, but all seemed to have an ample amount of sand, raked, etc.

Green complexes…3, nicely mowed fringe fronting most greens, many of them were kind of soft so run up shots were 50/50 at best. Carry the ball to the green became the theme of the day. The greens themselves were just okay…back 9 was better than the front for sure. Based on other Champions Bermuda courses or whatever that strain is we’ve been playing recently, I was expecting better and these have been better….playable, I wouldn’t stay away because it, but not ideal.

For those that haven’t played it…not long. Most bogey to mid 80 players will probably chose the blue tee box. Lots of elevation change and a fair amount of hazards create a healthy challenge, yet fun and a course you can score on.

We'll be back.

My home course is 15mins from my home, but they stack up very quickly on Sat and I've started to play Chimneys more as a result.

Conditions...tees, fairways are nice. Rough is less penal than a month ago, but enough to say it still pays to play from the fairway at this course.

Bunkers that I entered had plenty of sand.
The greens are mostly back from the last aeration..my home course greens roll out maybe 6"-8" more than here, but these were smooth...nice holing speed actually...you don't have to fear running it by 6' every time.

This is a fun layout with many scoring opportunities but there is a fair amount of elevation change and also some tough holes where bogey is not a bad score.

It had been several years since I was out at Chimneys.

Conditions...tees, fairways, bunkers, and greens are all in good shape. Pace was a tad over 4 hrs for our 3some but it moved smoothly.

The fairways are lush, and the rough even more so! The greens are receptive, not super fast imo they are great to putt because you can get the ball to the hole and not be too concerned about a 3-4' come backer.

Layout has a great mix of holes. You have some scoring chances on a couple of driveable par 4 holes, several others you could have a 9i or wedge approach. There are also some holes where bogey is not a bad score. I'd like to see the rough cut back a bit, it can be hard to find balls in it, but clearly they intend for the rough to add to the difficulty.

Typical with north GA, you have some elevation change, #10 is probably the steepest drop from tee to green, but some play uphill as well...good variety.

No homes on the course, just pure golf. Golf on a Sat. morning for under $50 is a value, on a course in this kind of shape, it's a great value.

I'll be back.

Played Village to Mill. The course conditions were ideal, rough was penal, but you could find it and advance it...tees, fairways appeared to be freshly cut...bunkers had ample sand...the greens were the smoothest champions bermuda I've putted on this year. Firm, with good speed, and they're receptive.

Played here many times and partial to the Village/Mill 9s...but all three are challenging and fair...no houses, just golf....we apparently got started after the morning wave, we caught a group at the turn, so it was a little slower, but our twosome finished in 3:45...can't expect that on a Sat. too often.

Considering the GN rate/conditions...Chicopee is one of the best values on the north side of town.

Conditions breakdown
Tees, fairways, rough 5/5, rough = pitchout if you have more than a 9iron in hand in most cases
Greens 3.5/5...just heat effect on bentgrass
Bunkers 4/5...some rain wash out effect
Clubhouse...TBD, under contruction.

Echelon is a true championship layout. Choose your tee box wisely...unless you are <90 on average, I would suggest the white tees. Not overly penal in terms of water, but bunkers will challenge every tee shot , and every approach.

Back 9 has a lot more elevation change.

Tough, but not intimidating if that makes sense...my second time around it...pricey, but you can find good bargains on their online tee times, we'll be back.

We've worked our way back east on I70 and this was the 3rd of 3 mountain courses we played.

IMO Bear Dance took 1st prize! Maybe it was because I'd played this one before, but the weather, conditions, layout, and service made this the best of the trip.

The variety of the holes made the layout more fun to play. Not every hole played downhill from an elevated tee box. Greens were the smoothest and fastest we played. While it's fairly expensive, but you feel like it's a special course, and an upscale, but not stuffy clubhouse experience.

This was the 2nd day of our 3 rounds in the mountains.

Having played Redlands Mesa the day before we were expecting the conditions to be as good or better based on the price....overall they were pretty good, but the greens had a lot of poa in them...not nearly as smooth, for a noonish tee time.

The views were really nice. As with Redlands, most holes played from an elevated tee down into the canyons. A few blind shots on this course, carts had GPS for yardage only, no pics of holes...I will say the 18th is a great risk, reward hole to finish.

We'd certainly play it a again, but not for the rack rate we paid....it's good but not great.

