Poppy Ridge Golf Course

Newly designed Poppy ridge is a true links style course, with a Scottish feel. They have delivered on creating a high quality course with rolling fairways, large greens with the ability to putt from afar, and pro level length. Bermuda grass wasn't bad at all and the greens were true and fast. What I didn't like was tee boxes on fairways, and in one case the tee box for the next hole right in sight for the person teeing off for the previous par 3 green. Overall, well done NCGA!!

This course just reopened a few weeks ago. Was a three nine layout, now and 18 hole layout with a 9 hole layout. Played the eighteen hole course. Really liked the new layout. Simarnto Poppy Hills in that no real rough, but if you miss the fairway, some issues arise. Will definitely add this course to my rotation.

If to rank all the vineyard type of courses I've ever played, Poppy Ridge is top 3 (Wente is still the best, and Eagle Ridge might rank similarly with Poppy, but I only got to play at the composite 9 holes twice, see if the rank can be advanced once the 18, hole is fully constructed next year). This temporary 9 holes is a combination of their used-to-br three 9-hole courses, but mainly Merlot, the new Hole 3 to 8 are the old Merlot Hole 1 to 5, while they divided the old Hole 5 (par 5) into 2 par 4s, and you know what these 2 new short par 4 holes are my favorites, as you might be able to drive your balls onto the greens directly, though the wind is very strong here