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Brian Clark
Bellaire
2022-08-02
Guest (cart included), played on Saturday, July 2022 at 9:00 AM
This is our 4th course we are playing and the views here are ......Breathtaking and so is the layout. Course is cut through a rolling wooded forrest that offers many challenging hole layouts with meandering fairways, wooded borders, well positioned sand traps and undulating fast (9-10) greens. I believe you could never see a green from a Par 4-5 tee box and most approch shots were to elevated greens that only offered a flag stick view. The conditions here were impeccable tee to green and that includes the thick full (almost) playable stickly rough. They have five (5) tee's from Blacks @ 6,764yd / 73.2 / 137 down to Reds @ 4,895yd / 69.3 / 121 on this 1986 Arnold Palmer Par 36/36 layout. The photo on this insert I believe is #1 a downhill 496yd Par 5 with a side hill green you don't miss to the right. The #7 Par 5 at 501yds plays to its Hcp 1 by having two (2) layup creek crossings and a narrow elevated green that rejects ALL short shots. Playing to the 80-100yd approach shot here is a smart choice. The #13 Hcp 2 Par 5 at 569yds is a narrow sweeping left fairway with inside sand traps to catch those cutting too close. The #14 Par 4 at 379yds has the fairway ending 100yds out from the green, so plan that tee shot accordingly. The #18 Par 5 at 480yds is short but for the sweeping left uphill climb to the blind green. This track is a real gem on a lot of levels and choosing the right tee box is a good way to start. I ended up shooting 38/38 w/ 31putts with only one (1) 3 putt and a lot of good chips.
Would travel: 60-120 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Ranks with the best in this price level, Best course in the area
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Ambiance, Staff, Layout, No Houses on Course, Clubhouse
Guest (cart included), played on Saturday, July 2022 at 9:00 AM
This is our 4th course we are playing and the views here are ......Breathtaking and so is the layout. Course is cut through a rolling wooded forrest that offers many challenging hole layouts with meandering fairways, wooded borders, well positioned sand traps and undulating fast (9-10) greens. I believe you could never see a green from a Par 4-5 tee box and most approch shots were to elevated greens that only offered a flag stick view. The conditions here were impeccable tee to green and that includes the thick full (almost) playable stickly rough. They have five (5) tee's from Blacks @ 6,764yd / 73.2 / 137 down to Reds @ 4,895yd / 69.3 / 121 on this 1986 Arnold Palmer Par 36/36 layout. The photo on this insert I believe is #1 a downhill 496yd Par 5 with a side hill green you don't miss to the right. The #7 Par 5 at 501yds plays to its Hcp 1 by having two (2) layup creek crossings and a narrow elevated green that rejects ALL short shots. Playing to the 80-100yd approach shot here is a smart choice. The #13 Hcp 2 Par 5 at 569yds is a narrow sweeping left fairway with inside sand traps to catch those cutting too close. The #14 Par 4 at 379yds has the fairway ending 100yds out from the green, so plan that tee shot accordingly. The #18 Par 5 at 480yds is short but for the sweeping left uphill climb to the blind green. This track is a real gem on a lot of levels and choosing the right tee box is a good way to start. I ended up shooting 38/38 w/ 31putts with only one (1) 3 putt and a lot of good chips.