16500 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, North Carolina, 28078
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Brian Clark
Huntersville
2021-03-06
$31 (cart included), played on Tuesday, February 2021 at 9:00 AM
Headed down here to escape the Michigan chill for a long weekend in the 50's. Always look forward to playing a Arnold Palmer course (1997) for its conditions and toughness. The previous rainy conditions made it cart path only as fairways were soggy at best, with no roll. Without having cart GPS and limited path markers, it made for a LONG day on club selection. With four (4) yardages from Reds 5,175/117/66.3 up to Gold 7,013/143/74.4 the Blues I chose at 3,229/3,256 / 135 / 71.7 played very challenging today on this Par 36/36 layout. Great hole layouts with well placed fairway/greenside traps (wet/heavy) to go with the narrow landing areas. They also have about nine (9) holes that water comes into play with photo above of #5 a 569yd Par 5 Hcp 3 ready to make that 3rd shot a lot tougher. Of these, four (4) holes have water in front of the green to contend with, so choose wisely. The Par 4 #9 452-325yds is their Hcp 1 hole and mostly of the narrow approach, with a green to match. The #13 at 595-390yd Par 5 protects its Hcp 2 with water on RH side and a creek crossing in front of the green. The #18 hole Par 4 at 436-328yds Hcp 6 has the toughest 2nd shot to a 3-sided water guarded green that I've ever seen. The only course conditions that I was disappointed in were the greens as they had no fringe and rough edges. The greens on the other hand, rolled true and fast despite of the soggy conditions. Ended up shooting 42/41 w/34 putts and would like to play again in dryer conditions.
Would travel: 30-60 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Average course for the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$31 (cart included), played on Tuesday, February 2021 at 9:00 AM
Headed down here to escape the Michigan chill for a long weekend in the 50's. Always look forward to playing a Arnold Palmer course (1997) for its conditions and toughness. The previous rainy conditions made it cart path only as fairways were soggy at best, with no roll. Without having cart GPS and limited path markers, it made for a LONG day on club selection. With four (4) yardages from Reds 5,175/117/66.3 up to Gold 7,013/143/74.4 the Blues I chose at 3,229/3,256 / 135 / 71.7 played very challenging today on this Par 36/36 layout. Great hole layouts with well placed fairway/greenside traps (wet/heavy) to go with the narrow landing areas. They also have about nine (9) holes that water comes into play with photo above of #5 a 569yd Par 5 Hcp 3 ready to make that 3rd shot a lot tougher. Of these, four (4) holes have water in front of the green to contend with, so choose wisely. The Par 4 #9 452-325yds is their Hcp 1 hole and mostly of the narrow approach, with a green to match. The #13 at 595-390yd Par 5 protects its Hcp 2 with water on RH side and a creek crossing in front of the green. The #18 hole Par 4 at 436-328yds Hcp 6 has the toughest 2nd shot to a 3-sided water guarded green that I've ever seen. The only course conditions that I was disappointed in were the greens as they had no fringe and rough edges. The greens on the other hand, rolled true and fast despite of the soggy conditions. Ended up shooting 42/41 w/34 putts and would like to play again in dryer conditions.