Rode the Blacks (6636/72.0/133) in 3H, 15M mid day. Clear, slight breeze and around 105. The routing is bizarre, I got lost twice. You play 3-4 holes, then you travel 1/4 mile plus through streets or... Continue »

Rode the Blacks (6636/72.0/133) in 3H, 15M mid day. Clear, slight breeze and around 105. The routing is bizarre, I got lost twice. You play 3-4 holes, then you travel 1/4 mile plus through streets or residential neighborhoods. I have never played a course more spread out. Lots of elevated tee shots as many holes play downhill. Many holes turn, so local knowledge would assist. The combination of constantly downhill and hardpan made for some ridiculously long drives. I have over 300 rounds in my Arccos tracking system and beat my previous long drive by almost 25 yards. I was pin high on a 547 yard par 5 with a driver and 5 iron? Unfortunately, the turf conditions were poor across the board. I did not get the impression that they recently went downhill with the summer heat. Calling this course rough around the edges is insulting rough around the edges. All grass areas from tees, rough and fairways were thin Bermuda mixed with hardpan. Traps were not in good shape, and you could tell by looking at the edges that attention to detail is not a priority here. Greens were still recovering from aeration and were bumpy and medium slow. I did not have high expectations for $20 after reading some of the prior reviews. What is really strange is that I had almost double my average number of par or better holes. Posted my best round of 2020 that could have been really low except for one blow up hole. Even then, I still have little desire to play here again unless the turf conditions were CLEARLY substantially better than I encountered. Part of that feeling is based on calling over in the morning to inquire if a tee time was needed. The response I got was that no, come on over, tee sheet mid day is wide open. Other course is closed for maintenance, but this one is in great condition. Great condition? Compared to what, a cow pasture? Many fun holes but could not recommend. Too many really good courses within a few miles that have good grass on them.