The Club at Hidden Creek

Played Memorial Day. The course is really coming into great shape. Fairways were clean and green. The front nine greens rolled well but did have some patchy grass, back nine were more clean looking but I hear they are working on them soon. Regardless greens rolled well and had a nice check to them. The staff all around from Clubhouse to starter/marshal to the cart guys/gals were all in a great mood and handled a fully booked course with superb management.

The course was well maintained and challenging for our level of play. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Trey was great and seemed genuinely concerned that we had a good time. Unfortunately the pace of play was a significant deterrent to an enjoyable round of golf. We had 2 groups of 4 ahead of us playing extremely slow and a group of 3 following us who were very impatient. The course martial was consistently making his rounds but didn’t seem to be very proactive in improving the situation. Overall felt like too many on the course and business people calling the shots as opposed to the staff on site.

I absolutely love this course and most of the time have an enjoyable experience. I’ve learned that the pace of play is going to be slow which is fine if the weather is nice. My biggest issue is that I was not told that the greens were punched and sanded before my recent round. That should be without a doubt something that is clarified and mentioned before starting the round. And to charge the normal morning rate of $80+ is absolutely preposterous with greens in that shape.