VisionQuest reviews
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Rob Martin
Silver level trusted reviewer
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Experience:
13.9 years
326 played
41 reviews
VQ, you've really let yourself go 2+ years
Reviewed:
Played on:Jun 4, 2021
Played the course:once
Pros:
Multiple tee pads that are turf. Those are my personal favorite.
Nice course design and layout. Arroyo baskets - this is course #280 over 32 states. First time playing on these baskets.
Nice course design and layout. Arroyo baskets - this is course #280 over 32 states. First time playing on these baskets.
Cons:
After my round I was talking with some locals over at BRP. They agreed, the owner has really let this course go. I correlated it to someone buying a brand new Lexus and then never bothered to change the oil. If the car was maintained it would have reached 300,000 miles easily, but since they didn't do something as simple as change the oil, the engine blew up at 50,000 miles. Here are the problems:
1. While the tee pads are turf, the red pads (middle length) had multiple rotten wood underneath making for an uneven pad.
2. Some of the grass in the fairways - not off the fairways mind you but the actual fairways - was to my knees. I'm 5'11". At least it didn't have sticky burrs.
3. In a lot of areas, it just simply looked dumpy. See next few points.
4. If you look at Hole 5 tee picture here on dgscene, it looks like a really cool platform. Instead, it was very wobbiy. It needs to be torn down before it collapses and someone gets hurt.
5. Hole 14 tee picture posted in this dgscene course listing, it looks pristine. In reality, the path is gone and the area to the right of where the path used to be is now a dump site for sawdust from some sort of mill that is also on site.
6. Hole 17, the 'green' is gone. No mulch, not retaining ring, nothing.
7. Hole 18 is a mess. The floating dock to the tee pad is in disrepair. The left side of it is under water. The right side has a retaining post missing so it is pretty wobbiy. The floating tee pad is listing (tilting) at an angle to the starboard (right). Unlike the pictures posted here, there is overgrowth all around the pond that needs to be cleared out.
8. The club house was empty. The soda pop machine was not working. This was on a Friday when the green fee was $10 vs. $5.
9. There are plenty of outhouses all around the property. The one I used was literally full with fluid.
10. The camping area looks deserted. Signs are broken, stuff is in disrepair. There is no way I would pay money to camp here.
1. While the tee pads are turf, the red pads (middle length) had multiple rotten wood underneath making for an uneven pad.
2. Some of the grass in the fairways - not off the fairways mind you but the actual fairways - was to my knees. I'm 5'11". At least it didn't have sticky burrs.
3. In a lot of areas, it just simply looked dumpy. See next few points.
4. If you look at Hole 5 tee picture here on dgscene, it looks like a really cool platform. Instead, it was very wobbiy. It needs to be torn down before it collapses and someone gets hurt.
5. Hole 14 tee picture posted in this dgscene course listing, it looks pristine. In reality, the path is gone and the area to the right of where the path used to be is now a dump site for sawdust from some sort of mill that is also on site.
6. Hole 17, the 'green' is gone. No mulch, not retaining ring, nothing.
7. Hole 18 is a mess. The floating dock to the tee pad is in disrepair. The left side of it is under water. The right side has a retaining post missing so it is pretty wobbiy. The floating tee pad is listing (tilting) at an angle to the starboard (right). Unlike the pictures posted here, there is overgrowth all around the pond that needs to be cleared out.
8. The club house was empty. The soda pop machine was not working. This was on a Friday when the green fee was $10 vs. $5.
9. There are plenty of outhouses all around the property. The one I used was literally full with fluid.
10. The camping area looks deserted. Signs are broken, stuff is in disrepair. There is no way I would pay money to camp here.
Other Thoughts:
I want my $10 back. If BRP costs $8 to play, the green fees here should be $1 only because it is private property.
From the pictures, this course was at one time a 4.5. I walked away shaking my head as to why someone would put this much money into a piece of property to just let it go like they have. Normally i would give it a 3.0 based on just the course as is, but since I had to pay $10 to play this, I think a 2.5 is generous.
From the pictures, this course was at one time a 4.5. I walked away shaking my head as to why someone would put this much money into a piece of property to just let it go like they have. Normally i would give it a 3.0 based on just the course as is, but since I had to pay $10 to play this, I think a 2.5 is generous.
