LONG SHADOW
Reviewer - Brian
Date - 5/15/10
Course - Longshadow
Tees - 2
Fairways - 2
Greens - 3
Bunkers - 4
Layout - 4
Staff - 3
Pace - 5
Comments -
Not recommended. Weeds everywhere, tee boxes needed help some were tall and some
were almost dirt.
Cart died going up the hill before the first tee. Some of the views were nice
and bunkers were pretty well cared for.
The fairways were AWFUL, hard as a rock and very little grass.
Greens were pretty good where there were no dead spots or bad spots.
The design is good and could be a beautiful place with the proper maintenance.
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Reviewer - Admin
Date - 4April2010
Course - Long Shadow
Tees - 4
Fairways - 3
Greens - 4
Bunkers - 4
Layout - 5
Staff - 2
Pace - 2
Comments -
Played Long Shadow on a Sunday PM, and the tee sheet was fairly full. Pace
of play wasn't too bad, the most annoying thing was waiting for a cart to be
returned. (They don't have enough carts to go around, if the course is busy).
Had to trade in my cart after nine for a more freshly charged one, as it would
have died had I kept going. Took about 4.75 hrs. to get 18 in.
There were also
several fivesomes and sixsomes out playing...which didn't help the pace of play
either.
Checking in was laborious, and my tee time was pushed back about 30 minutes
(mostly due to the lack of carts). The girl behind the counter was clearly
struggling to keep things going.
As is the case everywhere, the fairways are still dormant, and fairly thin.
Normally, Long Shadow plays firm and fast, and today was no exception.
The greens were in good shape, running a bit slower (I'm guessing 8 to 9)than
they appear. No evidence of recent aeration, so they rolled smoothly.
Tees and
bunkers were in acceptable condition as well. I've always been a fan of the
design....Mike Young is to be commended for his efforts in bringing a fairly
successful links design to the area.
The value here is questionable though, especially if you pay rack rate.
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Reviewer - Admin
Date - 1 Sept 2009
Course - Long Shadow
Tees - 4
Fairways - 3
Greens - 4
Bunkers - 5
Layout - 5
Staff - 5
Pace - 5
Comments -
Long Shadow has been one of my favourite places to play, ever since they
opened up.
A unique and outstanding design, quite unlike any other in this area. As close
to links golf as you'll find.
Fairways are bit thin, but otherwise, the course is in good shape.
Pace of play is superb with 3.5 hour rounds not unheard of.
Long Shadow remains one of the best values in and around Atlanta.
Now, only if they'd get a bit more rain !!
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Reviewer - StanB1
Date - August 10, 2009
Course - Long Shadow
Tees - 4
Fairways - 3
Greens - 3
Bunkers - 4
Layout - 4
Staff - 5
Pace - 4
Comments -
Played on Sunday, August 9th. Very hot day in a string of hot days.
Course layout is very good with variety of shots required.
Tee boxes in good shape; fairways a little thin, seldom providing plush, fluffy
lie.
Greens are in need of help. Crabgrass and bare or dead patches on most greens.
All greens are bumpy, sandy, although they are fast. Some luck required to hole
putts of any length.
Don't go left off the tee. Or right. Tough rough claims wayward shots.
Service with a smile. Very accommodating staff, really trying to be helpful.
Nice folks.
Overall, a good value.
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On July 21, 2009, Tony posted:
Played the course on 7/9/09. This was a long drive for me but it was well worth
it.
The staff was great. The cart boy brought me a cart with a smile,
the
pro-shop lady was very polite
and friendly, the starter/ranger was accommodating.
The course itself is
gorgeous. It is a break from the normal courses around the Atl area. I felt like
I was not in GA.
This course is not
piece of cake. Good shots are rewarded and bad shots are - DEAD!
The tall
grasses around each hole make the seemingly wide open course a little tighter
then it looks. Tee boxes were
good, fairways were great, and the greens were very good.
A little different look to this course makes it one I will return to play soon
although it is a long drive for me.
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On July 21, 2009, Bigmo4242 posted:
I played this course about a month ago. I made the long drive from Roswell GA
only because I am a golf addict and it was a great deal.
The people were
friendly. The course was nice
overall but I played poorly so my experience is a bit tainted.
