My Jack took a week off, so we decided to squeeze in a day to golf a course up north of us that we have been meaning to get to for years. Turtle Hill. Muenster, Texas.
What a great time! An easy 2 hour drive from DFW, the weekday traffic was a breeze. Giant Wind Turbines border the property, they are hypnotic always, but up-close they are even more so. They sound like helicopters, a gentle swishing sound and they are massive! Anyway, the golf was tip top.
Bent Grass Greens, Pine Trees, Bluffs, Million Dollar Views, this place had it all and the lovely small town feel of the place was a treat. If you’re like us and your game goes to pot the moment someone starts hitting into you from behind, you need to visit here. The layout of this course makes it difficult for anyone to press hard.
I SO wish I would have remembered my camera. The views were wonderful and the trees were barely budding. I can’t imagine how beautiful this place is when the trees leaf out. And the greens! Soft from recent rains and so well maintained we rejoiced over each ball mark we had to fix ( not many we don’t hit greens often like pros do)
Our games just soared on this wonderful course. It wasn’t that the course is easy it just put us in the right frame of mind to get our best game. From the greeting we received when we walked in to sign in to each groundskeeper we passed we were made welcome, right up to the final goodbye, this course and its people just ooze respect for a relaxed game of golf.
Jack and I were dorking around on one hole and noticed a groundsman bent over a chainsaw, it was a calamity hole for us, Jack up against a tree and I hanging off the edge of the green in the rough stuff. Well, Jack tried to bounce it off the tree and make the green but it came back over my head to land softly at my feet. No one lost an eye, we just giggled and giggled. Every one of our screw ups was a happy miracle and we were in stitches by the time we putted out. Only when we left and the chainsaw roared to life, did we get it. The guy wasn’t tinkering with his chainsaw, he was waiting for us to finish so he could work. We are so grateful he waited for us, even though we acted like a couple of hooligans and our score there was dismal we were given a gift greater than any low score but having THE best time EVER on a golf course at that hole.
That is how they are there, just delightfully focused what is right.
If you are used to a course that is completed, well marked, and has no surprises. Stay home. There are greensman all over the place, new tee boxes going in, work on paths, gravel drops going on every hole, but its just seems so natural for this to be taking place. Turtle Hill is carved out of nature so it seems right that it is still being tweeked and reworked. This is as close to camping as golfing ever gets. ( I have never used the words golfing and camping in the same sentence.) Pay attention or you will go off the side of a cliff. ( a couple carts looked like they had a time or two) This is a hilly course and one hole will be windy the next protected and shady it really makes one think. I had many 150 yard shots yesterday, but I have never used so many different clubs to accomplish them before. It was wonderful to be so challenged and feel so little pressure at the same time.
This course is all about feel. If you’re introducing someone to the game, playing bestball with your kids, or want to share a special experience with a non-golfer there is plenty to see other than golf on this course and there is absolutely no rat race.
We will go back again and again. For us, the drive was not just worth it, but part of the charm.
Oh, nearly forgot! We paid about $50 bucks for two adults to golf including cart. Spent $20 on gas and ate out twice. All in all a solid $100 day. Our local course charges more than than for a round. So we feel pretty great all the way around about our outing!
Happy Saturday!
Jodiann
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Edited: March 21st, 2009
