Jug Mountain Ranch
McCall, ID – 6/29/18
Clubhouse: A
Perfect size clubhouse with
Bar: B
Full bar, many regional & local beer options on tap. Snacks and hotdogs for the turn also a full restaurant with great food.
Amenities: B
Bathrooms on course are very clean. There was not a beverage cart out for our round. We teed off at 3pm so a little disappointing on a Friday evening.
Price: $$$$
Very expensive privately-owned course. Summer weekend green fees $75 riding. They do have a twilight rate after 3pm, $56 riding.
Practice facilities: A
Large driving range and practice facility. They have a set-up that is a little unusual. As you drive into the course, you arrive at the practice facility first. It has a separate parking lot where you park and practice. After you are done, you get back into your car and drive to the clubhouse. Not a bad thing, just different. ?
Staff friendliness: A
Since we were playing a twilight round, there was only one person we encountered. He was very nice and let us tee off a little early.
Golf Carts: B
Normal carts, very clean and comfortable. These carts had ball and club cleaners on them. Also, plenty of sand and seed, a must for hackers!
Tee Boxes: A-
Above average tee boxes. Mostly flat and in great shape. All tees had adequate yardage labeled.
Bunkers: A
Sand is very nice and consistent throughout
Fairways: A
Fairways are in perfect condition overall, some rough spots due to the harsh winters in McCall. Fairways are big, and medium on slope. A couple holes slope comes into play, but for the most part they are flat.
Greens: A-
Above average greens for consistency on this course. They are well taken care with a medium speed. They were very soft and held approach shots nicely. I did not find a green with a ball mark other than my own. Medium on the undulation. There were 2 greens that had winter damage that did come in to play.
Difficulty: 8.5
This course is higher on the difficulty scale. Mountain course with pine trees dense foliage throughout. This comes in to play on almost every hole.
Ambiance: A+
This course is located in the Payette National Forest and has wildlife watching and judging your golf game! We witnessed deer on two holes and a fox on another. This course is mountain golf at its finest.
Overall Rating: A
Awesome course! We give it an A rating overall. Mostly because of the location, views, and conditions.
