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Matt Walewski
Urbana
2012-04-20
$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, April 2012 at noon
This course, along with Musket Ridge, is one of the best courses in the area, regardless of price (you get what you pay for, right?). I am a single digit handicap and this course is challenging and fun from the right set of tees. I must echo what has been stated here previously...if you play too far back because you THINK you drive the ball like Phil Mickelson, then prepare yourself for disappointment because this course will hand you your backside...on the other hand, if you play from the appropriate tees, you will have an enjoyable round AND be challenged by the layout and the greens (they usually have them rolled to about 10-12 on the stimpmeter). All in all, this is one of the best courses around this area...PERIOD!! Why else would they have been chosen as a U.S. Open qualifier course for so many years...think about it. So do yourself a favor and give it a try, you will not be disappointed. Because this is a more challenging course, it seems to keep the riff raff away which lends itself to pretty good pace of play (I played Easter Sunday this year and completed my round in ~4 hours...not too bad).
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
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Price, Pace of Play
$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, April 2012 at noon
This course, along with Musket Ridge, is one of the best courses in the area, regardless of price (you get what you pay for, right?). I am a single digit handicap and this course is challenging and fun from the right set of tees. I must echo what has been stated here previously...if you play too far back because you THINK you drive the ball like Phil Mickelson, then prepare yourself for disappointment because this course will hand you your backside...on the other hand, if you play from the appropriate tees, you will have an enjoyable round AND be challenged by the layout and the greens (they usually have them rolled to about 10-12 on the stimpmeter). All in all, this is one of the best courses around this area...PERIOD!! Why else would they have been chosen as a U.S. Open qualifier course for so many years...think about it. So do yourself a favor and give it a try, you will not be disappointed. Because this is a more challenging course, it seems to keep the riff raff away which lends itself to pretty good pace of play (I played Easter Sunday this year and completed my round in ~4 hours...not too bad).