I played Clublink’s toughest course today: Greystoke. It’s on the escarpment. Toughest greens I’ve played. Had 30 putts. Which would lend you to believe I shot a wonderful score….but alas it’s not true.
Putting was great. Driving was adequate enough for the course. Chips were better than avg. Irons from all distances were crap-o-la. And hence, a 91. No matter how well things are going, on a long course, if you can’t hit your irons, you’re nothing.
I have an excuse (unfortunately): I gouged my right swear finger someting fierce yesterday at the dump while dumping some trash. For everything but the iron shots it was not an issue. For my irons, it was devastating. That’s because hitting irons flush requires hitting down and into the ground. And the reverberation was painful. And this results in hesitation and adjustment to prevent the pain, which led to too many sprays and weak fades.
However, a beautiful course. I’ve played National Pines, Glenn Abbey, Rattlesnake, Glenn Cairen and now Greystone. And Blue Springs before it was Clublink. And of them, National Pines and Greystone rank as the top courses for me: because of the dramatic views, and the extremely difficult, yet pure, greens. The money you pay for is definitely in the greens, where it matters the most.