Irrespective of the reviews about overbooking, I thought I'd play the course and make my own judgment. When I entered the pro shop, I was checked in by a girl in short shorts and a tank top (extremely unprofessional even for a city course). A young man also behind the counter assured me that it would take no longer than 4-1/2 hours to play and there was a ranger on the course to keep players moving. I ate at the snack shop. The food was good and the staff was extremely nice. Onto the golf course. The course is relatively short and the fairways are in terrible shape with many bare spots. The sand traps were crusty on top and inconsistent. Some had "hardpan" while others were soft. The rough was barren and had obviously been ignored by the landscape/maintenance crew for years. The greens were great. Although slow, they were consistent, rolled well and void of bare spots. We never saw the ranger and after 3 hours and 12 minutes, we completed the front nine. After 2 more hours we walked off the course at the 14th tee. It would have taken over 6 hours to complete the round.
I stop into the pro shop and relayed by issues to the young man behind the counter (same one I spoke to before) about the wholly unacceptable slow play. I said it would have taken over 6 hours to play to which he said "ok." I reminded him that he told me there was a ranger on the course,; however, in 14 holes, I never saw one to which he said "ok." He told me there was a small tournament earlier in the day and that could have been a reason for the slow play. We both knew that was BS. I told him I would never play this dogtrack again and he said "ok." Not once did he apologize or make any attempt whatsoever to express concern about the situation.
Slow play is the norm today thanks to the pros on TV making people think 5 hour rounds are required and that taking inordinate amounts of time somehow enhances their score. I get that. However, what is really unacceptable is to have salaried and unprofessional kids running the golf shop who couldn't care less whether their patrons had a good experience at their facility.
I am a single digit handicap golfer who plays all over the Valley and this is the worst experience I've had. I wouldn't play at the KM golf course again even if it were free.