紐約上州Saratoga Spa golf course！~上集

暑假已經炎上了，必須去渡假來避暑。上州去的機會比較少，就打算帶著孩子、老婆去避暑。選開車約3個多小時的Lake George。而先到Saratoga來打球，這裡有州立的公園/State Park，可以健行，泡溫泉、打高爾夫球都有。選了在州立公園裡的Saratoga Spa golf 球場，也住在公園旁邊，就打早球，因為這週是紐約高溫週，雖然這裡溫度比紐約市低，但不想打到後面中暑就訂6:20開打。

今天租了球車，不想打超過10點，因為會被融化。和一位老外配，2人打，後面也沒有組別，打起來就特別舒服、愜意。一開始打白tee，打了5洞後覺得沒趣，就開始直接打黑tee。這個球場有紅、金、白、藍、黑等tee台。白的總長6300，黑是最長7145碼。同組的比我年輕起碼10歲，所以他也沒問題，直接開打黑tee。

這個球場目前狀況真的好到不行，我最喜歡在美國北方的球場，4～6月時間打球。因為球場的狀況和養護是最好、最優。今天這個球場就是狀況超棒，球道綠油油的，長草約一個半的球高。球道質量挑不出毛病。這個球場設計和風格是屬於北方球場，樹林在球道兩旁，打起來很有壓力，很少水池障礙，一些球道會有出界區。準度稍微一偏就再見了。

第二桿算是最考驗球友技術和能力！因為果嶺設計真的不大，不是大果嶺設計，打上果嶺也就是差不多2推就結束。我覺得打白tee，第二桿就是中短鐵，打par、抓鳥難度不大。但換到黑tee就風雲變色，基本上4桿洞沒有距離少於400碼，第二桿要不就是長鐵和球道木，打起來超爽。我今天3木打起來就是開掛，只有一洞三桿洞230碼，打歪了，其他都是直奔果嶺和直接落在果嶺上。

尤其它的果嶺設計比較小，實在不容易打上去。基本上一些比較長的4桿洞都要3桿上！果嶺狀況超讚，前7洞因為早上有露水，果嶺推起來會比較慢，後面太陽曬過後，果嶺速度約在10左右，很好推。有一些果嶺把旗杆都插在斜坡上，推起來超有難度但經驗多了，這些推斜坡都不會感覺難，第二推都在一步以內。

本文未完，下集請待續。

Summer is really heating up, so we had to take a trip to cool off. We don’t get to go upstate that often, so I decided to take my wife and kid on a little getaway. We picked Lake George—about a 3-hour drive—and stopped in Saratoga first to play some golf. There’s a state park here where you can hike, soak in hot springs, or play golf. I chose the Saratoga Spa Golf Course inside the park and booked a hotel nearby. I teed off early, around 6:20, because this week’s been a heatwave in New York. Even though it's cooler here than in the city, I didn’t want to risk overheating later in the round.

I rented a cart today and planned to be done before 10 AM—any later and I'd melt. I was paired with a local guy, just the two of us, and there wasn’t anyone behind us, so it was a really chill round. We started from the white tees, but after 5 holes it got a little boring so we switched to the black tees. The course has red, gold, white, blue, and black tees. White is around 6,300 yards, black is the longest at 7,145. The guy I was with was at least 10 years younger, so he was fine playing the blacks too.

Course conditions were amazing—this is why I love playing golf in the Northeast between April and June. The fairways were lush and green, the rough was about a ball and a half tall, and overall maintenance was perfect. The layout is classic northern-style: tree-lined fairways, not much water, and some OB zones. If your shot's a little off, you’re in trouble.

The second shot is where the course really tests your skills. The greens aren’t big so you’ve got to be accurate. If you hit the green, it’s usually just a two-putt. From the white tees, most second shots are mid to short irons, so scoring isn’t too hard. But from the black tees, it’s a whole different game—none of the par 4s are under 400 yards. Second shots are usually long irons or fairway woods. But I was hitting my 3-wood like a cheat code today. Only one hole—a 230-yard par 3—I missed the green. The rest were lasers, either hitting or landing on the green.

Since the greens are small, it’s not easy to stick it. A lot of the longer par 4s basically require three shots to reach the green. Early in the morning, the greens were a little slow due to dew, but once the sun came out, they sped up to around 10 on the green speed Some pins were placed on slopes, which made putting tough—but with enough experience, even those don’t feel hard. Most of my second putts were tap-ins.

to be continued...

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