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I've played cottonwood a dozen or so times, but i am not a member...I guess you just need to know people
With my dislike for DR, lets see:
1. former employee, treated like ****, and the only reason why I stuck around was the local free golf
2. with all the free golf, i played the course way way way too much, it is just boring for me, hence the 'imo'
3. the greens are actually quite decent, they go through their ups and downs but overall some of the best around, and doing it with a lackluster budget, but the bunkers, the greensides were redone recently, within the last year, they are S H I T, plain and simple, every last one of them, some of the worst i have ever played
4. the staff is excellent, maintainence to pro shop is top notch, but the owner and upper management can suck my left nut
absolutely it is a great deal, good course setup and good service for very reasonable pay
but personally if you are traveling to calgary, imo, it is not the course you want to play
edit: i guess what i am trying to say is through my experiences there are better courses out there that may be more expensive but provide better quality. These courses are levels above what DR provides especially to someone who is travelling into the city of calgary