The Dewsweepers headed out this weekend to Lorain County to play a real nice golf course, Mallard Creek. This time we played the "new 18" or Ye New Course there.
Mallard Creek is a 36 hole track on Rt. 82 in Columbia Station. We have reviewed the original 18 here, or "Ye Old Course", but not Ye New. Even though they are at the same exact place, they are completely different in almost every way. The newer course is far more difficult than the original. There are challenging aspects to both, but the new course can be pretty tough.
Ye New Course at Mallard is not overly long, we played the blue tips and it plays about 6,300 yards. This week it was just me and Beef, as Tex took the week off, and Joe Red's son Bryan got married Saturday night. Bryan is an occasional fill in Dewsweeper, and all around good kid. Congrats. Anyway, Beef and I teed it up at 645, and got to work.
The newer Mallard course is much more difficult in it's design than the older18. You wouldn't think so by hole number one, a 365 yard par 4 with no real trouble. But hole two is a 540 yard monster that has tons of trouble. It requires three really great shots to not only get on the green, but to avoid water all down the right, and trees left. Brutal. More trouble then on hole 5, a tough, tough par 5, with a thin tee shot, and water across the fairway in a really difficult place, playing all uphill. You better make your hay on the front because the back nine is really tough. Beef and I held serve on the front, each with a mistake or two we wished we had back, Beef 43, men 41.
The back nine here is very challenging. Number 10 is another water hole in play, with a huge tree guarding the green on virtually every approach shot you can have, and about 370 yards. 11, a par 4, water all the way right, 12 a long par 3, 220 yards. Then 13, a ridiculous par 5, tough drive with water off the tee, 14, short 4, water all down the right, 15, short 5, but water all the way to the green dog-leg right. Somehow we survived, Beef 39, me 38 on the back.
Beef hit the all well all morning, and was aided by two great birdies on the day. Making a 40 foot gagger on number 6, par 4, and a beautiful blind shot chip in shot on number 15 downhill. Might be the best golf shot any of us has made this year. Beef also racked up a bunch of pars, and kept the damage minimal with only 2 doubles and posted a nice 82 on a water filled course.
I birdied number 15 as well, just the conventional way of a one-putt. I had a terrible double bogey on number 9 that really hurt, my only bad number. Plus a 3-putt on number one for a bad bogey too. But on the day I carded 10 pars and a birdie, and made 4 straight putts on the front to keep the number low at 79. I was pleased too, to finally be hitting my new Taylor Made Superfast Driver consistently.
Course highlights? All par 5's are pretty tough and very guarded. Plus holes 9-15, are all water laden and that's where you either keep the ball dry and score well, or fall off the cliff as they can add up quick with all that H20. We kept it dry and took advantage of the courses shorter length and scored well. But that is the meat of the course. Seven really protected holes.
Beef and I of course had a great time, smoked a couple of cigars, and a hot dog a the turn, which are always good there. Mallard Creek's newer course. Pretty nice, but hit them straight and stay dry.
Scores
Wynn - 79
Beef - 82
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