Got out to Woodley Lakes this past Friday for a fun round with a buddy of mine and we were joined by another single with an 11:50am tee time. It was a beautiful summer day with little to no wind and t... Continue »

Got out to Woodley Lakes this past Friday for a fun round with a buddy of mine and we were joined by another single with an 11:50am tee time. It was a beautiful summer day with little to no wind and temperatures that failed to mimic the sun, so that was good. It was still hot enough to ride though and not walk.

Was quite pleasantly surprised to find Woodley in such favorable conditions this late in the season. The greens were running really good for all the traffic, held shots nicely and actually had some decent pace to them. Nothing tricky at Woodley so good putting is easily rewarded.

The fairways were mostly in good shape with some thin or burnt out lies here and there, but overall very pleasing and not at all expected. The rough is completely manageable as well. Tee boxes (played the blues) were all level and good, although a few were a bit thin in terms of coverage. Bunkers were okay - nothing great, nothing horrific.

POP was a dreamy four hours on the nose which was amazing for this time of day. There is no cart service so having to run back to the snack shop/cafeteria at the turn isn't ideal, but it is what it is. Woodley does have a very good driving range with grass so that's a treat, but you can't take your carts down there all the way which is a bit annoying when it freezes up on you ... first world problems.

Overall a very good showing at Woodley for a straightforward golf experience without all the frills and drama of other courses, but great to get in a solid round for some confidence with wide open fairways and little trouble to get into on the day.