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Felt like doing a personal northern Utah golf course tier list just because.

Only listing courses I've played and only three tiers: positive, neutral, and down on.

Positive:
Davis Park--Course condition has been really good. Greens are in really good shape. Challenging course without it being overly penal. Seems to be a huge turnaround from 15 years ago. Website booking is quite good for singles.
The Barn--Also good course condition. Had a pipe break flooding most of the first fairway this year, but they handled it well. Usually have to call to get a booking as a single, but I can usually get on without issue. Practice areas are bad.
Stonebridge--Played for the first time this year. Layout is weird, but enjoyed the course. Want to play again.
Bountiful Ridge--Also played for the first time this year. Really tough. 18 looks beautiful.
The Bluff--Where I broke 80 last year. Layout does feature a lot of the same type of holes, but there's enough variation for me. Soured a bit due to a business practice, but the clubhouse has been quite nice.
Glendale--Played here a year ago. With the space they have, the layout is fantastic. Cool course.
Sun Hills--Was my number 1 a couple years ago. 9 minute tee time intervals are an issue. Course was beat up during the drought a few years ago. Some of the greens can be problematic at times. Still positive.
Round Valley--If it's 100 and you don't want to golf in that, go to Morgan. Probably 85 there. Layout is pretty good. Very laid back. Floods of a couple years ago wrecked holes 4-7 and they haven't quite recovered fully. Greens aren't great, but I like the course.
Eagle Mountain--Wasn't able to play up there this year. Rating being high makes this a good course to lower my handicap as i play fairly well in comparison to the slope and course rating. Front 9 really is challenging.

Neutral:
Valley View--Surprised here. Played it this year and it wasn't in good shape. Greens particularly were rough, and that's the big draw of the course, the difficulty of the greens. Maybe it was just a down year? Only played there once. When did Davis Park and Valley View switch places in the Davis County muni hierarchy?
Lakeside--Fine to play. Other golfers on the course have never been great for me. Back nine is interesting with it's layout.
Mount Ogden--Nice to play sometimes if I don't care about my lost ball count. I need to play there again and really course manage the course to see if I play better.
Glen Eagle--Last couple times had better interaction with clubhouse personnel. Was never really a friendly place before it. Back nine most holes have houses right, houses left, and houses behind the green as obstacles, so not really visually pleasing.
El Monte--Fine to play after 11 AM. Short, easy regulation niner.
Toad's/Mulligan's--Played the old Mulligan's executive course a lot as a kid. Couple holes retain their layout. Practice facilities are good.
Eagle Lake--Go here for Top Tracer and the practice facilities. Need to take 4 iron and wedges and go practice the executive course.

Down on:

Riverside--Look, played here a lot, but I really don't find most of the holes fun. Very boring layout with a few exceptions. Will play and did. Only round of the year with three birdies, but will only play if I go with my Dad, who plays there few times a week.
Remuda and Cranefield--Really weird Country Club but a public course are you in the in club here why are you here if you're not vibes. Don't recommend.


And now you know the rest of the story.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
Felt like doing a personal northern Utah golf course tier list just because.

Only listing courses I've played and only three tiers: positive, neutral, and down on.

Positive:
Davis Park--Course condition has been really good. Greens are in really good shape. Challenging course without it being overly penal. Seems to be a huge turnaround from 15 years ago. Website booking is quite good for singles.
The Barn--Also good course condition. Had a pipe break flooding most of the first fairway this year, but they handled it well. Usually have to call to get a booking as a single, but I can usually get on without issue. Practice areas are bad.
Stonebridge--Played for the first time this year. Layout is weird, but enjoyed the course. Want to play again.
Bountiful Ridge--Also played for the first time this year. Really tough. 18 looks beautiful.
The Bluff--Where I broke 80 last year. Layout does feature a lot of the same type of holes, but there's enough variation for me. Soured a bit due to a business practice, but the clubhouse has been quite nice.
Glendale--Played here a year ago. With the space they have, the layout is fantastic. Cool course.
Sun Hills--Was my number 1 a couple years ago. 9 minute tee time intervals are an issue. Course was beat up during the drought a few years ago. Some of the greens can be problematic at times. Still positive.
Round Valley--If it's 100 and you don't want to golf in that, go to Morgan. Probably 85 there. Layout is pretty good. Very laid back. Floods of a couple years ago wrecked holes 4-7 and they haven't quite recovered fully. Greens aren't great, but I like the course.
Eagle Mountain--Wasn't able to play up there this year. Rating being high makes this a good course to lower my handicap as i play fairly well in comparison to the slope and course rating. Front 9 really is challenging.

