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| - Badlands is probably the 2nd most difficult course I've played in my life. I felt mentally and physically exhausted after playing here. It was very beautiful and a lovely golf course, but BRUTAL. The fact it was windy certainly didnt help, but it would be a tough course regardless. There are several fairways one must drive on due to length that are postage stamps, and greens that are often surrounded by hazards. It didnt shock me when I learned that Johnny Miller was the golf course designer, given the fact he acts like anything inside 125yards should be drained. The round cost $100 and that included free range balls. To give you an idea of the difficulty, I typically shoot somewhere between 88 on a good day to 95 on a bad day, and I shot a 103 and yet didnt feel I played that bad. The slope is very misleading, in my opinion. I especially liked how they had ice filled AC units to cool the back of your neck. I've never seen that before so it was pretty neat. One weird thing is I probably saw 400 rabbits while playing.....no exaggeration....400 might even be underestimating it. There were literally EVERYWHERE....fairways,,,,teeboxes.....greens. Dont they have any predators? All in all it's a great course, but I wont be playing it again. I dont need that much stress in a golf round while on vacation!!!!
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