lornemcintosh

The labour is good, The staff are great. The fairways are mostly good. Carts are excellent, seem new.
Lots of challenging bunkers, strategically placed. Unfortunately this course still needs a lot of work to bring it back to a top level.
1. All of the green tee boxes are in bad shape, other tee boxes probably as well. Need grass or newly laid turf.
2. Many of the greens have small tufts of abnormal grass scattered throughout the regular surface = bumpy.
3. Many of the cart paths need work to restore a smooth surface, most the result of tree root upheavals. The path near #7 tee has a particularly abrupt and jarring bump. A small backhoe and a few wagonloads of fine crushed rock (or new payment) could cure a lot.

The new owners have their work cut out for them. I wish them well. At current price I return a few times.

Th e course was fine but the wind, gusts to 40 mph, made play almost impossible. I. Plan to go back on a calmer day.

Played early morning, so quite chilly to start, sunny and warm by 10 am. This is only course I’ve played where the carts have no windshields —- really noticeable on cold mornings! Other than that I’ve no complaints. Greens were good, pretty quick but consistent from hole to hole. Off the fairway, the rough was dead/dormant dry brown grass or dirt —— best to keep it on the fairway. Can’t really comment on the staff or clubhouse amenities.

For winter conditions the course is in reasonably good shape. The fairways are in good shape. The rough outside the fairways is mostly dormant(dead looking) short grass —- plays almost as easily as off the fairways. The greens are fast and tricky with subtle slopes. The only major negative is that many of the bunkers are quite gravelly, lots of rocks up to 1.5 inches.

Good course walkable layout.
Would be nice if carts were supplied with scorecards and pencils—- maybe I just started too early before the morning carts were set up. Rest was all good.

some sneaky hazards placed just where an inept player (me) might drop a ball. Great price, good staff.Played here several times this summer, all booked on golfnow.com. very enjoyable.