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Brian Clark
Hinckley
2019-05-20
$21 (cart included), played on Tuesday, May 2019 at 5:30 PM
Saw that this course was almost across the street from Hinckley Hills GC, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was chasing league play and was told the Back 9 (Tips 2,981yd / Par 35) would clear faster so $23 for 9/cart away I went. With all the rain here lately, coupled with the Back 9 being the drainage area, soft conditions was a under statement. This Back 9 is a rolling layout that works it way down (13,14,15) to a creek and then back up. You start out on #10 with a easy downhill 391yd Par 4 that feeds into #11 that's a 210yd Par 3 and plays short. The #12 is a straight away 420yd Par 4 that plays to its Hcp 2 rating. Now here's where the soft fairways and bumpy green conditions start and it's cart path only for a reason. I did like the water crossings on #14 342yd Par 4 and the water 210yd layup on the narrow #15 341yd Par 4 to the 50' elevated/blind green. The #17 149yd Par 3 is a three (3) club 60' uphill shot to another small blind green. There are no traps to worry about on this four (4) tee box Back 9 but the soft/bumpy greens, ragged Par 3 tee boxes are inexcusable. They've had plenty of time to roll and make them somewhat smooth . Yardage blocks were in the middle and some paint markings on the cart paths. I was told later the Front 9 (3,383yd / Par 36) is drier and much better condition than the Back 9, I would hope so. I ended up shooting 39 w/16 putts only because I was chipping close on my missed greens. If playing here again, I'll make sure its dry and always from the Black's at 3,383/2,981 @ 67.7 / 118 Par 36/35. Senior rates are $30 18/cart during the week and some specials on different days. (Hinckley Hills GC was a much better all round conditioned layout)
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Worse than average course for the area, Better courses for less nearby
$21 (cart included), played on Tuesday, May 2019 at 5:30 PM
Saw that this course was almost across the street from Hinckley Hills GC, so I thought I'd give it a try. I was chasing league play and was told the Back 9 (Tips 2,981yd / Par 35) would clear faster so $23 for 9/cart away I went. With all the rain here lately, coupled with the Back 9 being the drainage area, soft conditions was a under statement. This Back 9 is a rolling layout that works it way down (13,14,15) to a creek and then back up. You start out on #10 with a easy downhill 391yd Par 4 that feeds into #11 that's a 210yd Par 3 and plays short. The #12 is a straight away 420yd Par 4 that plays to its Hcp 2 rating. Now here's where the soft fairways and bumpy green conditions start and it's cart path only for a reason. I did like the water crossings on #14 342yd Par 4 and the water 210yd layup on the narrow #15 341yd Par 4 to the 50' elevated/blind green. The #17 149yd Par 3 is a three (3) club 60' uphill shot to another small blind green. There are no traps to worry about on this four (4) tee box Back 9 but the soft/bumpy greens, ragged Par 3 tee boxes are inexcusable. They've had plenty of time to roll and make them somewhat smooth . Yardage blocks were in the middle and some paint markings on the cart paths. I was told later the Front 9 (3,383yd / Par 36) is drier and much better condition than the Back 9, I would hope so. I ended up shooting 39 w/16 putts only because I was chipping close on my missed greens. If playing here again, I'll make sure its dry and always from the Black's at 3,383/2,981 @ 67.7 / 118 Par 36/35. Senior rates are $30 18/cart during the week and some specials on different days. (Hinckley Hills GC was a much better all round conditioned layout)