The course is
very challenging and with knee high fescue on over half of the fairways makes
Long Shadow a target golf
course with little chance to recover from an errant tee shot.
Greens rolled
pretty well but there were some bad spots in the fairways here and there.
From
Roswell the Lion Golf Club is
about the same distance and is plush.
I might return but I will have to get my
golf game together.
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On July 17, 2009, Adam posted:
Played 4th of July weekend and the course was in great shape.
The course has a
nice flow to it and has a lot more room off the tee than appears.
This was my
third time playing and was
my best experience despite my performance.
The people there are very accommodating and really want you to have a nice golf experience.
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On July 16, 2009, Joseph posted:
Played Long Shadow for the second time today, with much better results than the
first (improved my score by 13 strokes).
All the other reviews speak the truth-
good tee's, nice fairways,
and most greens in great shape.
Yeah, there is more to be desired with the
clubhouse, etc. but I always plan ahead and take my own cooler.
No reason to
give this course a sub-par review because of that. This course is slowly
becoming my favorite course, and I don't mind traveling the 30 min. to play this
course.
If you want a
challenging round and enjoy a great layout, Long Shadow is for you.
I will say
that it is different than any other course I have played in the Athens/East Atl.
area.
Best way to describe is
a British Open feel.
And I recommend when teeing off on 18, take a moment and
look at the view of almost the entire back nine.
Very, very nice.
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On July 13, 2009, Frank posted:
Back to Long Shadow on Sunday for the first time in about six weeks.
The course
is in fine shape and the greens are 100% improved over my last visit there.
2 or
3 had some burned
patches but they all rolled pretty smooth and true which you couldn't say last
time I played there.
Fairways are in great shape, again with just a few dry patches here and there
and mostly out of the way.
Pace of play was sensational for a weekend. We were a twosome and never had to
wait on anybody.
I had a lousy day swinging my sticks and still enjoyed being
there,
if that tells you
anything about the course.
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On June 24, 2009, Russell posted:
Played yesterday and had a great time as usual. Only problem with greens was a
few that are getting a little burned (maybe 4 of them).
These are quite a bit
faster than the others so you
have to be conscious when hitting chips/putts.
The layout is amazing...as close to a links course as you can find in GA.
You
had better bring your A game if you want to play from the back tees....7400
yards and NARROW.
If you
spray your tee ball around you will lose balls...and you will go big with your
score.
Number 11 has to be the hardest par 4 in Georgia (somehow the course
rating is 10?).
It is 480
yards....uphill...and the landing area off the tee looks about 20 yards wide.
It
also played into the wind which made it fun.
This is a course you have to try...it's a great value and will make you hit
every club in your bag.
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On June 24, 2009, Triple Digit posted:
Played on 6/20 and overall was impressed with the golf course itself.
The
clubhouse consists of a trailer and needless to say, bring your own lunch and
drinks.
They didn't have a
beverage cart running on this day (Saturday) and with temps approaching my golf
score, 100, there wasn't water to be found.
Be warned that they do NOT sell beer
so BYOB.
As for the course, the fairways were in great shape and the greens were good
enough.
Still a little patchy in places but overall not too bad. Layout is nice
and challenging.
Bunkers are
everywhere and unlike a lot of other courses they actually have real sand in
them and not a combination of dirt/sand.
Also, we didn't see another golfer on
the course so for me, that's a
definite plus.
Overall, great value if you bring your own food and drink and not too bad of a
drive from the east side of Atlanta.
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On June 17, 2009, gedawg1 posted:
Played on 6/11.Course overall in good shape. Greens still need some time to
recover from last aeration. Fairways on back nine still thin in a lot of places.
LMTT price is fair and would
recommend play but wouldn't pay top dollar until course fully matures. Have
played here quite a few times in past two years and can see no great
improvements being made possibly to
the lack of play this course seems to be getting. No play no funds for
improvement.
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On June 16, 2009, glc4nga posted:
Played on Tuesday at 9:45 and only saw three other groups. Great value for our 4some.
Nice driving range and putting green available.
Fairways and greens were in great shape. Greens were fast but true.
If your ball
finds the native grass (it was over three feet high and very thick), you will
pay the price to get out.
I only had one complaint: no course layout on the scorecard or tee markers.
We
were told that they were working on getting both.
This course will challenge you on every shot. Definitely worth the drive. We plan
a return trip soon.
