Massanutten golf
Great, thanks Laura. You have helped demystify Massanutten and the activity cards for me. Sounds like I have a new area to search for my hubby and I to plan a golf vacation for.
Golf is a major activity for both of us when we vacation. Having the Activity Card, we only had to pay $5 for 18 holes (plus $18 cart), or $2.50 for 9 holes (plus $10 cart). There are two courses at Massanutten-----Mountain Greens and Woodstone Meadows. We only played the mountain course once, partly because they had aerated the greens three days earlier----perhaps they always aerate the day after Labor Day. While both courses at Massanutten allow walkers, we made a mistake trying to walk the mountain course; the back nine is tough to walk, and the front nine is VERY difficult to walk. And, it also a difficult course to navigate a push/pull cart through, with alot of sidehills. This course is a difficult Par 72, with some narrow tee fairways. If you do not hit the ball fairly straight, you will spend some time in the woods; particularly on the front side. There is wildlife to be seen at the course; we saw numerous groundhogs, and quite a few tame deer. After golf we dined at Fareways Restaurant, which is in the Clubhouse building. The food was good, and is decorated quite ‘pretty’.
We played golf at Woodstone Meadows on five different days. This course is less difficult, more open, and since half of the holes are par threes, and only two par fives, it is a Par 65. Since these greens were not yet aerated, they were in good shape; and the fairways were also more well-conditioned. This course seemed to attract many beginning golfers; I suppose anyone who purchased an Activity Card would ‘experiment’ with golf, given the minimal $5 charge. We walked this course four of the six times (back spasms), I would rate the ‘walkability’ as average. The front nine was easier to walk, but keep in mind that if you walk 9 holes, the ninth green is a long walk back to the clubhouse. If you continue on to the back nine, say “Hi” if you see the
6-foot long black snake that we saw on the 13th green!!! We decided not to putt out, given the fact that he was several minutes hovering around the hole and rest of the putting surface.
Pat