A repeat of last week which we attempted two 9 hole rounds at two courses but the light rain held us off from playing here last Sunday. Tee'd off at 6:25 Black Oak GC and finished that nine at 7:32 wa... Continue »

A repeat of last week which we attempted two 9 hole rounds at two courses but the light rain held us off from playing here last Sunday. Tee'd off at 6:25 Black Oak GC and finished that nine at 7:32 walking. Then a short ride to The Ridge arriving before 8Am and securing a back 9 round before the early birds got to the 10th tee. Finished this round at 9:25 for a total POP of under three hours! Enjoyed that pace and got us home just after 10am for the early games of NFL kickoff weekend.
Anyway to course conditions.
The greens here seem to be finally at the condition I'd expect. Rolling a bit on the slower side but nicely grown in and few ball marks.
Playing only the back 9 noticed some areas, like front of 10th green for example and other fairways have bare spots mixed with green grass which I didn't recall last time I played. I was in one of these areas on 15 and took a bump then chunked a PW ;(...
Bunkers were wet and the crew was raking the 14th as it seemed a pipe had broken. Maybe the reason some other areas were soaked too?
The wet sand on 17th was no issue as I clipped a 58 degree with spin and check to a back pin and made the 8 footer.
Overall with the cooler weather coming the course should round out to better than good condition soon. As my previous reviews had been expecting and hoping. The 9 hole rate was $45 with cart and x2 for the full round I expect better than good conditions in this area at this $$ level.