SCJ Rating: 4 1/2 stars out of 5
Greens Fees: $$$ out of $$$$$
Men’s White Tees:
Women’s Tees: ?? Strokes, Slope 118 (?? yds)
I had heard only wonderful things about the municipal course in Buffalo, WY … where Jake was born and raised. Actually, I played it once before … when I was about 8 months pregnant with Missy. A friend convinced me to play in a tournament and I wound up winning it! Very amusing, but … I digress. The town, and thus the course, sits at the base of the Big Horn Mountains in northeastern Wyoming. There is still quite a bit of snow on the mountain peaks and there may be more after the storms which may be coming this weekend. So the course sits at the base of the mountains and half the time you are going uphill looking at the beautiful scenery in the background. SPECTACULAR!!! (Photos to be posted at a later date.)
Then there are also the deer who apparently feel like they own the place. One sat under a tree today and didn’t move while I hit my ball from only 20 feet away. Later we saw a doe with 2 of the cutest little bambis! Those babies just pranced their way across at least 3 fairways just as cute as they could be!!! (Unfortunately NO photos of these cuties.)
The course itself was a decent challenge without being overly so. There were plenty of trees lining the fairways. It was NOT fun when the ball decided to stay under a Blue Spruce!?! The par 3s were a particularly pleasurable mix of various distances … which I have found to be unusual from most forward tees. All in all … I can’t wait to play the course again! The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars … it’s a little hard to get to … by plane, train or automobile, it is a LONG way from nowhere … and they like it that way!?!
