Makray Memorial Golf Club

This course has a fantastic layout which never gets boring no matter how many times that you play it. My group has been playing the course sine it reopened as Makray. Each year, Don Habjan and his staff make subtle changes to improve the overall look and playability of the course. The fescue that was planted a couple of years ago has grown in nicely presenting a very appealing look off of the tees. The fairways are in good condition. The groundskeeper has the staff cut one half of the fairway in the direction of the hole creating that much coveted " speed slot". Speaking of speed, the 10 minute tee times leads to a very good pace of play. Playing around 8 AM on a Saturday at a 4:05 pace average while walking is a rare treat these days, but that is what you can expect on this course. What is that worth to you?

The back tees stretch to 6900 yards but on a par 71. The course rating from the tips comes in at a hefty 74.5 Yes and it does play 3.5 over par from the tips. However, the course offers 3 additional tee selections, based on skill level. The greens are country-club like and run incredibly smooth. Make sure that you leave your ball on the low side of the pin.

The course still has some room for improvement. Some of the tees have settled sine the reconstruction and can be inconsistent.The staff is aware of the issue. Hopefully they can continue to flatten out all of the tee boxes over the next couple of seasons. The course also boasts a grass range. The grass on the range is nappy and not very consistent. A move to a bent grass turf would make a good improvement and be consistent with the well manicured course. Just knit picking at this point.

The clubhouse is consistent with what you would expect at a private club. The staff is exceptionally friendly and treat the regulars like members and the first time guests with respect. The outdoor patio is well situated looking out over the 9th and 18th greens. There is a lower level locker room with showers if required.

I have been playing this course for over 10 years and continue to enjoy the experience. I have played with the same foursome for many of those years. From time to time we have a guest fill n for one of the regulars. The consistent feedback and commentary is: " Why would you ever join a private club when you can play a gem like this where they treat you so well". Great question and one that continues to keep our group at Makray

Course was a big disappointment from start to finish. Upon arriving there is no one to greet you at the bag drop. Then when checking in, we were behind four people and it took like 15 minutes to check them in. Once we got to the counter, there was no greeting from the woman behind the counter. Nor did she advise us that range balls were not included or that the machine that dispenses the balls only takes single dollar bills! $3 gets you 24 balls. There is only 1 machine, so you need to stand in line for that too as others stick bills in one at a time. Course conditions weren't that great. It seemed rather dried out and there were bare and brown patches in the rough and fairways. Course showed a lot of play. It wasn't particularly difficult, but the greens are a little tricked up. Many were crowned and/or elevated and had steep drop offs into the rough or sand bunkers. Bunkers were inconsistent. Some had sand and some had hardly any. Some were extremely wet underneath dry sand. Even at the end of the round, there was no one and no signage to indicate where to return the carts. Rack rate on the weekends is $94 with cart. It's definitely not worth that! It's a shame because the course definitely has potential. It needs friendlier staff and some serious TLC. The best thing I can say is that we played in less than 4 hours!

The areas around the ponds and wetlands are in bad shape. They are adjacent to several holes and have suffered erosion and are a mess.

Played this course in front of a large outing. After a short rain delay it was like have the course to ourselves. The course is in great shape and we would definitely play here again.

Played day after a few days of very heavy rain but the course was in surprisingly good shape. Played in a little over 4 hours despite being restricted to cart paths. Greens are tough and fast!

Had a Ranger stair me down while I putted, then told me to pick up pace after I was in my cart and driving away. I was right on top of the guys in front of me, but ranger insisted I hit immediately. I hit into the group in front of them creating chaos and a fight almost broke out. Beautiful course, recommend going- just ignore the rangers. They will yell at you even if you do nothing wrong, don't let is bother you and ruin your round, rest of the course is great.

Tough course with many uphill approach shots to super fast greens. Green fees are pretty steep, so I can't recommend this course as a good value.

Make sure you practice putting. The greens are extremely fast and tricky. Everything else was in excellent condition.

Country club experience at upscale public price. Incredibly friendly staff, fast but fair greens, varied layout and routing, and well maintained. A great course I'll return to

The course layout is challenging and fun. The greens were extremely fast; they looked in need of watering. Overall a tough round but an enjoyable course. Water coolers filled with ice cold bottles of water on the course made the 95 degree weather slightly more tolerable. Grass practice range has affordable buckets too.

Tough fast greens, absolutely perfectly maintained, great friendly staff. I'll be back.