I played 2 rounds on 5/23/06. The first round was in the late morning. I played from the blues - only 6000 yards. "Piece of cake", I said to myself. That was until the wind kicked up. Needless t... Continue »

I played 2 rounds on 5/23/06. The first round was in the late morning. I played from the blues - only 6000 yards. "Piece of cake", I said to myself. That was until the wind kicked up. Needless to say, the course kicked my butt. The afternoon round was still tough - even though I played from whites. However, my afternoon round was 7 strokes better than the morning round.

Since I live very near by, I golf here often. The course was generally in good shape. The fairways were neatly mowed and in lush, green condition. The rough was not terribly high, but high enough to be challenging. The bunkers were in poor condition - perhaps due to the recent rain. They really need to fluff the sand or add sand to the bunkers. There is nothing more frustrating than to make a perfectly good swing in the bunker only to hit hard pay and to bounce into the ball and skull it. The greens were in pretty good shape, but they were bumpy and slower than they usually are. I think with the rain we had the night before they hadn't yet been mowed.

I still think this is a great track, one of the best in SD. It puts emphasis on shot making rather than distance. I only use driver on 5 holes. The rest of them are irons, rescues or fairway woods. If the greens had been rolling truer, it probably would have saved me 2 strokes per side. It's unfortunate because the greens here are typically in great shape.

The course is up for sale, so I'm concerned that they might start cutting corners on maintenance. I hope that won't be the case. I know that JC Resorts wants to continue managing the course, so hopefully, they won't let the condition slide downhill. So stay posted and I'll let you know, as I usually play there once a week in the summer daylight horus.