FarmLinks

[Bravo]

This is one of the 'research areas' of the course. Something has been sprayed here and documented with orange paint...

 

[Bravo]

Teeing off on the back side....

 

[Bravo]

Another short par 4. Those are fairway bunkers on the left with deep hay behind...stay right with about a 225 yard tee shot for a safe play...

 

[Bravo]

Some of their bunkers are pretty large. Notice the 'ring/strip' around the edges? This is some sort of plastic material that has been stapled into the ground...we were told to be careful and not step on it when entering the bunkers. I have no clue what its purpose is...

 

[Bravo]

The 17th...another nice downhill par 3 with water carry. I hit seven iron on our first 18 and birdied here. On the second 18, I hit another one to about 12 feet but missed. My favorite hole of course...173 to the middle of the green.

 

[Bravo]

Each green was in really nice condition...

 

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There are little signs all over the place discussing various topics...

 

[Bravo]

Wildflowers of various varieties as documented on the sign...

 

[Bravo]

I TOLD you that these folks really like signs everywhere...and you better make damn sure that the plunger is returned to its proper position after pumping out your water...

 

[Bravo]

The term 'manicured' is often used to describe courses. I think this one fits the bill...this is a view of the typical sprinklerhead with some sort of rye/bluegrass...

 

[Bravo]

So long Pursell Farms (out the back window). We will definitely come back again...

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I shot 86 in the morning and 86 in the afternoon. I lost $17.60 in my wagers. My short game needs work...

 

[Davebud]

Excellent

Nice pictures and great narration, absolutely the best review of a course I have seen yet.

 

[David B]

Great pix Bravo.
Nice description too... makes me want to go out and get a couple rounds in now.

 

[DouginGA]

Excellent pics Bravo. very interesting. How was the crowd and did they move along? Anything the club did to keep the speed of play in reason ( I can see idiots holding up play to study all the flowers and mess with the binoculars etc )

 

[Bravo]

Excellent pics Bravo. very interesting. How was the crowd and did they move along? Anything the club did to keep the speed of play in reason ( I can see idiots holding up play to study all the flowers and mess with the binoculars etc )

It was decent most of the time. It took us 4:15 to play the first 18 and about 4:10 to play the back. I would estimate that because of the pricing structure, about 75% of the morning players hit the course again after lunch. We played the first nine on the back 18 in about 90 minutes and then hit a slowdown. With all of the tall hay around the course, you can imagine there were some players looking for balls...not too bad overall.