Park City Golf Club, Park City, Utah

Last week I was able to play Park City Golf Club in Park City, Utah. Two main things jump out at me about this course: Short and Affordable.

From the tips this course only plays 6622 yds. For anyone who can hit their drive a decent distance, be prepared to play driver-wedge on a lot of the holes. Most of the par 5's can be reached with driver and a 3-iron or maybe a fairway wood. And the fact that it is in the thin rocky mountain air, your ball is going to be going a lot farther than you are used to. The longest hole on the course is 527 yrd par 5 number 16. If you crush your drive, you have a decent chance of rolling up a fairway wood to the front of the green.

This course is extremely affordable for being in a resort mountain town. I think non-locals pay $40 something plus $15 for a cart. Not bad at all.

The course is in fairly good shape. I would give it an 8 out of 10. The fairway grass is a bit shaggy, but nothing too bad. My guess is they probably cant grow the short bent grass due to the harsh winters and mounds of snow crushing the course during the ski season. Of course, playing in the mountains is always fun. You are always going to have elevation changes on your shots (can be really fun on some tee-shots) and the greens will break hard on every hole. Secret to scoring low on this course is putting the ball in the right place on the green. I had 5 three-putts. If you find yourself above the hole it may be tough to keep it close. Even some side hill putts can challenge you.

All in all I liked this course a lot and if im ever back in Park City during golf season I would definitely play it again.