Sunday, October 16, 2011

Sand Hollow, Hurricane, Utah

We had a hard time finding this course - there were no signs at all! And once we found the course, we couldn't find the clubhouse. It looked like a really new community with a temporary clubhouse. The course itself was in beautiful condition - I've rarely seen a course with fairways this nice. The sand traps looked like they were cut out of the ground with cookie cutters! And they were filled with red sand. The greens were in good shape - most pin placements were kind of tricky. They weren't too fast or too slow. The first 9 were pretty flat, winding through the desert. The second nine was a treat - up in the mountains with some pretty spectacular views. There was no cart girl, which was odd on a beautiful Sunday. And with it being a temporary clubhouse, there was not much food or drink offered. There were porta potties on two holes...didn't use them...it was too hot, I retained all my fluids! Would love to come back when it's not so hot and when the clubhouse is finished.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Bucks Run, Mt. Pleasant

The course runs around an old quarry so from the club house you can see hole 8, hole 9, hole 10, hole 12, hole 17, and hole 18. It's a great view. We were told that hitting the ball straight is must on this course and that's exactly right...the brush is quite thick and if you hit your ball in, it's impossible to find it! The picture is Hole 8, a par 3 that's almost impossible! The fairways were in really nice condition and the greens were really, really fast. We had a hard time with them. We were charged senior rates, which was great. There's a couple bathrooms on the course and a pretty attentive cart girl. We had bloody marys which were pretty spicy. We ate at the clubhouse after golf and the food was good. Would definitely like to golf here again.