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On June 15, 2009, Sport posted:
I played LSGC a few weeks ago and left a review.
Things are better than they were a few weeks ago. The biggest improvement is the
greens.
Before, they were unbearable to putt on. Rough, slow, bouncy...
They are filling in very well now. They hold a line fine. They are cleaning up
nice.
Before, I'd say they were a 3 out of 10. Now, they are about a 7/10.
For the cost to play here, it's the best deal in town!
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On June 10, 2009, StanB1 posted:
There have been several recent reports on this course which accurately describe
the general course conditions,
so I'm not going to cover the same ground again.
I just want to mention a
couple notable changes I noticed when I played on Saturday, June 6th.
There are a few more employees scurrying around the clubhouse, and most welcome
is a beverage cart girl, something this course really needed.
I don't know if
she'll be a 7-days-a-
week or weekends only addition, but you can call ahead to find out.
I saw her
three times during our round. She seems like a sweet energetic young lady.
With
the heat of summer upon
us, this is a welcome addition.
The fairways have recently been core aerated, but there are no plugs laying
around.
Your ball may find one of these new holes, it's really no big deal, but
worth mentioning.
The course currently has paved golf cart paths which lead you off the tee box
areas, then dump you onto the fairway or rough.
Saturday we were told that, due
to recent rains causing
wet fairways, we were to use the "90 degree rule".
What they've done is paint
blue lines along one side of each fairway, and we were to keep outside the line
until we reached our ball.
Typical of other 90 degree situations, except for the "Krylon cart paths".
This
is a good sign to me of a course manager wanting to preserve and improve the
fairway conditions.
That's
good news for us golfers.
With very competitive rates which include range balls, a welcoming and courteous
staff,
a straightforward and challenging course layout, and like-new golf carts,
this is a course worth
considering if it's within your driving distance limits.
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On June 8, 2009, Slim posted:
If I'm not mistaken, the previous poster on this course was on of the guys I
played with on 06/06.
The course was in pretty good shape, the greens were a
little rough and needed some
attention.
Like the previous poster, the course has an amazing layout, and if
you can make the commute and play this course before it blows up and gets
expensive, you must do it.
This
course will definitely test your game and make you work hard for your score.
I
shot a 103 which is roughly my average which I was pretty fine with, because I
did play from the gold,
which I normally play at the whites and average around a 100 as well...
Make the
pilgrimage to this course.. You will be sorry if you don't.
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On June 6, 2009, carini26 posted:
My first time at Long Shadow after reading all of the praise from Golfweek. This
is a course everyone needs to try.
It still has some maturing to do, as the
greens are in pretty rough
shape for being aerated a month ago, but it didn't take away from the
experience.
The back 9 is a bear. I played from the gold's so no. 11 was a true test (461yd
par 4... up hill the entire way!).
I am a 10 capper and shot 88... it was one of
the better 88's I have ever
posted.
The layout is top notch. This course will be one of Georgia's finest once the
greens improve over time and they put in a permanent clubhouse.
Play it now while it's cheap and relatively unknown. As far as layout and
beauty, this course rivals any public course in an 80 mile radius from Atlanta.
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On June 2, 2009, Frank posted:
I played this course for the first time today after reading all the reviews on
here. I was not disappointed. I loved the course.
When people talk about a
course being a Scottish links style,
my experience has been that it's only a passing resemblance.
Not so here.
Granted, I've never been to Scotland but from what I've seen on TV, Long Shadow
is very similar.
Not covered
in trees, lots of mounding, bunkering and large greens with native grasses
providing the penalties for wayward shots.
I found the back nine to be a little tougher than the front, with a lot more
water and other elements that make you really think on each shot.
There are
several neat risk/reward
opportunities throughout the course.
I thought the general condition of the
course was quite good. Some thin spots here and there, but nothing bad.
The
greens were not great. They
aerated on May 4 and they still show it.
However, they rolled pretty true for us
today although they were definitely slow, which is something I really don't mind
at all.
To say the course is scenic would be an understatement. #13 is a par 3 over
water and you drive over a long bridge
over the lake that is reminiscent of the
serpentine bridge at Callaway
Gardens, if you've ever played there.
Beautiful spot!
I paid $22 , but even for the regular price, this place
is a bargain.
I can't wait to get back out there and have another go!