Jova007200’s Review of Rocky River Golf Club on 8/7/11

Rocky River Golf Club

Date: 8/7/11 Sun Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Worth playing"
Conditions: Average - isolated issues
Pace: 3 1/2 Hours
Cost: $80
Username: Jova007200
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 31.0
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The course itself was wet still in places from the recent rain. However, the heat of the day dried most of that off. The fairways were just fine. One or two bare spots here and there, but its been a while since we’ve gotten decent rain and its been hot. That wasn’t a big deal to me, as it isn’t going to realistically affect your game. The traps were hard and some of them had spots of erosion due to the very recent rain. They may have neglected them due to the coming rain for today. The problems lie in the greens. A few have bare spots, but they are small. Most, if not all of them have weeds growing through them. They’re obviously mowed down, but they will affect ball speed and direction; some of them substantially. There were a few greens with Red Velvet Ant burrows, the 16th was bad at the front edge, but that really isn’t the fault of the course… They can’t stop them from burrowing. However, the weeds are unfortunate. I would have loved to rate the course well based on the rest of the course, but the greens are just….. unfortunate. Twilight is recommended for golfers who want to hunt for balls when its empty behind them. A lot of balls in the deep stuff, in the weeds, and in the wooded areas. Just be careful that you aren’t picking up a ball that someone else like me just flew in, hehe.