The Pearl Golf Links - West Course

I’d not played it since it switched to 27 holes.

I’d heard good things about the conditions, & they were all true. Course is in great shape.

Greens held, and rolled nicely. They are tough greens, but fun.

So many great holes. West to East played, which was a little unusual as it means an 8 hole stretch where you only play par 3s & par 5s. Pace of play slowed down as a result of this. They are solid holes, & fun, but hurt pace of play. Otherwise I’d have given all 5 stars.

Regardless, I plan to play again.

Course was in good condition for the season.
Holes were well marked. Greens were quicker than they looked.

greens were hard to get speed down. were a little slow. fairways good. had difficulty in chipping with dormant grass short of greens.

This was my first time playing here since the late 1990s when the course had 36 holes. Today we played the West and East nines. I found the conditions to be good and there were some scenic holes. I did not like the large amount of blind shots and penalty areas positioned to prevent accomplished golfers from hitting driver off the tee. Several holes requires you to lay back to 220 yards which I hate. The group behind us also hit into our group on #8 East, our 17th hole. I don’t know why, we were on pace and played in just under 4 1/2 hours. Probably won’t be back.

Pin placements were brutal. Hit is easy and play more break than you think. Happy three putt !!!

Played 27 holes on a Friday. Third time at Pearl in past four trips to MB. Pace was good for first 18 then a little slower after noon because of one slow group. Course setting is incredible on marsh land along a river. Greens rolled fast and true. Fairways, tees, rough and sand were all good. Great value, one of best values in MB area, especially the replay rates. Great place to play 27 or 36. Staff was friendly and nice, in clubhouse and at bag drop. Only odd thing is the routing of one of the nines. It starts with a lot of par 3s and 5s. You don’t play a par 4 until the fifth or sixth hole of the nine.