MiddleAgedShanker

Conditions were excellent! Leaves were blown off of fairway and roughs Greens ran true, and the sights were perfect fall ball. Could not have asked for a more scenic round. I enjoyed my round very much. Will be back.

Layout is a little quirky with quite a few blind tee shots and odd tight layout. You cross some roads, you cross them again and then you go around some houses, i mean literals drive around from one side to the other of a private home.

Positives -
Staff was friendly,
Starter was great.
Weekend afternoon rate starts earlier than everywhere else in the area.
Fun for the price.
Snack bar at the turn is a nice touch.
Bev Cart came around at appropriate times.
Greens were fair.

Could use a little help -
Range balls were dirty. Yes you hit over a pond at the practice range, but no one likes looking and hitting filthy pond balls.
Carts were dirty. A good quick pressure wash goes a long way.
OMG, please have starter to remind people to yell fore if their drive is off-line. We were almost hit while we were on tee boxes and in the middle of our fairways. Some of the tee boxes are hidden and people just don't realize how close they are to just left or right of fairway.
Also have starter tell folks the there are many short par 4s and to make sure they are clear before hit. With the blind tee shots, you can get hit with a long iron. We were hit into many times and had to inform the people behind us a couple of times because it got too close for comfort.

Overall -
Fun and enjoyable for the most part. Spend a little time on presentation and I would classify it as a really nice course, especially for the price.

Greens are fantastic and fairway grass is average for a public course. Layout was really fun and challenging. Visually it is challenging and has a little bit of everything: elevation, streams, ponds and sloped greens.

I drove and hour to play and would drive an hour again to play.

Crossgates is a visually beautiful course. You have holes that run adjacent to the river. Holes play with the elevation changes nicely. I like that you aren't going back and forth from hole to hole, New fairway grass is an improvement and I really enjoy the greens. Hole 9 and 18 test your patience.

Some of the newer homes are a little close for comfort, but hey, they knew what they were buying when they bought it. Course does encourage you to grip it and rip it. Very good grass and maintainence for a public course.

Can run slow on weekends if beginners are ahead of you, lost balls are almost guaranteed with an errant shot.