Castle Rock is the closest course to our home in Necedah. I have played there a few of years ago and was not excited about it.
Fast forward to today. My wife and are are crummy golfers...period. That isn't the fault of the course, just a fact of life. We try to play when the crowds are lower and ALWAYS offer anyone near us to play through.
I had gotten some Group Golfer certificates to play at Castle Rock. And since they expired at the end of the month, needed to use them.
OK, tons of rain have plagued the area for a good part of the summer. We are active elderly folks but had to wait to use the coupons until cooler weather came.
So we went today. Our coupons were for 18 holes with range balls. What we got was the front 9 only because they were plugging the back nine greens!!
It was suggested that we play the front nine twice?? Nope, they were in very bad shape due to the rain. I "thought" the attendant might offer some sort of coupon or rain check...nope!
We had a similar experience at Viroqua Hills course in spring. There they took our Group Golfer coupons and immediately gave us guest passes good for a full year! I mentioned this to the guy at Castle Rock and he made no attempt to make good to us not having the full golf course to use.
It is unfortunate that this Juneau county business seems to treat customers with so little respect. Doing what is right should not be such a foreign concept to a business.
As far as the course itself. YES we have had a ton of rain. That would account for the water holes and mushy ground throughout the front nine. But the fairway edges, where we find ourselves playing alot, were littered with tree branches. We haven't had a big wind around here in quite awhile so having the volumn of branches on the fringes is not right. Sure, the fairways themselves were clear of debris, but very few golfers always stay on the fairways!
The carts were excellent! Quiet and smooth running and clean for the most part.
Parking is very adequate and ring the clubhouse so a long walk is not necessary.
Golfing, everywhere, is having severe challenges. Fewer younger folks are taking it up. A golf course that has to attract new golfers needs to make the experience fun. This place falls a bit short of that. read more