Played on Sat as the 2nd group out. Great pace, finished in just over 3 hours. The small holes that "zeppelin51423" experienced appeared to be gone but the greens were still slightly bumpy. Medium ... Continue »

Played on Sat as the 2nd group out. Great pace, finished in just over 3 hours. The small holes that "zeppelin51423" experienced appeared to be gone but the greens were still slightly bumpy. Medium speed. The rest of the course was lush from tee boxes to fairways. Bunkers had good sand and consistent for the most part. Saw the marshal a couple of times even before 9am, which was appreciated.

Played on Saturday May 27th. I was expecting perfect conditions and that is what we got, except.... for the greens. I was very surprised to see small residual holes from what appeared to be 1/4" tine ... Continue »

Played on Saturday May 27th. I was expecting perfect conditions and that is what we got, except.... for the greens. I was very surprised to see small residual holes from what appeared to be 1/4" tine holes? The grass has grown around the holes nicely but everyone in our 4some agreed there was some sort of small tine punching that had been done recently. Perhaps they did some minimal maintenance earlier in the week. I'm not saying these were your typical punched out greens but the putting lines didn't run all that true and the speed was about medium at best. Given the recent reviews I was expecting pure putting surfaces so I was a bit let down, but all in all the course was still in tremendous conditioning.

The course its self had very lush conditions and posed a decent challenge, especially around the greens. I found myself with tricky pitch shots and having to navigate the contouring of the greens several times with a wedge in my hand. I really do enjoy this golf course and will definitely be back later this summer.

I played here on May 16, 2017. The course was in OUTSTANDING condition. The tee boxes are firm and level, some of the par 3 tee boxes did have some big divots. The course was very lush and green, the ... Continue »

I played here on May 16, 2017. The course was in OUTSTANDING condition. The tee boxes are firm and level, some of the par 3 tee boxes did have some big divots. The course was very lush and green, the are also firm, so a good low flighted shot will run an additional 15-20 yards. The rough was a playable length, about 1" - 1 1/2". There are a lot of bunkers throughout the course, so you will land in at least one. The sand is firm packed, but you can slide your club threw the sand. The greens are rolling really fast. The firm greens and tightly mowed greens = FAST, but true rolling. There are a few hole with some multi-tiers. The practice facility is really nice. Huge practice putting area, nice short game area for pitching and chipping. Highly recommend course to play.

Played in GURU outing along with 7 fellow Guru members. My 4some consisted of putt4dough, rudedog, and weber2323. Goose Creek hosted a qualifier earlier in the day and the players were just finishing... Continue »

Played in GURU outing along with 7 fellow Guru members. My 4some consisted of putt4dough, rudedog, and weber2323. Goose Creek hosted a qualifier earlier in the day and the players were just finishing as we tee'd it up at 1:00. played the back tees and I stepped onto some tee boxes that I have not been on before at Goose. Course was in top notch conditions and the marshall was kind enough to run some pin sheets out to us as the pins were in tournament position. Tee boxes were in the usual great condition. Fairways are short and you must compress the ball to get the best results as always. Greens were running typical Goose fast and no bumps so putts rolled true, Mike, (Weber2323) burned too many cups yesterday, He should have had a fistful of birdies. I was only in one bunker and it had enough sand to get my ball back to the fairway. Rough was fairly thick but gave you opportunity to recover from your errant shot placements. Pace of play was fantastic as we never waited and played at 4 hours and watched the other Guru group finish up on 18 with the brutal back pin position tucked up next to the water. What a fantastic day. Thanks to Ross and all the great people at Goose Creek for having GK Guru event on such a perfect day. Missed JohnnyGK out here though. See you soon Johnny

played 5/16 with the GK Gurus Mark, Kevin, and Keith. POP 3:50. I had a great time with the group despite playing my worst round in over a year.

Just as noted by the earlier reviews, the course wa... Continue »

played 5/16 with the GK Gurus Mark, Kevin, and Keith. POP 3:50. I had a great time with the group despite playing my worst round in over a year.

Just as noted by the earlier reviews, the course was in fantastic shape from tee to green. Although we played the blues, 5-6 of the tee boxes were set up at the tournament tees which could often be 50 yards behind the blues. Tee boxes, fairways, rough, and greens would all rate 8+/10 for me. The greens were quick and sometimes appeared to gain speed going uphill. They were a little over medium/fast and rolled very true. Biggest disappointment for me were the bunkers, of which I found a few: there were quite a few rocks and pebbles among the fairly thin sand.

This was my first time playing at Goose Creek and I loved it. I will definitely be back for another round before too long despite the hour+ drive.

Played Goose Creek on Tuesday May 16th with fellow GK Gurus Mark, Matthew, and Kevin. I met Mark once before and did not know Matthew and Kevin and they were absolutely great to play with. They all ma... Continue »

Played Goose Creek on Tuesday May 16th with fellow GK Gurus Mark, Matthew, and Kevin. I met Mark once before and did not know Matthew and Kevin and they were absolutely great to play with. They all made me feel relaxed and I had allot of fun. Thank you!!! We were following a SCGA qualifier and we played from the blues. WOW was this course set up long.... All the blue boxes were as far back as possible and on several holes we used tee boxes I didn't even know existed. There is not even a course rating on the score card from where we played from. I play this course allot as I live only 3 miles away and this was really interesting to see this course from this length and perspective. I would never have had the opportunity to play these tees without this Guru deal.

