Walk 18 with James

Throughout the next couple months, I'll share a hole-by-hole walkthrough (literally!) of my home course, Garrisons Lake Golf Club .  The course has been around since the 1960s, struggled some at the beginning of the current century, but has been taken over by the Delaware State Parks system and revitalised in recent years under the leadership of GM Steve Farrell and his crew. It's truly become a hidden gem, and the course is routinely in the condition one would expect from a $70 or $80 course. For a full review, click here . The layout is a standard 4-10-4 par 72 with distances ranging from 4,190 yards to 7,060 yards (Garrisons uses the Longleaf Tee System, offering six sets of tees to accommodate players of all ages, genders and abilities), most fairways are pretty heavily lined by trees, and more than half of the non-par 3s feature a dogleg or forced carry. Although over 90% of golfers at Garrisons Lake opt to use buggies, the course routing makes for a truly excellent walk. ...