Due to overwhelming public demand, Ray’s CRAPP is back. For those new or have forgotten about how special my CRAPP is, CRAPP is the acronym for my golf course ratings and stands for Course Review and Personal Preference. As Andrew and I are travelling together we have combined our ratings, so it’s a joint rating.

My CRAPP rating is based on the following; Design – 20 pts, Condition – 20 pts, Cost – 20 pts, Visual Appeal – 20 pts, Facilities – 10 pts & Ambience – 10 pts. This totals 100 pts, a rating 90 and above is very good, 80 and above is good, 70 and above is satisfactory, 60 and above is average and 50 and above is poor, anything below 50 is give it a miss unless there is no alternative. So the first CRAPP for BBOT2 is Wodonga Golf Course.

Course Design: The course utilises the available land well and whilst reasonably flat it does have some challenging holes. At par of 72 and a slope rating of 124, its not an easy course but I’m sure the members know all the angles. The rating is 16 out of 20.

Condition: Unfortunately this is hard on the course but it’s winter time, on a clay based course, so it’s always going to be on the low side, particularly after a number of weeks of heavy rain. The fairways were heavy under foot but surprisingly most of the greens were reasonably quick, which made it difficult to read at times. Bunkers were out of play and preferred lies throughout the course were in play. The rating is 10 out of 20.

Cost: Pretty expensive to play compared to other similar courses, with $50 for 18 holes on a weekend. The comp fee was $15, which is the most expensive I have paid during my BBOT travels, over the last 3 years. The rating is 11 out of 20.

Visual Appeal: Not the most inviting looking course as you drive into the facility. The Clubhouse (privately run Bistro & Bar overwhelms the view on entry. The putting green, 9th green and 10th tee are visible from the pro shop but not a very attractive view. The rating is 11 out of 20.

Facilities: The golf facilities are fairly average but the Clubhouse was a good 19th hole, although expensive drinks took some gloss of it. Rating is a generous 7 out of 10.

Ambience: Some courses you play just have a comfortable feeling about them but I did not get that today at Wodonga. Maybe it was the weather and the small field, it turned out a nice day but I still didn’t get a “warm and fuzzy” feeling! Rating 6 out of 10.

So the final score is a rather disappointing 61 and a average rating. I know I will get to play Wodonga again many times so I look forward to playing in more advantageous conditions.