Neutral:
Valley View--Surprised here. Played it this year and it wasn't in good shape. Greens particularly were rough, and that's the big draw of the course, the difficulty of the greens. Maybe it was just a down year? Only played there once. When did Davis Park and Valley View switch places in the Davis County muni hierarchy?
Lakeside--Fine to play. Other golfers on the course have never been great for me. Back nine is interesting with it's layout.
Mount Ogden--Nice to play sometimes if I don't care about my lost ball count. I need to play there again and really course manage the course to see if I play better.
Glen Eagle--Last couple times had better interaction with clubhouse personnel. Was never really a friendly place before it. Back nine most holes have houses right, houses left, and houses behind the green as obstacles, so not really visually pleasing.
El Monte--Fine to play after 11 AM. Short, easy regulation niner.
Toad's/Mulligan's--Played the old Mulligan's executive course a lot as a kid. Couple holes retain their layout. Practice facilities are good.
Eagle Lake--Go here for Top Tracer and the practice facilities. Need to take 4 iron and wedges and go practice the executive course.

Down on:

Riverside--Look, played here a lot, but I really don't find most of the holes fun. Very boring layout with a few exceptions. Will play and did. Only round of the year with three birdies, but will only play if I go with my Dad, who plays there few times a week.
Remuda and Cranefield--Really weird Country Club but a public course are you in the in club here why are you here if you're not vibes. Don't recommend.


And now you know the rest of the story.
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You ever play talons cove?

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I grew up in the northern part of the state and we played Mt Ogden and El Monte a lot, among others. As well as Golf City, may it RIP. I learned on the course at Golf City and played countless games there with my friends and my dad before I was even in high school. I was never very good but I really enjoyed golfing. Had some great memories, but the odds are I will never swing another club unless there was a solid reason to. I don't even own any clubs any more. Especially after major neck and back surgery, my slice is off the hook. It is just crazy. And I cannot get the body mechanics right to straighten it out. So I am done with golf. And especially given the expense, I am ok with that.
 
Played a par 3 pitch and putt course this past weekend. The average hole was about 50 yards. The greens were insanely bad. Dirt patches here and there on most of them. They were also terribly unforgiving as well on a handful of holes in that they sloped down ridiculously so. I had a couple shots within five feet of the hole that were going very slow, caught the slope and ran down 25 feet. Stupid.

My goal was to average a bogey or 72. I shot a 74. I had 2-3 putts that stopped within six inches of the hole. Had 2-3 other shots that lipped out. Plus 1-2 holes where I fell apart—though I didn’t shoot worse than 5 on any hole.

I think I’m close to shooting a 68-69. Maybe even a 65-66. I was very confident as a teenager and also aimed to shoot par. Usually I shot more like a 59-61 iirc.

Gonna hit up an executive course further away that’s well kept in the next few weeks. I played it once years ago and think the holes are more like 90-140 yards. If par is again 54, I’d love to break 80. I’d be content with that. A pathetic score but baby steps baby.

On another note, do any of you practice by just going out into a huge field and using irons at certain targets (ie, cones or the like) within a 50-150 yard range? I think I should go out and do that once every week or two for the next six months.
 
Also, can any of you recommend a reasonably priced(whatever that means by golf standards) great driver? I have a driver in fine condition. About 18 years old. But I’d assume by today’s standards, it’s subpar. Also, the face of it just doesn’t look as large as most drivers I see these days.
 
