I played the Old Course (well at Firewheel!) recently and live pretty much right around the corner. There are three courses here – Bridges, Lakes and Old – and the Bridges has 27 holes. Pace of play w... Continue »

I played the Old Course (well at Firewheel!) recently and live pretty much right around the corner. There are three courses here – Bridges, Lakes and Old – and the Bridges has 27 holes. Pace of play was 2.5 hours on a weekend for me so really awesome. From what the proshop was telling me the Bridges is the “best” course at Firewheel, the Lakes is the toughest and the Old is probably the most enjoyable to play. I guess the Old has been made quite a bit easier in recent years. Overall, I thought Firewheel’s Old Course was a solid muni. The setting isn’t very inspiring with nearby homes, power lines in play on a couple holes and a what looked like a small water treatment facility near the 17th hole. If you can overlook the setting I think you’ll find a mostly fun layout that offers you a chance to hit some big drives and make a couple putts. I hit many different clubs and was able to pick all sorts of lines depending on which shot I was trying to play. Keeping things interesting are a handful of drives that play into some super narrow fairways. One thing that drove me crazy were some of the trees crowding tee boxes! I think that will be the biggest difficulty on the Old Course. If you hit a big slice (like me) then this may not be the place for you as multiple tee boxes have overhanging trees just to the left. If you can get the tee ball past these trees then you can score. Conditions won't win any awards but they were solid as the course dries out during the summer. The greens were the highlight. Final verdict - this is a decent muni ($30) and worth a play for the local golfer. I look forward to getting back to try the other courses here.