Played on 10-13-07.
First off, the staff was very friendly and that is always a great thing to encounter when playing a course for the first time.
The fariways and tee boxes were as hard as asphalt. You could bounce your ball, and it would come right back to your hand. I am NOT complaining about the fairways though - I got plenty of roll out of them!
I am, however, complaining about the tee boxes. To quote one of the other reviews, "you had to use a hammer to get a tee in the ground!" Seriously, at one point, I got down on my kness and used the head of my driver to hit the tee into the ground. I realize that there has been a drought lately, but some water on those tee boxes would help.
The greens were in great shape, no dead spots and they all held shots really well. The only complaint about the them would be the hillyness of some of them. It was almost like a putt putt course on one of the par 3's, you couldn't get your ball to stop on that one.
Hole #2 is a beginner's nightmare par 5 - It should be a par 7! You have to be extremely accurate with your tee shot, and your second shot - after that it opens up. Most of the other holes are wide open.
One other major complaint I have has nothing to do with the course itself.
Apparently this course used to be private and has recently opened to the public. I don't know when they made this transition, but the management needs to tell the older members to be a little more courteous to newcomers.
We had one old guy (not a ranger) come over to emphatically explain to us that we had driven too far into the rough (3 tires in, to be exact)and that was not acceptable. Dude, the grass is dead, get over it. And besides, the cashier had told us the "rough" rules before we started, and according to his instruction, we had done nothing wrong.
Then, on a different hole, some other old guy (again, not a ranger)saw where my buddy's ball landed and made a point of coming over and telling us (twice)that it was out of bounds. And then just stood there looking at us like one of the Planet Of The Ape Monkeys, until we moved our ball.
I understand that as a member of a golf course, you don't want to see it damaged because your money is going to fix those damages. But if you want to have more public involvement, and get some more revenue, you can't jump everyone's butt for something as insignificant as what we did.
Good course, worth the money. Not worth the attitude of the locals!
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