Nickol Knoll Golf Club

This is a magnificent course for working on 8,9, P or SW. Very few people on course, you can hit multiple shots without holding anyone up. Each hole I threw some balls around green or in the bunkers. Only problem was there were no rakes in the bunkers. Sand was in great shape, I felt responsible for raking, but I couldn't.

I've played the course for years and always get a great work out with all wedges. Nearly jarred an 8 iron from Walter Payton's tees! Nice 12 inch tap in for 2 on the third hole.

Great little course for practicing your short game. Mostly teeing off with wedges and short irons. A couple holes have black tees that dont exceed ~165. The elevation changes are what keep this course interesting. Being higher than the surrounding area, you have to consider the wind, and really dial in those distances. Greens were in good condition considering the recent cold/rain.

Accidentally booked the wrong tee time, called to cancel and and get a refund but the man on the phone said I would have to go through golfnow. Since I checked out as a guest there is no golf now record of my reservation so there is no place to cancel. Person on the phone “couldn’t do a thing about it”. Weather or not that’s true it’s a very silly way to run a business and leaves yourself open to negative reviews.

If you want to improve your short game skills, here is the best spot.

First time doing this course and using this app(golfnow). Was running a little late and went straight to the first tee (didn't know you still had to check in at the clubhouse if you bought thru the app, looking back that makes sense )

The clubhouse front desk guy came our with a terribly negative energy and dang near yelling at me for not checking in. I may have been wrong, but he didn't have to approach me with that ahole energy. I checked in and apologized, but that first interaction ever with this course really soured me to this course. I will not recommend this course in the future.

Other than my poor first interaction, its a solid par 3, 9 hole course. Nicely priced.

Make sure you check in!

You won't need any big clubs but that doesn't mean it's too easy or it's not fun. The biggest challenge here is often the wind, being higher up in a relatively flat area. The slopes off some holes also make some greens play tight. The maintenance is good and the course is clean. On a couple holes the layout isn't totally straightforward and you have to figure out where the next tee is. Overall, it's a great way to get a fast 9 in when you want to work your short irons.