TheClaw’s Review of Fort Mill Golf Club on 3/29/13

Fort Mill Golf Club

Date: 3/29/13 Fri Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Average"
Conditions: Average - isolated issues
Pace: 4 1/2 Hours
Cost: Not entered
Username: TheClaw
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 5.3
Today's Score: 81
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I have been wanting to play here for a long time and finally got my chance. I loved the layout but the conditions were very disappointing. There were tractor tire marks all over the rough, so any ball not in the fairway would ultimately end up in a furrow left behind by the tractor. At that point it was usually 50/50 whether you could get the club cleanly onto the back of the ball or not. Also, I was very disappointed in the greens. They were very shaggy and slow and every green had a ton of old hole marks still visible that would also come into play. Putts bounced around all day long. Would love to come back here when conditions are better as I think it could be a gem of a course. However it clearly needs a bit of time for them to it back into shape, so I would avoid for a while. Once again though, it is a great classic layout, and I believe this course has the potential to be a star in the Charlotte area once conditions improve.