This golf trip was over 10 yrs in the making...finally it happened...3 days, 3 outstanding mountain golf courses. Redlands Mesa, Lakota Canyon Ranch and BearDance.

Redlands was truly a visually stunning course. Nearly every hole offers views of the mesa.

Conditions were outstanding...one needs to get used to the native sand in the bunkers...not what you would typically see in the south or northeast.

The layout was nice, but I thought it became redundant after about 10 holes. Every tee shot is played from an elevated tee box to a fairway in the valley or a green. The green complexes are somewhat friendly if you are a yard or so off the mark because they tend to funnel the ball back to the green.

A fairly pricey course and deservedly so...we caught it on a twilight rate which imo was a bargain. Overall very enjoyable and a must play if you are ever in Western Colo.

Admittedly I'm not a big fan of CCG, but have played it many times as several friends are members or live near the course. If you play it a lot, you can score there.

On this day...tees, fairways, greens were in very good shape...especially the new greens (minus #17)....maturing well, nice pace to them and pretty smooth. The bunkers had ample sand in them, nothing not to like about the conditions....probably the best I've seen CCG in my 2 dz or so times playing it...that will be changing as the greens are due to be aerated this week.

If you've never played it...typical north GA terrain...good amount of elevation change...not real long even from the back tee, but the bogey golfer or slightly better fill find plenty of challenge from the blue or member mixed tees...In a nutshell, there are just too many holes where you can't see you tee ball land and several holes are pretty exacting.

My favorite holes...#8, par 4...finally you can (and need to) pull driver and let it rip, #16 par 3 to a large peninsula green...there is a bail out right...par is a good score on both of these holes.

Least favorite,,,#2 par 5...dogleg left, but OB left and woods right and a creek dissects the fairway...tee shot is blind...reachable for the 260ish or better hitter, but you're better off hitting 3w here and making it a 3 shot hole...#12 par 4...short dogleg right...another blind tee shot, stay right...I hit 5i here to keep from running through the FW...approach is nice to a two tiered green...this one you need to play a couple of times to know what club to pull off the tee. They are birdie holes, but both of the back 9 par 5 holes the 2nd shot is blind.

Conditions.

Tees - Good
Fairways - a bit thin, but better than avg for May
Greens - Very good
Bunkers - Average

Considering the recent rain, it was CPO which normally makes for a longer round, but our 4some (varied from 80s to not breaking 100) got around in a 4 hrs on the button.

Layout...If you've never played here...the common theme is trouble is on the right. Typical hilly north GA terrain...elevation change adds to the difficulty. Greens are fairly large with a fair amount of undulation, so your iron play can help you save strokes...hard to get up and down on a short sided miss.

I wouldn't bring a beginner here, but there is ample room to land your tee ball on most driving holes...the bogey golfer and better will have fun on this course....we'll be back.

I play this course about a dz times a year...normally 4 hours to maybe 4.5 hours even on a Saturday is the norm...we got in 15 holes in a little over 5 hours before the rain came...to be fair I'm calling it out of the norm.

The course itself...Apalachee is in great shape, maybe a tee box or two they need to figure out what type of grass will grow on them, but FWs, Bunkers, Greens all in good shape....2nd yr for the new greens...more receptive now and they have cut them down...considerably faster than this time last year.

Right now, fairway is a premium. Rough is thick...watch them closely or you will spend a lot of time looking for your ball in the rough.

May not be the greatest layout for a golf course, but it's challenging and fun to play...you have some great risk reward type holes, and you have some holes like 18 where par is will be well earned.Hard to find a better value in Gwinnett county.

We initially played this course as Scales Creek and a few times as Hammers Glen...1st time back in several years...under new ownership and another new name.

Conditions...Tee, fairways, bunkers were good to playable...fairways being playable...they were grassed but a tad thin, the trade off was a lot of roll out so not a complaint.

Greens are still bent grass, and cosmetically they look much faster than they are...we cursed the greens at times on long putts, but they were consistently slow, at some point the golfer has to adjust...rolled smooth on putts inside 10'...nice surface...once they're able to cut them down they will have the same fire as the old Scales Creek layout.

The layout is still the same some 6 yrs later...72/6365/70.5/125 blue.

The front 9 is more rolling with some short holes that have blind landing areas...they have cleared out a lot of trees on this side, but you're still advised to play these holes conservatively to the top of the landing area and you're rewarded with a short iron and a great look at most hole locations...get too aggressive and you can make dbl.

