Tried Mickelson National today and it looks like a really nice course but it is a pretty ridiculous design. I did not have a single flat lie during my ten holes and there is not a single flat green out there. Some of the contours on the greens are almost comical. I talked to the attendant a bit afterwards as he was asking about the round. I told him that I expected the course to be similar to the Springbank back nine which is mostly flat with some contouring. The attendant told me that the land started out pretty flat and they did a lot of work to shape the course. In my opinion they went too far. It is fun and challenging but I see it more as a course you would want to play once or twice a year as opposed to regularly with a membership.
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