2001 Review

This course and the Olde Sawmill in Oxford have a lot in common. The atmosphere is much the same in that Hidden Valley also has a waterwheel, some small gazebos and a good amount of water, although not a natural river. The theme is definitely wood heavy, with a wooden train and ark that the youngsters can play on after a long day on the links. Other than that, this course resembles most mini-golf courses and is not terribly difficult to play, as the four of us who played all scored within five strokes of par. Some notable attributes about this course is the practice green before the first hole and an interesting three-tiered hole. A couple of the holes also take nifty shapes, such as a shamrock and an arrow. The scorecard also shows a map of the course on the back which is a nice touch not seen on most courses. A good course in total, definitely worth playing if you have some free time.

2002 Update

We recently played this course at the end of the 2002 summer and just have a few notes to add to the previous review, although the scores in each of the categories didn’t change. First we failed to mention that the layout of the course is very good as well, with a lot of space between the holes and winding throughout the well-landscaped grounds. The scorecard not only shows a layout of the holes, but also the length of each hole in inches. Again, all of scored very close to par reaffirming the difficulty of this course. The final note we have that we didn’t notice last time is that the water seemed to have a very unpleasant smell to it when you got close. Other than that we had another pleasant round at this course and definitely suggest that you find time to play it. (Oh yeah, the snack bar is good too and they have pretty decent batting cages.)

2005 Update

Just played this course again and all the items above still apply, although based on some other course the creativity may have dropped a bit, but not enough to change the rankings. Again, everyone in the group did very well and in some cases extremely well. The holes are mostly short and have good putting lines to follow. The course remains a good time.

Reviewed in 2001, 2002 & 2005

Reviewed by Pat, Mandy, Jeromy, Sarah, Angie, Chris, Scott

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