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PSA: avoid Santa Maria for a while

Posted on 7/31/22 at 3:01 pm
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 7/31/22 at 3:01 pm
Course is in shite conditions. Greens are slowwwwww and bumpy. Course is holdin water on the slopes (not sure how), and pace of play is disastrous.

They’re also charging full price for that dump. May want to give it a few months before shelling out what they’re asking.
Posted by Navajo61490
Baton rouge
Member since Dec 2011
6717 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 4:57 pm to
Louisiana Golf my man
Posted by blueboxer1119
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
7986 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 5:15 pm to
But they have some talent riding around on the beer carts though....
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24656 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:14 pm to
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Louisiana Golf my man


LSU course may be in better shape and it’s being managed by a bunch of kids
Posted by CBandits82
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Member since May 2012
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Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:27 pm to
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pace of play is disastrous.


quote:

Santa Maria
Posted by CBandits82
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Member since May 2012
54085 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:27 pm to
It also has the hottest range on the planet.

It feels like you are hitting wedges off of the Sun.

Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
14792 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:35 pm to
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feels like you are hitting wedges off of the Sun.


That’s a hyperbole. Don’t be dramatic.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24656 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:39 pm to
We waited 30 minutes to tee off on 4.

Had a foursome in front of us and 2 of em couldn’t hit it off the box with irons. Took us almost 4 hours to play the front
This post was edited on 7/31/22 at 7:40 pm
Posted by LSwho84
Prairieville
Member since Nov 2015
162 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 8:48 pm to
Was just coming here to ask the board about SM. We have a tee time Tuesday there and haven’t been there since mid June. At that time the greens were very slow but the course was okay all things considered. High traffic there.
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
6566 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 10:00 pm to
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Took us almost 4 hours to play the front


Are you serious? Who could tolerate that?
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
923 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 10:02 pm to
I can’t stand much about the whole course. The parking lot is a cluster, the pro shop is a dump, there’s a perfect opportunity to have food/alcohol service for before, during, after a round. Their putting and chipping area is pretty good. I can’t stand hitting off of mats and despite having multiple’marshalls’ the oace of play on a weekend is atrocious. No water stations and sometimes a cart girl, sometimes not. Doesn’t help that the course is pretty tough too!
Posted by BogeyGolf
Minot
Member since Nov 2016
974 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 11:33 pm to
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Took us almost 4 hours to play the front
I'm heading to the parking lot at the turn, me.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19820 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 11:50 pm to
Before the turn
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57676 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:57 am to
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I'm heading to the parking lot at the turn, me.


I would have made it 4 or 5. I have better things to do with my day than wait behind people who don’t care to learn the very simple rules of golf and etiquette.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24656 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 6:05 am to
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I'm heading to the parking lot at the turn, me.


We skipped em at the turn and finished up in about 2 hours. Course was wide open on the back due to how slow these bums were.

Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16269 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 8:45 am to
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Course is in shite conditions. Greens are slowwwwww and bumpy. Course is holdin water on the slopes (not sure how), and pace of play is disastrous.

They’re also charging full price for that dump. May want to give it a few months before shelling out what they’re asking.



Played there yesterday and got 9 holes in before a torrential downpour. It was already wet, and after that rain, I bailed.

Was told about punched greens in the pro shop and they charged twilight rate instead of full price. Rain check was issued at 9 hole full price.

Yes, the greens were bumpy from being punched and slower than normal. But they didn't putt badly at all.

Our foursome teed off at 9:36 and finished 9 at 11:08, even with carts on path and waiting on the group in front to get back to their carts after shots. I'm calling bullshite on a 4 hour front 9.
Posted by BRsundog
BR
Member since Feb 2020
253 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 9:21 am to
I’d start hitting into them.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24656 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 10:53 am to
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I'm calling bullshite on a 4 hour front 9.


Call it what you want, you weren’t there. You also weren’t charged full rate. You also were warned in pro shop.

You also had no reason to call after the round and raise hell. I have no reason lie about the duration

Congrats on your hour and a half front 9, carts on path foursome round though. I’ll send you a cookie.
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 10:54 am
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
25455 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 11:11 am to
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Call it what you want, you weren’t there. You also weren’t charged full rate. You also were warned in pro shop.


4 hours for 9 holes is pretty unbelievable to be fair. I don't believe you
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
2877 posts
Posted on 8/1/22 at 11:23 am to
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Took us almost 4 hours to play the front




That's absurd.. That pace of play in front of me I'm calling the clubhouse or I'm gonna start hitting into your group..

Worst pacing though that I've dealt with at a local course has been Carter last time we played they stacked us in there and it ended up taking 5 1/2 hours to play..
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 11:40 am
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