Early morning 3.5 hour round on a well conditioned course. Staff is always friendly. Practice facilities are well maintained and large enough. The carts are very nice with accurate gps and bluetooth. The tee boxes all had great coverage but many of the tees were set on sloped ground. The rough is thick enough to locate a ball in but advancing it was slightly difficult. The fairways were all cut down shorter than I've ever seen before but still provided good lies. There was quite a bit of water being put down on the entire course which made for limited roll and mud balls. The fairways here are fairly narrow and accuracy is prime. The traps all have real nice sand but some were damp and in need on raking. Hitting a shot from them was not too difficult. The greens all had really nice coverage and looked great. Putting on them was another story. The greens were a little damp and held shots well. The speed was inconsistent from green to green and there WERE numerous ball marks on every hole that had not been repaired. There were so many marks that fixing those in your line got old after a few holes. Most greens here are very small and protected by bunkers. The weekday senior rates are reasonable and freeway access is easy.

Played a four hour round Thursday morning on the Creek/Stonehouse nines. The staff is always in step and check in goes smoothly every time. The carts are pretty plush with everything one needs and then some. The GPS in our cart was extremely accurate and Bluetooth speakers connected without a problem. The tee boxes were in nice shape with total coverage including the par three holes on both nines. The rough has finally been cut to a perfect height for holding up off line shots. Finding your ball was pretty easy and hitting from the rough was doable. The fairways have been trimmed down as well and the thin sections have filled in nicely. Hitting from the fairways was a pleasure and provided decent roll. The traps were all raked and just slightly damp. I found several and playing from them wasn't an issue. The greens were in excellent shape with a noticeable speed difference on the two nines. The Creek greens were much quicker but held approach shots good. The Stonehouse greens held well also but were damper and slower. The Stonehouse nine was in really good shape compared to my last round many months ago. We generally walk the Oaks/Creek nines but Stonehouse is not an enjoyable walk. Always recommended

Mid week early morning 4.5 hour round. The staff is friendly and helpful. The carts are good and equipped with gps and windshields. The tee boxes were all level but slightly thin and dry. The rough is hit and miss with sections but not present on every hole. Where it exists most rough was thin and short enough to put a good strike on the ball. The fairways vary from good to poor depending on the hole. The good fairways had nice coverage with decent lies. The thin fairways were thinner and dry requiring you to move the ball to grass. The traps were mostly thin, dry, compact and in need of more sand. The greens were in decent shape and held approach shots okay. The greens were quite slow overall and still bumpy depending on the hole. There was total coverage on all holes with some having a weed or two popping up here and there. The layout and location of the course are good and rates reasonable.

Mid morning Oaks/Creek nines 4.5 hour round on a very windy day. The staff and pro shop are really nice. The practice facilities are adequate and well maintained. The tee boxes were all in good level shape with the exception of the par three holes. The second hole on the Creek was almost solid unfilled divots. The rough was cut down to a nice length but advancing from it was difficult and penal. The fairways are in excellent condition with total green grass coverage from side to side and great lies. The roll on some of the fairways was limited by the amount of watering. The bunkers were all full of decent sand but many needed a good raking and some were damp. The greens were all great with hardly any ball marks. They held shots well and consistently rolled true but were a little slower than usual. The course allows walkers and these two nines are great for that. Nice access to the freeway is also a plus.

Mid morning 4.5 hour round walking the Oaks/Creek combo nines. The staff is always great and busy doing their job. The driving range and practice green can get busy at times. The tee boxes were in good shape with the exception of the par three holes on the Creek nine. Those tees were thin and beat to death. The rough is at a nice length right now where you can find a ball in it and hit a decent shot. One thing you will find in the rough here are many gopher holes. The fairways are in really nice shape with total fluffy green grass from side to side. Great lies and a fair amount of roll on lower trajectory drives. The traps are in great shape also with plenty of sand that was actually raked today. The greens were a little slower than usual with the cool damp morning start. Good shots checked well with very little roll. There were actually a few carts today that were able to drive on those holes that are cart path only? The walking rates are reasonable but the cart price can be a bit much. Always recommended

