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Brian Clark
Anchorage
2022-06-08
$21 (cart included), played on Monday, May 2022 at 9:00 AM
I'm a little early for prime time golfing as they just removed the tarps from the the greens last week.......but Hey.....we're golfing in Alaska!!!! Played Moose Run (Creek Course) last week and it was fully open for walking only, but here we now have carts. I only have time for nine (9) holes today so I'm playing the Front 9 Blacks at 3,180yds (Back 3,421yds) on this slightly rolling but narrow Par 36/36 layout. The fairway grass is full and cut very nicely with a thick grassy rough ready to hide your ball if you stray. The greens are a little shaggy and rolling at 2-3 but three (3) weeks ago they had snow on most of them, The Front 9 has every hole framed by a mix of pine/hardwood trees that keeps good hole seperation. With six (6) tee selections you can pick from Black 6,601 / 71.4 / 129 down to Red at 4,773 / 68.0 / 117 on this Par 36/36 layout. The #1 is a nice straightaway 347yd Par 4 to a elevated green protected by a RH front trap. The #2 Par 4 dogleg right at 348yds has your fairway ending about 120yds from the green, so watch that tee distance. The #4 is a tough Hcp 2 dogleg left 460yd Par 4 with a 210yd corner shot to the elevated green. The #6 is a 484yd Par 5 Hcp 4 with LH water/sand traps the last 180yds in with a well protected elevated green. The #7 at 388yds is a narrow Par 4 with a meandering fairway that challenges your visual landing areas. Finishing up with a uphill/dogleg right 493yd Par 5 will leave you remembering the views seen here today and the challenges. Ended up shooting 42 w/18putts and walked away with lots of memories of golfing in Alaska. My course ranking "Don't Reflect" prime time conditions of which would be ALOT better.
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Average course for the area, Better than average course for the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing, Ranks with the best in this price level
Pace of Play, Difficulty, Ambiance, Staff, Layout, No Houses on Course
$21 (cart included), played on Monday, May 2022 at 9:00 AM
I'm a little early for prime time golfing as they just removed the tarps from the the greens last week.......but Hey.....we're golfing in Alaska!!!! Played Moose Run (Creek Course) last week and it was fully open for walking only, but here we now have carts. I only have time for nine (9) holes today so I'm playing the Front 9 Blacks at 3,180yds (Back 3,421yds) on this slightly rolling but narrow Par 36/36 layout. The fairway grass is full and cut very nicely with a thick grassy rough ready to hide your ball if you stray. The greens are a little shaggy and rolling at 2-3 but three (3) weeks ago they had snow on most of them, The Front 9 has every hole framed by a mix of pine/hardwood trees that keeps good hole seperation. With six (6) tee selections you can pick from Black 6,601 / 71.4 / 129 down to Red at 4,773 / 68.0 / 117 on this Par 36/36 layout. The #1 is a nice straightaway 347yd Par 4 to a elevated green protected by a RH front trap. The #2 Par 4 dogleg right at 348yds has your fairway ending about 120yds from the green, so watch that tee distance. The #4 is a tough Hcp 2 dogleg left 460yd Par 4 with a 210yd corner shot to the elevated green. The #6 is a 484yd Par 5 Hcp 4 with LH water/sand traps the last 180yds in with a well protected elevated green. The #7 at 388yds is a narrow Par 4 with a meandering fairway that challenges your visual landing areas. Finishing up with a uphill/dogleg right 493yd Par 5 will leave you remembering the views seen here today and the challenges. Ended up shooting 42 w/18putts and walked away with lots of memories of golfing in Alaska. My course ranking "Don't Reflect" prime time conditions of which would be ALOT better.