Lake Powell National Golf Course

Played this course a few years ago and it was a very nice experience. This time wasn't as good. Overall conditions have taken a serious decline. Fairways were closer to light rough. The rough was ridiculous. Lots of bare spots all over the place. I can only guess why. Perhaps a rough transition, staffing shortages, water problems or a combination of those, these things happen. It looked to me like the mowing in most areas was seriously behind schedule. Some serious effort is needed to get it back into a reasonable condition.

Pluses:

1.Great layout with lots of interesting challenging holes.

2.Very helpful & pleasant red haired woman in the Pro

shop.

3. Reasonable rates on Golf Now.

4. Greens were in very nice condition. Rolled true.

5. Nice warm up/practice area.

6. Great pace of play.

7. Beautiful panoramic views. Unfortunately the North Rim fires obscured these somewhat which was not in any way the fault of the course.

Minuses:

1.See comments above on overall playing conditions.

2. The water treatment plant was sharing unpleasant aromas most of the day.

3. That same aroma seemed to permeate the restaurant as well.

4. Carts were dirty and constantly slowed down and sped up without any help from me. Annoying. Judging from the antics I observed by the cart kids, I understand why.

The last few years have not been kind to Lake Powell Nat'l. Some hard work and cash infusion is needed to bring it back to its former excellent condition.

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Pro:

1. Excellent layout. Interesting & challenging holes.

2. Helpful & friendly Proshop staff.

3. Greens are pristine.

4. Views are spectacular when the fires aren't raging.

5. Reasonable rates.

6. Excellent warmup, practice area.

Cons:

1. Fairway grass is way too long. Rough is US Open height! Mowing is way behind schedule. Conditions in general have deteriorated over the last few years. Lots of bare spots, Hard clay in bunkers. You can get out, but you better open up that sand wedge.

2. Carts are not smooth driving.

3. On course bathrooms are very rough.

Cons that are not under control of Course:

1.Water treatment plant is currently sharing thier aroma!

2. Sometimes very windy.

3.Smoke from fires is overwhelming

The views are incredible and hitting from the dropoff on the par 3 was really fun.

Start off tuff in rain , but got better the morning went on . Except the the group ahead of that had 6 people playing & didn’t allow us to pass through. Would have made for better golf experience., but overall for the price we managed.

What a gem of a course! The front 9 ( which used to be the back nine) is unbelievably scenic. Great views high over the town and a great view of the dam.

Some of the greens are perched on the edge of cliffs. Hit it long and kiss your ball goodbye. Some blind shots make for difficulty off the tee.

Be aware the many of the holes play uphill quite a bit so the course plays longer than the stated yardage.

Course was in excellent condition. One green had some problems . The greens are pretty slow.

Just a fantastic course even at the rack rate of $79.

Played LPN again this week. As Beautiful as the first time.

Beautiful course & great pace of play. Need to play again as some holes are unique & need to place my ball in different locations. Great Fun.

One of the most scenic golf courses I've golfed , challenging layout with some very forgiving holes

Only issue with the course eas the 9 and 18 green. Very unfair with almost impossible to putt from the upper side on the green, balls just rolls off in the rough.

This course presents a challenging experience, especially with its blind tees and narrow fairways. However, the beautiful Page weather makes it enjoyable overall. Unfortunately, our pace of play was significantly delayed by a group of six golfers who chose to play together. It would have been helpful to have a ranger on hand to manage the pace of play and discourage such large groups from playing together.

The entire course is well laid out to challenge yourself and take in the beautiful views. We thought the course was well maintained and the staff was very polite!

You can't just play the back 9 holes at that corse. Which is completely stupid. The person that checked me in their im completely dissatisfied with. I've never been treated so badly at a golf course i did not like it there. I just came from August GA the Bobby Jones corse their treated me really nice . Nothing like the stupid guy at the page corse