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Bonnie Rae
Rising Sun
2012-06-15
$36 (cart included), played on Sunday, June 2012 at noon
My husband and I really like this course for its layout and walkability. Our major complaint (as with so many courses these days) is the overwhelming lack of etiquette among the other players, compounded by the lack of rangers to enforce that etiquette. Slower players simply will not or don't know they're supposed to allow faster players to play through. We followed a foursome of marginally average players who had from two to three holes open in front of them for the entire front nine, and it wasn't until the tenth hole (when we caught them shagging balls back to the ranger instead of hitting their shots) that we were very grudgingly "invited" to play through. Had the rangers been doing their job, rather than sitting in their carts in the shade, these players would have been prompted to stand aside far earlier in the round.
All of that said, we'll still come back here because the course is fun, challenging for both my scratch golfer husband and me (a reasonably good lady player), and a great value. It's definitely a course I would recommend.
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Ranks with the best in this price level, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$36 (cart included), played on Sunday, June 2012 at noon
My husband and I really like this course for its layout and walkability. Our major complaint (as with so many courses these days) is the overwhelming lack of etiquette among the other players, compounded by the lack of rangers to enforce that etiquette. Slower players simply will not or don't know they're supposed to allow faster players to play through. We followed a foursome of marginally average players who had from two to three holes open in front of them for the entire front nine, and it wasn't until the tenth hole (when we caught them shagging balls back to the ranger instead of hitting their shots) that we were very grudgingly "invited" to play through. Had the rangers been doing their job, rather than sitting in their carts in the shade, these players would have been prompted to stand aside far earlier in the round. All of that said, we'll still come back here because the course is fun, challenging for both my scratch golfer husband and me (a reasonably good lady player), and a great value. It's definitely a course I would recommend.