4 Star Review By John G (John G)
Update: I received an email from Scott about the 5th hold flooding. It was apparently an irrigation valve leak. It was addressed and the flow of water to the green has now stopped. Thanks to Scott for responding to me so quickly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Played the course yesterday for the first time. I have to say I was satisfied with the layout of the course. I only played the first 9 holes, but although it is not long, there are a few dog legs and hills that make the course challenging. In addition, creeks appear at the most inopportune times, making you have to decide whether to risk trying to go over the water or lay up. Laying up makes you fail to reach the green in regulation and have to scramble to save par. So I found it to be challenging and causes you to really think about course management. As far as maintenance, I know there are some complaints among the other reviews. I feel like yes, there are concerns about greens not being up to par. But honestly, compared to another municipal course I go to, I found them to be adequate. A couple of them have dead grass on a couple of them that should be addressed. The other thing I notice is that the rough, is well, rough. What I mean is that the rough outside the fairways is pretty long, and your ball kind of gets lost in it. I am not sure if that is intended but it would be nice to have that maintained a little better. With that said, the other course I go to has rough that is barely maintained at all. I found that hitting into the rough here is at least playable even if difficult. On the 5th hole, the green was flooded and unplayable. It has been raining a lot lately, but there is definitely a drainage issue. I mentioned it to an employee and I expect that to be addressed. The driving range, while usable, needs some work. The mats are old, and you are not allowed to hit woods or driver. I just needed to warm up, and not being able to hit a few with my driver is not good. I am not sure why this rule is in place but adding some rubber tees should be doable. I found the staff here to be courteous and helpful. I will be back.