Little Mountain CC or Stonewater GC?

[DaSportsGuy]

I've gotta decide on one of the two to play next Sunday. Stonewater for $45 and 1:10 away or Little Mountain for $39 and 1:20 away. I'm looking for great conditions and great views. I've heard Stonewater is pretty flat? Also, I'm not real big into aiming my approach shot at someones' chimney. I'm not a fan at all of housing on golf courses.

Any info on either is appreciated!

[Rudder]

My father in laws house is on Little Mountain. The houses there are set quite away from the fairways. Both courses are great. Don't think you will be disappointed on either decision.

[ohiolefty]

Stonewater

[iacas]

Originally Posted by ohiolefty

Stonewater

That's my pick too, but not by a lot.

[LongballPro]

Aurora Golf Club

But seriously, either one is a good choice

[DaSportsGuy]

I chose Little Mountain, and played it today with three friends. I can't even begin to describe how disappointed I was with this course. Maybe my expectations were just too high or something. Not sure what to think.

-Clubhouse~Good. Pretty small though for such a big-name course.

-Putting Green~Poor. Small and flat.

-Sand Traps~Pathetic. Probably a quarter of them were flooded. The others were dry and collapsed on the walls because of how deep the go and how steep the slope they are on.

-Fairways~Great. What I expected. Really, really wet though.

-Rough~Great. Again, exactly what I expected for a 5 star course, #2 in Ohio.

-Greens~Pathetic. I’ll give it a pass though because they were just aerated five days ago and were really sandy. I would hope that they were really good before being aerated.

-Driving Range~I saw something to the left of #10 that looked like a driving range but I’m not 100% sure. It looked really poor though if that’s what it was.

-Tee Boxes~Average. Nothing spectacular. I’ve seen a lot better.

-Layout~Average. I wasn’t really a big fan. Not really much of a view on many holes. A couple really nice, good-looking holes, but still…

I’m not really sure why everything was so wet. I live about 1:15 away from the course and it hadn’t really rained all that much. Maybe it missed us, but it sure didn’t miss the course. The fairways, the rough, and the tee boxes were absolutely soaked. A lot of the bunkers were flooded which surprised me because of all the great things I’ve heard about their sand traps.

When I think of a 5 star course, and a Top 3 course in Ohio, I think of an exceptional, flawless course. The course I played today, I don’t see it even in the Top 10 of Ohio Publics’. And maybe, maybe, a 4.5 star course. I I had to rate it today, I’d give it a 3.5 or 4 based on the ratings of other courses I’ve played.

I hope I just caught the course at a bad time.

[iacas]

Hi,

Originally Posted by DaSportsGuy

-Layout~Average. I wasn’t really a big fan. Not really much of a view on many holes. A couple really nice, good-looking holes, but still…

I’m not really sure why everything was so wet. I live about 1:15 away from the course and it hadn’t really rained all that much. Maybe it missed us, but it sure didn’t miss the course. The fairways, the rough, and the tee boxes were absolutely soaked. A lot of the bunkers were flooded which surprised me because of all the great things I’ve heard about their sand traps.

The course is relatively close to the lake. You're not, IIRC. Big difference.

The layout's better than you give credit. It has short par fours. Long par fours. They go different directions. The par threes have variety. The lies, angles, and doglegs are varied.

[LongballPro]

Originally Posted by DaSportsGuy

I’m not really sure why everything was so wet. I live about 1:15 away from the course and it hadn’t really rained all that much. Maybe it missed us, but it sure didn’t miss the course. The fairways, the rough, and the tee boxes were absolutely soaked. A lot of the bunkers were flooded which surprised me because of all the great things I’ve heard about their sand traps.

Here at Aurora, we have received quite a bit of rain. It doesn't surprise me that Little Mountain was wet.

And I agree with iacas, I think you are a little harsh on the layout. Maybe the conditions affected your judgement on that and I can understand why