Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old;
here’s to the things that are yet to come,
and to the memories that we hold.
On behalf of the staff here at GreensKeeper.org may you and your families stay safe during this Holiday Season. Enjoy the year and may you and yours be blessed for today and the year to come.
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“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
—Washington Irving
On behalf of the staff of GreensKeeper.Org and JohnnyGK, the man himself, we wish you the most heartfelt Season Greetings and bestow Blessings upon you and your families during this Holiday Season and beyond.
Now that you have had a chance to celebrate the season perhaps a round of golf with your family and friends are in order?
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May the holiday bring you good things in abundance that stay with you all year long. And remember BEFORE you feast how about a round of golf with friends and family?
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Memorial Day isn’t just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that’s a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It’s a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.
On this day we remember our Heroes that returned. No greater sacrifice was given than from those who serve so that we may live with Freedom. Thank you for your service! Here’s to our Veterans!
Now go celebrate Veterans’ Day with one of our Veterans with a round of golf!
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On the scariest day of the year, play it safe. Keep it fun. Keep it responsible. And by all means have your kids stock up on sugary sweets.
Now go play some golf!
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Labor Day is the end of summer. It’s a no-no for anyone wearing white, and most important in this era of consumerism — SALES!
Why do we celebrate Labor Day? It is important to celebrate everyone that works for a living. You are the true heroes. You provide for your families. You put food on the table. Hopefully provide inspiration to your children to carry on your work and even surpass you.
So hats off to us! Now that you have suitably patted yourself on the back; time for some golf!
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Reviewed by: sbarajasjr, San Diego
Played my semi-final GK Match against Kassper7 yesterday (7/8) for my very first visit to Elkins, walking away impressed and saddened, not at losing my match rather that this gem of a course is going away soon. All the descriptions of it are apt; tucked away in a nice setting, conditions stellar for what equates to a “muni”style track, and prices here being more than fair. Loved everything about this course because I kept my expectations low out of fear that it would be packed, hot, and in poor shape….it simply wasn’t the case to my surprise.
Tee boxes: Overall good but I remember a handful of holes in which the blue tees (played by our group) were a bit beat up. Some un-level ground and with walkers unable to fill divots made, the par 3 tees had their share of holes by the afternoon.
Fairways: Great shape with a healthy green color. This course won’t be shutting down and letting conditions deteriorate, that’s for sure. Better fairways here than RiverRidge played a few weeks ago. Good decent roll and only one bad lie all day that was no fault of the course superintendent.
Rough: More penal than it appears. Area under trees that line the fairways can get quite shaggy, enough to make me layup/punch out quite a bit. It won’t appear so visually, but there is a premium to staying in the fairway here.
Sand: In two green-side bunkers and there was inconsistent amount of sand; one had almost none, the other had some. Neither of the bunkers had great sand type, and only after getting to place my shot back after repairing a footprint did I get a shot at making it out.
Greens: Excellent greens here. They rolled slower than I thought, but very pure in my opinion. Left plenty of putts short, but if I was guessing the line right, the contours and undulation can’t be THAT hard to figure out. Some very large greens, others much smaller…all were in great shape.
ETC: Bare bone amenities (though from the looks of things this was probably the case even before it was decided they would close in September). Paid at the window on north side of clubhouse. Saw no cart attendant and no sort of food/drink availability anywhere. Carts available, but you can walk the course (back nine far hillier than front). Pace today was just under 4.5 hours, even as it seems we had an older twosome right behind us the entire round, minimal waiting if any in front.
Layout is fun with some shades of Santa Anita/Diamond Bar on the front and CrossCreek/Woods Valley in some areas of the back. A fun track that will be sorely missed.
Reviewed by: dethman, irvine
Played here during a visit to the Monterey Peninsula. Course was in great shape, but some of the Covid precautions were questionable.
The golf shop is not open, so everyone is checking in in the back of the clubhouse. The same people checking you in are helping people ‘shop’ and bringing stuff like clothes out from the inside so people can see and decide whether to buy. So I stood in line for about 20 minutes waiting to check in when there were only 3 people in line.
Next, neither a golf cart nor range balls are included with their $250 rack rate. (not that I paid that, but still). Personally it seemed to be nickel and diming people a bit. I was walking anyway.
Also, a foursome checked in in front of me, and they all wanted to ride, but the course would only allow 2 people to ride in 2 carts, the other 2 had to walk. They were older golfers who just wanted to ride and willing to pay. There were a LOT of carts sitting around. I don’t get that.
Anyway once I got to the first tee things were fine. Great conditions all around, with almost perfectly maintained tee boxes and fairways, with tricky, somewhat slowish greens.
I don’t recall being in any green-side bunkers but they looked fine. A lot of side-hill fairway lies if you don’t know where to hit it. A very nice walk with a push cart through the Del Monte forest and sightseeing through the Monterey pines. Pretty decent pace of play at 4 hours with a noon tee time. Enjoyed it.
