This is the best I have seen this course. Mind you it's very busy nowadays with the longer days of summer.

Greens medium/fast and the ball will hold their line. Please note that during the late... Continue »

This is the best I have seen this course. Mind you it's very busy nowadays with the longer days of summer.

Greens medium/fast and the ball will hold their line. Please note that during the late summer days the evening sun will make the greens a little bumpy. If you strike the ball square it should hold it's line well. Fairways had good coverage. Bunkers actually have sand -- decent to fair. Rough is thick to cut to the same height as fairway. Tee boxes are flat.

The course has made a steady improvement. Personally very pleased with conditions. Throw in the fact it's a relatively fast-ish 9 holes and playing in 2 hours or less, it's definitely a better deal. And if you're a Players Card member it's even better.

Played here yesterday.

Greens have healed and are night and day compared to what they were perhaps a year ago. They roll pretty true. They are receptive and run at medium/fast speeds.

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Played here yesterday.

Greens have healed and are night and day compared to what they were perhaps a year ago. They roll pretty true. They are receptive and run at medium/fast speeds.

I guess that heavy layer of sand worked after their last aeration. Greens look very healthy.

Fairways are lush with a few thin lies here and there but certainly playable.

Rough is still mix of thick to non-existent.

Bunkers have always been a problem here but there is sand even if a few of them have a thin layer of it with clay underneath. I have played here often enough to know what to look for and adjust my swing accordingly.

Tee boxes are mix of dirt and thick/thin grass but playable.

Pace of play is getting slower and noticable for 9 holes. Word is getting around that it's a great course to play when time is not your friend and yet want to play golf.

Personally I like the direction that Harbor has taken. Conditions are solid for this time of the year. You can do better but for what it is and what is has, definitely a place to play a round or three.

Twilight round at Harbor Park after some work stuff in the area near quittin' time. Had the clubs in the trunk and made the short trip over. Originally was going out as a single, then two more joined ... Continue »

Twilight round at Harbor Park after some work stuff in the area near quittin' time. Had the clubs in the trunk and made the short trip over. Originally was going out as a single, then two more joined after that and then another guy in a cart on the second tee box. But we moved quickly and it was an enjoyable round with these guys. Good POP. Conditions are good at Harbor Park right now which is great. The greens look healthy enough but were putting very slow late in the day and felt quite spongy. They have recovered from aerification fine but could use a good roll. They putted rather slow and a bit bumpy but the coverage was good. Fairways are in pretty good shape right now but you can find a few thin areas of course. Rough is a mixed bag. Bunkers looked serviceable. Tee boxes were a bit mashed up but flat lies could be found at least. Apparently they've put a little money back into the course as evidenced by new ball washers and flags on the holes. It also looks like that's trickled back down into the overall conditions as well, so that's good to see. This place really helped me years ago get into the game with their great $8.50 price for a fun and challenging(ish) regulation nine-hole course. Been a while since I'd been back so I enjoyed it. Played a decent round too which was nice.

Greens have healed. They roll fairly true with few bumps. Noticed that playing in the afternoon versus morning is completely different for greens here. In the morning they roll pretty quick, true a... Continue »

Greens have healed. They roll fairly true with few bumps. Noticed that playing in the afternoon versus morning is completely different for greens here. In the morning they roll pretty quick, true and hit firm. Towards the afternoon the POA blooms and makes putts a lot more bouncy and roll with medium speed.

Tee boxes good.

Bunkers a good portion of them have sand a few still don't and have this thin layer of sand.... thinking of hole 9 right side bunker. Rest of bunkers for the most part had decent sand. Hole 4's fairway bunker has new sand just nobody really rakes it.

Rough is mixed bag; cut short to super think and clingy.

Tee boxes for most part are flatish. There are a good many bare spots but that doesn't happen until Hole 5.

Pace of play was slow for Saturday mid-morning.

Played Monday.

Greens have healed but very bumpy. They look slow but roll to medium speed. Greens are inconsistent from green to green so beware. Fairways have decent cushion and coverage. Ro... Continue »

Played Monday.

Greens have healed but very bumpy. They look slow but roll to medium speed. Greens are inconsistent from green to green so beware. Fairways have decent cushion and coverage. Rough is mix of fairway height to deep rough. What you roll into is what you get. Tee boxes are flatish with some bare spots. Bunkers are a mess. Pace of play is OK.

