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For the first time, I used LastMinuteGolfer.com to book a tee-time, this time for a trip to Silver Lakes. I was able to save about $50 for a tee-time for two. I’ll definitely be looking at using it more often for some of the local courses. As for the course itself, I’ve heard a lot of good things about it and I was able to appreciate everyone’s comments right away.

One of the most common comments I’ve heard is the “Carolina’s look and feel” it provides. Even though I haven’t personally been there, I’ve seen enough media (pictures & tv) to appreciate it. One of the first things I noticed was the abundance of practice area. Driving range, a couple of putting greens and a bunker/chipping area.

Another thing I liked was that were no real holes that had huge doglegs. The majority of the holes bent slightly right/left or left/right, but nothing ridiculous even though courses like to throw one or two of them over the span of 18 holes. When you coupled the slight doglegs with narrow’ish fairways, it often meant an accurate tee-shot regardless of which way you fade the ball. I’ve always enjoyed this type of game management.

It’s really hard to find anything negative to say about the course. I wasn’t a fan of the bunkers and how hard they were, but considering the amount of rain we’ve had, I wouldn’t expect them to be anything else. Together with the outstanding rate you can get from LMG, I’m definitely looking forward to playing this course again.

I spent most of Saturday afternoon sitting around the beautiful and private King Valley clubhouse, waiting for the thunderstorms to roll through.  At first, there was so much rain that the course temporary suspended any playing due to flooded fairways.  We were ready to head out again, but yet another storm came through, but this time there was nothing behind it.

So, 2 hours after our originally scheduled tee-time, we started to meandered our way through the beautiful fairways (or in many cases, the rough).  One of the first things that caught my attention was the bunkering.  They seemed to be strategically placed through the fairways and around the greens.  The biggest attribute was the ability to penalize the golfer for entering said bunker.

The second thing I admired the most were the greens.  They weren’t overly large in size, and were very contoured.   They were often elevated with danger on at least one side, and a lot of the time two sides.  I believe they’re still fair given you always had a safe shot on your approach.

All in all, it’s an excellent course and considering it’s on the drive home from work, it only adds to the desire to join ClubLink.