Westwynd Golf Course

Course was packed, groups sent out every 5 minutes. Course was beat up. Greens has scuff marks everywhere and fairways were destroyed. The hole on the green was poorly cut. Not worth the overpriced $ 50.

I play westwynd every week, and every week I am frustrated by this ridiculous golf course. They renumbered the holes so that the turn grill would be useful but they have not staffed it since May. You start out par 5−3−5−3−5−3… it’s stupid. they put up two dollar signs on each hole with no info. They have multi hole greens where you need a helmet Or a chair to wait for people to get out-​of-​the-​way. After four years of playing here I am voting to move our league somewhere else. Don’t play here if you can help it.

Playing this course, it had its pros and cons. It was well maintained mostly, and fairly challenging for a novice player, with plenty of hazards to navigate. A few of the holes had shared putting greens which was a little confusing having not seen this type of layout before. In reference to that, we’d be playing to the hole and then all of the sudden a foursome would be on our green without any warning which was aggravating and distracting! Water hazards on the score card weren’t always well marked so losing a ball in a creek or swamp unexpectedly was a caveat. Additionally, there were no placards at the tee box offering any kind of quick reference as to hole design, or more importantly yardage, before teeing off. That aside, it was a pretty course but not one I’d go out of my way to play again.

The course design is awful, but it’s pretty to look at. Beginners and your average hack should steer clear of the course. Forced carries all over the place, and far too penal bunkers. Put one in a FW bunker and it’s essentially a 1 shot penalty.
Thankfully they’ve cut down some heather which has helped, but ever time I play this place I remember why I haven’t come back in 3 years.
There are 3 terribly designed holes on this course, which isn’t surprising since the guy that designed isn’t a golf course architect:
Hole 5, a 450 yard par «5». OB left, junk right, the landing area is ridiculously small, and you’re forced into a layup on the 2^nd because the green is tucked away. So it’s FW wood, 8 iron, wedge. Better off if they moved the green to the other side of the creek and made it into a decent par 4.
Hole 10: Worst hole I’ve ever played. 650 yards, plays about 725. There is no miss off the tee, then you have to navigate your way around wetlands on the left, and succumb to a forced carry of about 150 for your approach.
Hole 15: Another bad par 4. Forced to hit a short iron off the tee because the FW pinches down to MAYBE 15 yards wide. Often you’re hitting a longer 2^nd shot than tee ball.
Honorable mention of bad holes goes to #2, all of the par 3s except 4 (hitting uphill 30 feet every time is ridiculous and boring), 8, and 17.
Long par 4s should not force you to lay up off the tee!
Also have to say I had terrible service at the restaurant. I asked if they had «seasoned fries» and she said yes. 30 minutes later, after asking about my order twice, I got my «fries». A plate of regular fries, which looked like a kid’s happy meal, for 4 bucks! lol
About the only thing they have going for themselves is that they hire hot beer girls.

Sister course to wyngate in Rochester. Thought the layout was very nice but the conditions were average. The tees were a mess which effects stance and the greens ranged from decent to really beat up. Probably more a result of the folders then the course management but still an issue. Some very nice views Paid 45 dollars and felt it was worth it. Would play again but would not go out of my way