Played Grizzly Ranch on 08/16/2023. Course overall was in great shape. A few fairways had areas of wear, divots and showed thin spots, although overall were plush. Greens were in good shape, soft and ... Continue »

Played Grizzly Ranch on 08/16/2023. Course overall was in great shape. A few fairways had areas of wear, divots and showed thin spots, although overall were plush. Greens were in good shape, soft and receptive to all but the most thinned wedge. Tee boxes overall were fair, mostly level with good grass coverage. Bunkers had decent amount of course, heavy sand, not the fluffy sand some tracks use. Very nice driving range setup, and putting practice area. Course plays shorter than yardage shows as it is at 5,000+ feet elevation. I used 10% as my distance bump (150 in flatlands goes 165 here, etc.). We played the green tees which were 6,782 total. Many of the holes require a tee shot to be positioned on the correct side, or short of areas that runoff. Notably hole 12 (621 from green tees), which unless you are the longest of hitters, or playing a forward tee box is not gettable in 2. I hit 3 wood, 4 hydrid, 52 deg wedge to get on the green in regulation. This hole is cut into three segments by a ravine at about 265 yards from green tees, and then again in front of the green which requires the correct shots off the tee. Unless you carry your driver 310 in the air, you have to lay up off the back tees. Some fun par 4 holes, numbers 11 and 15 are drivable. Hole 11 is 267 but surrounded by bunkers, and 15 is 301 but is protected by a sharp false front so unless you fly it on will roll back down the slope, ask me how I know... Overall, a very nice course to play and the staff was wonderful.