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Vic Howard
North Sutton
2009-08-16
$41 (cart included), played on Tuesday, July 2009 at 6am
Great staff and Pro Shop.
In a 2 week vacation time period, I played this course 7 times. I stayed at Keyser Lake and this course is about 3 minutes away. Very convenient.
Ask before you reserve a tee time/play. Mid week (usually Wed sometimes Thu) there is a ladies league that tees off at 8 AM on holes 9 and 10. Teeing off at 7 AM is just enough time to run into the ladies on the nineth. The ladies are very nice (LOL) but........... Last year, at 8 AM, a member came up behind me at 9, saw me, saw the ladies and said "Follow me". Without disturbing their play, we jumped to 11 and we enjoyed each others company right through to 18. This year, again on Wednesday, I skipped holes 9 and 10 -- Wednesday ladies league -- thought I could beat them to 9 but I was wrong. When I got to 18, the Ranger wanted to know what time I started because he did not expect to see anyone on 18 this early in the morning. When I started to explain about the ladies, he gave me the New England "enough said" look. After checking his roster, he offered to let me play the first 2 holes again to make up for "my" selected loss. Due to another commitment that morning, I declined but I thought this was particularly considerate. Just part of the friendly staff at CCNH.
The fairways were in good condition but a number of the greens were in tough shape. For me, the close proximity of the course, a Monday Madness special - $32 incl a cart, the reasonable fees other days, the often seen cart girl and the great staff were reasons enough to overcome the few marginal greens.
I will gladly play this course again next year. Maybe I'll try a Sat or Sun over Wed (LOL) or just play behind the ladies (yeah, right -- I'll push the cart (up hill) before I do that.
Would travel: 0-10 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Average course for the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
$41 (cart included), played on Tuesday, July 2009 at 6am
Great staff and Pro Shop.
In a 2 week vacation time period, I played this course 7 times. I stayed at Keyser Lake and this course is about 3 minutes away. Very convenient.
Ask before you reserve a tee time/play. Mid week (usually Wed sometimes Thu) there is a ladies league that tees off at 8 AM on holes 9 and 10. Teeing off at 7 AM is just enough time to run into the ladies on the nineth. The ladies are very nice (LOL) but........... Last year, at 8 AM, a member came up behind me at 9, saw me, saw the ladies and said "Follow me". Without disturbing their play, we jumped to 11 and we enjoyed each others company right through to 18. This year, again on Wednesday, I skipped holes 9 and 10 -- Wednesday ladies league -- thought I could beat them to 9 but I was wrong. When I got to 18, the Ranger wanted to know what time I started because he did not expect to see anyone on 18 this early in the morning. When I started to explain about the ladies, he gave me the New England "enough said" look. After checking his roster, he offered to let me play the first 2 holes again to make up for "my" selected loss. Due to another commitment that morning, I declined but I thought this was particularly considerate. Just part of the friendly staff at CCNH.
The fairways were in good condition but a number of the greens were in tough shape. For me, the close proximity of the course, a Monday Madness special - $32 incl a cart, the reasonable fees other days, the often seen cart girl and the great staff were reasons enough to overcome the few marginal greens.
I will gladly play this course again next year. Maybe I'll try a Sat or Sun over Wed (LOL) or just play behind the ladies (yeah, right -- I'll push the cart (up hill) before I do that.