点评:Meadow Farms Golf Course has a lot going for it on paper. Three 9-hole courses allow for more players to cycle through, the staff is friendly, and the pro shop, lounge, and grille are all impressive. The course itself is generally in good shape, with well-maintained tee boxes and fairways, and the rough is challenging enough to punish bad shots. Signature features like the waterfall and the longest hole in America add some interesting character.
Unfortunately, all of that is overshadowed by the absolutely atrocious condition of the greens. They are, without exaggeration, some of the worst I have ever played. This even includes sand greens in Florida. Patchy, dying, and inexplicably sprouting crabgrass everywhere, they make putting feel like pure guesswork rather than a test of skill.
It is downright shameful for the course to charge $86 a round, seemingly justified by the novelty of the longest hole alone. At best, this should be a $45 course for 18 holes, and had I known all the greens looked like the first few, I would have asked for my money back or disputed the charge altogether.
To make matters worse, the two golfers I played with mentioned that the greens always look this way. Slow greens are one thing, but this level of neglect or apathy is inexcusable. If the course can maintain its tee boxes, fairways, and rough so well, there is simply no excuse for the greens to be in such a laughable and embarrassing state.
Meadow Farms needs to take a hard look at its priorities before expecting players to pay premium prices for such a subpar experience.
翻译:从纸面上看,Meadow Farms 高尔夫球场有很多亮点。三个九洞球场可供更多球员轮流使用,工作人员热情友好,球具商店、休息室和烧烤店都令人印象深刻。球场本身状况良好,发球台和球道维护良好,长草区也足够具有挑战性,足以惩罚糟糕的击球。瀑布和美国最长球洞等标志性景观更增添了几分趣味。
可惜的是,所有这些都被果岭极其糟糕的状况所掩盖。毫不夸张地说,这是我打过的最差的果岭之一。甚至包括佛罗里达州的沙地果岭。到处都是斑驳、枯萎、莫名其妙地长出杂草的马唐草,让推杆感觉像是纯粹的猜测,而不是对球技的考验。
这家球场每轮收费 86 美元,似乎仅仅因为其最长球洞的新颖性就物有所值,这真是太丢人了。这球场充其量也应该是一个18洞45美元的球场,如果我知道所有果岭都和前几个果岭一样,我早就要求退款,或者干脆就此提出异议了。
更糟糕的是,和我一起打球的两位球友都说果岭总是这个样子。果岭速度慢是一回事,但这种程度的疏忽或冷漠实在不可原谅。如果球场的发球台、球道和长草区都能维护得这么好,果岭如此尴尬的状况简直是不可原谅的。
Meadow Farms 应该认真审视一下自己的优先事项,然后再指望球员们为这种低劣的体验支付高价。