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Brad Geiss
Hinckley
2011-06-21
$36 (cart not included), played on Sunday, June 2011 at 10am
Played this course for the first time last week, and was disappointed. The first 12 holes were mediocre at best, and completely unremarkable. The final 6 holes were better, but still not great. The green complexes were in very rough shape, finding a decent lie to chip or pitch from was difficult at best. To top it off, there were two holes under construction, making a decent par 4 into a 240 yard par 4, and what appeared to be a reasonable 500+ yard par 5 into a 235 yard par 3 with a temp green. Overall, for courses in the $35-$50 range, Grand National was below average; I'd much rather play other north metro courses like Bunker Hills, the Refuge, Logger's Trail, and the Links at Northfork for the same money.
Would travel: 0-10 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Better courses for less nearby, Worse than average course for the area
$36 (cart not included), played on Sunday, June 2011 at 10am
Played this course for the first time last week, and was disappointed. The first 12 holes were mediocre at best, and completely unremarkable. The final 6 holes were better, but still not great. The green complexes were in very rough shape, finding a decent lie to chip or pitch from was difficult at best. To top it off, there were two holes under construction, making a decent par 4 into a 240 yard par 4, and what appeared to be a reasonable 500+ yard par 5 into a 235 yard par 3 with a temp green. Overall, for courses in the $35-$50 range, Grand National was below average; I'd much rather play other north metro courses like Bunker Hills, the Refuge, Logger's Trail, and the Links at Northfork for the same money.