Overlook
This course starts after a short walk through a tunnel under the road to the first tee. I liked the sign that is put in front of each starting hole which has the course and a clock so people know if its their turn to tee off. The first hole is a wide par five that goes down hill to a very challenging peninsula green. This is the kind of hole where if you think to hard about it you will find trouble. Two is fun short par four with a large drop off to the right side of the fairway and a large hill to the left. After two comes the hardest hole on the course. Although it is short this hole is impossible if your drive goes to the right. a line of trees creeps in front of the green on the right side. A creek is in front of the green and the lake comes in to play to the right.
After the third come back to back par threes. The par threes are okay, but i really think they could have done a better job. They are right next to each other, but in opposite directions. The sixth hole is my personal favorite, an easier version of TPC Sawgrass #17 with a lake down the entire right side. It is a good risk reward hole as the green is drivable for certain people depending on their ability and tee box. The train that runs parallel to the fairway can get a little noisy as my friend Nick can tell you. (Lost about eleven balls to the lake while trying to blockout the constant roar of the train.) (Note photo is taken from the lake on the left side of the hole)
Seven i don't like. A very very long hole that play uphill the entire way. I don't like par fives already since i am not a long or consistent enough player to reach the green so when the hole is harder than average it had better be fun. Which this hole isn't. Eight and nine are fun, short par fours and are good ways to finish your round with a low score.
Mountainview
The first hole is a pretty ordinary par four. I did like the trees along side this hole which will catch inaccurate drives. Two is a long par three with a tricky green and a water hazard that doesn't look in play but will catch some long tee shots. Three is a terrific hole that turns sharply on the second shot, over a river to a long but thin green. Four is a gigantic par four with some fun mounds that surround the large green. I have a rule about par threes. If you need a driver it is too long. This hole is barely to short to fall in this category. Five and six are back to back par fours that are right next to each other but run opposite directions, first downhill, the second uphill. Seven is a great downhill hole that has an interesting set of 'challenge tees' the tee box is red (red is normally reserved for the ladies tees which are green at this course)and is in beetween the blue and gold tee box. I am not sure what the purpose of these are but are fun. The hole is long but plays short because of the decline.
Eight is an extremely challenging par five that plays uphill. I enjoy this hole because it is very pleasing to the eyes. The landscape is the best on the course. Nine is my favorite hole that looks very long but the approach to the green is never more than a short iron. There is a large pond in front of the hole that is rather intimidating, which makes a green in regulation all the more rewarding
I really like this course and i hope i get to play all twenty-seven one day. I am very thankful to be invited to play here multiple times by my friend Nick. The driving range is terrific with the best chipping green I've ever seen. The course is always well maintained. Can get a little crowded, but nothing that isn't seen at other courses. Is it better than the Country Club's former location the City Club? That is hard to say but my answer would be that they are different. The Country Club is certainly nicer but the City Club is better value. Still the Country Club is the nicest course I've played.
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