While in town, you know I was going to attempt a full Wickenburg sweep. After Los Caballeros, I raced over to WCC. There were only two cars in the parking lot, but a couple of guys were gearing up the... Continue »

While in town, you know I was going to attempt a full Wickenburg sweep. After Los Caballeros, I raced over to WCC. There were only two cars in the parking lot, but a couple of guys were gearing up their cart to play, so I knew the place was still open. The guy in the pro shop was very nice and let me know they usually close around 5:00 (it was about 3:45 when I checked in). He said as long as I had the cart in by 5:30, I was welcome to play as much as I could (with the option to keep walking the course after 5:30 if I wanted). Price was only $10. I started on the back nine to avoid that twosome teeing off at the same time. I still caught them on the 9th hole (my 18th) and I was returning my cart at 5:15! The course was in better condition than expected for the price. The tee boxes were good. The fairways were pretty nice for the most part. The rough was more spotty with some bare areas blending into the desert. The greens were great. Rolling quick and smooth. The bunkers here made I wish I was in the WR gravel, though. They were just hard-packed dirt/sand and not good at all. I came into this round with very low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised by this course. The conditions were good other than the bunkers. The layout puts the "fun" in funky. It is very narrow, moderately hilly and there are a lot of awkward angles. It's not a long course and there is a massive gap between blues and whites. I chose to play the whites (only 5500 yards) at the end of a long day and to keep the round as quick as possible. Also, the wind was crazy all day. I am glad I did. Some of the blue tees really felt crammed in with semi-blind shots, so that would have been a real adventure as a tired first-time player! Some of the blue tees (6300 yards) struck me as an older course that tried to "stretch out" at some point and resulted in some wacky angles. I brought that up to the pro shop guy after the round and he seemed to think that wasn't the case. Either way, it's a huge difference between the tees here. WCC is definitely a quirky course that is a bit rough around the edges (all dirt cart paths), but I found it to be enjoyable (especially for $10 with a cart and having the course basically to myself). It is still a clear 3rd place in Wickenburg. Just more entertaining than I would have expected.