Timber Lakes Golf Course

Overall the golf course was nice. However, my poor rating is due to the groundskeeper, Terry. Me and two other dads had coached our kids in baseball since they were little, but now they’re grown with 2 boys in college and 1 in the Navy. All were back home this week so we decided to get together and enjoy a round of golf. We called Timber Lakes and informed them we have 6 people wanting to play together as a scramble and were advise that wouldn’t be an issue. We even booked two tee times to allow that. When we arrived at the clubhouse this morning the person working even acknowledged we were the group of six and sent us on our way. Well, by the 3rd hole Terry came out saying we were not allowed to golf 6 at a time and needed to split our group up to 2 and 4, as they don’t allow groups of 3 to golf. This made no sense as the group of people behind us had 3 people. Even when we told him it was approved and we had called in advance to confirm that, he insisted it wasn’t allowed. So as not to cause a scene, we complied and convinced Terry to allow us to split into two groups of 3 (dads and boys), but he proceeded to take away one of the golf carts we had. By him doing this, it meant someone had to walk the course. This made no sense, as all 6 of us paid for the greens fee, along with the cart rental fee. However, Terry kept insisting that we could not have 1 person in a cart as it costs money to operate and maintain them. Yet again, later we saw a group of just two people, each driving a cart by themselves. As we continued our day golfing separately, we ended up missing time joking and trashing talking with our boys. Terry even seemed to make it a point to stop our boys multiple times to harass them. He would say he’s not trying to bother them, as he wants them to have a good time, but was always lurking. It’s sad that because of the way this was handled by Terry, we missed time bonding with our boys who are only getting older. The whole point of us going to Timber Lakes to golf was because they told us it wouldn’t have been an issue. I liked the course; however, I don’t think that any of us will returning due to this. Some may say it’s not fair to judge the course for his actions, but Terry works for the course so he represents them.

Timber Lakes Golf Course is a public 18-hole course with two different 9-hole experiences. The 1st 9 holes have fairly wide fairways without too many trees to worry about. It has good length and only two water hazards. The back nine is cut into a dense forest with numerous water hazards. Straight drives and accurate approach shots are a must. Overall the fairways and greens were in great condition. The rough was long enough to make finding balls difficult. The gas-powered golf carts weren't the newest and the cart paths were rough in patches. The scenery on the back nine is wonderful. A rewarding challenge to play. Well worth the drive especially at the Senior rate. It also has a good practice green and driving range. It has a bar with a sparse amount of food.