Just a fantastic, interesting golf course. Supremely walkable, and friendly to the high-handicapper while providing challenge to the more skilled player. I played the “Number 2” tees, which played to 6500 yards; except for a couple of long par 4s where I still had 200+ yards to go after a great drive most of the course was reasonable, distance-wise. The Donald Ross greens were so refreshing; I honestly didn’t mind when I miseed a green as I was usually afforded an interesting chip where I had to throw it to the top of a mound and let it release down, or other similar navigations of the undulating greens. And not a single hole with a forced carry of a greenside bunker, which is something I truly dislike.
I started with a dreadful double bogey (had a 6Iron in and made a huge mess of it) but played the rest of the way pretty darn well. Chipping and sand play were exceptional, routinely getting me 2 to 4 feet for my par putt. However, I missed 3 or 4 really short putts. I just could not make myself play the required 2 cups of break for a 4 foot putt that I routinely had.
Can’t wait to get back out here and play this again.
| Hole | Par | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | Long par 4 to start, good drive leaving 165, nearly missed a 6I into a cross bunker short, flew it over the green, chip to 20 feet, 2 putts |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Neat downhill approach on this short par 4, good drive, 123yds in with a gap wedge, landed left of the pin and 2 putts |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Good drive, pushed a 6Iron from 165 to the right side of the green, left with a long putt, 3 putts |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Hit a weak 7I into the bunker short right of the green, bunker shot to 4 feet, 1 putt |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Drive into the left rough, hit a good 5I into the rough just of the green, flubbed the chip, 2 putts |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Good straight drive but that puts you near the fairway bunkers and the rough, advanced from the rough with a 9I, pulled a 7I left of the green from 165, hit a magnificent flop shot that landed 20 feet past the pin and used a slope to roll down to a foot, 1 putt |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Long par 4, decent drive but still 215 away, hit a low 5W 15 yards short of green, chipped to 4 feet, 2 putts |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Weak 4Hy short and right into greenside bunker, another great bunker shot to 2 feet, 1 putt |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Fun par 4 downhill on the teeshot and uphill on the approach, good drive leaving 127 in, 9I came up just short, 2 putts |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Good drive a foot off the fairway in the left rough, 9I onto the green, 2 putts |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Good drive over the left corner of the rough, decent 9I to the right fringe, good 2 putt |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Straightaway par 5, a classic hogan |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | Another long par 4, great drive still with 190yds up the hill, good 4Hy but not quite enough, great lob chip to the top of a slope and it trickles down to 4 feet, missed the putt |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | 4Hy 190yds onto the green, 2 putt |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | Hard dogleg right, got aggressive and hit a push fade into the corner rough, pulled a 6I left of the green leaving a near-impossible putt, ran the first putt 25 feet by, made the comeback! |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | Easy 5I past the pin, 2 putts |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | Good drive leaving 215yds to the pin, pushed a 5W right of green, great chip to 4 feet, missed the putt |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Hit a low pull hook over the left bunkers but turns out that was the best line, 142yds left with an 8I, land it 15 feet left of pin, 2 putts |
| II | 71 | 77 | Balls Lost: 0 |
Fun downhill approach to #2
The par 5 6th
The par 5 17th