The Gauntlet Golf Club

Fun and challenging course. Fairways well kept. Greens somewhat dry but in good condition.

I'm a member at The Guantlet and it pains me to say that I don't recommend anyone play this course unless/until the superintendent and club management put maximum effort to fix the awful greens. I've played there since 2018 and the greens are overcome by mold, weeds, bare spots, and mud every year. Fairways are good, most bunkers have sand since a major renovation last year, and about half of the tee boxes have decent grass.

Courses with similar climate conditions in the area are in much better shape, e.g. Lee's Hill, Pembleton, and Augustine, but The Gauntlet management company simply won't change the grass type, watering and fertilizing methods, or aeration schedule, despite numerous complaints and suggestions by players for the past 2-3 years.

Today, I paid particular attention to the greens on both nines and I can say that EVERY green had bald spots, mold, and weeds. Putting is a gamble on where the ball will go. Save your money and play somewhere like Lee's Hill or Pendleton, where conditions are so much better and the cost isn't that different.

Unless conditions improve, and I doubt they will, I won't be renewing my membership in the Spring.

The only good thing is the layout of the course and could be amazing if maintained. Apparently the management company that runs this place is just gouge people and rake in the proceeds without doing any maintenance. The greens were atrocious with dead black spots throughout and they rolled like plinko board. The tee boxes were pitted and filled with crab grass or just dirt. The fairways and rough were indistinguishable for the most part and filled with crab grass. The pace of play was ridiculously bad with no marshals and slow people being inconsiderate regarding place of play…waited on average of 10 minutes oon the tee box after finishing the prior hole with our foursomes.

To management company….the price is not even close to the conditions of the course and the effort you are putting in. The experience was 1 out of 10 with the only positive being the layout. You need to give folks refunds and the rating of this course is no where near 4 stars more like 1 star.

New Direction Golf is bad. Like really bad. They don’t know how to take care of a golf course. They have no agronomy background. Their greens are half dead, on the course they just abandoned, as well as their baby “Gauntlet”.

They are cheap. They don’t want to pay for trained superintendents to actually run the courses. They want someone cheap to try and do everything.

Do not support this sham of a golf management company.

The pace of play was atrocious. At one point a twosome cut in front of us and went to the next tee box while we were putting. The greens were horrible. Fairways were great but putting was impossible.

Very pleasant surprise on first visit. Pace of play under 4 hrs on a holiday, minimal waiting even as a threesome among fours. All fairways and most greens in great shape. As noted in other reviews, very friendly and helpful staff. Only slightly odd part was the difference in experience between the front and back nines - almost two different courses. But overall, highly recommended and will play again soon.

Excessively difficult course design, greens are fast, firm, and do not hold shots. Pin placements are laughable. Pro shop doubled as a bar and the bartender handled all tee times/check ins. New management has decided the way to recoup money is to over charge for the course. $45 should be the maximum price for this course.

The course layout is very nice however it could use a little work on the tee boxes and greens especially for what they are trying to charge for the normal rack rate. Luckily I got a great deal on golf now.

If you get a deal on the tee time it is worth playing