I play this course at least 10 times a year - a real mixed bag....here's the details:
Course Layout: 2 Stars - weird set up (If you're a guy who can regularly shoot under 100...play the tips) start with a 220yd par 4...an average golfer can drive the green with a 3 wood...3 short par 5's all under 500 from the tips, easily reachable in 2 - another 260yd par4, and a 95 yard par 3....par 37, 2800 yards.....your 18 hole score should be 5-10 strokes lower here than on a regular par 72 course.
Course Condition: 2 Star - the place is a cow pasture, fairways like playing on your lawn, gnats later in the year follow you around...hole 6 ALWAYS a swamp,plug your ball IN THE FAIRWAY almost any time of year. Greens the highlight - slow, but in good shape.
Ease/Pace of play: 4 stars - I walk weekend mornings and am usually off in 3 hours...not usually too crowded - there've been days when I've played in afternoons and hackers in jorts and t-shirts will spray one into your fairway, but almost always an under 4 hour round. VERY easy course to walk...really don't need a cart.
Cost: 3 stars - when I walk on a Sat morning, costs me $22 bucks - a cheap price to swing a club for a few hours - BUT brought the wife one afternoon for a relaxing day of sun and whacking the ball around - was @$80 for 2 riding...for a couple bucks more could have played Pinecrest or Crystal Woods....real courses - OR could have played Craig Woods for less, and that's in MUCH better shape. I would never pay for a cart here.
Atmosphere: 5 stars - nice people....the guy who usually lets me in early in the morning always friendly....If you get there too early - have a sign that says "Golf Now, Pay Later" and you pay after your 1st 9...it is the definition of no frills, (no bar/food), "Clubhouse" is a tin giant shed, but would be a perfect place to start a beginning golfer off. For me, waking up at the crack of dawn on a weekend, my round here ALWAYS relaxes me and lets me forget about the past week...and gets me home in time to enjoy the rest of my day. read more