I was concerned about playing the course (I was invited out by some collegues) because of some of the reviews I had read. I also had heard Black Gold had had a tough summer. What I experienced after ... Continue »

I was concerned about playing the course (I was invited out by some collegues) because of some of the reviews I had read. I also had heard Black Gold had had a tough summer. What I experienced after some trepidation was a golf course in much better shape the expected, some of the best greens I had ever played and you could tell the course was working hard to right the ship. I noticed a lot of sod along the course and the maintenance crew I came upon were all working hard on grass projects. I even spoke with a pro named Larry who told me about their struggles and what they have been working on. I think they are on the right path and the course in my mind was as good as any of the others I had recently played. I think they are much better. Also we could drive on about 60% of the course (excluding par 3's.) They told me at check in that their cart path only status was no longer. Thank god, because the course is tough to walk.

Greens were in great shape, best i have seen in two years. The customer service was very good this time. I have had problums there before with very poor attitudes. The only complaint i have is when... Continue »

Greens were in great shape, best i have seen in two years. The customer service was very good this time. I have had problums there before with very poor attitudes. The only complaint i have is when cart path only the customer should be told. But the rate was very good, higher than quoted on phone but only by a few bucks and the guy in the pro shope honored his price. that was very cool. Now the problum. The fairways were the worst i have ever seen there. There were huge dead areas, tons of mud and lots of ripped up areas from mowers, #16 was almost totally ripped up. They are working on it so give it sometime, maybe they are getting their act togeather....

Played Black Gold and was severely disappointed. Course was in terrible shape and fairways and rough are dirt.

Played Black Gold and was severely disappointed. Course was in terrible shape and fairways and rough are dirt.

played early this morning...found an online discount for $45, which i thought was a great deal since regular green fees are $90

even considering the discount, i don't think the round was worth $45.... Continue »

played early this morning...found an online discount for $45, which i thought was a great deal since regular green fees are $90

even considering the discount, i don't think the round was worth $45...

lets start with the good...the scenery and views are top notch...there was some fog this morning, but once it cleared, the views were great...the tee boxes are in excellent shape...

for the mixed bag...greens are very firm and very fast, but you can see occasional ball mark damage...the golfers who have been playing this course regularly do NOT know how to fix ball marks properly, and it shows on several greens...

now for the bad...the fairways and rough are in terrible shape...virtually every hole has bare spots, large patches of mud and dirt, and parts of the rough are just mud...do not believe the pictures on their website...the conditions of the rough and fairways there right now is flat out bad

my advice...give it at least two weeks, maybe even a month or more, depending on how quickly they fix the damage, before you consider playing this course...

if you dont mind the dirt and mud, and dont mind moving the ball around to better lies on the fairway, then the internet specials may be worth it for you...like i said above, the tee boxes and greens are in decent shape...

but otherwise...give it some time, because when this course recovers from whatever happened to it, it will no doubt be top notch...the potential is there, but its just not good right now...kind of like a pretty girl with a hot bod, but has an acne outbreak or rashes or something...sorry if that sounds sexist

The greens have really come around and were nice. The rest of the couse is still not there. They are watering it like crazy, CART PATH ONLY (which they don't tell you until you get there), and the f... Continue »

The greens have really come around and were nice. The rest of the couse is still not there. They are watering it like crazy, CART PATH ONLY (which they don't tell you until you get there), and the fairways and rough are still growing in. They did the "standard" here are your free NIKE golf balls. They still need to get with the program and lower the rate until the course is ready.

I called to see if they reducing the green fee due to the conditions....the guy on the phone was SO incredible rude and said the course is the best condition its been ever... haha. I needed a laugh, t... Continue »

I called to see if they reducing the green fee due to the conditions....the guy on the phone was SO incredible rude and said the course is the best condition its been ever... haha. I needed a laugh, thanks guys!

What a joke, a sleeve of balls! Lower the price to $65.00 (weekends)until the course is in better shape.

What a joke, a sleeve of balls! Lower the price to $65.00 (weekends)until the course is in better shape.

My mother always told me that if I didn't have anything good to say about something I shouldn#t say anything at all, but in this case I'll make an exception.

Previous post is entirely correct if a ... Continue »

My mother always told me that if I didn't have anything good to say about something I shouldn#t say anything at all, but in this case I'll make an exception.

Previous post is entirely correct if a little short on details. I had played Black Gold at the end of July and was quite looking forward to playing it again (on Friday 12 Oct). Place has gone downhill faster than a rock off a cliff. Fairways are just gone. Got to the stage where we were aiming for th semi rough just to get a half decent lie.

Greens were never great in the first place, and they have not imporved. Covered in pitch mark, half of which have not been repaired.
Tees were average at best.

They have a sign in the pro-shop saying "Black Gold guarantees a 5 hour round". What it should say is that your round is not going to be less than 5 hours.

As compensation for the state of the course we were each given 3 Nike Power Distance balls on the first tee. $1 off would have been more useful than balls I'd never use.

Guess I don't really need to say if I'll be back soon.

played 10/11/07, most of course is under rehab. most fairways have to walk to ball, so gps is useless, no yardarge markers, fertilizer everywhere, no fun

played 10/11/07, most of course is under rehab. most fairways have to walk to ball, so gps is useless, no yardarge markers, fertilizer everywhere, no fun