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Golfer Bob
Fairfield
2008-11-10
$26 (cart included), played on Tuesday, October 2008 at 10am
Our group of travelling seniors plays here several times a year, most recently on 11-4-08. Course is owned by the same folks who own Carroll Valley, which is billed as a golf resort. Mt. View is NOT a resort course. It is a basic, straightforward design, with a few challenging holes, and is what I would call a "neighborhood" type course.
Terrain is mostly flat, with challenges provided by abundant bunkers, both greenside and fairway, and lotsa trees. A few ponds and creeks come into play. No houses on the course, so it is fairly compact, and walkable. Front nine is very open, back nine a little tighter, and with more trees.
Notable holes are #5, a dogleg left par 4 around a large pond; #11, another dogleg left par 4 to a narrow chute on the second shot; #15, a pretty long par 4 dogleg right with OB on the right and a pond left front of the green, and the best is the last hole, a double-dogleg par 5, with water on the right side along the last 150 yards, all the way to the green. Many a good round has been sunk on that hole!
Design comments: tee boxes tend to be small, and many are crowned, making it difficlt to find a flat spot to tee up: fairways are generally wide and welcoming: greens are medium sized, mostly flat with some tilt, although a few are fairly well contoured, and all putt medium fast: bunkers are plentiful, and usually in good shape.
Conditions when we played last week were pretty good, considering the time of year, although the bunkers were a little too firm The amenities at the course are primitive: the pro shop is tiny, and in a 150-year old stone farm house; no snack bar, just a "roach coach" trailer outside, which is not staffed during the colder months. Staff is always nice, and very hospitable. Nice practice green, modest driving range.
We always take our post-round libations at Ventura-s, a pizza place/bar in the town of Fairfield, only about a mile from the course. Service is terrific and prices are very reasonable. We will go back to Mt. View (and Ventura-s), and recommend both.
Would travel: 30-60 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Average course for the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
Condition of Course, Price, No Houses on Course, Staff
$26 (cart included), played on Tuesday, October 2008 at 10am
Our group of travelling seniors plays here several times a year, most recently on 11-4-08. Course is owned by the same folks who own Carroll Valley, which is billed as a golf resort. Mt. View is NOT a resort course. It is a basic, straightforward design, with a few challenging holes, and is what I would call a "neighborhood" type course.
Terrain is mostly flat, with challenges provided by abundant bunkers, both greenside and fairway, and lotsa trees. A few ponds and creeks come into play. No houses on the course, so it is fairly compact, and walkable. Front nine is very open, back nine a little tighter, and with more trees.
Notable holes are #5, a dogleg left par 4 around a large pond; #11, another dogleg left par 4 to a narrow chute on the second shot; #15, a pretty long par 4 dogleg right with OB on the right and a pond left front of the green, and the best is the last hole, a double-dogleg par 5, with water on the right side along the last 150 yards, all the way to the green. Many a good round has been sunk on that hole!
Design comments: tee boxes tend to be small, and many are crowned, making it difficlt to find a flat spot to tee up: fairways are generally wide and welcoming: greens are medium sized, mostly flat with some tilt, although a few are fairly well contoured, and all putt medium fast: bunkers are plentiful, and usually in good shape.
Conditions when we played last week were pretty good, considering the time of year, although the bunkers were a little too firm The amenities at the course are primitive: the pro shop is tiny, and in a 150-year old stone farm house; no snack bar, just a "roach coach" trailer outside, which is not staffed during the colder months. Staff is always nice, and very hospitable. Nice practice green, modest driving range.
We always take our post-round libations at Ventura-s, a pizza place/bar in the town of Fairfield, only about a mile from the course. Service is terrific and prices are very reasonable. We will go back to Mt. View (and Ventura-s), and recommend both.