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Tom Howell
Stevinson
2010-06-10
$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, May 2010 at 2pm
This site is REALLY remote. We played it because we had already driven 1.5 hours to the middle of nowhere, and the course was only 45 minutes farther.
It could be a good course but not a great one. The day we played there were no range balls (collect your own) and no water in the jug at the range. Course conditions were just ok; greens had many unfixed ball marks. Roughs had not been touched in years. Flat wetland ambiance is not my idea of an attractive location. There is just enough mounding to make most of your long shots go out of sight and be hard to find. There were hidden hazards where it looks like fairway, and I had to walk 75 yards ahead to locate the green and the flagstick for my approach shot at one hole. There are no views to speak of, and we had PLENTY of time to look for them.
The guy at the counter told us the course was pretty empty and to go out when we pleased. The course turned out to be packed and dead slow. I almost left after a 3-hour front nine. I started timing my waits at the tees: 8 minutes at #11, 7.5 minutes at #12, 5 minutes at #13, etc. All day we would hit a shot, watch four shots in front, wait a few minutes, hit another shot. Not fun. There must have been a severe bottleneck about 3-4 groups ahead. There were no marshalls on this busy Sunday afternoon. There were free beer and oranges at two stations out on the course. Water and a reasonable pace would have been much better.
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Bargain priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$41 (cart included), played on Sunday, May 2010 at 2pm
This site is REALLY remote. We played it because we had already driven 1.5 hours to the middle of nowhere, and the course was only 45 minutes farther. It could be a good course but not a great one. The day we played there were no range balls (collect your own) and no water in the jug at the range. Course conditions were just ok; greens had many unfixed ball marks. Roughs had not been touched in years. Flat wetland ambiance is not my idea of an attractive location. There is just enough mounding to make most of your long shots go out of sight and be hard to find. There were hidden hazards where it looks like fairway, and I had to walk 75 yards ahead to locate the green and the flagstick for my approach shot at one hole. There are no views to speak of, and we had PLENTY of time to look for them. The guy at the counter told us the course was pretty empty and to go out when we pleased. The course turned out to be packed and dead slow. I almost left after a 3-hour front nine. I started timing my waits at the tees: 8 minutes at #11, 7.5 minutes at #12, 5 minutes at #13, etc. All day we would hit a shot, watch four shots in front, wait a few minutes, hit another shot. Not fun. There must have been a severe bottleneck about 3-4 groups ahead. There were no marshalls on this busy Sunday afternoon. There were free beer and oranges at two stations out on the course. Water and a reasonable pace would have been much better.