Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Review - Crystal Lake CC


Crystal Lake.. there's not much to say, really.  If you're looking to play an average course for an average price with no nonsense, go here.  If you want to get out for a round to practice your game, do it here.  If you want to shoot your best round ever from the tips, this is your track.  You won't be disappointed but you won't be shitting yourself either.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Review - Keller Golf Course


Three words: old man course.  This place was built for old people.  If you hit the ball dead straight, 200 yards with your driver, you'll decimate this place.  If you can poke it out there 300 but you're even slightly errant, you're spending your day pitching into the fairway.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Review - St. Croix National


Ahh, St Croix National.  I think I've played this place at least 50 times.  I've told myself at least 10 of those times that I'm never going back.  Something you'll come to learn about me is that I hate so-called "shot-maker's holes".  You know, the type of par 5 where you have to hit a 4 iron off the tee to avoid the river running across the fairway at 240 yards.  The kind of hole where you then have to lay up into a little bowl as if the course is forcing you to play their beautiful 100-yard approach over water to an island green.  Or maybe the 280-yard par 4 where you have to hit a 160 yard drive and then hit over a 400-foot deep ravine to the green.

To hell with that.