BetterThanMost’s Review of The Tradition Golf Club on 8/15/16

The Tradition Golf Club

Date: 8/15/16 Mon Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Average"
Conditions: Average - isolated issues
Pace: 3 1/2 Hours
Cost: $29
Username: BetterThanMost
Profile: Frequent Golfer (about once a month)
Handicap: 18.0
Today's Score: 88
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Played The Tradition for the first time in just under 2 years on Monday. I played in the late afternoon and the course was virtually empty. A few twosomes or singles here and there, but that was about it. The teeboxes were OK. Some were shaggier than others. Fairways were in great shape, as the bermuda has thrived in the hot weather this summer. The rough is thick and lush. A shot just a couple of yards off the fairway is in hack it out territory. The bent grass greens are starting to struggle. I’m puzzled at how a course that is basically cut out of trees only has fans on 1 hole. The greens still rolled fairly well, but the grass was beginning to die in several places on each hole. They were actually punching the 13th green as I was playing. Bunkers were hit or miss; some in better shape than others. What really struck me were some of the ancillary things; bunker rakes with missing handles and a good number of the pins were broken to the point where the flag itself had slid 1/4 of the way down from the top.
The staff was friendly. I didn’t use the range or putting green.