Miggs said:
Also, can any of you recommend a reasonably priced(whatever that means by golf standards) great driver? I have a driver in fine condition. About 18 years old. But I’d assume by today’s standards, it’s subpar. Also, the face of it just doesn’t look as large as most drivers I see these days.
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I would like to know that reasonably priced is. I'm guessing $75?
 
LogGrad98 said:
I grew up in the northern part of the state and we played Mt Ogden and El Monte a lot, among others. As well as Golf City, may it RIP. I learned on the course at Golf City and played countless games there with my friends and my dad before I was even in high school. I was never very good but I really enjoyed golfing. Had some great memories, but the odds are I will never swing another club unless there was a solid reason to. I don't even own any clubs any more. Especially after major neck and back surgery, my slice is off the hook. It is just crazy. And I cannot get the body mechanics right to straighten it out. So I am done with golf. And especially given the expense, I am ok with that.
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That's where I started. Mid 90s. I think my first ever birdie was there. Number 4. Right around 100 yards. Bladed it and rolled up fairly close and made putt. Was probably 14 or something.
Miggs said:
Also, can any of you recommend a reasonably priced(whatever that means by golf standards) great driver? I have a driver in fine condition. About 18 years old. But I’d assume by today’s standards, it’s subpar. Also, the face of it just doesn’t look as large as most drivers I see these days.
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New brand name drivers go for 5-6 hundred bucks. Can get new previous year models around $250 pretty easily, especially now at the end of season. I use a Mizuno STZ driver I got for about $150. Ping drivers are known to be pretty good for higher handicaps.



Also had my craziest round of golf ever today. Glen Eagle. Shanked practically every wedge and iron and lost 5 balls on the front nine. Went 54-38 and finished with a birdie going for the green in two on the island 18th and hitting my 4 iron long about 230.
 
Darkwing Duck said:
That's where I started. Mid 90s. I think my first ever birdie was there. Number 4. Right around 100 yards. Bladed it and rolled up fairly close and made putt. Was probably 14 or something.

New brand name drivers go for 5-6 hundred bucks. Can get new previous year models around $250 pretty easily, especially now at the end of season. I use a Mizuno STZ driver I got for about $150. Ping drivers are known to be pretty good for higher handicaps.



Also had my craziest round of golf ever today. Glen Eagle. Shanked practically every wedge and iron and lost 5 balls on the front nine. Went 54-38 and finished with a birdie going for the green in two on the island 18th and hitting my 4 iron long about 230.
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Surprising to me as a non-golfer that clubs are on a model year value model. Do some people buy a new set of clubs every year or so?
 
Sardines said:
Surprising to me as a non-golfer that clubs are on a model year value model. Do some people buy a new set of clubs every year or so?
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They are constantly making improvements or what they think are, or maybe better said, market as improvements, to the design, material, structure, dimensions, etc. of clubs. I watched an interesting video where they tested this and found that for the average golfer the different in clubs came down to basically the placebo effect, at least for the most modern clubs where obvious improvements have been made, such as stronger lighter metals than were available in previous decades. But other than that kind of stuff, mostly it's in the heads of the golfers. The really funny thing is, it's as real a the placebo effect in any other arena, and they had golfers register up to like 15% improvements using the same club, just marketed differently. It's kind of crazy. But yeah, that's the deal. There is always a "better" design around the corner. It's also the best way they can guarantee continued sales on an otherwise durable good. Hell I still have my dad's clubs, and they were top of the line in the early 80's. Why but anything else when I like those and they give me a consistent game? Well, the new better version of course! Yeah, it's mostly like that.


Not that I actually use his clubs, just used to make the point. Hell, they are actually still in his shed. lol
 
They also seem to cycle through what makes a better club. First it was something like face-weighted, then great big clubs were the best, then smaller but faster clubs, then elongated, then, what do you know, face weighted again, Etc. Kind of funny.
 
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