jtlynn02

Huge letdown. For the price of the round, the online website advertisement, and reviews I was expecting much more.

First, I will say the staff were friendly and accommodating and that's why this review gets 2 stars, instead of zero. However, if you are taking a boat to the course I would suggest they add a sign or two on the dock to identify where to park. Having an employee waiting in the trees with the cart instead of on the dock makes it impossible to find.

Now, let's dive into the course conditions. They were that of a muni course you could pay $20 (if that) to ride on a weekend morning.

Right off the bat, you can get a feel for what you're going to expect by the practice areas. The driving range hitting area is basically just a mowed down pasture. You're hitting off a patch of grass that is probably worse off than your backyard. Then stroll on over the putting green where you will find a green that went through aeration a little over a month before we played, but bounces your ball around like it was done last week. Not much better when you get on the course either, good luck trying to line a putt up.

Then to the course. The drainage on the course doesn't exist, you think for what they charge for guests and members they would invest in some drainage systems. It barely rained two days before our round and it was a swamp on most holes. Don't wear a new pair of golf shoes, or you'll be ruining those after this round. Tee boxes were in decent shape, just similar to that of the driving range with general Bermuda. Bunkers were raked and didn't have standing water in them, which was surprising. The rough consisted of high weeds and what looked to be an attempt at US Open rough conditions, but could be because they can't mow due to zero drainage. I will say the layout of the course is fun/challenging. I thought the course played tough, and required some thoughtful shots.

I'm okay with playing public courses that are honest with their pricing. There is no way that Patricia Island should be anywhere near the cost that they are charging. Hopefully they can re-evaluate their pricing, but that's not going to happen. Maybe by reading this review I will save you some change in your pocket to spend that elsewhere. I would highly recommend paying extra to go to Shangri-La if you care anything about playing conditions.

The course layout was really great. It offered some challenging holes, specifically the par 5 3rd. Nice double dog leg layout with an elevated approach shot over a creek. However, the greens are absolutely awful. These recent reviews are hammering the course for this and rightfully so. I paid $32.69 on a Thursday afternoon, which I thought was a pretty fair deal until I stepped foot on the first green. You will be putting on dirt/sand with minimal amount of grass throughout your round. If management is going to continue with these conditions they need to consider lowering their prices. You can pay the same amount on a Thursday afternoon at OKC's public courses and receive 100 times better quality.