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Forest Dale Golf Course — Salt Lake City, UT

Posted on September 10, 2021December 25, 2021

Rating:*

  • Layout: 6
  • Conditions: 7
  • Staff: 5
  • Value: 7

TCS™: 6.50

— Not counted in TCS™, but just as important (imo):

  • Pace of Play: Slow to Moderate.

*All ratings are out of 10 possible points.

Commentary:

Layout: the layout/design is very nice for a 9-hole course, #1 and #2 are pretty “boring” i.e., straight with little design features; #1 runs along the freeway and #2 runs along some apartments; that said, they aren’t terrible holes. The green on #1 has some interesting bunkering at least.

Conditions: the sprinklers kicked on during the rain on #6, which I can believe because as hot as 2021 has been, this course was very lush! Almost criminally lush given the drought conditions we’re facing here in Utah; I actually took a point off my conditions score for the water waste. Ethical golf can actually be a point of pride, imo.

The staff: I had very little interaction with the folks in the pro-shop, middle of the road nice but not over friendly, which is just fine by me.

Value: $16 for a walking rate is about right for this course. Value feels well above average. If they had it at about $12 it’d be a perfect 10 for value, based on the fact that you can only play 9-holes here (without repeating).

All told, I think this is my new fave exclusively 9-hole course.

I had a lovely time playing with Isaac (very glad the universe saw fit to make our connection—thank you sir)! We were catching up on two one-on-one clinical check’ins so decided to do it over 9-holes of golf. This may need to become a tradition?!

The Utah summer of 2021 has seen the valley full of chocking smoky air, but with a weather system blowing in, the evening was clear and beautiful. The rain hit on the green of #6, and really started coming down on #7. Lightning strikes galore. But, we were both having such a fantastic time smashing the ball around that we kept going. The rain blew over for a moment on #8 and fully passed over on #9. I mentioned to Isaac the last time I remembered playing in any kind of rain was on Bethpage Black, about 8 years ago.

My scorecard: LINK

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Here is a rubric for how I would interpret the TCS™

10 – Simply amazing, go play this a.s.a.p.! Are you on your way?!
9 – One of the best, just not spot on "perfect" in every way. Play It!
8 – One of the best courses in the area; well worth the trip to play.
7 – Worth a round if you are within a reasonable distance. Good conditions and interesting layout.
6 – An above average course that is worth your time if you're close by. Should provide a nice round.
5 – An average course. Decent layout, decent conditions, and the value hits the sweet spot. The one to play after work for a quick round. However, it lacks an overall wow factor.
4 – Below average, but moderately interesting in places.
3 – A poor course. Conditions are pretty bad but the cost of a round usually outweighs the conditions. Play with your friends who are too cheap to pay for a better round of golf.
2 – Bad, but playable. Play it when you need some practice before spending $$$ on a "better" course.
1 – A very bad course, but often has a deal you can't pass up (e.g., I have played a few like this; got 18 and a cart for only $5, yeah, I'd play about anything for that too).
0 – The only way I'd "play" this course if it was in my backyard and it was free. I mean who turns down a free "driving range" which is all that this "course" is good for, not for golf but to hit balls at and forget about.
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