(11-26-2023, 12:53 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(11-26-2023, 11:32 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I grew up playing that course, and it's a great layout, but it has suffered from neglect recently, and I've avoided it.  

On the other hand, I played Bent Creek several times lately, and that course is in great shape, especially for that price.   You might try that one instead.  The other day, I paid [I forget how much, somewhere around $400] at BC for unlimited range balls and $13 greens fees "after twilight," which is (I think) 12:00 noon right now.

We considered Bent Creek but it's too challenging of a course for my son, and for the rest of us considering how we played yesterday. Bent Creek eats up a lot of golf balls. Plus, cost was a consideration. Hyde Park was the lowest at $47. 

It's a shame about Hyde Park. How nice it would be to have a new owner sink the money into it to bring it back to its former glory, but it's more likely to be full of houses before that happens.

Just to clarify, the four hundred and something at BC was for 6 months.  

I took a look at Bent Creek green fees just now, and you're right about the cost.  I wasn't aware they were charging so much, probably because always played there on weekdays.  

It'll be sad to see Hyde Park go.  I have so many memories there.  Including the time I eagled #9!  Hit a driver, accidentally cut the corner to the RIGHT of the fairway bunker, hit the cart path and bounded into the middle of the fairway.  Hit the green with a 5-wood, and sunk a 20 footer that broke at least 2 feet.  Hard to believe, after playing for 50 years, I've only eagled one hole.

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