Played Jefferson Park for the first time in some time this past Sunday morning (10/11/15) and found the place to be kind of mediocre. Greens seem to have recovered pretty well from the punch (it had b... Continue »

Played Jefferson Park for the first time in some time this past Sunday morning (10/11/15) and found the place to be kind of mediocre. Greens seem to have recovered pretty well from the punch (it had been about a month, according to GK) but they certainly weren't smooth. They were decent enough, I suppose, just quite slow, soft, inconsistent, and a little bumpy. Fairways were a bit sloppy and the rough a bit patchy, nothing tragic but nothing nice either. I found a 3 greenside bunkers, 1 (in front of the 17th hole) was decent, the other 2 were horribly thin. Tee boxes were pretty good. We were playing as a twosome and waited occaisionally, but still got around very quickly, probably in about 3:40.

Being a former member of the men's club here, I've played it a lot over the years, and I keep hoping it'll return to being as nice as it used to be, say maybe 10 or 12 years ago. Sadly, I just don't see it happening. They've built a beautiful new clubhouse and driving range, and while I didn't have time to get something to eat afterward, I've heard the food there is pretty good. I can understand wanting to maximize those revenue streams, but the way that the course seems to be a secondary thing is just a bit depressing. The 11th hole is still using a temporary tee box that they've placed in some trees on the right side of the fairway to try to keep players from slicing balls into the street. Its such a shame, because they really have taken what was probably the best, most challenging hole on the course and wrecked it. As my buddy (another former member) and I walked down the 18th fairway, we were in agreement that we can wait a couple more years before we come back.