Coming in for a Aggie Student/Parent weekend in the next few weeks and want to get in a round with them and my wife (both of those two beginners so to speak). We all really like playing the Campus Course but keep hearing that Briarcrest (City Course now) is popular with the students b/c of rates. With carts, it would be about a $50 savings for the group of three. No issues with the difference in rates, but if the City Course is better, why not? I know the student has not played the City Course yet, but I don't know anything about it b/c when I was tin school it was a private course. It does look like they only book one week in advance.

So, any info from the GB would be appreciated as to the pros/cons compared to each of the two courses. (condition of courses, greens at each, etc.)

TIA guys and gals!

Campus Course will be nicer, but that's not to say Briarcrest is a dump. They usually have a lot of issues with poa, so the first few months of the year are usually where the greens are in the worst shape they'll be in all year.

Campus Course is wide open and Briarcrest is very tight off the tee with houses all around. So if you're playing with beginners, Campus Course may be the move.

Pretty much echoing what Thisguy just stated. Briarcrest is more challenging, especially for beginners. Trees and houses(OB) everywhere. A friend who plays out there often said the POA is coming in already, so putting can be a mess.

Campus Course is superior of the 2 for beginners with the exception of how windy it can get since it's quite open. Briarcrest has 2 or 3 holes where you might be able to spray it left/right. Cost at Briarcrest might be better, but considering what you're paying for is not. It's not a bad course to play 1-2 times a year

On busy days I feel it's slower at Briarcrest, but that can vary day to day. Vote- Campus Course

One of the cons of the "city course" is that if you are trying to get a certain tee time for Saturday/Sunday, you basically should stay up till midnight 7 days prior to ensure you get one. They don't charge you to make the tee time so they get booked very quickly

Hambone31 said:

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One of the cons of the "city course" is that if you are trying to get a certain tee time for Saturday/Sunday, you basically should stay up till midnight 7 days prior to ensure you get one. They don't charge you to make the tee time so they get booked very quickly

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yes, I have heard there are several "regulars" that just book times online "in case" they want to play and a lot of those times go unclaimed with no punishment for not claiming them.