GaryD4

Played on Wednesday Oct 10th. Round took 4hrs 10 mins... cart needed as there are some long distances to traverse.. 1st tee is almost 500 yards from the clubhouse. The weather was awesome (28C), sunny and a bit windy.. so fantastic weather for fall golf.
This course is superb. The layout is very fair and challenging... no blind tee shots; overly long forced carries or gimmicky holes... the conditioning was excellent.. we played the gold tees and they were better shape than some greens I have played in the GTA!! the bunkers are in great shape, fairway bunkers are firm and around greens, just the right amount of sand. This course (probably due to price), probably attracts better golfers... I did not see one unraked trap all day! The only complaint is that the course was a bit wet in spots, so drainage seems to be a bit of an issue.. zero roll on many shots landing in fairway. But despite that, the course was a pleasure to play. It was our first time, but we will be back in 2019!

Like most reviews, the absence of a clubhouse, proper washrooms and a cart/beverage person is well documented. No more needs to be said.

While I thought the layout was pretty decent (a few gimicky holes), the pace of play was ridiculous. 4 hours 40 minutes to play is crazy.. waiting on every shot.

Now, simple things to speed up play.

1. Put fairways stakes in the ground at the 200, 150 and 100 yard marks would help a ton, especially with all the forced carries. Why they don't do this is beyond me... that could easily shave 10 minutes per player just trying to figure out distances

2. Since carts are mandatory, then put in a GPS system.. (see #1 above)

3. The greens were very soft (too much water) and heavily tracked at end of the day. I was told by the marshall they only have a staff of 5 or 6 to maintain the entire golf course.. that's crazy.

4. They have removed a lot of bunkers (sadly) which detract from the visual aspects of some holes.. most likely to speed up play and lower maintenance costs. Sadly, a lot of footprints in bunkers.. come on people.. show some etiquette and rack the bunkers.. can't blame that on the greenskeepers

5. Tees were generally in rough shape (played the Golds)... Silvers looked even worse.

6. Overall, I'm sure this course was once a gem.. but cutting back on maintenance, removing bunkers and some forced carries without any easy identification of yardages made for a long day.. too long..