JBlackmore

Course is kept in good / very good condition. It was only a 30 min drive from downtown to the course. I would consider it good value with a great on course range, two practice greens, new carts and an interesting lay out if not the longest. Especially compared to courses closer to the city.

- A note for the course -

Having booked online it seemed the marshals (of which there were 3 or 4 sat at the first tee) hadn’t updated their starting lists. A pair had been put in our place, however they said for us to go ahead instead of them. That meant our playing partners had to wait on the tee for that to be sorted - No matter, the group in front were still taking their second shots. After the third of our group of four had tee’d off we were shouted by the starter to speed up our pace of play (at the time it was taken lightly, on the assumption it was said in jest - I could have been wrong...)

The carts are GPS tracked to help with POP and thru 10 holes we were 50 mins behind, the group following us had started hitting into us and nearly hit our playing partner without any fore warning.

The group in front - that were holding everyone back due to fishing many balls out of every hazard and taking three balls off the tee each - were asked if they could find a way to pick up the pace a little. Their excuse was that they were walking.

At no point was one of the gaggle of POP conscious marshals from the first tee visible on the course. Only continued warnings from the in-cart screen.