Played here today in the second group of the GK event with mpisarski01, rob1563 and John T. Good times! Started right on time, waited on most holes, and finished almost exactly four and a half hours l... Continue »

Played here today in the second group of the GK event with mpisarski01, rob1563 and John T. Good times! Started right on time, waited on most holes, and finished almost exactly four and a half hours later. Gusty winds at times but otherwise beautiful day.

Course conditions are excellent! Greens were just about perfect: medium-fast, smooth, accepting of full shots. Probably a 9/10 in my book. Unfortunately they're about to punch them next week, but hopefully they come back just as good after they heal. Fairways were very nice. I never saw any issues with coverage and they were very well manicured. Rough was mostly lush and a couple inches deep, not too thick to be penal. "III" tee boxes (weird roman numeral naming convention – I, II, III, IV – since the last time I played here) were mostly good. A couple seemed a little tilted. I was only in two fairway bunkers and they were excellent, although I hit bad shots each time. (Also my first time playing here since they replaced all the sand with that pure white sand.)

Huge thanks to Johnny and all the sponsors. I got a beautiful new Linksoul shirt and hat. Simply a wonderful day on a fun course in great condition. Other local courses could certainly learn from Goose Creek when it comes to conditioning. If only they'd make the effort.

Had a qualifier here this week and made a time last week to get a little preview. Teed off right on time a little after 8 and finished in 3 hours 50 minutes. No waiting really. Group ahead was usua... Continue »

Had a qualifier here this week and made a time last week to get a little preview. Teed off right on time a little after 8 and finished in 3 hours 50 minutes. No waiting really. Group ahead was usually on the green when we were teeing off and the group behind us was typically the same distance. Customer service was outstanding as always. Guys in the proshop were great at getting people checked in, starter was efficient in getting groups off in time and marshal was out there patroling the course.

Greens were a little soft and a tad bumpy for my taste. Nothing too bad but if they were rolled I think they'd be really nice. I didn't think they were that fast but on the back you could tell the greens were running a little bit quicker as it started to dry out.

Fairways were great nice roll on them and good coverage. I don't remember any significant bare areas. Looks like conditions are holding up well even as we are getting closer to the maintenance.

Rough was not penalizing at all but there were some juicy areas. For example the left rough on hole 12 had some thicker areas toward the green.

I was only 2 bunkers and they still are pure white. They do need some raking and while my lies were pretty good one guy in our group did have a plugged lie on the par 3 5th hole.

Tee boxes were fine, never had an issue finding a spot. Even the par 3 tee boxes didn't have that much in divot damage.

Always great getting out to the Goose. It was a spectacular day and probably some of the mildest conditions I have played here.

Played this morning, 3/2 at 8:30. It warmed up quickly and I didn't even need long sleeves. The course is in good shape and the greens were firm and fast. I heard they had Champions Tour qualifying... Continue »

Played this morning, 3/2 at 8:30. It warmed up quickly and I didn't even need long sleeves. The course is in good shape and the greens were firm and fast. I heard they had Champions Tour qualifying here earlier in the week so conditions were excellent. I like the new traps as now they play fairly. Heard they are punching the greens on 3/28 & 3/29 so take note. Love this course.

Played a GK Cup match with GKer FirstFlightFX-101 at 1130 on Wednesday, 2/16/22, on a mild, sunny day with variable winds. Joined by a younger male and female golfer and we wound up on 3 different tee... Continue »

Played a GK Cup match with GKer FirstFlightFX-101 at 1130 on Wednesday, 2/16/22, on a mild, sunny day with variable winds. Joined by a younger male and female golfer and we wound up on 3 different tees – we played III. Started on #10 for reasons passing understanding. The course is in very nice condition with quick, firm greens, great lies in the fairways, pretty benign rough, and fluffy sand that really pops to the eye and plays great. The outer margin of all greens have been sodded/seeded? with a darker grass variety about 3 feet wide that really provides a sharp color contrast. Tees were good. Rakes are out, but still bring your own water. Marshalling that can be pretty aggressive here was rarely seen, except when the guy parked himself 200 yards out along the right side as we were teeing off at #17. Practice area was crazy busy with golf team/tournament activity as we finished. Solid practice area with large putting and chipping greens and a nice range, but GC seems to be using the range mats quite a bit. Very overpriced breakfast burrito. No GPS on carts, but sprinklers marked, rocks and plates in fairways, and a yardage book available. Removal/loss of trees has really opened up the sightlines on the course and allowed the wind to be more of a factor in play and conditions.

