22 April 1030 three ball on a gorgeous post card desert morning, finishing by 2pm. My mate from Oz is visiting and this was one of the courses on our list; his Hcp=8. The course hurt him.
As is alway... Continue »

22 April 1030 three ball on a gorgeous post card desert morning, finishing by 2pm. My mate from Oz is visiting and this was one of the courses on our list; his Hcp=8. The course hurt him.
As is always the case, check in a breeze, and busy today with three courses in play for the large membership.
Customer service is, essentially, perfect.
No GPS carts, but wet towels, free water and ice in the cooler.
Off to the all grass practice range and chipping area with Taylor Made practice balls neatly stacked. Good flat range with lots of targets. Two chipping areas, one with bunkers easily warm you up.
Good starter brief on the first tee (thanks Marv). This course is a tremendous test, and not a favorite of the members due difficulty. Having said that, I love Dye courses; how the design challenges you from the first tee shot ALL the way to the final putt on 18 green. I love to play here each month and dream about that first hole.
We played Black/Blue tees-Red for Shazza; they were in fair condition, lush (at times thin), level, no bare spots but divot damage mostly on the blues.
Fairways were good, firmish, lush with a few bare spots requiring water, but divots were filled.
The rough was lush, around 2 inches, no bare areas and did not see any damage from play.
Sand bunkers were good green-side, airy, and plentiful; fairway bunkers more compact but groomed just as nicely. Greens were good. Smooth, bumpy at times, medium to slow speed as they let the grass grow a bit, and there were some bare/brown patches but few ball marks. Lots of undulations and runoffs to plan your misses.
The design is aesthetically pleasing, if not a bit intimidating, and well presented. If opportunity arises to play with a member for $125, it is worth the experience.

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