Postby LITT » Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:10 am
Laurel Valley
boy howdy, what a treat.
clubhouse/facilities -
beautiful architecture and the cabins and cottages are really cool. inside, the gallery of the history is fun to take in, give yourself some time to see the course's place in history with major championship and ryder cup history. walking through the locker rooms, it's really remarkable to see the names of SWPA and/or PGA lore. showers have nice water pressure. commode stalls are small with uneven commodes. the food is AMAZING. ate my weight in colossal shrimp and lobster tails. turned my nose up at strip steak. pro shop - blew up the budget this month but they have some really beautiful threads in there.
course -
they had the tees up for our event so it played probably 300-400 yards shorter than normal. the course is impeccably maintained. there are a few spots on the first three holes of the back nine where you can get great views of the mountains. fall is a great time to play as the leaves are changing. the course is very tough but very fair. if you hit your spots you can be successful. greenside bunkers aplenty so dont get too aggressive. the greens were unreal. no ability to hold the ball but if you play it smart you can get where you need to go. it makes you appreciate how great that course is when you are used to playing muni's and mid tier CCs in the pgh region. you hit a putt, it rolls true and on line the entire way.
LITT's golf-
went 52 - 41 for a 93. blacked out on the first few holes (we teed off on 10 so shot 52 on the back) but i shotgunned a beer at the turn and pulled it together.
it was really an out of body experience and an amazing day. hopeful i am lucky enough to get another invite.
some pictures: