aimtobreak80’s Review of The Tradition Golf Club on 10/13/16

The Tradition Golf Club

Date: 10/13/16 Thu Morning
Overall Rating:

"Worth playing"
Conditions: Average - isolated issues
Pace: 4 Hours
Cost: $25
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Hadn’t played in over a month, so I was not dissuaded from trying The Tradition even after having been warned that their greens were still in poor condition (seems they have not recovered from the summer heat and dry spell). But course management is up front about it, and are currently offering discounted rates to encourage play. Not all, but a good number, of the greens are affected, and they did present real problems for putting, especially for my playing partners who experienced obviously bumpy rolls and one, 45-degree angle carom. Players are invited to deal with the situation by limiting recorded putting strokes to a maximum of 2, re-positioning balls on the green when a significantly poor putting surface becomes an issue, or whatever accommodation you and your playing partners consider appropriate. The conditions did NOT spoil my outing. There was one, unusual hazard on the 17th – a coyote, that ambled off after we all had hit our tee shots, one of which carried right over the animal’s head while it was stretched out in front of the fairway bunker. The only discouraging thing from my round was the fact that I did not achieve my goal of breaking 80 (didn’t expect to after the layoff and the condition of the greens), but had insult added to injury when my 14-year old playing partner shot under par!