2940 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, California, 94043
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David Collins
Mountain View
2009-04-04
$26 (cart not included), played on Thursday, April 2009 at 8am
Greens had been recently aerified; they will take a week to recover.
Recent efforts to control many thousands of coots (and the damage they do to the turf and aesthetics of the course) have been somewhat successful, but political correctness restrains more aggressive alternatives to just chasing the coots with border collies and eredting temporary "coot fences". Course has a "bottleneck" at par-three fourth hole, largely caused by a forced carry over water into a prevailing northwest wind, and course management rigidly leaves the flagstick in a front position about half the time, leaving the average 15-20 handicapper with a high-risk shot that often results in a water hazard penalty, and the drop area in front of the water hazard should be entitled "drop dead area".
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
Condition of Course, Layout, Price, Ambiance, No Houses on Course, Pace of Play, Staff, Clubhouse, Pro Shop
$26 (cart not included), played on Thursday, April 2009 at 8am
Greens had been recently aerified; they will take a week to recover. Recent efforts to control many thousands of coots (and the damage they do to the turf and aesthetics of the course) have been somewhat successful, but political correctness restrains more aggressive alternatives to just chasing the coots with border collies and eredting temporary "coot fences". Course has a "bottleneck" at par-three fourth hole, largely caused by a forced carry over water into a prevailing northwest wind, and course management rigidly leaves the flagstick in a front position about half the time, leaving the average 15-20 handicapper with a high-risk shot that often results in a water hazard penalty, and the drop area in front of the water hazard should be entitled "drop dead area".