Pros:
= When it opened a week ago, it was a fully finished course, tee signs, boulders by every tee, new prodigy baskets, beautiful course map, etc.
- 14 holes in the woods, with scattered mature trees in the beautifully cut and cleared fairways
- Nice bathrooms on the way to first tee
- Small pavilion right by the first tee
- Long and short turf tees, on 6 or 7 holes the long tee is more than 200 feet behind the short tee (hole 4 long tee presents one of the most daunting tee shot I've ever seen)
- Great mix of lines as part of an awesome overall design.
- Variety: water holes, woods holes, one very uphill hole, one very downhill hole, a few baskets perched on hills
- Fantastic diner and a convenience store 2 minutes away from the course
- Greens and walkways between holes lined/framed by logs
Cons:
- The area will always have issues with water, the course is pretty dry now but a few weeks ago had a lot of mud. The staff have done a great job digging trenches to alleviate the problem.
- Because the area is often wet, bugs can be bad out there.
Other Thoughts:
This is (in my opinion) the fourth of the "royalty courses" in WNY, along with Emery, Bond Lake, and Lakeside Beach.
Currently I'd rank them Emery, Royalton, Lakeside Beach, Bond Lake...(I like the woods)