That being said, this was a clear example of someone (me) playing from the wrong tees as discussed many times here. LOL While I hit some good shots, I tripled both 17 and 18 to shoot 96, and I must say I was very happy with that score from these tees. I want to thank Mark, Matthew, and Kevin for a great time and since the POP was 3:50 I don't feel I messed up their game much.

As for the course, I agree with Kevin's review, great shape, tees, fairway, greens, and I also did find a few stones in the bunkers. The wind kicked up a little towards the last few holes and made it even longer which was even worse for me. LOL Service was great, got our balls and the carts were placed aside for us to use.

I am really glad I took off work for this. Thanks Johnny for setting this up.

I played in the second GK Review Guru group yesterday, teeing off around 1:20 with kevbig, MrKich and chevelle. Good times! Weather was mostly cloudy, bright overcast skies and a pretty good breeze bl... Continue »

I played in the second GK Review Guru group yesterday, teeing off around 1:20 with kevbig, MrKich and chevelle. Good times! Weather was mostly cloudy, bright overcast skies and a pretty good breeze blowing most all day. Curiously, it seemed to be a crosswind on nearly every hole; very rarely helping or hurting much. POP was ideal at 3:50. Really appreciated the course delivering pin sheets to us when we realized the pins weren't set according to the customary 1-2-3-4 green segments.

Conditions are tip-top right now! The greens are smooth and medium-fast to fast. They are very accepting of short irons (I spun back a couple wedge shots) but longer clubs took a bounce or two before stopping. About medium firmness, which I think fits this layout well. The fairways were lush with great coverage, providing perfect lies all day. The rough was also very lush and well maintained. For the most part, balls sat up on top and it wasn't too penal. Tee boxes were excellent. As others have mentioned, the bunkers are the lone weak spot right now. I was in two, and both felt like they could use some more sand or a deep raking. They did have a thin layer of soft sand on top, but just underneath the surface seemed too firm. I rated everything a 9 except the bunkers.

My appreciation for this course grows with each visit I make. Looking forward to getting out there again soon!

Played with the Gurus today and it was like a country club out there. No one around us except for some annoying foursome behind us (j/k). Pro shop was great, checked in and got my range token and th... Continue »

Played with the Gurus today and it was like a country club out there. No one around us except for some annoying foursome behind us (j/k). Pro shop was great, checked in and got my range token and they said we could basically go anytime we had our foursome ready.

Fairways are really great to hit from. I don't recall seeing much in the way of divot damage. They were mowed nice and provided good rolls. I hit 11/13 of these fairways and it was a shame I could not capitalize more on this.

Don't even ask me about the greens. I give up, I cannot read these to save my life. I thought the greens didn't look fast but they roll more than you think. There were a few bumps but generally everything rolled pretty darn well. Most greens are not as firm when I played here last time but still releases a bit.

Wasn't in any bunker so the others will have a chime in on those.

Tee boxes were great. 15 and 17 were way back too, brutal. Maybe some of the par 3 had some divots but there was ample spots to tee up.

Absolutely love this course and I think it's a solid test of golf. I think it plays harder than the rating especially when that wind kicks up. If I lived closer this would be my home course and as long as Johnny lines up these outings here I will make the trip from SD.

Decided to hop in on the Guru fun at the last minute today and boy am I glad I did! The Goose is simply awesome right now, minus a couple of bunkers. There was a SCGA qualifier finishing up before we ... Continue »

Decided to hop in on the Guru fun at the last minute today and boy am I glad I did! The Goose is simply awesome right now, minus a couple of bunkers. There was a SCGA qualifier finishing up before we got started and the course was in fantastic overall shape. Tees- Lush and level with minimal damage. Fairways- Green, lush, cut tight and rolling out well while still providing ample cushion underneath. Great lies all day long. Rough- Lush and thick but mostly manageable and not too penal. Bunkers- Only downside today. Greenside #3 had great soft sand. Was in 3 others, all fairway and 2 out of the 3 had many dime sized rocks in them. Not to Goose's standards Greens- Slightly firm but held well struck shots. Rolling at med/fast speeds. Mostly smooth with some later afternoon Poa wobbles. But nothing major. Really good overall. Customer service was spot on in the shop. Sign near starter shack said pin position 3 but we soon found out that wasn't the case today due to the SCGA qualifier. I called the pro shop on 5 tee asking if they had pin sheets available and by the time we were putting out on 5 green, we had the sheets in our cart. Awesome! Speaking of which, some of those pins were brutal today. A couple paces from the edges or tucked in corners or right behind a trap! POP was 3:50 and the only other people we saw on the course was the first group of gurus in front of us. Highly recommended as always! Thanks Johnny!