B-Man’s Review of The Golf Club at Ballantyne on 9/14/11

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• The Golf Club at Ballantyne

  
  Date: 9/14/11 Wed Afternoon
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  "Great course"
  Conditions: Good - normal wear/tear
  Pace: 4 1/2 Hours
  Cost: Not entered
  Username: B-Man
  Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
  Handicap: 11
  Today's Score: Not entered
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  I was invited to play here on media day and see the improvements they have made and the shape the new greens are in now. I must say I was impressed. My last experience here back in May was not great because they had just started the construction behind #2 tee and the renovation of #8. While the building construction is still in progress, the #2 tee has been moved closer to the 8th green and now makes the hole play as a more difficult dogleg right. For #8, they have built a new green in front of the creek, shortening the hole and softening the slope of the green. They are still filling in the old temporary green with sod in the middle of the new fairway. So that played as ground under repair. They said the sod should be finished within the week. Everywhere else the conditions were impeccable, especially the new Champion Ultra Dwarf greens. The course recently hosted an LPGA championship and the greens were cut extremely fast — as fast as any I’ve ever played. That made the course play more difficult than usual. I realize it was media day and all, but I was treated extremely well by the entire staff and had a great experience. I look forward to going back soon.

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