Enjoyed a very nice round at West Seattle this morning. Teed off at 7 am as a three with a couple of friends, let a single through on #2, and never waited or was pushed after that, finishing in about ... Continue »

Enjoyed a very nice round at West Seattle this morning. Teed off at 7 am as a three with a couple of friends, let a single through on #2, and never waited or was pushed after that, finishing in about 3 and 1/2 hours. Overall conditions were very good, greens on the firm side, only holding a well struck shot. They did roll very nice, true at a medium fast pace. Fairways and rough good, as were the tee boxes. I found both the fairway and green side bunker on #1, and both had great sand. I found a couple others as well, and they were just as good. Conditions here are really nice, and will only get better between now and July 4, when they hold the Seattle amateur. The layout can still give me fits, I feel like the first 13 holes here are as good as any public track in Washington, but after that it gets ridiculously hard, without feeling fun. Holes 14 through 17 here require absolutely perfect shots, merely good ones get seriously punished and that can just leave you feeling so disappointed as you walk up 18. The quality conditions at a fair price ($40 to walk) made it all good today, but there times when those four holes can just wreck the day.