B-Man’s Review of Emerald Lake Golf Club on 7/2/15

Emerald Lake Golf Club

Date: 7/2/15 Thu Morning
Overall Rating:

"Great course"
Conditions: Good - normal wear/tear
Pace: < 3 Hours
Cost: $27
Username: B-Man
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 11
Today's Score: 78
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I emailed the day before to get the okay to be first out as a single Thursday morning. That was no problem. There ending up being one twosome that got out ahead of me by a few minutes but I played thru them on the 4th hole. So smooth sailing. The staff has done a lot of tree and brush clearing between the driving range and #2 hole — which I think will be good and bad. Good in the sense that it’s more open and you’ll have a better chance to escape if you are in the trees on the left. On the other hand, it will bring the driving range into play if you go left at all, along with all the practice balls. There weren’t any other course changes that I noticed. I played really well so I didn’t get to see much of the course off the fairway. I did play from a few fairway bunkers though and they were just okay — hadn’t been manicured by the staff like the greenside bunkers — which were really good. Speaking of the staff, they were helpful and friendly, including the mowers and rakers I played through. The tees were in good shape as were the fairways. I would give the greens a B+/A-. A few did have some sand leftover from the small spikes they used a week or two ago — I only noticed the spike holes on one hole (#14). Overall, the greens rolled true and had good speed. I made several putts and had no complaints, even with a few stray ballmarks I had to fix. Emerald Lake’s in good shape right now so I’ll be back soon.