The back is slightly more open...starts with a wide open par 4...the par 3s are all interesting and the 17th signature hole...unless you play mountain golf a lot, you don't see that too often...worth the drive up.

Fun course, very playable. You can see money the new owners are putting into it...There's a good chance we'll get back up by fall.

I play 90% of my rounds on the north side of town these days and had not been to WC in several years.

Conditions...considering all the afternoon thunderstorm activity lately, the tees, fairways, bunkers were in great shape. Rough was cut but long enough to effect shots. Greens are in great shape as well...speed was consistent...players doing a good job repairing ball marks and we followed suit.

Layout...had a newbie in the group so we played the Blue tee box (6189/130)...just looking at the score card you can be lulled into thinking low with several short par 4s and reachable par 5s.

The course designer stiffened up the challenge on the shorter holes with blind landing areas. The landing areas are plenty wide enough, but you are wise not to hit driver on these holes unless you play here a lot and know where the ball will end up.

All in all, this is a course you need to play once or twice to score your best, but I feel it's fair...we got out right after the morning wave...perfect timing...our 3some finished in 3:50...ideal for a Sat.

I live 10 mins from Reunion Golf Club and play there fairly regularly, but we decided to make the trek out to Canton to play the sister course again.

Conditions...Tees, fairways, greens were in a great shape...green looked really fast, but they were maybe a 1' or so slower than what we played last week so it took a couple of holes to trust the speed. Fortunately, I did not find a bunker, but they appeared to have plenty of sand.

Layout...for those that have not played it or it's been a while...4 or 5 sets of tees...the blue fit our games, but they have configurations to make it harder or easier...imo this course allows the average player room to land the tee ball in play, challenging enough to punish bad shots.

Love the mix of hard holes where par is a great score, short par 3 holes and 3 par 5 holes on the back to help you recover from the harder holes.

Great course, and fun to play...if only it wasn't an hour away.

Greens, very good. Pace is deceptively fast down hill down grain...smooth surfaces.

Tees, good, a couple in shady areas could use a more shade tolerant grass.

Fairways, good. Another 2 weeks of these warm overnight temps and highs in the 70+ the fairways will be a little thicker and perfect.

Bunkers had ample sand...course in great shape overall.

A 6some on the front 9 gummed everything up, but mgmt broke it up once they were made aware of it, and the course flowed much better on the back....still was 5 hrs due to all the waiting on the front.

Not long, but a good mix of holes, short and strategic, risk/reward, and a couple that require a nice poke to have a realistic GIR. I've seen the greens faster here, enough movement to make you think, but not overly penal in that regard. At the end of the day...get your speed under control and you will love the greens.

Tees, Fairways, Greens in great shape...a few bunkers held water in spots that had dried to a wet clay/sand mixture...a bit of maintenance or construction on #8 GS bunker....course was in fine shape overall...greens rolled a nice speed...don't be heavy handed here.

It's been a few years since I played here. On the layout...short, tight, and tree lined, coupled with undulating greens make this a tough 18. I'm playing to an 8.8 index currently on tracks sloped 125 to 130, shooting 77 to 80 the last month...barely broke 90 (87) here.

Conservative is the rule of thumb here...example #1 starts you out with a fairly easy tee ball on a par 5, but nearly all of the shortish par 4 holes have blind doglegs at or near the 150 marker...because you can't see the landing areas that often...the safe play is to leave the driver in the bag and play to the 150 marker. Trying to get to a shorter approach is dicey.

Hot deal made it a 5 star value, will be back...a little wiser next time.

I've been up to Chestatee a half dz times this year...Sat. afternoon was almost perfect weather...cool, not cold, sun shining, breezy...after some rain the night before, carts were on the course, a few wets spots, but tees, fairways, bunkers in good shape...greens back at a quick pace after the fall aeration...somewhat softer after the rain and a few pitch marks not repaired, we got ours and then some...very nice putting surfaces...not lightning fast as they were in spring, but enough undulation and speed to command your respect.

Lots of elevation change as you might imagine, but very playable...A RH faders course for sure.

I saw a poster say the greens were the best he's ever played...I wouldn't go that far, but you'll be hard pressed to find better greens @ this price which is why I go 5 stars for value.

Tees, fairways, bunkers were all in good shape....fun layout...just enough undulation on the greens for some tricky pin locations...below the hole is the rule of thumb here.

The only dislike about Providence is the range...mats appear to be permanently in play.