william Jarvis

I grew up on this golf course some 50 years ago so most of my experience goes back a ways. I played yesterday and come away with these thoughts. The clubhouse now offers nothing more than a cash register and some chilled bottles of water. The greens are really pretty good. They don't hold but this IS a "muni". They do have contours that I don't recall, which adds character, and they have managed to grow grass in places I never thought they could. That being said I lost at least one ball in ruts eroded in the 13th fairway's low area. But mostly, my impression is that the course is very over-grown. Trees have grown to block tee-shots and vegetation along creeks and the lake have grown to the point that they can hardly be seen, all of which detracts from the experience. That being said, the greens fees are more than reasonable and the course layout is as good as it ever was. Just keep it in the fairway