Played 4.5 hour mid morning Friday round on a busy course. The staff is very efficient and helpful. The practice greens are great and there is a good sized driving range. The carts here are always the worst part of the round. They lack windshields and drive like an old truck with no power steering. The tee boxes were all level and in good condition with ample coverage. The rough is not very penal where it exists with mostly ob along the sides of the fairways. The fairways were in decent condition with spots of bare dirt throughout the course from start to finish. The bare sections were generally small and not too much of a problem. The fairways traps were mostly a hard pan of dirt/sand mix. You could hit a shot from them easily enough. Greenside bunkers were in better shape with a fair amount of decent sand. The greens were all a little shaggy and bumpy. The speed was much slower than we were used to and was a problem for most. The greens held good shots with little roll. The course has a few water features and is very flat on the front with small elevation changes on the back. The course is set quite a ways from the neighboring homes and located a few minutes off the freeway. The rates are reasonable and the course in usually in decent condition.

Mid morning 3.75 hour round on a perfect weather day. The staff is friendly and informative. The restaurant is being renovated then the old pro shop will see new life and it needs it! The carts are great with good GPS and speakers with outlets for devices. The driving range and practice green are in great condition. We started on the tenth tee as evidently there was a water main break on the front nine that needed repaired earlier in the morning. The tee boxes had good coverage and all but a couple were level. The rough here rivals TCI in thickness and length. The rough is long, thick and mostly Kikuyu. If you were able to find your ball in it there was little chance you were going to advance it very far. Fairways from start to finish had nice green grass cut at the perfect height for good lies. The traps were all full of really great sand but probably hadn't been raked in a couple days? The greens were always really nice here but are extremely nice now. The greens held a good shot well with roll out if you came in low. There are many subtle breaks on these small greens and that paired with the speed made for some frustration in our group. The narrower fairways on several holes have some slope to them which adds to the difficulty of the course. There are a couple water features but they do not come into play during the round. They do offer a senior weekday rate which is reasonable in comparison to nearby facilities. The location is directly off of the 15 freeway for easy access. Definitely worth a round.

Mid morning 4.5 hour round on a ninety degree day. The staff is always friendly and helpful and the carts are comfortable but lack GPS. The tee boxes were all level and trimmed but a few were slightly firm for getting a tee in the ground. The rough was in good condition and trimmed at an appropriate length. The rough would slow down wayward shots and you could find it and actually hit from it fairly easily. The fairways were all in great condition with lots of roll if you kept it down the middle. The fairways grass was cut at the perfect length and had great coverage from start to finish. There were few divots and the course was being watered to keep it soft and green. The traps in the fairways are still hard and brown but easy enough to hit from it you weren't near a lip. The green side traps have nice white sand and are well maintained. Hitting from those bunkers was nice but some were slightly damp. The greens are in the best condition I've ever seen them in over the thirty years of play here. They have total coverage on every hole and hold shots well. They were fairly quick especially with the warm dry weather recently. The ground crew was watering a few during our round to kept them from drying out. There was not the usual spongy feel to them. The greens are very similar to TCI and Cross Creek now which is great. The elevation changes and water features make this a somewhat challenging course. The rates are very reasonable for the area and it continues to draw a good amount of play. Definitely recommended now that they no longer are using the criminal Golf now app to book tee times. No longer are you paying them to book a tee time. We saw something today I've never seen before on a course. Waiting to hit from the eleventh tee a red hawk had a mud duck in its grasp and a couple of the geese chased the red hawk off the mud duck who scampered back into the pond. Didn't know the geese ran the course but evidently they do!

