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Last week I played Black Desert; we paid full price so this is in no way a sponsored review... here is my honest opinion startin with pros and then cons. Pros The facilites: A large and expansive pro shop with a diverse offering of gear await. Probably the most impressive on course golf shop I have ever seen. The lunch shack served up a tasty smash burger, the girls were pleasant and friendly. The driving range was nice, including a trackman for every slot. The putting green is amazing... huge and top quality. The views are unique; really mindblowing in spots. Conditions on the course were top; the green rolled true; fairways lush, rough thick, plenty of grab on the greens. Cons - Why is this not a 5 star top course from our trip to utah? Green speed was excessively slow. It was middle of august and I guess they cant roll them too much, but man it was slow. The routing: This is is hit or miss for some people. I have been playing golf all of my life. I dont mind partial blind shots, but I dont like continous completely blind shots... this was a recurring theme at BD. Way too many blind shot routing decisions; I assume this will get better if you play multiple times. However at $400 a round thats a tall order. The mats: practically at every hole if you are in the PGA landing area you need to play off a mat. We also played every par 3 off a mat. The caddy: local kid, had very little clue on how the ball broke. Also not great elaborating blind shot landing locations. Overall So is the course good? Yes. Great; not quite because of the cons. Should you play it if you are in Utah as a visitor. It is a must play; but don't expect to score your first time around.
