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A Duffer
Grafton
2015-03-23
$10 (cart not included), played on Friday, July 2014 at 1:15 PM
A very popular (with Southern-Ozaukee County locals) nine-hole course.
The course is quite flat: no elevated tees or greens, no undulating fairways or greens. There are a fair number of doglegs, though none are too radical, only a light smattering of sand traps (most are readily avoided) and just one water hazard which you tee across on #2.
Trees are the main hazard. #3 is my nemesis: a super-wide fairway to start is narrowed substantially by trees about where this duffer's shots will land and roll. It takes a well-controlled shot to stay out of the woods here. #4 is a 'bell hole', since there is a rise to the dogleg-left before the downhill approach to the green. You tee down a narrow hallway of trees, but things open up nicely where your drive should land. The next few holes play fairly open and fine, until the finale. #9 is a par 5 (as is #1 -- so you start and end with long holes). There are houses to the right, so pulled shots (from the tee or your next fairway shot) could be irretrievable (without trespass into someone's yard which you are warned not to do) or (worse yet) could leave you liable for damages. (I've managed to avoid that so far!) All in all, not a memorable course, but a fine place for a quick nine.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles,undefined
Bottom line: Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$10 (cart not included), played on Friday, July 2014 at 1:15 PM
A very popular (with Southern-Ozaukee County locals) nine-hole course.
The course is quite flat: no elevated tees or greens, no undulating fairways or greens. There are a fair number of doglegs, though none are too radical, only a light smattering of sand traps (most are readily avoided) and just one water hazard which you tee across on #2.
Trees are the main hazard. #3 is my nemesis: a super-wide fairway to start is narrowed substantially by trees about where this duffer's shots will land and roll. It takes a well-controlled shot to stay out of the woods here. #4 is a 'bell hole', since there is a rise to the dogleg-left before the downhill approach to the green. You tee down a narrow hallway of trees, but things open up nicely where your drive should land. The next few holes play fairly open and fine, until the finale. #9 is a par 5 (as is #1 -- so you start and end with long holes). There are houses to the right, so pulled shots (from the tee or your next fairway shot) could be irretrievable (without trespass into someone's yard which you are warned not to do) or (worse yet) could leave you liable for damages. (I've managed to avoid that so far!) All in all, not a memorable course, but a fine place for a quick nine.