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Spent the night in AC so was in the area looking for a new course. Due to weather I had the course to myself mid-day on a wet Sunday round. Challenging, yet fair layout for links style. Greens were immaculate at the time and responding beautifully due to the steady light rain. Thanks to the friendly staff and starter, as well as the ranger/manager riding the course, I got some good advice on where and how to hit em. Some beautiful holes, especially the Par 5s with a couple of choices off the tee and blind approaches. Shot 1 under on the back 9; they have some more get-able holes i.e. par-5 14th, and 15/16 across the road. Interesting layout and can imagine the angles and choices of approaches are much more limited when things dry out; these greens must roll really quick and are tough to hold when the wind picks up. I wouldn't suggest playing from the tips unless you're a true low handicapper; these guys saved me by telling me to play from the regular back tees. Must be tough sledding when you have steady 15-18 mph wind on a typical day. Just going off my first experience, I will definitely be back later this year to see how fair it plays on a dry day. I've played several links style courses but in general this was definitely my best experience in Atlantic county. It trumps Twisted Dunes and probably a better bang for your buck than the Bay course at Seaview if your anywhere near or above intermediate level player.

Good value especially twilight slots after 3 pm. Well kept course overall. Nice length and amount of challenges for the average golfer. Not too tough or long, but not as short and boring as a course like others near by. Staff is friendly yet seem to think certain things they do are normal that are a bit ridiculous to most people. Greenskeeper on 2 separate occasions was watering the green on 3rd hole short par 3 as I tee my ball up I had to wait for him to move. Only to have him continue watering 10 feet from us as we try to putt out. Sort of ridiculous on a Sunday afternoon when it is most crowded. Expect a 5 hour round on weekends no matter the size of your group in the summer. I wish they would throw 1 or 2 more minutes between tee times. But it seems the staff feels it is completely appropriate to always be 15 to 30 minutes behind schedule and have 5 or 6 groups jammed on the first 2 holes which are short par 4s. I know it seems like I am killing them here but it really is a good value and fun course. Greens are fair speed could be faster but certainly roll smooth and are true. Played here a few times and the best was after heavy rain throughout the weekend in late June...because course emptied overall not a ton of people came out and it drained really well with few low spots of standing water. Will play here consistently but try to avoid the busiest times as it can get brutal.