Greathorse (Blacks) 6812 yards – 73.9 Rating – 133 Slope – 85 Score Day 28; May 18th, 2017 When I started doing research on courses, one of the things that jumped out at me was the 150+ bunkers (over 8 per hole!) that Greathorse boasted… then I got an email from them saying […]
The Courses
Course Review – Redtail Mountain, Tennessee
Redtail Mountain (Blues) 6676 yards – 72.3 Rating – 126 Slope – 81 Score Day 19; May 9th, 2017 I’m going to preface this review by saying the day we played Redtail it was cold, wet and foggy, with an emphasis on wet… The main point in starting with that is to let you […]
Course Review – Fox Hopyard, Connecticut
Fox Hopyard (Blues) 6512 yards – 72.6 Rating – 131 Slope – 81 Score Day 17; May 7th, 2017 I’ve always been a fan of target golf, quite frankly, mostly because I’m pretty good with my medium and short irons and terrible with a driver in my hand. While I wouldn’t classify Fox Hopyard […]
Course Review – Ocean Winds course at Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Ocean Winds Course (Mallard) 6473 yards – 72 Rating – 138 Slope – 94 Score Day 17; May 7th, 2017 When I was researching courses to play in South Carolina, one of the first thoughts I had was wanting to play on a barrier island. As I was scanning reviews and pictures of courses I […]
Course Review – The Ledges, Utah
The Ledges (Tips) 7145 yards – 74.2 Rating – 133 Slope – 88 Score Day 4; April 24th, 2017 I’ll preface all of this by saying that I decided to play from the tips at The Ledges, a first for me. At 7145, with a 74.2 rating (133 slope) from there, this was, on paper […]
Course Review – Old Works, Montana
Old Works (Copper) 6776 yards – 71.9 Rating – 125 Slope – 81 Score Day 46; June 5th, 2017 The signature element of Old Works is the black slag bunkers, and you can’t miss them when you are on the course. In fact to me, at first, they kept appearing to be water rather than […]
Course Review – St. Albans, Missouri
St. Albans (Blacks) 6678 yards – 72.5 Rating – 139 Slope – 83 Score Day 38; May 28th, 2017* *If this date sound familiar (like maybe you read the same one yesterday), it is. Missouri was originally scheduled to be day 10, but was flooded out and was part of a double header of Illinois/Missouri […]
Course Review – Spirit Hollow, Iowa
Spirit Hollow (Blacks) 6589 yards – 71.4 Rating – 124 Slope – 85 Score Day 38; May 28th, 2017 So, I’m going to start with something completely non-golf (because I’m afraid I’ll forget it). As you play down through the green on the first hole, don’t forget to look back and take in the old […]
Course Review – Royal Hawaiian, Hawaii
Royal Hawaiian (Blacks) 6086 yards – 71.5 Rating – 132 Slope – 81 Score Day 50(!); June 9th, 2017 The back nine at Royal Hawaiian is pretty open and very playable; the front is called Jurassic Park and I was cautioned to bring a (few) backup sleeve(s) of ball(s). I got started on ten […]
Course Review – Potomac Shores, Virginia
Potomac Shores (Silver) 5790 yards – 68.9 Rating – 132 Slope – 89 Score Day 24; May 14th, 2017 I’ll preface this review by pointing out this was the first time I had played with accompanying media and, despite my protestations that it shouldn’t matter who you play with, it was an interesting experience […]