Course: Bunker Hill
Location: Medina
Directions: Corner of Rt. 42/Hamilton Road. Easy access from I-71 ad Rt. 303
Dewsweepers Tee Time Was: 730AM
Conditions: Cold, sunny and wet.
Bunker Hill Website
This week The Dewsweepers played a tough, but nice gold course, Bunker Hill. Bunker is not a long golf course, but it is challenging in many regards. We have played Bunker many times over the years, and we seldom score as well as we think we are going to while standing on he first tee. We all hit the ball pretty well, but with the wet rough, fast greens and tough pin placements we didn't post the numbers we hoped for. But that's Bunker. It seems like it should be so much easier.
Bunker Hill is a course that is set up very nicely for any kind of player. Numerous tee boxes help out players of all skill levels. There is a lot of terrain too, uphill, down hill, and there is a ton of water in places on this course. There is some sand, but not too much, and today the greens were absolutely fantastic. I mean they were borderline perfect. They have been punched, and have healed in wonderfully. They were fast, and true. If you read a break, it was there, and you should play it. Serious kudos on the greens. And today's pins were about as tough as they could have been.
The course was a bit wet from all the weekend rain, but it was not a washout. The fairways were in great shape, but the rough was wet and tough and cost us all a bunch of strokes. Overall the course played well for this time of season. And today, with no real roll, it played long and certainly more difficult that it usually does.
Both Joe Red and Tex were off this week so it was me, Beef, and Red's son Bryan. Bryan had the highlight of the round by making birdies on 3 of the last 4 holes, including hole-out chip in on 18. Beef and I played our games, but scoring was tough with the wet, cold and the slow track. Bryan was the low man today with those birdies down the stretch with a nice 83. On this course today? Pretty good.
Beef and I fired an average round, with nothing near as exciting as all of Bryan's birdies. I fired an 87, but could have been much better. I had 4 double bogeys that were simply silly, and missed 2 birdie putts I have to make from short range. Might have been the conditions, but mostly it was bad play between the ears. I hit the ball well, and let a round get away. Happens. Beef hung in there and shot an 89. But for all of us, the conditions made it tough.
Course highlights? Number 3, a nice par 5, water all down the right, requires 3 good shots, or two fantastic ones. 4, is a brutal par 4, over water and water right, tough green to hit. Number 7, par 3 180 over a huge gorge to an elevated green. Number 9 and 18, run parallel, ones a par 5 one a four, down hill and up hill to greens that are tough to hit. Great holes.
Bunker Hill is a really nice place to play, and should be on your list of must plays next season! Or late this season!
Scores
Bryan - 83
Wynn - 87
Beef - 89
Here's some of the other courses we have played and reviewed recently.
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