The Ledges

From their web site: «The Ledges. Situated 1,582 feet — the highest point in all of Huntsville –members will experience breathtaking panoramic views of the valley, downtown Huntsville, and even the Space and Rocket Center. Designed with 5 different tee sets, sculpted greens and fairways, and challenging bunkers, the course offers golfers of all skill levels an outstanding golf experience.»
That sums it up!
So fortunate to participate in a ‘shamble’ scramble here yesterday. The weather was absolutely dialed in, and everything was seamless from registration (great swag thanks to Blue Creek) to the post scramble meal, to the pro shop where you redeem your prizes (yeah, I um, scored the «ladies longest drive» prize — shameless plug).
Turns out the pro shop has everything you’d want clothing wise, from onesies for babies to children’s golf clothes to cigars and a good array of selections for men, but, nothing cute and frilly for me. As I was feeling deflated, the pro offered up a catalog to me, and I scored two adorable pink golf shirts that he will have custom embroidered with their logo for me! Nice touch!
I had never played golf using carts that stop automatically, meaning you do not have to squash in the brake to lock the cart in place, until yesterday at the Ledges. This is an excellent feature for this course because it is literally like a roller coaster in twists and turns! At any angle, when you put your foot on the brake, the cart stops and stays put.
Each hole is named (e.g., Old Stoney, The Pedestal, False Hope (featuring an unseen water hazard), Hawks Haven (yes, there are hawks up there!), Temptation). The greens are crazy fun because you get so many crazy «toilet bowl» rolls, and some putts actually appear to roll uphill!
Only regret was not enjoying the driving range prior to the scramble. They take a supersized golf cart way down in the valley to an absolutely lovely driving range. Our group was too happy socializing to take advantage of a proper warm up in the awesome driving range
Had we done this, maybe my twosome would have scored better than next to last, ha ha!
Thank you Ledges, and thank you Blue Creek.