Played in a tournament here yesterday and we were actually pretty quick. I think we finished in a little over 4 hours which was a little surprising because I was expecting it to be a lot longer. Had... Continue »

Played in a tournament here yesterday and we were actually pretty quick. I think we finished in a little over 4 hours which was a little surprising because I was expecting it to be a lot longer. Had never played here before so I was curious what the course looked like because I know they used to have the Farmers Monday qualifier here and various other SCGA tournaments. Course reminds me of an old school classic golf course in that everything is tree lined and pretty straight forward.

Greens were ok. A little too bumpy for my liking and I know they had punched a couple of weeks ago so I think they need some more time to heal. They were pretty soft too and not very quick. I really felt I had to pound some putts. There are some spots on the greens where if they are rolling i'm not sure how a ball can stay on the green.

Fairways were pretty good. Didn't have a bad lie in them and generally filled in pretty good. There are some bare and dry areas but I don't remember anything jaw dropping. Not a lot of roll and I'm not sure if that is the softness or because of the kikuyu grass.

I did find some bare spots in the rough and it actually cost me a couple of strokes. Generally the rough is not penal but because they are aligned with trees if you're in there you're probably hitting a punch shot of some kind.

Tees boxes are ok. Because the course is not that long I think even some of the par 4 tee boxes were a little rough in addition to the par 3 tee boxes.

Traps were good. I found quite a few and thought all were in good shape and played well. Sand is that tanish sand which I think plays a little firmer compared to white fluffy sand.

The course is a pretty good test. I certainly would like to have another go at it when the conditions are a little better.