Managed to avoid Whittier Narrows my entire life because of the perception that it's not a very nice golf course... and it turns out it was exactly how I thought it'd be. Was out Saturday 1/18 at 9:54... Continue »

Managed to avoid Whittier Narrows my entire life because of the perception that it's not a very nice golf course... and it turns out it was exactly how I thought it'd be. Was out Saturday 1/18 at 9:54 walking the blues. We were doing the River/Pine routing and the first tee had a two group back up. Slow play continued for most of the front, with at least a one group wait on every box. Things did manage to open up after the turn but they let fivesomes out there so prepare for a slow day.

In fairness, the conditions themselves might have been a little better than I anticipated as I did enjoy the layout and the challenge (course has some length and if you're out of position in the trees just take your medicine), but the conditions certainly weren't great. Tee boxes were mostly level however there were a few where you'd be off balance. Fairways were mostly good with some roll out with decent lies but once you ventured off a little lies got a lot more dicey. Lots of bare spots for sure.

One highlight was how nice the greens were. Even the area around the green was nice to putt or chip from. Honestly can make up for a lot of other shortcomings as the greens (while not very large) were mostly free of pitch marks and rolled at a medium-fast pace and true. I was in a couple of bunkers and was surprised they had plenty of sand as well.

Truly feel like this place has potential and I'd play here again but would stop short of recommending it or making it a top choice.