Sunrise Golf Course

Course is in great shape..the 5+ groups still an issue

The course needs some work. Though the greens are good and layout soldi, the fairways are patchy and uneven. But my biggest complaint is that the course, to save money, does not have a first cut of rough and is not mowed regularly. Accordingly, when we played yesterday you either stayed in the patchy, uneven fairway or trickled into ridiculous rough worthy of a PGA event. I am not joking when I say that the rough in most area was taller than your ball. This meant that the round took longer than it should (4:30 for our group) since everyone is wandering around searching for balls lost in deep rough. Our group lost at least 4 balls on good shots just off the fairway when we just could not find the shots. Additionally, the course has decided to turn several areas of fairways into links-style deep rough hazards rather than fix drainage issues. The result? You hit a great shot toward the green only to find your ball rolled into a fake, illogical hazard in the middle of the fairway created just to avoid spending a few dollars to fix a drainage issue. The course plays harder than it should for no good reason. I think the Madison Parks District has lost sight that this is a municipal course with mostly mediocre golfers. The deep rough and fake hazards need to eliminated.

Played sunrise again. The greens were in great shape and recent rain had everything softer.

Course had some spots that need repair. They told me it had just been aerated. So green were a little choppy, but expected. Staff was very friendly.

This course was in such fabulous shape this spring...almost too good for a public municipal course. Now? Not good. The fairways have eroded with many widely lacking grass. For many shots we placed our drives on to nearby patch of grass rather than hit off dirt or mud. And while the fairways lacked turf, the rough was monstrous at about 3-4 inches in length making finding balls difficult. It felt like the rough hadn't been mowed in weeks. There also are numerous areas where dirt tire tracks in the fairway and rough indicate maintenance or other golfers took equipment of carts into soggy areas. Perhaps the course has deteriorated in recent months due to rain and heavy use. But it currently is in fair to bad condition.

Course is a great hidden gem. Never gets too crowded and the greens are great. Sometimes there can be a lot of bigger groups out but never anything to complain about! I’ve golfed here 5 times in the last 2 weeks!

Good coarse for the price, staff was nice, some fairways were ruff. But over all nice!

I enjoyed the round. Pace of play eas great. I caught up to a group 4 who let me play theough. After never waited until the 17th.

Course was in decent shape. The crew was working on areas so it will continue to improve. Carthad a GPS but it did not work but not really an issue since I use my watch. Greens were good shape and played fast compared to where i play most.

Course right now is great shape.

Constantly get behind groups of 5 and 6.

I found it to be a challenge. But fun course nice par 3

There is nothing nice about this course…nothing! Everything is bad. The condition is bad. The layout is silly. The greens are awful. The pace of play is glacial. If I lived in Madison I’d move to avoid having to play this course. I’ll never be back. I paid $12 with coupons and the course wasn’t worth it.