Playing golf in Vancouver Canada (NO POLITICS!)

[Edward_Majorwin]

That's great to hear noodle. Our league has a tourney there every year and we'll hopefully be back again this season.

[Phireside]

Anyone been to riverway since they reopened?

[downbylaw11]

my buddy went to the range. it was a madhouse apparently as they had a lineup, and an attendant handing out buckets and directing people where to go. I was told they were perhaps removing mats to increase social distance, but the lineup was so intense that they scrapped that and put the mats back. welcome to 2020

[ryu123]

Riverway is in fine condition. Fairways are dry & rolling. Greens are quick, firm & true.

The holes are still cut, with little plastic inserts to stop the ball from fully dropping down. As for check-in, the staff are calm & have instituted sensible rules about physical distancing.

[Phireside]

Did play Riverway yesterday afternoon. (love working from home). It was in great shape and terrific greens. Haven't been there in 5 years, so not sure what the norm is for conditions. You could see that pitch marks are the greens were starting to build. The true sign of a muni!

[Phireside]

I have a staycation next week. Planning to do a local golf trip. Was supposed to be a gold trip to Dallas/Austin. Below is my tentative line up. Have never played Whistler or Squamish before. Any other courses worth considering that wouldn't be front of mind?

 

Nick NorthWhistlerSquamish ValleySand Piper

[Diamana_Stinger]

Big Sky in Pemberton if you are headed up to Whistler.

[Phireside]

it was on the list but is members only right now. Nick North is out if it opens to public

[Phireside]

is Ledgeview in Abbotsford any good?

My staycation now requires my presence in Langley one day. And Redwoods is closed for punching. Pagoda or Ledgeview.

[MountainGoat]

The Stanley Park Pitch & Putt is worth every penny.

 

[ryu123]

yes, Stanley Park P/P is a little jewel in a great setting.

[ryu123]

 

[Trevorr]

check out westwood plateau. They have an app and you can sometimes get last minute tee times for $40 (canadian$$)

[lhahn]

Westwood is a hole ATM

[Edward_Majorwin]

Ooops late in replying...Ledgeview is a great course to play. It might be 'short' in some folks' eyes but it is a mighty challenge IMO. I have never put together a solid 18 holes there!

[shokosugi]

Yeah, ledgeview is a great course - it's beautiful up there. It's challenging if you are not accurate off the tee but it's not long so driver isn't needed for many holes and if you are proficient with a 3 wood or driving iron off the tee you can score well

[Edward_Majorwin]

Haha you've exposed my weakness with that post! I don't feel confident on too many of the tee boxes there

[Phireside]

Played Pagoda in a steady mild rain this morning. Was out there by myself so got a round pretty quick. Only my second round there and first in 3 years. It's a bit of goofy golf out there, but I had fun and played reasonably well. Putted great, which is not normal for me. Despite the fact it seems that no one that plays there owns a pitch repair tool or a tee. Greens looked like Langara in mid Summer.

[Edward_Majorwin]

I noticed the same thing in regards to the pitch marks recently. The greens looked so good when they re-opened but too many of my fellow golfers out here are just too drunk or just don't care enough to do their part. Glad you had some fun while I was 10 minutes away sitting at my desk and briefly hating my life.

[Phireside]

I must admit that I really enjoyed the walk from 10 to 11 (no shuttle today) I took a little extra time to enjoy the rainy woodsy-ness. Felt like a hike in the North Shore.

[shokosugi]

Anyone play the Falls in chilliwack recently? I'm thinking of booking a time there soon.

[noodle3872]

My wife and I are playing The Falls on Thursday. Based on the pictures they are posting on social media the course looks good.

[The Beav]

Good stuff in here guys.

I love Ledgeview and have a league round there tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait to crap the bed as per usual, but I'm going to lean on my hybrids off the tee and hopefully keep it between the trees.

[Phireside]

Back from Whistler. Played WGC and Big Sky (they opened for guests this week).

Whistler had some fun holes and some snoozers. But I guess it's very early in their season as the greens were down right unputtable. Shaggy and slower than putting on your backyard grass but firm enough that approach shots would roll out forever. Go figure. Having played Morgan the day before where the greens were as fast as they have been all year, it was quite the adjustment.

Big Sky was a nice track with maintenance crew out in full force. Slow greens too but nothing like WGC. The false fronts and slopes around the greens caught me out a number of times. Hardly anyone out there. Was solo with a twosome of ladies in front of me and was done in 3 hours. Wasn't in a hurry so kept my distance to not pressure the ladies. Played 2-3 balls on some holes.

[Edward_Majorwin]

Nice play Phireside. 2 ball solo is awesome

[noodle3872]

Played The Falls today and left disappointed. Thankfully it only cost $44 per person with tax using The Red Book. Love the routing of the course since it is very unique in our area. The course conditions were good meaning the fairways and greens were firm however the place hasn’t seen a mower in several days. The slick greens that The Falls once was famous for were shaggy, bumpy and still covered in sand from the overly aggressive top dressing they did weeks ago. The bunkers they filled and grassed to make the course more playable are either dirt with tufts of grass or 12” high grass. I though when the Aquilini family purchased the course and housing development the course would see an injection of cash and this simply hasn’t been the case.

[Phireside]

Capped off the staycation at Sandpiper today. Very enjoyable and a reminder of what a great course it is, but the drive out there is a reminder of why I don't go there very often.

[shokosugi]

Sandpiper is great. If you're out in the valley again, Royalwoods is a sleeper. I played there on Wednesday. The fairways were okay but the greens were pretty fast and in nice shape, plus it's dirt cheap there, about half of ledgeview.

[Flexy04]

keep finding myself at Morgan creek, with the players club card 60 bucks at 3 PM cant beat it.... pace of play always good, Played portal on Tuesday was sloppy because of the rain and lots of the grass needed a cut...Wanting to get out and play northview but the stupid 4 person booking is a real pain.... Someone always going to bail.... Hopefully kings links opens to public full time soon i really miss that track.

[bruizer]

Don't play Westwood Plateau...greens fees near $90 and it's a complete mudpit. Greens are slow and bumpy, sidehills were mowed which turned them into mud and the fairways are so spotty. Bunkers have no sand in them and pace of play is so horrible. Course must not have maintenance supervisor.