When the wildflowers that are starting to bloom around the tees boxes and the knee-high prairie grass takes over the vacant land, the course will increase its difficulty and beauty while still providing golfers a friendly challenge at an affordable price. The pace of play is pleasant, with Conn estimating most rounds completed in just over four hours. Pay close attention to the course, as the hole diagrams on the scorecard are sometimes difficult to follow, especially when it comes to trouble spots. But the hazards on the card are there, generally not in the shape of bunkers just 20 sandy ones are scattered about the course. There are plenty of grassy swales and only two holes have water on them.
Trees are young and rare, yet can still be a hindrance.
The real danger comes in the form of playing tricky shots on the sides of hills, downhill, uphill, or around the mounds guarding the greens. A dry, overflow wash runs along numerous holes and OB lines most of the course. Model homes already dot the course and a school and shopping center are also in the plans. Except for the starting and ending holes, few neighbor each other. The mold is broken on No. 6, the shortest par-5 off the men s tees at 473 yards, a dogleg right with plenty of wasteland to penalize shots that don t carry the corner.