Played OQ Friday, 2/21 with FirstFlightFX-101 (Chuck) for a GK Cup match. Our tee off was for 1:08 but there were issues with a serious cart shortage, meaning a fair number of people hanging around th... Continue »

Played OQ Friday, 2/21 with FirstFlightFX-101 (Chuck) for a GK Cup match. Our tee off was for 1:08 but there were issues with a serious cart shortage, meaning a fair number of people hanging around the range/practice green area waiting for cart availability and getting shuttled up and down the hill. Didn't check the time but guess we actually teed off around 1:30. If Chuck was tracking this, he can put it in his write up.

The course itself was in nice shape and I really have no issues there. Tees were level with appropriate coverage, fairways were good winter coverage with tight but suitable hitting surface and more rollout than I personally have played with there. Rough was generally greened up, not overly penal next to the fairways and a little fuller and consistant around the greens. I was in too many bunkers today and while they were firm enough to barely need a rake, they were clean, the ball sat up on the surface and I thought they were reasonably playable — an improvement over some I've seen here in the past. I thought the greens were pretty clean, and ran nicely on the quick but not too fast side. As I tend to forget, the practice putting green runs very quick and it can take a while to adjust down to the slower speed out on the course.

We started out as a foursome with a young couple joining us on the first tee, but by their choice and for their comfort, they dropped back to play as twosome after the first hole. She was obviously a player and he was very much a newbie under her wing. It was a busy day out there and the overall pace was steady but sluggish, with my estimate of something over 4.5–4.75 hours. That plus the cart delays meant we rushed through the last couple of holes when the group ahead dropped out after 16, and we finished out the 18th hole in the dark. Not a great way to end but otherwise love having the excuse to get out there and play one of my favorite courses.