pdxdutchman

First time playing here. The clubhouse is going through a renovation and was difficult to find where to go with no front entrance. The fairways and greens are in GREAT shape. The area had a lot of rain the days before we played, and it was soggy off the fairways. The course seems "tired" overall, like something that could use some TLC.

But the pace of play was horrid. Almost 5 and 1/2 hours, with no sign of anyone marshalling anyone. It looked to be about 3 groups ahead of us that were having the problems, with guys searching for lost balls for well over the 3 minute guideline. We waited on every shot. I'm glad we had nothing else planned that day except watching the Super Bowl - teed off at 9:40, finished at just before 3:00.

$80 was way over-priced - would be an acceptable round given all considerations at around $55 to $60.

Got a last minute 10:30 tee time. Played as a twosome and didn't catch the early groups until #7. Then pretty much waited on every shot the rest of the round but still played under 4 hours. Greens are fantastic, the fairways pretty good. Would play it again but would probably prefer about $70 instead of $100.

From the moment we pulled up until we left, it seemed that having us there to play golf was a bother to the entire staff. Bag drop was staffed by two guys sitting in carts talking to each other and after we started unpacking, one guy drove over and asked if we needed help. We said "it's our first time here, so we aren't sure where to go". His response was to throw our clubs on the cart and tell us to meet him around back. Checking in to pay was met by three people talking to each other away from the counter, and one final came over, asked my name and tee time, and proceeded to run my card. I asked where to go and he said around the corner. That's when we had the misfortune of meeting the guy running the staging area. Our clubs had been transferred to another cart. Mind you, we are an hour early so we could warm up. We asked if we could drive our cart to an available space by the practice range. The response: a terse NO. We asked if we could get a key for the cart. The response: you will get a key when it is your turn to go to the first tee. No explanation, just the facts. We asked where we could get a towel to clean our clubs. The response: over there. So, we had to walk back and forth to our cart from the range as we worked through our warm up. I guess I could have taken my clubs off the cart but I was thrown by the Overlord of Cart Staging and just off my game at that point.

The course is in great shape, greens are patchy but rolled true and fast, and we had a great round. Beverage cart attendants were the highlight of the staff - friendly, upsold respectfully, and we saw them 3 times.

Upon completion of our round, the Overlord was still watching over the area. We saw the sign about no carts in the parking lot, but we asked about how best to get our clubs to the car, quite a walk away. Without looking up, he pointed and said: park there and carry them out.

Now that I know the routine, I will prepay my round and not have to talk to anyone that works there. I think I will give myself and my friends better customer service without intruding on the staff's day. At least I saved $20 in tips and bought a drink off-property instead!

This is a great track. Play the bunkers like desert and you aren't disappointed that they have zero sand in them. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens are in great shape. Played in just under 4 hours. Great staff and we will be back!

Had a great round today. Introduced 2 new people that hadn't played here before. They really enjoyed it!