Early morning 3.5 hour mid week round walking the Creek/Oaks nines. The course was totally deserted when we started the round but was getting busy when we finished. Every hole was cart path only which didn't really matter if you were walking. The tee boxes were nice except the par three holes were only divots and sand. The rough was actually trimmed down to an acceptable length but extremely thick and damp. Easy enough to find your shot but difficult to put a decent stroke on it. The fairways were squishy from start to finish and the creeks and drainage ditches running quick. There was little roll if you could hit the short stuff and damp enough to muddy things up. The traps were all full of water and nearly unplayable on every hole. The greens were all in great shape and surprising extremely quick. The speed of the greens was very deceptive with the weather conditions. I would say the greens were quicker than almost any other round I have played here including the dry hot summer rounds. The weather ranged from partly sunny to super windy with rain showers and constantly shifting winds. The weekday times are usually easy to book and walking rates reasonable.

Played in the Golf Moose outing on a sunny warm day with great partners. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The facility is aged but well maintained as work was being performed during our round. The practice area does not have a driving range but the putting greens, chipping area and driving nets did the job. The comfortable carts were very nice and quick but lacked any GPS. The rough was the perfect length to slow wayward shots and allowed for a decent shot. The fairways had good coverage with divot mix placed throughout the entire course. The fairways were tight in sections with great roll on well struck tee shots. The well groomed and trimmed traps were mostly damp with very thin to thin sand coverage. Hitting from them could be difficult if you found your ball in one. The aprons around most greens was thinner Kikuyu which was difficult to chip from with most electing to use the short sticks. The greens were great with total coverage. They held shots good but did have roll out without a lot of spin. They were very quick with unseen breaks. Many were very small and well protected with the pin placements. The layout had a few water features and fairway bunkers strategically placed which came into play. There were many trees lining the holes from start to finish which made finding a ball near one with the leaves difficult or impossible. There were some elevation changes in the layout but the course is definitely flat enough to walk. The fairways were generally wide forgiving. The front nine has three par three holes playing to a par 35. The back nine at a par 37 was 400-500 yards longer and more challenging. Definitely a course our group would play again given the chance.

Early afternoon tee time 4.5 hour round. The rates have continued to increase since JC took over management of this course. The parking lot has some of the smallest spots I've dealt with at any course ever so beware. The carts all have decent GPS but ours shut down on us while driving down the cart path?? The tee boxes were a little shaggy with good coverage and limited divot damage. The rough doesn't really come in to play since there is very little of it to find. Many forced carries from start to finish with thick stuff off the fairways. The fairways were mostly tight fairly dry bermuda. You will encounter sections of other types of grass mostly around the greens. The dry fairways provided great roll if you could keep the ball in them. Many of the holes slope from left to right so shot placement is critical. The middle of the fairways roll so much that a shot there can easily end up in the rough or out of bounds. The traps ranged from hard packed dirt/sand to thick damp stuff around the greens. The greens are fairly large but can be hard to read for some. The quickness of them slowed as the round progressed into the late afternoon. The layout is challenging and can be frustrating for those who haven't played here before. The weekday afternoon rates are reasonable but the morning rack rates are a little steep. This area of Northern SD County doesn't have a lot to choose from in the way of courses anymore and most have increased their rates because of this.

Early morning four round walking on the Oaks and Creek nines. Staff always pleasant and efficient. The cart fee is steep at $25 per player to ride. The tee boxes were all in good condition with the par three holes somewhat beat up with divots. The sixth hole on the Oaks is in the process of being revamped. The par three is maxed out at 170 yd until the work is complete. There were a few trees along the Oaks fairways that have been removed or need to be removed as they have broken off or come down with the weather recently. The fairways all have great coverage with thick green damp grass that doesn't allow much roll from the tee. The rough was being mowed as we played but was still extremely thick and littered with grass clippings. Finding a ball in the rough is still difficult and hitting from it can be a struggle. The traps were all raked and damp but some were quite shaggy around the edges. The greens on the Oaks were noticeably firmer and quicker than those on the Creek. The firmer Oaks greens did not hold shots as well as the Creek nine. All greens had total coverage and few ball marks. The walking rates are still in line with other local course offerings less the cart. It is a pretty easy walk on the Oaks and Creek nines.