Leopard's Chase

I had the opportunity to play the new course that is now open with the "CAT" group in North Carolina.  Leopards Chase is the new sister course of Panthers Run, Tigers Eye and Lions Paw.  This course is the new showcase of the Ocean Ridge group with a price tag to match.

I was impressed with the overall layout of the course.  There were some interesting par 5's with the risk and reward concept, particularly on hole 11 which offers a chance at getting home in two over a forced carry in front of the green, or a simple layup with a nine iron on your second shot, and a couple of good par 3's.  I liked the par 4's but a couple of those holes seemed to be very similar.  The golf course is definitely a player's course with a lot of strategic thinking and as a good course should it is rewarding for good shots and penalizing for bad shots.  The 18th hole is the perfect finish to the round.  The waterfalls that surround the front left portion of the green are gorgeous and might lull you into admiring the beauty a little too much, as the water swallows another golf ball.

The condition of the course was immaculate with the greens rolling perfectly - they couldn't have done a better job with conditions.  I liked the way it laid out with strategic mounding that with hitting the proper side of the fairway off of the tee you could get that extra few yards with a roll.

Overall if you're willing to pay a little more for your golf then you're looking at a solid golf experience and I would recommend folks to play it at least once.