Played 2/7 with a 7:20 tee time I was lucky to find on Sat after I found out I didn't have to report for jury duty. We played as a foursome and finished in 3:45 waiting on some holes. Checkin was quic... Continue »

Played 2/7 with a 7:20 tee time I was lucky to find on Sat after I found out I didn't have to report for jury duty. We played as a foursome and finished in 3:45 waiting on some holes. Checkin was quick and easy and the starter is a friendly guy.
Tee boxes are excellent with no problem finding a good spot to tee it up.
The fairways are like carpet right now. Perfect coverage with good rollout and no bare spots.
The rough is cut fairly low but still made you work to get out.
The bunkers with the new white sand look amazing and have settled in to make them very nice to hit from. Last time I was there they were still soft and you really sank into them.
I love the greens here and today they played very nice. Consistent speed and hardly and ball marks.
We had the wind come up a bit on the back nine but not too bad.
We saw a marshal and the cart several times on both sides.
My only gripe is that you can't book on the phone as a single so you can't get the senior rate. I paid $62 which is still a great rate for such an outstanding track.

Played Goose Creek Weds. Jan 26th. Conditions are very good all around. The fairways are lush and there are NO bad lies. The bunker sand is the nicest Iv'e seen anywhere in years. All tee boxes were l... Continue »

Played Goose Creek Weds. Jan 26th. Conditions are very good all around. The fairways are lush and there are NO bad lies. The bunker sand is the nicest Iv'e seen anywhere in years. All tee boxes were level with only minimal divots. Greens were just soft enough to accept shots and were medium fast to pretty darn quick, but that might have been from the wind drying them out. pace of play was right at 4 hours and ten minutes.

Played a round with 3 of my close buddies over the weekend on 12/11. The golf course was in great shape with some of the prettiest bunker sand I've seen in awhile. Greens had recovered nicely since th... Continue »

Played a round with 3 of my close buddies over the weekend on 12/11. The golf course was in great shape with some of the prettiest bunker sand I've seen in awhile. Greens had recovered nicely since they had to close down for some maintenance, however there was some seeding/fertilizer on the surface which created some bumpy putts and caused some deflections. A little disappointed to say the least.

Got barked at by the Marshall while on hole 8 and then again by the starter at the turn for our "pace of play". I know they pride themselves on a 4 hour round over there, which is great, but we finished the front 9 in 2:10 and overall 4:15. For a packed tee sheet on a weekend, I'd say that is great time. We were never more than half a hole behind the group in front of us, and as soon as we got to hole 4, we never saw the group behind us. If anything I'd tell the group behind us, which was 2 holes behind at times, to pick up the slack. It made for a uncomfortable/rushed feeling on the back 9.

Overall a wonderful day, but I'd like to play a couple new courses out in the IE area before I come back to the Goose. I want to make sure the greens are fully recovered, because it's a course thats very scoreable if you're hitting greens.

(Sorry if this post is a little brash or short to what we're used to seeing, it's my first time posting on here)

Played this morning with very cool conditions to start but it warmed up nicely. The course is in very good condition, fairways, rough and greens are all very nice. The greens have dried out and alth... Continue »

Played this morning with very cool conditions to start but it warmed up nicely. The course is in very good condition, fairways, rough and greens are all very nice. The greens have dried out and although they will hold shots they are putting pretty quickly. The white sand traps are much better than previous traps however the sand is a bit heavy when wet in the morning. Overall another great time playing here.

Played a GK Cup match against PokerGuy0826 at 1140 on Friday, 12/3/21. Found a killer deal on the GCGC website for $55 each, about half-price for their morning weekday fee! We had a hazy, cool day wit... Continue »

Played a GK Cup match against PokerGuy0826 at 1140 on Friday, 12/3/21. Found a killer deal on the GCGC website for $55 each, about half-price for their morning weekday fee! We had a hazy, cool day with bursts of sunshine and very little wind. The GK Guru outing a couple weeks ago reported good conditions, and we also found the Goose in very good shape after having a few more days to dry out after their maintenance. After some initial soft conditions, the course quickly dried somewhat and provided good runouts and firm but receptive greens. The new bunker sand really pops when you see it against the course. Rakes are out but not the water jugs – we saw the cart girl several times. All aspects of the course were in great shape.

We were paired with a scatterbrained pair of friends who were late to the tee, not prepared to play golf, and wild to the point of distraction. They started off playing Blue but moved up to White on #6. The marshal came by on #6 and asked us to try to catch up, as we were 1+ hole behind. Bizarrely, the pair got to the green on #7 while John was taking a drop from the penalty area, finished their putting, and bolted to the 8th tee and played ahead of us the rest of the round. TG for fewer distractions! Not a word or a wave from them, though. Adios! We started on time and finished in 4:10.

Definitely recommended.