Another beautiful autumn morning, on a very uncrowded day. Have to piggy-back on Cotoman's most recent review. Course is in very nice condition and a pleasure to play. I was particularly impressed with how quickly the greens recovered from the recent aeration. Nice to enjoy carts off the path, which has been what I've been accustomed to on the South course

Played this course about two weeks before the pros, very cool experience. Course was immaculate as you would expect. They had us hitting off mats on the par threes and sections of the fairways that I assume were popular landing spots were roped off. I think if you landed in them you were supposed to move your ball or hit off a mat somewhere, never came up.

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Played this course about two weeks before the pros, very cool experience. Course was immaculate as you would expect. They had us hitting off mats on the par threes and sections of the fairways that I assume were popular landing spots were roped off. I think if you landed in them you were supposed to move your ball or hit off a mat somewhere, never came up.

Great to watch it on TV as my pictures don't seem to do the magnificent setting justice.
Truly a once in a lifetime experience, which brings me to my caveat. It is now $350+forecaddy tip and I'm assuming once the whole complex is complete it will be more.

Hotel looks finished but there is lots of construction going on including a rock crusher that seemed to follow us sound wise for several holes. The course winds its way thru the red rocks and the black lava fields so it is definitely a unique experience.

The round comes with unlimited tasty food at two different comfort stations (don't think I could eat myself even) but it is a 5-hr. round at minimum, so the golf was a bit of a slog. The black lava is a ball magnet, but it can kick the ball back into play which is cool to watch.

The consensus among all the locals I played with afterward was that it was overrated and overpriced, I agree but still say it is worth it once, doubt I will be playing it again.
My favorite hole might have been the bonus 19th. 75-yard par three over water to a green surrounded by black lava.
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Got out on the North course after being closed ten days for maintenance. You couldn't even tell the greens were aerated and they had some speed to them. Soft with some firmness mixed in, the green should be up to top speed by mid November, once cooler weather arrives and they have been rolled a few times. Pas pallum Bermuda fairways look great as the base has held up (unlike th... » More

Got out on the North course after being closed ten days for maintenance. You couldn't even tell the greens were aerated and they had some speed to them. Soft with some firmness mixed in, the green should be up to top speed by mid November, once cooler weather arrives and they have been rolled a few times. Pas pallum Bermuda fairways look great as the base has held up (unlike the South course) and they didn't have to overseed them, tees still have several varieties of grass but are very playable and bunkers are quite nice too. I'm sure by February we will wish the fairways were overseeded as the Bermuda stops growing during cold weather. The rough has great coverage and is very nasty as the ball sinks right to the bottom. Nice thing is that there are no cart path restrictions, so POP is 4 hours.

Thoroughly surprised as i was expecting two mediocre courses for several more months.
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Played this AM. All tee boxes now open. Greens healed. Nice white sand in front 9 bunkers. Still some back 9 holes not done yet. Other than damp fairways that need mowing the place looks good. Excellent customer service from Mateo and Christian in the shop. With some mowing and dry temps course should dry out and firm up over the coming weeks.

It's about time for another review of good ole Fairmount Park. Got out for 9 yesterday afternoon, course was uncrowded at 1pm on a weekday for sure. Rates are the same ($18 for 9 holes for a non-city resident) but conditions seem to be on the decline: fairways are more dead/dying/dirtpatchy, especially big swaths of the par 5 4th hole. Greens are cut and roll nicely but aren't ... » More

It's about time for another review of good ole Fairmount Park. Got out for 9 yesterday afternoon, course was uncrowded at 1pm on a weekday for sure. Rates are the same ($18 for 9 holes for a non-city resident) but conditions seem to be on the decline: fairways are more dead/dying/dirtpatchy, especially big swaths of the par 5 4th hole. Greens are cut and roll nicely but aren't super fast or anything. Teeboxes are either unlevel or patchy dirt. Still a perfect muni walking experience, all things considered.
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