Yesterday my course had a scramble, so I decided to go to Old Silo. When first built it was hoped to get a senior tour event. Sterling Ky, as golf courses go, is a fairly recent course, 10-15yrs old. I only paid $14 which included a cart - a great buy almost anywhere.Old Silo in Mt. One of the locals that I talked to stated - ever since the owner die(d), his son took over and has stopped maintaining the course. Many holes had no ball washers, and half that did there was no towels, handle broken, no water. The wooden steps walking up to the Pro-shop are breaking apart and are dangerous!. Weeds, lack of attention, overgrown plants, grass, bushes - etc. It appears that the Grounds crew was greatly reduced. The layout reflects that! It is an excellent challenging layout. Golf Advisor user 'shuttfu' ranted about the neglect in his review in October of 2016: 'I played this course because Golf Digest listed it as the #2 Best Public Course in Kentucky. 1 among the state's public courses and ninth overall in its 2017-18 ratings released in June. Deteriorating conditions throughout 2016, though, haunted the course until it closed this May. Old Silo Golf Club, Mount Sterling, Ky.Ĭomment: From its splashy debut in 2000, this Graham Marsh course east of Lexington was a fan favorite. And Hole #5 is probably the toughest par-4 I play all season. Hole #16 is a monster par-5 that is one of my favorites (and also one of my most-feared).

Layout is pretty challenging - quite a few forced carries, and you definitely should stick to the appropriate tees for your game.

Conditions are above average - the putting surfaces are inconsistent, but the fairways are mostly outstanding (among the best I play all year).

Golf Advisor user 'u00000304969' wrote in his review: 'This has been one of my go-to courses since it reopened, and I'm sad to hear that it's closing at the end of this season. Built upon a historic Civil War site in 2003, Cannon Ridge tried to piggy back on that theme with Civil War plaques spread throughout the routing. Mike Bailey/Golf AdvisorĬomment: Cannon Ridge tried to make a comeback in 2016 after a multi-year closure, but it just wasn't meant to be for the demanding Deane Beman/Bobby Weed design on the outskirts of Washington D.C. The birdhouse is the target on this blind shot into the par-5 16th hole at Cannon Ridge Golf Club in Virginia. The final Deegan's Dozen of 2017 looks at 12 of the best golf courses to close this year: Two prominent munis - Fitzsimons Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., (home to 'Ike's Tree' named in honor of President Dwight Eisenhower) and the Highland Park Country Club in Highland Park, Ill., - shuttered for good in December. Municipal courses around the country from Stockton, Calif., to Tucson, Ariz., and beyond are also under attack as government officials look for ways to cut costs. Pete Dye's Top 100 Bulle Rock, a former host of a major on the LPGA Tour, is for sale. The futures of high-profile places to play such as Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, Md., and two award-winning Mike Strantz designs in Virginia - The Tradition Golf Club at Stonehouse in Toano and The Tradition Golf Club At Royal New Kent in Providence Forge - are in limbo (Both Strantz courses no longer have operating websites). Expect more of the same in 2018 as course supply continues to more properly align with customer demand. In researching this story, I found dozens upon dozens of courses either closed or on the brink. Last year, 211.5 courses closed, according to the NGF, which projected '150 to 175' closures this year. The final tally for course closures in 2017 won't be known for several months until the National Golf Foundation releases its annual report. Ocean Links was considered the stepchild of the three courses at the resort, Wynn was never more than a toy for casino mogul Steve Wynn, Kentucky doesn't attract many traveling golfers and Wolf Run has been a rumored casualty for years. Losing this dynamic fourball - the Ocean Links at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation, Wynn Golf Club, Old Silo Golf Club and Wolf Run Golf Club - should surprise no one. Golfers lost five of the best ocean holes on the eastern seaboard, one of the most exclusive (and expensive) Top 100 public golf courses in America, arguably the best public play in Kentucky and one of the 'best modern designs' if you follow the preachings of Golfweek. This past year brought more painful golf course closures.

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