Pure Genius is Hanse's Masterpiece in Boston Golf Club. After leaving the course, each shot, on…read moreeach hole, keep replaying in my mind. Course conditions were nothing short of perfection, from tee to green...yet rugged around edges of bunkers and wasteland. I say rugged in a good way, Hanse delivered a more natural course here, a minimalistic track, yet advanced and technical at the same time. The bunkering appears like imperfect holes were dug and what was left, was what is there now...felt similar to the bunkering to that of Doak. The landscape is dreamy: wooded, slopey, rocky quarries, paths through the native grasses. I felt like a was meandering through God's country, peaceful, tranquil, real.
The tips demand a fairly straight driver of the golf ball, and hopefully a long one. Having lots of six irons and 5 irons in made it a bit harder for me to have many good looks at birdie, next time I gotta turn up the heat and send it a bit more. The setting of the place, where each hole is guarded on both sides by woods, makes it feel confined, so playing the smooth and straight game seems necessary, although on most holes, there is more room than it appears.
The people I met there were all exceptional. You know, the kind of people that wanna be where they are and doing what they are doing. Christian, my looper, was the perfect draw. He knows the game, and is a player himself. I had a blast talking through each shot, strategizing. "Cut it off the tree line," Christian would say. And then thinking like a tour pro, my very amateur ball would try to behave. Loved every minute of it. Great thing it's a walking only course, a cart would have diminished the value of my game there.
The caddie master gave me a warm welcome upon arriving. Boomer (great name), the Head Pro, is one of those guys that looks you in the eyes when he talks to you, and you know you're not just wasting his time.
I wish Utah had a club like this. We've got some great places to play golf...but not like Boston Golf Club. Don't let the unassuming entrance fool you, what lies up that skinny road is a treasure waiting to be had.