Soggy Day at Bear Trap Dunes, I'll Take It!

Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club
7 Clubhouse Drive, Ocean View, DE 19970
Yards: 6377, Par 72 (Kodiak [3187] / Black Bear [3190] - White Tees)
Course Architect: Rick Jacobson
Built/Open: 1999
Website: http://www.beartrapdunes.com/
Score: 82 (42 out, 40 in)
Date: August 22, 2009

I played Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club, a semi-private club located in Ocean View, DE over the weekend. I have gone to the range once a week with my kids and played once last week which didn’t turn out so well. I headed down to the Delaware shore for a long weekend and left my clubs at home, not planning on playing golf. I was talked into playing, I used the rental clubs from the club, no golf glove, bag of shag balls to use and no golf shoes. The clubs were Nike irons, Nike SQ DYNO driver, Nike 3-wood (Senior flex), Nike rescue club (Ladies), and Nike putter. Not expecting much, we headed out. Without any pre-round warm up except two practice swings on the tee box, strange clubs, none of my golf accessories, I shot an 18 hole score of 82. The day was hot and muggy with temps in the high 90’s, 10 pars, hitting 10 of 14 fairways, 6 greens in regulation and lost 1 ball. My driving was awesome with this driver, hit every fairway on the back nine! My mid and short iron game was average considering I was using unfamiliar clubs. My putting was average, one - 3 putt, four – 1 putts on the wet greens from the insane thunderstorm from earlier that morning. The 82 is the second lowest score I have ever recorded. I will be looking to purchase that Nike driver!!

FROM THE WEB SITE: 'Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club offers one of the area’s most unique and memorable golf experiences on the Eastern Shore. Winding bent grass fairways lined with native wetland grasses drift into natural sand dunes. Impeccably groomed oversized greens and four strategically placed sets of tees beckon golfers of every skill level.'

COURSE CONDITION: The course was in great shape, the fairways and teeing areas were lush and green but really soggy. The greens were in excellent shape and but rolling super slow because of the thunderstorm earlier that morning.

FACILITIES: Really didn’t utilize the facilities this time around (no time). The chipping and putting greens are adjacent to the driving range.

SHOT OF THE DAY: 10 Pars, 10 out of 14 fairways, with 3 missed birdie putts, it is hard to decide.

SUGGESTIONS and COMMENTS: If you are playing here early, bring drinks and a snack, the refreshment cart starts late.

GOLFNERDNESS: Didn’t have any of my own equipment, its good to be forced to try different equipment! But I still will keep my Ping Zing2’s!!

GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT: Keep the ball in the fairway and you will score!
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Medford Lakes Country Club - Hot Hot Hot!

Medford Lakes Country Club
Oak Drive, Medford Lakes, New Jersey 08055
Yards: 5832, Par 71 (White Tees)
Course Architect: Alex Findlay
Built/Open: 1929
Website: http://www.medfordlakescountryclub.com/
Score: 102 (54 out – 48 in)
Date: August 18, 2009

I played Medford Lakes Country Club, a private club located in Medford Lakes, my wife’s family were members of the club for over 30 years. I have gone to the range once a week with my kids, so I really can not consider that practice. I arrived 5 minutes before our tee time (as usual) and rushed around getting to the pro shop and then out to the first tee (10 Tee). I shot an 18 hole score of 102 on an extremely hot, sunny day in the high 90’s with 1 par, hitting 5 fairways, 1 green in regulation and lost 5 balls. My driving was bad the first nine and got better on the back nine. My mid and short iron game was average, I chunked a few due to lack of practice. My putting was pretty good, one - 3 putt, three – 1 putts on the dry / fast greens which were baking in the sun. All in all, it was a nice day out playing a new course even if the wheels fell off the last few holes.

FROM THE WEB SITE: In the late 1920s, Medford Lakes was a vacation community in the New Jersey pines, some 18 miles southeast of Camden. One of its prominent citizens, Leon Todd, believed that a golf course was needed in order to provide residents and summer visitors with a complete range of recreational and sporting opportunities. In 1929 the Medford Lakes Development Company acquired the 115-acre Shrider farm. Alex Findlay, scarcely an unknown quantity in southern New Jersey, was brought in to lay out nine holes. His skillful use of both water and trees gave the course, though on the short side and with few changes in elevation, both interest and charm.

COURSE CONDITION: The teeing areas were lush green, the fairways were cut short and the ball was running on the fairways. The rough was either 2 to 3 inches high which was difficult to get the ball out of, but not impossible. The greens looked relatively flat, but slight un-noticeable undulations had the ball moving all over the fast, dry greens.

FACILITIES: MLCC provides practice facilities (driving range, putting and chipping greens), dinning, and pro shop. I didn’t get to utilize the facilities, maybe next time.

SHOT (HOLE) OF THE DAY: None, played like crap!

SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS: This course is an older traditional course. Little short and a few holes are tight, but the bunkers and water hazards are well placed.

GOLFNERDNESS: Real nice course, didn’t like teeing off on 10 to start the round.

GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT: Keep an eye on the hole layouts, there are water hazards in some un-expecting locations.

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