B-Man’s Review of Emerald Lake Golf Club on 5/25/19

Emerald Lake Golf Club

Date: 5/25/19 Sat Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Worth playing"
Conditions: Good - normal wear/tear
Pace: 4 Hours
Cost: Not entered
Username: B-Man
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 11
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I just played the front 9 as the back 9 was closed due to a wedding and I only had 2 hours of daylight. I wanted to post this review though to say that Emerald Lake’s bent grass greens are just okay. The course gets so much play from folks who you don’t fix pitch marks that the greens are extremely pock marked. Most of the time, you can fix the marks in the line of your putt and it’s okay, but this is going to take its toll. It’s only the first of June. Emerald Lake is one of the last public courses remaining with bent grass greens (along with nearby Olde Sycamore which tends to suffer similarly in the summer). I’m not sure how much longer they’ll go before converting to Bermuda. The rest of the course was fine as far as conditions. I’ve played a lot of golf here (I was member for two seasons several years ago) and so I really know and love the layout (especially the back 9). If you play here this summer, post a review and let me know how it holds up.