Caught the twilight rate—more than worth the $75 to play here. ‘Manicured’ is the only term I can think of to describe the condition of this course. That’s mostly due to it being brand new. It’ll be i... Continue »

Caught the twilight rate—more than worth the $75 to play here. ‘Manicured’ is the only term I can think of to describe the condition of this course. That’s mostly due to it being brand new. It’ll be interesting to see how it holds up after a few years of play. The fairways were close to immaculate as was the rough. The greens were unexpectantly slow but in excellent condition and true-rolling.

The layout is interesting and changes from hole to hole. Don’t even think of walking this course as the distance and elevation changes between holes can be daunting. Speaking of daunting, the 6th hole, which has been mentioned, might just steal you breath away. It’s the most severe elevation change that I’ve ever seen. You’re driving down to what seems to be an impossibly small and narrow target of a fairway with what seems to be a very long carry to get there and plenty of opportunity to overshoot it and kiss your ball goodbye.

This is a very challenging layout, which makes for generally slow play. Less skilled golfers might themselves quite exasperated with this course and you might find yourselves behind them. I would think in terms of bringing more golf balls than fewer.

In terms of customer service, the starter seemed to have bit of a time fitting me in as a single. Also as I made the turn, I passed the twosome that was in front of me who had stopped at the snack bar; I played 10, 11, 12 and still never saw them behind me. I don’t know if the service at the turn was that slow or if they stopped to have a long, leisurely break. Finally, as I finished my round more than an hour before sunset, I found the clubhouse was closed. I couldn’t enter my score into their SCGA computer. I guess the staff wanted to hit the tables early.