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The first words of every review are the most important.

As a result, I wanted to be as careful as possible not to taint the kindness of the people who golf here, the friendly young gal who greeted me at the pro shop on the day I decided to try this place out or possibly the many people who "tried" to make this an option in the Seattle area for golf.

However, I have to say the first word that came to mind after I started walking into the fairway of hole #1 was "skanky." As I was driving home, I told myself I would look up the definition of the word to make sure that by no means that it would be derogatory or degrading by any means. Merriam-Webster defines it as:

1 slang :repugnantly filthy or squalid

AND

2 slang :of low or sleazy character

It's definitely not the 2nd definition, but after I upload the photos I managed to take before walking off the course after 9, you might just agree it matches the definition.

On this beautiful Sunday in late Sunday, I was greeted by 6 kind young men who let me "play through." They knew they would take a bit of time and gave me the chance to finish before I puked in disgust. I was helped by 2 other groups of kind folks who also let me play through and despite the 2-5 balls I would hit on each of the front 9 holes, I got it done in record time.

Now, bear in mind, I like good courses. I used to be a member of Sahalee and I've learned over time, since golf takes up quite a bit of time, you should choose carefully.

When I was inspired to play this past weekend, I had no idea why this course that was priced at $54 a round could be priced at $23. It seemed like a rare opportunity. There were most tee times in the $40's and $50's and I thought I was just lucky.

However, all my golfing buddies along with me had never heard of this place.

I now know why.

Beyond fairways that remind me of the worst cut lawns in our area, the greens are basically well trimmed roughs posing as the end of the hole. Using your putter is a waste because the "green" has balls bouncing all the way to the hole. You might as well chip.

There were many trenches around greens.

There were blackberry bushes lining hole 9 for 300 yards.

And there was the clubhouse that had an arrow that pointed to the left, but should have pointed upwards since the pro shop was on the 2nd floor.

Either the owner(s) of this place don't care or they simply don't know what golf is.

At all costs, if you care about golf, you might want to truly reconsider if you decide and "take a chance" on this place.

However, with all this said, this is a PERFECT place for anyone who is wanting to literally "learn the game" or "practice with your 5 year olds" or even take 5 strokes for every shot.

I might leave my putter at home though.

And make sure you bring a ton of balls...then again, you might find a ton while playing the holes adjacent to the driving range.

Speaking of, the range might be the best thing next to the kind people playing and working here. It's off the grass (from what I saw). However, driving 30 minutes in from downtown Issaquah isn't worth it, in my mind.

Sorry folks, but for the sake of your employees and the future people who might "take a chance:"

Start maintaining this course or take it off the list of golf courses in Seattle.

Seriously.

Druids is a challenging course, but not knowing we would play the front 9 twice as our "deal" was a bit disappointing.

I can't wait until my kids are out of school. I'm moving to kitsap county.

That's all I have to say.

I could rave about this amzing course and the kind people on the peninsula for a page, but no need. I don't want to ah are this secret beyond what I've already done.

This is how TRUE gold, I mean golf, should be done.