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Ted Alan
Long Beach
2012-03-01
$46 (cart not included), played on Saturday, February 2012 at 10am
I have played Rec Park for nearly 30 years and am a long-standing member of the men's club.
This course can be put into premium condition, as there have been years where the greens were as good as any private course in SC. But in the past 12 years, American Golf has played round robbin with its maintenance staff, and the turf has been subjected to too many unskilled doctors. The patient has seriously been in pain.
The current club manager and superintendent are working very hard as a team to bring this course back to where it belongs. American Golf needs to reduce the play this grand ole course is subjected to, implement 8 minute tee time intervals & stick with 'em, quit overbooking like an HMO doctor, fix the snack shack, and give the current staff an adequate budget to work with.
This past Saturday we had an 11:00 AM tee time, reported in 30 min. ahead, and didn't tee off until 11:42. There were 5somes everywhere and it took 5.5 hours to play this short course. How does that happen? Overbooking, no marshal, no attention to the first tee. At over $55.00 for cart and greensfee, this was not a good value. Add to this greens that don't hold 14 yd. pitch shots, aged ball marks everywhere on the greens,way too much sand on bunker faces,and the 10th tee grill man packing up at 1:40 and you've got egg on your face for bringing your clients to play there!
$46 (cart not included), played on Saturday, February 2012 at 10am
I have played Rec Park for nearly 30 years and am a long-standing member of the men's club. This course can be put into premium condition, as there have been years where the greens were as good as any private course in SC. But in the past 12 years, American Golf has played round robbin with its maintenance staff, and the turf has been subjected to too many unskilled doctors. The patient has seriously been in pain. The current club manager and superintendent are working very hard as a team to bring this course back to where it belongs. American Golf needs to reduce the play this grand ole course is subjected to, implement 8 minute tee time intervals & stick with 'em, quit overbooking like an HMO doctor, fix the snack shack, and give the current staff an adequate budget to work with. This past Saturday we had an 11:00 AM tee time, reported in 30 min. ahead, and didn't tee off until 11:42. There were 5somes everywhere and it took 5.5 hours to play this short course. How does that happen? Overbooking, no marshal, no attention to the first tee. At over $55.00 for cart and greensfee, this was not a good value. Add to this greens that don't hold 14 yd. pitch shots, aged ball marks everywhere on the greens,way too much sand on bunker faces,and the 10th tee grill man packing up at 1:40 and you've got egg on your face for bringing your clients to play there!