TRADITIONS

Reviewer - StanB1
Date - August 28, 2009
Course - Traditions of Braselton
Tees - 4
Fairways - 4
Greens - 3
Bunkers - 3
Layout - 4
Staff - 4
Pace - 5

Comments -
Played on Wednesday, August 26th. It has been dry, so the course was looking a little "thirsty".
Some of the maintenance crew were out mid-afternoon watering the greens.
I played as a single, played through one group on the second hole, and never caught anyone else. I finished in well under 3 hours.
Tee boxes and fairways were in good shape, though not exactly plush.
The greens had recently been sanded with very fine sand, which really didn't affect putting.
Greens typically were firm and most approach shots released and ran quite a bit. They putted well, and pretty fast.
Bunkers generally had plenty of fluffy sand, though a few were firm at the lowest point, probably due to watering of the greens.
This is a challenging layout and a good value if you can get one of their discounted rates.

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On July 20, 2009, Mike posted:

Played this course for the first tome for $31 yesterday.
Only one complaint, greens very inconsistent, some super fast, some fast, some slow.
Otherwise, what a great day.
Course is beautiful, staff very professional, drink prices very fair.
I should have listened to the guy who said you'd lose lots of balls if over 20 handicap, but for that price, I had to try this course.
Didn't play well, but enjoyed myself tremendously. For that price, I'll definitely be back.


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On July 3, 2009, gdroth posted:

Played here for the first time recently and enjoyed the round. Overall course is in very good condition for the heat it's dealt with lately.
Very challenging even from the white tees, and if you're driving is off (which mine was that day),
you'll spend a lot of time exploring the local flora and there's lots of poison ivy out there:)
Fairways are in great shape and greens rolled true and not too fast.
Some narrow fairways made recovering from less-than-perfect drives very difficult.
Gentleman in the clubhouse didn't seem overly comfortable with the computer but was very friendly.
No cart girl, which was tough on a 93 degree day, but water was plentiful and cold.
A good value overall and I will definitely return.


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On June 25, 2009, Chris posted:

Thought it was an extremely challenging track.
Wouldn't suggest playing it if you are over a 20 handicap. You will loose a lot of balls. I lost at least 4 and shot an 89.
Very tight fairways, tee shots are key on most holes.
Don't get me wrong, the place is a great value, and it is in great condition, just didn't set up to my eye.


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On June 17, 2009, Bummy posted:

Played Traditions,6-17, Pro shop, cart staff nice, helpful.
We started right on time.
Course is in very good condition, little sand on greens but no problem ball rolls very well, good fairway grass.
 Look forward to playing again


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On June 2, 2009, VERMIN posted:

Too bad this course is so far away from Atlanta.
 It has many holes with great personalities ... not the same thing over and over again.
It still has a ways to go in maturity, you can tell it is a new course regarding aesthetics, but that is not a big deal.
Range is a little inconvenient up the "mountain". The greens are coming in very nicely after aeration.
The clubhouse and restaurant are good, and the service was super ... always friendly smiles and glad you are here.
You get the feeling they would do anything for you.