Time for more of Ray’s CRAPP. Off to City Golf Club today, unfortunately I was not able to play in the comp on Saturday as the club is in the middle of its Club Championships. That just left me to play a social round today and I managed to play with another club member, who’s name was Ray also.

I had read a lot about the City Golf Club, in my Golf magazines over the years. The course and club always received favourable reviews, as I expect they should as they hold the Queensland PGA here. I have to say the course did not disappoint. So here is my CRAPP review:

Design – 18 out of 20 (It’s a parkland course set on high ground that provides some good views of Toowoomba but the holes have been designed to create good viewing aspects as well as challenging shot and club selection)

Condition – 17 out of 20 (Considering the course has only had minimal rainfall thru winter as the drought has lingered on the course was in great nick. A view bare patches and some slightly less appealing green surfaces were the only negatives but that was very minor)

Cost – 19 out of 20 ($40 for 18 holes on a course as geed at this was great value).

Visual Appeal – 18 out of 20 (Green grass with well manicured fairways and gardens. Only reason it didn’t get 20 is because no course is perfect, but City Golf Club is close).

Facilities – 9 out of 10 (Everything was extremely good. I marked it 9 instead of 10 because the driving range would not allow woods, only irons on this range).

Ambience – 8 out of 10 The ambience was very good but I knocked a point off because, its a very large club and the main clubhouse felt more like an RSL or Pub, than a Golf Club. So some of the charm was missing due to its large corporate footprint, should I say).

So finally the overall score was 89 which now places City Golf Club, well and truly the number 1 course so far on Be Brave On Tour!

I’m looking forward to playing Bonville in northern NSW, its been called Australia’s closest course to Augusta National. If the reports are true then it should give City Golf a run for its money.

City Golf lived up to its reviews and I’m very glad I played it. Until my next CRAPP, keep safe and well! Cheers