When I think 'resort course,' I don't think of the type of course I found at The Sagamore — blind shots, mountain golf with a very walkable layout and architecture you would most normally find at a private, classic club.
The first hole here is widely vaunted, and rightfully so, but I think its drama actually does the course a disservice as for most golfers expecting a resort course experience the forthcoming holes will probably struggle to match it visually. That said they don't fall short architecturally.
I was happy to find the course that I did, a course I feel should best be described as an unheralded Donald Ross gem. Not only that, but despite the deluge of rain the northeast has seen in the early season, it was in spectacular shape. Greens were running mid-season form, and save for a couple low laying holes like 5, 6 and the bottom fairway on 10, I was also happy to get some roll in the fairways. Something that this highball hitter finds difficult to do even in the summer in most northern locales.
I'd say The Sagamore is a worthy stop if passing through or in the vicinity.
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