B-Man’s Review of Emerald Lake Golf Club on 4/5/14

Emerald Lake Golf Club

Date: 4/5/14 Sat Morning
Overall Rating:

"Worth playing"
Conditions: Average - isolated issues
Pace: 4 Hours
Cost: $51
Username: B-Man
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 11
Today's Score: 86
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Beautiful day for golf, but just so-so conditions to speak of at Emerald Lake. The day started at the driving range where there is no grass to speak of, pretty much bare so you are hitting off dirt. On the course, the tee boxes were similar – bare and had recently been punched. Fairways are still mostly brown and also bare in many spots. The greens are a few weeks out from aeration and they had all been top-dressed with sand. They rolled mostly fine, but the sand slowed things down. On the bright side, they have done some work on a few holes, notably clearing out the brush between what are now holes 7 and 8 (used to be 16 and 17). This will take some of the danger out of the 8th tee shot as it was easy to lose your drive in the thick bushes amongst the trees. Also, they cut back the trees to the front right of the men’s tee box on 12 — which was a good idea. They would almost block the right side of the hole from the tee. All in all the course is just in average shape right now and needs a few more weeks to get in season shape. I was disappointed in the price. $59 rack rate. I had to use a Clickit coupon to get it down to $51 — which was too much given the winter-like course conditions.

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