This is a challenging course that will definitely test you to piece together multiple shots to have a good score. On a few holes the rough is punishing which is a pro and a con. Before heading out to the course you should definitely screenshot the course map to help with some of the navigation. They course is pretty easy to follow. The hardest part was find the first hole since 1-3 are on the same island so you see 3 tees and 3 baskets. Those holes are well defined once you get to the teepad of which basket corresponds which each hole. There is a little bit of a walk to hole 7 but there is a "7" on the bike trails sign with an arrow pointing you in the right direction. Gateway forces you to use all shots in your bag which I really liked. As I mentioned above, the rough is really rough which is nice as you have to have shot placement on the longer holes.

The only hole that I had trouble finding, that took a few minutes was from 10 to 11. You cross the bridge and immediately go back into the woods. Don't go out to the field as it is tucked away in the woods. There were blue poles marking each hole but see a teesign for distance would be a nice added feature. A few of the holes have bike trails that you throw across so make sure you check before you throw. In particular, hole 13 you throw out over the field and I saw bikers there. Also 18, if you throw the RHBH hyzer route the bike trail bends around the corner right there.

I played this course twice, 5 and 7 years ago. This is a vast improvement over what the course was. I remember how bad the navigation was previously and how thick the rough was. There are definitely still burrs and some poison ivy but the club has done a great job cleaning the course up.

I would definitely recommend this course if you are in the area. This is a challenging course that forces you to put multiple shots together to shoot well. There aren't really any easy holes but every hole brings a different challenge.