Decided late on Sunday morning to play a quick local round and Chester Dubs got the call again. Not much new to report since my last review three weeks ago other than the temporary green on hole 2 is ... Continue »

Decided late on Sunday morning to play a quick local round and Chester Dubs got the call again. Not much new to report since my last review three weeks ago other than the temporary green on hole 2 is now back to its normal state and playing very long.

Mixed bag of conditions throughout the course - just as easily find thin and dried out on the fairway as you will green and lush. A good bit of mud around as well with overwatered sections of the course. Greens were generally a bit fuzzy and could use a press. Rolls were inconsistent at best and medium speed. Tee boxes good enough while the bunkers are in good shape.

POP was pretty slow as we were behind a tournament but overall just under five hours. Definitely worth the $42 greens fee + cart for a late arriver. Not the greatest track by any means but still fun and I managed to somehow birdie the 490-yard par 4 17th fully into the wind so that made it well worth it as I'd never even parred that beast before.

Still plenty of room for Chester Washington to improve for sure, but it's also still worth playing right now if you get a good price and the POP doesn't add up to six hours.

Played on Saturday at Chester Washington after going as a single and getting a $45 special with food and drinks and range balls. Was it worth it? Well, the hot dog was good. But the golf wasn't too ba... Continue »

Played on Saturday at Chester Washington after going as a single and getting a $45 special with food and drinks and range balls. Was it worth it? Well, the hot dog was good. But the golf wasn't too bad either.

Be warned that there is currently a temporary green on the second hole that was simply mowed a bit lower in the middle of the fairway, and the hole around the cup looks like it was made for Foot Golf. Yeah, it stinks, but luckily it's the only one.

We had a slow group of nine split into two groups ahead of us, but we seemed to mostly move okay for the better part of the day. I would like to say to the two different 'gentlemen' who picked up my balls just off the fairway (and one who decided to hit it for fun), 'Get your sh-t together and knock that sh-t off.' Rant over. POP overall was not bad.

Conditions at CW are just okay all around, and that's being fairly kind. Fairways have a few good areas to land on if you're lucky, but you'll mostly find thin lies or dirt, which is always fun. The greens, just coming out of aeration about two weeks ago, are still pretty bumpy and in need of a good roll, but not terrible. Rough a hodge podge. Tee boxes beat up. Bunkers are in good shape as usual here, which is always strange, but cool.

Not much else to report but what you see is what you get. It's by no means a super challenging track (with the exception of holes 7-9), but it's a good place get some confidence back in your game and feed your fix.

Played Friday. Course was crowded. Conditions are I think above average. Pace of play was faster than the crowded course appeared.

Greens were recently punched (small tine). There were some b... Continue »

Played Friday. Course was crowded. Conditions are I think above average. Pace of play was faster than the crowded course appeared.

Greens were recently punched (small tine). There were some bald spots especially on Hole 2 (par 3). Looked like some fungus issue. For the most part though even these greens rolled fairly true with little bumpiness. Fairways had good coverage with some thin lies especially on back 9. Rough was a various mix of cut thin to bare to truly thick stuff so mileage will vary. Bunkers had in my opinion the right amount of sand. Just enough to get your club under the ball. Tee boxes were flat and lush.

Pace of play was strange. We were a twosome stuck behind a really slow 4some. It was so bad that they were literally a hole behind. They were hospitable enough to let us play through but only AFTER we hit up on them mistakenly. I think it was hole 7, they had literally disappeared from the green and we thought they left so we hit; only to find them marching onto the green as my ball hit the front part of the green.

Overall conditions are decent to above average. Starter was accommodating towards his customers and that helps. Definitely recommended to play.

Played 5/8 had a 12:10p tee time for $26.99. Guy in proshop let me out early around 11:30a. The whole course is very dry. Tee boxes are level, not too many divots and green for the most part. The fair... Continue »

Played 5/8 had a 12:10p tee time for $26.99. Guy in proshop let me out early around 11:30a. The whole course is very dry. Tee boxes are level, not too many divots and green for the most part. The fairways are very dry. Thin lies all day and when you do find green grass, its "fluffy" so the ball sits down, kinda like your in the first cut of rough. Greens are 95% recovered from recent aerification so nice and green but they are not cutting them short or rolling them yet. Greens very bumpy and soft. Slow to medium speed. The fringe and around the greens are what you would expect with not watering as much as they should, dry and thin lies. Sand traps were ok good. Cant tell where the rough begins and the fairway ends. Chester Washington is usually in a little better shape than this.

Played an early morning round at CW last week and was absolutely thrilled with the organizational aspect of a course that often has plenty of trouble getting this right. Not only did we get out right ... Continue »

Played an early morning round at CW last week and was absolutely thrilled with the organizational aspect of a course that often has plenty of trouble getting this right. Not only did we get out right on time with our carts at a great rate of just $31, but also finished in exactly four hours, which, if you've played here often, is nothing short of amazing. Long may it continue.

Unfortunately the course conditions did not match the results of the course management. The fairways are very dried out so 80% of the time you're going to find thin lies, and the rough is not much better. There's an occasional green patch out there to make you happy, but this track could definitely use some watering and greenery. The bunkers remain in good shape as usual though, so that's nice. Tee boxes are just okay.

