Banks - great greens, bunkers

I used to work here back in my college days, and learned to play golf on the West Course (now the Palmer Course). West is more "target" type golf, with some forced carries. The Banks course is a whole different type of experience, with excellent greens, vastly undulating fairways and DEEP bunkers. As an employee, I used to be able to play here for free. I kinda miss those days...

Bunkers and greens are the strength of the Banks. It plays longer than the card on many holes.

The 8th and 18th greens on the Palmer are weak, but will soon be redone.

Two courses, one good (the Palmer) and one great (the Banks). One could play the Banks forever and never tire of it.

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Food runs from good to excellent. The dining room serves some fine meals.

Excellent service and happy hour.

I noticed on weekends there are alot of Hackers. Watch out for offcourse balls at 7:20am.

Excellent courses. The fairways are friendly for the average golfer on the Palmer, but watch out on the Banks. The average golfer(Shoots in the 80's would probably shoot 100 on the Banks.

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Beautiful views and very calm atmosphere.

Two different style courses that require different strategies of play.

A better selection at the half way house. Better bagels on the weekends

Has two courses and times are readily available

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good restaurant

greens, traps

punitively difficult, no caddies

forsgate was built in 1931 by charles forster. he commissioned charles 'steamshovel' banks to design a course with replicas of notable golf holes in the british isles. chuckie lived up to his name.

the bunkers are the deepest outside of la quinta. regularly the careless golfer is confronted with a ten foot wall of sod between him or her and the green. the greens are the high point of the course. they are plush, true and among the most vertical in the country. chuckie didn't let his steamshovel rest greenside.

the range and practice facilities are first rate.

an old course, the tree lined fairways are tall and thick. they also fed the rough. the pro shot 73. a seven shot 88. the big hitter shot 90.

with the exception of 12, the par threes carry quite a bit of distance.

the only flaw is the lack of caddies.

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excellent

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