Hole 11, Par 3 at Bensalem Country Club
Posted by philcolesgolfguy on October 13, 2009
My sister’s fiance called me up last week and told me he had won a free tee-time to play Bensalem Country Club on Saturday. I had to decide whether to play golf or to spend the day with my girlfriend, normally a no-brainer, but it also happened to be her birthday. So I did what any good man and golf junkie would do, I accepted the invitation. Here are some quick facts about the golf course:
-Par 70, 18 holes, about 6100 yards from the blue tees
-Course was designed by William Gordon who also designed Saucon Valley Country Club.
-The greens are huge and fast, even though we played through a pretty steady rain until hole 10. Definitely a good challenge.
-Weekend rates are $55 to ride if you’re a non-resident-which seems a bit outrageous to me. It’s a nice golf course, no doubt, but I don’t think anybody should have to pay more than $40 to play a public course.
-The course was crazy crowded for a Saturday in October and we waited 15 minutes past our 9:27 tee-time to get started. On the second-hole, after the starter saw me duff my tee shot about 60 yards straight down the middle, he came over to me and told me I needed to hurry up, “You guys need to play ready golf today,” he growled at me. The last thing I want after I embarass myself with a horrible shot that almost had me exposing my beans is to have an old man tell me to hurry up because the older men behind me don’t want to watch some 27-year-old whipper-snapper screw up again. Meanwhile we waited while the “club members” wiped down their golf clubs meticulously clean after every shot. Seriously, we waited for 10 minutes on every hole. You can tell this guy pissed me off.
-This leads me to my biggest gripe about area golf this summer. I felt rushed way too much. I don’t know the proper time between tee-times, but it seems to me the courses are not allowing enough time. It makes below-average golfers like myself feel too rushed.
-Cranky starter aside, the golf course was in great condition and was a pleasure to play. A good amount of trees line the fairway and force you to hit your tee shots straight. Most greens are drivable in two. Not a lot of places to take chances unless you can hit it 300 yards off the box. There’s not too much sand on the course, which helps my game out.
-I give it 2 and half golf clubs out of 5- mainly for being overpriced. If the course was $20 cheaper I would give it a 5.
-Here’s the link to the course for more information-www.bensalemtownshipcountryclub.com/index.html