Greens were a bumpy mess throughout the day. I believe they were aerated about a month ago but this past week they were in dire need of a roll. The outer edges especially had a very bizarre bumpiness to them that made putting an adventure to the extreme. Not enough people here fix their ball marks, either. Speeds were pretty slow overall but they did hold shots very well due to their sponginess. A far cry from the fast greens I'd found here in prior visits.

In terms of layout, the course is pretty flat and non-descript with the exception of its main teeth from holes six through nine. No par 5s on the front nine so keep that in mind. Back nine to me seems much easier than the front, but wouldn't you know it my only blowup hole was on the back. Go figure. Anyway, good marks to the staff and all for the behind the scenes business, but the course itself could definitely use some improvement right now.

Greens very good and fast and soft for a city course. The cup edge DESTROYED on many holes by the rabbit SOB's that uses his/her putter to pick ball out of cup. I had 3 balls lip out of cup that sho... Continue »

Greens very good and fast and soft for a city course. The cup edge DESTROYED on many holes by the rabbit SOB's that uses his/her putter to pick ball out of cup. I had 3 balls lip out of cup that should have dropped. Shot a 75 from blues, that could have been a 72. For it only being a month or so since aeration, I thought the green were great. I was disappointed in the fairway conditions and with no notice at the counter. But found out that they are starting the process of changing out the fairway grass. Maybe less water use in the future (after watering a lot to get the new grass to grow). The rough was mostly dead and many bare spots (keep it in the middle). Sand traps had nice white sand. A delight for a city course and not seen the last 8 years.

For those of you read my reviews, you know me to be a "crack of dawn - first off" type player. After todays round, it only validates this for me.

After a 2 1/2 hour drive from Coto to make my 10:3... Continue »

For those of you read my reviews, you know me to be a "crack of dawn - first off" type player. After todays round, it only validates this for me.

After a 2 1/2 hour drive from Coto to make my 10:37 tee time, arrived just before 10am. After checking in with the shop who represented they were running a few minutes behind. At 10:25 I asked the group on the tee what their tee time was and the response was "I don't know, I'm in the skins game" I learned there were at least five fivesomes of groups in the skins game. Starter told me they arrived late so they were running behind. Finally after almost 40 minutes past our starting time, we hit off only to be met with four (4) groups waiting on the 2nd hole. It took us 5 1/2 hours plus the delay to begin our round - over 6+ hours !!! That is unacceptable !

Greens were far and away the best only good part of the course. Fairways were thin, rough was horrible, bunkers were hit or miss.

Then I had the 2 1/2 hour drive home. Twelve hours portal to portal to play one round of golf on a crappy course. Never again! I'm already looking forward to my 6:30am (First off)
next Monday at Santa Anita, and my round at Coto tomorrow pre-6 o'clock.

Don't want to hammer Chester Washington too badly as they were kind enough to comp Kassper7 two rounds after his last debacle there a week ago, but doing right by customers must be treated separately ... Continue »

Don't want to hammer Chester Washington too badly as they were kind enough to comp Kassper7 two rounds after his last debacle there a week ago, but doing right by customers must be treated separately from honest course conditions, right? Regardless the rest of this review, thanks to CW for doing that for us and trying to make it right.

As for the round itself, we had an 11:07 tee time and finally got out around 11:25 or so. We played the blue tees with two funny guys from the area. POP overall though was pretty abysmal for a Friday afternoon as the round finished at just around five and a half hours. That left plenty of time for course critiquing.

First off, the greens have somehow miraculously gotten fast here in total contrast to the slow, spongy greens they used to have. They actually run pretty fast and nice now, however there are a lot of ball marks to contend with and the pin placements today at those speeds were sometimes quite preposterous. Balls would simply keep rolling if they caught the slope with any pace and it was sometimes quite frustrating.

The fairways are typical of winter conditions - thin lies, browned out, hardpan and the occasional luck of getting onto a nice patch of the green stuff. Rough is not much better and a mix of all the same things - not a lot of differentiation from one to the other.

Fairways bunkers are in great shape, but unfortunately they're exactly the same around the greens. CW was always pretty reliable when it came to the traps, but they are currently very thin around the greens - best to chip the ball out of there with some conviction than hit a traditional bunker shot. Tee boxes were also a little beat up all around but level at least.

But hey, the round was on them and so that's always a good day. It's nice to see that CW has gotten their greens going better, but unfortunately it looks like it came at the expense of some other aspects of the course. Still, it's a nice little track to play that is challenging enough to keep you focused while still generous off the tee in most areas. A little rain would go a long way here, but that won't fix the bunkers!

Played 10/18. I did not ask the pro shop but strangest green aerification/maintenance i've ever seen. No warning on Golfnow or Golfzing. Holes 1,2,4,8,11 is punched and sanded. Holes 3,14,15,16,17 no ... Continue »

Played 10/18. I did not ask the pro shop but strangest green aerification/maintenance i've ever seen. No warning on Golfnow or Golfzing. Holes 1,2,4,8,11 is punched and sanded. Holes 3,14,15,16,17 no maintenance, greens are fine, smooth with medium speed. Holes 5,6,7,9,10,12,13,18 is punched with needle tines, no sand. Rest of the course is typical fall/winter muni conditions.