Sounds like a really nice course and you had fun, all that matters.Played the Grande Dunes Resort Course Tuesday. Much more expensive than my usual courses, $60 a round. Everyone there was really nice and it wasn't crowded at all. Carts have GPS (first time for me) and are gas (also a first). They also have a pacer on the cart that tells you how many minutes you are ahead or behind the recommended pace. Although the parking lot was crowded the course was pretty open.
It's a long course for me 5300+ yards from the reds with WIDE fairways. I mean really wide, you could easily land a 747 on them if they were flat.. And they weren't flat, the front 9 wasn't too bad, but some of the holes on the back 9 had me looking to see if there were mountain goats or a Sherpa around. But if you like hitting bombs all day you will love this course.
The back 9 has 2 water carry holes (I made it over the water both times) and the greens weren't as good as the front ones. Ended with 112, which wasn't bad for me at that distance. Marshal was evident but not intrusive, we were always about 3 to 5 minutes ahead of pace. He did come up to us on the 12th hole to let us know that there was a fast twosome behind us and asked if we would let them play through.. We agreed and when they got to us they played through. Those guys could really play! Long bombs and precise wedge shots and accurate putts.
Highly recommend the course and will play it again, but at that price it won't be often.