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Played Whistler for 1st time...that is one EVIL course

• pukiebear 72 Posts

  Sun, Jul 22 2012 7:25 PM

  As stated, I played a full 18 on Whistler for 1st time today and wow, what a hard course to play; for me anyway.  Those greens are impossible to read.  I could never figure them out. Ended up shooting a +8 and was lucky to get that.  Guess I need to play it a few more times to get the hang off it because I had several birdie putts that normally fall for me on other courses, but they just broke right around the cup on this one.  I love the challenge of the course, but green fees are kinda steep.  

• borntobesting 9,701 Posts

  Sun, Jul 22 2012 7:47 PM

  I don't remember what I shot the only time i played it but it really is a hard course to play. Mine might have been a + 5 or +6 and like you said i was lucky to get it. And 
  I didn't even putt on the 2 hardest greens to putt on or so I have read. I holed out for eagle on those 2 from around 90 yards out. So a + 6 with 2 eagles shows you how poorly I played the other 16 holes. 

• bblackh1 159 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:00 AM

  Check page 11 on the Courses->Whistler thread for the

  course scorecard.  The greens slope towards Lost Lake.

   

  bblackh1

• dflop 1,877 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 12:33 AM

  How many people actually play whistler compared to other courses , i for 1 have only played there 3 or 4 times at the most , and walked away with my tail between my legs every time !    lol   : )

• bsnewbert 44 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 4:16 AM

  its too bad this course wasnt in the U.S.A.  i would love to see the U.S. Open played here and to watch the pros struggle around the greens.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 5:30 AM

  dflop:

  How many people actually play whistler compared to other courses , i for 1 have only played there 3 or 4 times at the most , and walked away with my tail between my legs every time !    lol   : )

  Quite a few. It's been a Ready Go for for awhile now.

  From Tee to Green it's quite easy, unless you end up in the valley of death.. can't remember which hole on the front9.. hit the Tree close to green and end up in there...lol

  The Greens are a nitemare.

  -Roger

• dflop 1,877 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 1:18 PM

  mantis0014:

  Quite a few. It's been a Ready Go for for awhile now.

  Cheers mantis i wasn't aware that because it is one of the RG' s that means it is a poular course , and yes the greens leave a bit to be desired !   lol 

  thank you , ....  dflop !

• pukiebear 72 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 3:11 PM

  mantis0014:

  
  From Tee to Green it's quite easy...

  
  This is true.  With a couple of exceptions, I was usually on the green in regulation

  mantis0014:

  ...unless you end up in the valley of death.. can't remember which hole on the front9..hit the Tree close to green and end up in there...lol 

  
  I know the valley of death quite well because I did exactly as you said.  I hit the tree on the approach and ended up in dense vegetation. It was so thick, it made St. Andrews fescue look like a putting surface.