Pros:
Y'all ready for my first drunk review? I don't care- buckle up son 'cause here we go!
Sertoma is a freakin prom date of a course. She is beautiful. At first I was like, "oh man, two forehand holes in a row?" But then hole 3 bursts out at you and this course says, "Hey man, here's an open downhill let-it-rip hole for ya." And it only get's better from there.
Eighteen holes of fun short-range controlled shots. They may all be par 3, but they aren't all gimme's. Sertoma is going to make you work for it, and you're going to like it. Just when you think she's not being fair, she opens up and says, "hey, hit this hyzer line baby, you can do it." And you may over throw, but that's ok. Sertoma is gentle so you can still make your par.
Are the tees concrete? Honestly I can't remember. I played three courses today and at least one of them was gravel and I think it was this one but it wasn't too bad. Are there tee signs? Yes and they were great. Were the baskets old discatchers like every other damn course you've ever played? Absofrickinloutly. Are you going to thank this course for the pleasure of playing it? You better.
This course comes with scenic woods and open fields, with mowed fairways bordered by the effing Savannah from Africa. I'm talking waist high grass you could hide a whole pride of lions in. But they mow a generous amount of fairway to make sure the way is actually fair. So don't complain.
OMG I almost forgot to talk about elevation. It's here. And it's beautiful.
Cons:
Alright. Now the cons. I hate it but we have to talk about the ugly stuff. For starters, there was a lot of broken glass on hole 9. It came out of nowhere and I didn't know what to do about it. I hate seeing that on a course because kids play this game man, c'mon. Just stop taking glass out on the course.
And what's keeping this from being a 4.5 star/disc review? There aren't any par 4's or 5's. Honestly I like it like this and thought this layout was super fun. But in today's world, you know what it takes to succeed and that's the challenging placement shooting of longer pars. I'm sorry Sertoma, that's just the way it is.
Other Thoughts:
This course was a freakin' great stop on a road trip from Atlanta to Johnson City. Did I love this course? Yeah I did. Was it beautiful? Like a freakin sunset from a hilltop sitting next to a pretty girl you have a crush on but you're not sure if she likes you back so you play it cool but you're pretty sure she does so you let yourself enjoy the moment and have some feels.
There's even a freakin' creek on this course and I threw into it on hole 18 because I overthrew the basket. Don't do that if you can help it. The bank is basically a 5ft straight drop and the small vines/roots/saplings aren't the most stable. I can tell you the water is very cold and refreshing, but if you don't have a bunch of laundry in your car because you're on your way to your parent's in Johnson City I do not recommend falling into the creek. It by no means dampered my experience and I absolutely loved this course. So should you. Now go out there and freakin play it you goonie!
Thank you for enjoying my first ever drunk review. I think I may drink before all of them. Let me know if that's a good or bad idea because I may not be in the best decision-making space right now