Played Mt. Si under the sun and next to the mountain the course it's named for yesterday 4/25/2018. The track is an old course with plenty of tall trees lining the fairways. The best of this course... Continue »

Played Mt. Si under the sun and next to the mountain the course it's named for yesterday 4/25/2018. The track is an old course with plenty of tall trees lining the fairways. The best of this course is how dry it remains through the late winter and early spring. Carts can roll down the fairway while most all other courses are cart path only still or perhaps using a 90-degree rule this time of year. The tee boxes and greens are in good shape for early spring and the fairways are too, but make no mistake, this is a gentle muni course that has beastly trees lurking. This means most bunkers are now grass bunkers and the greens are quite accepting and the par 4s are usually in the 350 range; oh but the trees, the trees are there to make slicers pay with a vengeance. The fairways are hardly smooth, the roughs are weedy and the cart paths (when present) are there to give your kidneys a jolt. This is a course where you hear "fore" a lot. (Laughing) It started in the pro shop when somewhere yelled it just outside the window. Even the pros flinched. Beware, despite the trees, this course is not very private. Golfers are always nearby and yes playing off your fairway or teeing off right next to you.

So the upside is, Mt. Si is fairly dry during the wet season, it has beautiful scenery and the staff is congenial. The range is off mats, but I do believe there is a grass area too. The downside is that while it is an old course that is pretty well maintained, Mt. Si clearly lacks a decent maintenance budget for improving fairways and greenside play and giving the course the needed improvements required to lift it up from it's average status.

Played Mount Si yesterday (7/10/16) for the first time in many years, and found that the experience hasn't changed too much. Teed off at about 6:55 am, 5 minutes ahead of our 7:00 am tee time and esse... Continue »

Played Mount Si yesterday (7/10/16) for the first time in many years, and found that the experience hasn't changed too much. Teed off at about 6:55 am, 5 minutes ahead of our 7:00 am tee time and essentially had no one in front of our foursome for the entire round, walking the blues in just about exactly 4 hours for a decent pace. Greens were ok, a few bumps here and there but not too bad, and not too many unrepaired ball marks. They were a tad slow, but very receptive. Fairways were very nice in spots, yet very bad in others. The rough was lush, but not too long, therefore not much of a penalty. Tee boxes ranged from good to awful, #15 had almost no grass on it, and it seemed like about half of them had the markers in spots that were not level at all. There's almost no sand on the course, so I can't remark about bunkers, but several holes have these weird grass bunkers guarding the greens, and while thankfully I didn't find any of them, they really must be avoided.

I feel like this place has a lot of potential, but it just doesn't quite make it. The setting is gorgeous, but there almost always seems to be something just a little bit wrong. We were a walking foursome, with no one in front of us, a threesome in carts behind us with foursomes behind them. As we're hitting our tee shots, there was always the sound of the gas carts approaching the green which was a major distraction as this course has tee boxes right next to the previous greens. We actually wanted to let that threesome go in front of us, but the marshall said don't do that, just play faster (we weren't slow to begin with) which really didn't help our games at all. I think he told that three to not push us, so the lawnmower style racket mellowed out a bit, but I think things would have been much better all around if we'd been able to let them through.

Another issue I have with the place is that the layout is just a little bit weird. It's pleasant to walk, and has some really strong holes, but there's also a few that just don't work for me. The second hole used to be slightly goofy par 5, but now they've moved the tee box to accomodate their short course, and have made it a an even goofier hole. Many of the tee boxes and greens are very close to each other, making for a nice walk, but in some areas they're so close to each other that you essentially have a gallery watching your shots, and someone having a quiet conversation becomes a distraction to another group. The place really should feel peaceful, as you're basically out in the middle of nowhere, there's no development around at all, yet it still manages to feel crowded. It had been some time since I'd played here, and while it isn't too bad, I still think I'll only come here when I can't find something better. The combination of conditions not quite matching the price, plus the general weirdness that seems to bother me makes it just not worth it.

We usually enjoy a nice afternoon of golf here. The setting is idyllic and the golf course is pleasant and good to walk. Normally the course has been in reasonably good condition. This is not groom... Continue »

We usually enjoy a nice afternoon of golf here. The setting is idyllic and the golf course is pleasant and good to walk. Normally the course has been in reasonably good condition. This is not groomed like a resort course... it feels like a muni. On Labor Day it was not a good experience. They must have something wrong with the greens because some ofthem were terribly pockmarked and a joke to putt on. Perhaps even more disturbing was the pace of play which would have been near 6 hours if we hadn't quit after #14. It took us 4:35 to play 14 holes and they were still stacked up ahead of us. They mentioned they were booked solid when we checked in but with adequate spacing and a little marshalling (we saw no marshalls) this could be substantially improved. We won't be back anytime soon.

Mt. Si, The Chameleon of the NorthWest.

I have played Mt. Si in all four seasons and it never plays the same from tide to tide. I just posted some photos from last Winter (2013ish), check them out... Continue »

Mt. Si, The Chameleon of the NorthWest.

I have played Mt. Si in all four seasons and it never plays the same from tide to tide. I just posted some photos from last Winter (2013ish), check them out. There was snow on the ground and the place was frozen solid. High of 40 and sunny, the course to myself, and plenty of time to take some good pictures.

I was reminded of my icy adventures after playing there again this week. Except instead of frozen fairways, they are rock hard from a dry Summer and little water. I highly suggest that you make it up here before the rain comes, this place is SSSOOOOO much fun when it is hard and fast as it is now. Fairways run and run, green still hold ok, but they keep them much longer for a couple of reasons. One, the locals would go bananas if they cut them down and they ran at 13. Second, water is a big problem as it looks like the course is limited to how much they can use. Three, the small greens would not hold and are treacherous when the hole is cut in the toughest places. Back and forth, five putt nightmares make for six hour rounds, and grumpy Grandpas.

Peace out to the Grandpa we hit into twice and had the marshall come and bust us down for hitting it to them. Truth is, one was a 190 yard 8 iron layup that just keep going, the other a 240 yard four iron on a par 5 that rolled a 100 yards. He still thinks we were doing it on purpose, swear not the case.

Attentive cart girl, killer Mt. Si Burger (bacon, cheddar, great buns), bang for your buck bar, can't beat the view, never a problem getting on (thanks Ron and Mr. Proudfoot). Less we forget the driving range, cool little putting green, and a dedication to Jr. golf that is personified by Lil' Mt. Si, a pitch and putt for the kids. FYI, grass hitting range on the Lil' Si side.

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Played Mount Si this last weekend. It was a fun little course but having not played it in about 10 years I didn't know much about the layout. I hit quite a few shots that, ended up just behind trees t... Continue »

Played Mount Si this last weekend. It was a fun little course but having not played it in about 10 years I didn't know much about the layout. I hit quite a few shots that, ended up just behind trees that would jut out into the fairway or next to little water holes right in front of the green. This course is also a lot more narrow than other courses I have played.

It had been pretty dry for a while so the course was running pretty fast. The greens were extremely hard and difficult to get a ball to stop on them. There were still a few soggy spots on the course from the rain the week earlier, but not many of them even came into play.

All in all, it is a nice course. I had a free round coupon so that made it easier to enjoy the round. I would not play there on the weekend's because its about $45 and I am a budget golfer. I would play there again though.

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