So nice to see a lot of opinions regarding Galloway. There can be no doubt that if you like playing golf there will be some interesting and challenging shots for you to hit. Joe Bausch as always has given us a nice visual of the holes.
Some tidbits regarding the golf course. A gentleman named Vernon Hill was and remains the guiding face of Galloway. He is an extremely successful developer of banks (Commerce Bank Corp) and shopping centers who started out in retail real estate sales. Quite an entrepeneur.
Galloway's first two holes get you right into the nitty gritty without either being particularly long. #1 is a beautiful short par four that immediately turns you towards the bay and the water. One of the most interesting starting holes I've ever played. Two is a wicked short par three that requires an almost perfect short iron that often has to be flighted just right to hold the green. I've hit what appears to be a decent shot that inevitably ends up spinning into a collection area on the left that's quite nasty. Perhaps it's the double bogies that result from being there that helped foster my continuing disdain for them.
The third isn't the GN's best hole but they've fixed what used to be a brutal green in the last five years. Now it's a decent short par four. The rest of the front nine is fun with interesting greens that require local knowledge to get it in the right spots. As stated there are a lot of holes that allows for birdies for the better player, particularly the five pars. It rewards good iron shots more than most courses we often play. The greens are quite difficult to read and require some thought as to position before you arrive. Probably why I like it so much in that the short game is so much better than my driving and it really requires some precision. My esteemed friend Mandel of course picks up on this!
Lots of interesting angles on the back nine and some tough par fours. Again where you miss it is critical to scoring so fun for all of us "tour caddies" and architectural mavens. Would love to see an expansion of the last green (18) to take away a little of the danger of trunk slamming .
Practice facility is spectacular and conditioning is always top notch.