FYI they pushed back twilight to after 4. Suits me fine because it's not busy at 3 but you do have to pay full boat.

Well of course I didn't bother to check the aeration schedule here on GK and what am I rewarded? They aerate the first 4 greens not with sand but literally it looked and played like a bunker instead ... Continue »

Well of course I didn't bother to check the aeration schedule here on GK and what am I rewarded? They aerate the first 4 greens not with sand but literally it looked and played like a bunker instead of a green.

Note to self AWLAYS Check GK for the latest aeration alerts. No other place has it and it's a quick, easy check.

Not complaining -- ok perhaps just a little. But if you have enough sand to be able to draw designs in the sand on the GREEN, well I would say there was a little too much sand.

Sanded greens were for the most part slow. Unaerated greens were in pretty decent shape. They rolled well with a little bumpiness from the afternoon sun but held their line with good strokes. Fairways in decent shape. Bunkers looked OK. Tees were mostly uneven and bare but playable.

Pace of play behind the Harbor Gateway tournament was slow. Finished with plenty of light and no mosquitoes. If they plan to aerate the balance of holes next week, I would give it time to heal. Greens looked very healthy and it's my hope the staff here know what they are doing to help these greens recover quickly.

Played yesterday for my weekly golf fix. Greens have improved to the point those splotchy, bouncy greens are a thing of the past even with the afternoon sun. They run pretty true with medium speed... Continue »

Played yesterday for my weekly golf fix. Greens have improved to the point those splotchy, bouncy greens are a thing of the past even with the afternoon sun. They run pretty true with medium speed. They run a lot faster than they look. Fairways with decent coverage. Bunkers still a mixed bag of grainy sand, no sand, and hard pan. The worst is a thin layer of sand with hard pan/clay underneath. Tee Boxes are flat for the most part but very playable. I have only seen the course improve with their ground staff's latest replacements. They are working on obvious improvements (like a hitting cage which should be up soon) as well as much needed tree thinning and grounds maintenance. It's little wonder this course is getting busier because the local word is getting around. Loads of new faces. Pace of play for 9 holes is an OK 2 hours. Recommended. P.S. Met Warren there, a lurking GKer that noticed my bag tag. LOL. Great playing with you guy and I look forward to playing with you again soon. For the record, it's nice to know the work we do here is appreciated. Spread the GK Word my brothers and sisters! So sayeth the gospel according to GK!

Played yesterday. Course is in decent shape for time of year. POP terrible (almost 3 hours for 9 holes). Greens ran fast and do not hold shots. To use a phrase from Tocho, they are a bit "crusty" ... Continue »

Played yesterday. Course is in decent shape for time of year. POP terrible (almost 3 hours for 9 holes). Greens ran fast and do not hold shots. To use a phrase from Tocho, they are a bit "crusty" due to lack of water and the cold weather as of late. The shot is to run the ball onto the green. Fairways had good coverage. Rough is mixed bag of bare ground, grass cut to the same level as the fairway and just plain thick penal grass. Where you land is what you get. Bunkers have little or no sand and hard-packed. Tee boxes were flat for the most part and playable. It's my goto course when time is a factor and really satisfy the golf itch that needs constant scratching. The nice thing about the course is it does offer a variety of golf holes you find at most courses so it's a good way to keep the game sharp and not drive all over the place.

Played Saturday morning 1/13 at 10:30 with a buddy, paired up with another two-some. I seldom get down to Harbor Park, which makes it a change of pace. Also it fit my itinerary for the day and I like ... Continue »

Played Saturday morning 1/13 at 10:30 with a buddy, paired up with another two-some. I seldom get down to Harbor Park, which makes it a change of pace. Also it fit my itinerary for the day and I like it as a fairly straight forward 9-holer that includes two par fives. Overall conditions were pretty decent for mid-winter. Tee boxes were level or mostly, and had enough coverage on them. The fairways were pretty green overall and mostly decent lies, but there were stretches where the grass, while green, was fairly thin and the sticky, damp undersoil was more of a factor. Rough could be either lush or bare, depending on where you ended up, but usually better around the greens. I missed the bunkers, so no intel there. I thought the greens were in pretty good shape — running medium speed, fairly true, reasonably smooth, and not particularly bumpy or marked up. The pace was a leisurely but steady 2.5 hours. It was a surprisingly warm, sunny day — really very nice to be out for a walk— and I had no complaints. Not a course to go too far out of your way to play, but no reason to avoid either.