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Jeffrey Casaly
Martinsburg
2012-10-18
$10 (cart not included), played on Wednesday, October 2012 at 10am
I play this course all of the time. I used to play weekly, now just monthly. The biggest things it has going for it are that it's cheap to play, easy to walk, has very friendly staff and is rarely very busy, especially mid-week. The course condition is basic, and very much depends on how much rain we've had for the season. There are no sprinklers. So the course is at the mercy of Mother Nature. If we've had sufficient rain, the course is very playable, though with very marginal lies in the fairway and not very flat or well-groomed tees. They've always taken very good care of the greens, its greatest asset, though they are too slow. I have seen them syringing the greens in the middle of a hot summer day! What other economically public course does that?
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Bargain priced based on quality and competitive area pricing, Worse than average course for the area
$10 (cart not included), played on Wednesday, October 2012 at 10am
I play this course all of the time. I used to play weekly, now just monthly. The biggest things it has going for it are that it's cheap to play, easy to walk, has very friendly staff and is rarely very busy, especially mid-week. The course condition is basic, and very much depends on how much rain we've had for the season. There are no sprinklers. So the course is at the mercy of Mother Nature. If we've had sufficient rain, the course is very playable, though with very marginal lies in the fairway and not very flat or well-groomed tees. They've always taken very good care of the greens, its greatest asset, though they are too slow. I have seen them syringing the greens in the middle of a hot summer day! What other economically public course does that?