Island living; that is what I aspire for. Played here Monday; walked up and literally opened the place up. Folks walk their dogs on the grounds early AM so be mindful of them. Teed off at 7-ish. F... Continue »

Island living; that is what I aspire for. Played here Monday; walked up and literally opened the place up. Folks walk their dogs on the grounds early AM so be mindful of them. Teed off at 7-ish. Finished 9 holes around an hour and replayed the 9 again and still had time to make it back to the Bed & Breakfast (Mt. Ada) before 9am.

Rented clubs. Not my first choice, it's a mixed bag of old clubs so if you don't mind hitting really tired/old clubs then give it a whack. Several of those clubs need to be regripped by the way. First 9 were spent trying to figure out the club's tendencies and which clubs I could rely. The next 9 I at least figured out what these clubs would do.

Greens are SLOW. They have some kikuya infestation and you will need to hit the ball hard. Ball ran pretty true; just a little bouncy. Everything breaks downhill and towards the town so be mindful of pin location. Fairways are a little brown except when you get closer to the hole. Green complexes are pretty green and have full coverage. Bunkers are typical municipal quality -- a little loose on top with hard pack underneath.

Pace of play was a sizzling 2 hours for 18 holes. Not bad considering it is an executive style course with NO par 5 just a mix of par 4 and 3s. It's not a bad place to play considering it's the only game in town (literally). It's kinda casual here so expect to bump up against groups that move at a slower pace. Just be courteous and give way to the faster groups.

Did I have fun? Playing golf as a single is always fun. Bring out a group of non golfers and a few beers perhaps antics will ensue. It's was a fun round either way.