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Wes Kenney
Loveland
2016-09-01
$61 (cart included), played on Wednesday, August 2016 at 10:39 AM
It had been awhile since I'd been down to Mariana Butte. The last time was before the floods of several years back and ravaged part of it. I found the overall course to be in terrific shape and fun to play. What was shocking was the amount of construction that had taken place around the course since my last visit and the heavy machinery that was moving dirt to make way for more. This did not take away so much as drone on during the back nine.
The part that upset me was that the greens were recently aerated and had yet to fully settle. It made for a bumpy putt through most of the round. You should be told about such conditions in advance and not have to find out about aeration only when you get to the first green. If the course is in substandard condition, the golfer should be informed and the price discounted for such conditions when you make a tee time. One just hates to think that advantage was taken of them. Kind of makes you think twice before playing the course again, there are other courses.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles,Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area
$61 (cart included), played on Wednesday, August 2016 at 10:39 AM
It had been awhile since I'd been down to Mariana Butte. The last time was before the floods of several years back and ravaged part of it. I found the overall course to be in terrific shape and fun to play. What was shocking was the amount of construction that had taken place around the course since my last visit and the heavy machinery that was moving dirt to make way for more. This did not take away so much as drone on during the back nine.
The part that upset me was that the greens were recently aerated and had yet to fully settle. It made for a bumpy putt through most of the round. You should be told about such conditions in advance and not have to find out about aeration only when you get to the first green. If the course is in substandard condition, the golfer should be informed and the price discounted for such conditions when you make a tee time. One just hates to think that advantage was taken of them. Kind of makes you think twice before playing the course again, there are other courses.