点评:Let me start by saying this was my first time playing Salish Cliffs. It’s a course I’ve always wanted to play, but honestly after reading reviews and hearing from friends about the tight fairways and tall grass bordering the fairways – into which any errant shot was doomed – I considered it above my skill level.
So when friends finally coerced me into playing this course, I dropped into Costco – bought a couple of dozen cheap balls and headed south. Turns out what people say is slightly true, The fairways are NOT too narrow. In fact, they are quite the opposite, but do narrow down in some places. The grass borders ARE thick and deep, but I did find plenty of balls to replenish my supply which was totally unnecessary. During my first round I completed it with the same ball I started with. Round 2 was a bit different. I lost 3 balls. (though I found 6 without really looking) But honestly, those shots were so bad I would have lost them on any course. Heck, I’d probably lost them on a driving range!
We played the Green tees (Masters) which for an 18 handicap is plenty of distance. They keep the fairways well watered so there wasn’t a lot of roll out on your drives, which left for some long shots in even with a great drive. The greens were a bit slow but rolled true and since I steered clear of the bunkers – no comment as to how they were.
Summary? Don’t be scared off by the reviews saying this course is too hard. It was in excellent shape (hats off to the greens crew) and while challenging, it wasn’t a grueling loop. And everyone around the golf shop was super friendly and helpful.
翻译:首先我要说,这是我第一次打萨利什悬崖球场。我一直想打这个球场,但说实话,看了评论,又听朋友说球道很窄,而且球道边的草很高——任何失误都注定要失败——我觉得这超出了我的水平。
所以,当朋友们最终说服我打这个球场时,我去了好市多,买了几十个便宜的球,然后向南走去。事实证明,大家说的确实有点道理,球道其实并不太窄。事实上,恰恰相反,只是在某些地方变窄了。草边确实很厚很深,但我还是找到了不少球来补充,这完全没有必要。第一轮我用的还是一开始用的那个球。第二轮的情况有点不同,我丢了3个球。(虽然我没怎么看就找到了6个。)但说实话,那些球打得实在太差了,在任何球场我都会丢。哎,在练习场我可能都会丢!
我们打的是大师赛的果岭发球台,对于18差点的球手来说,距离已经足够远了。球道保持良好的湿润,所以开球时球不会滚出太多,即使开球很好,也容易打出一些远距离的球。果岭速度有点慢,但滚动很顺畅,而且由于我避开了沙坑,所以对果岭的状况没什么可说的。
总结?不要被那些说这个球场太难的评论吓倒。球场状况极佳(向果岭工作人员致敬),虽然很有挑战性,但并不是一个令人精疲力竭的环形球道。高尔夫商店里的每个人都非常友好,乐于助人。