For over thirty years, the CNCGA has been traveling to Uniontown for Saturday golf, but for whatever reason, it was never to play Mayfair. On a whim, I stopped by as the sun was rising prior to our annual round, and found a course that I believe would be a welcomed addition to our schedule. Its 6,240 yards sets up very well for our membership with appropriate spacing for seniors and women. Couple this with an affordable price point and you have a good combination.
(The 164/153 yard par three third has a central bunker guarding the front. A ridge in the middle makes the left to right sloping green a tough shot to get close. Wetlands left and right frame the hole in beautiful fashion.)
(The opening 396/384 yard par four is one of the longest two shotters on the course. Aim at the large tree in the left rough and take advantage of the open entrance.)
(The 310/299 yard par four fifth turns a tad left and completely opens up for an aggressive approach. There are birdie opportunities throughout the round.)
Mayfair started with 36 holes but the addition of housing whittled it down to 18. Both courses were designed by Ed Ault in 1968. (If this name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the architect of Windmill Lakes.) Today’s course is a mixture of both the East and West. What holes belonged to which, I do not know, but what remains plays to a par 71 with the unusual routing of 2 par fives, 3 par threes, and 13 par fours. The par fours come in all sorts of lengths including the driveable second (281 yards) and the formidable eighteenth (440 yards). The rolling terrain in the northern half of the property has some very good holes (2,3,4,12,13,14,15) while the start of the back nine (10,11) plays against a lake. The last three holes eke out along side the houses and are the most visible from the road (the Raber/Mayfair L section). Water is in play on all three with the par five sixteenth fronted by it, the par four seventeenth green abutting it, and the eighteenth tee box framed by it.
(The 367/355 yard par four tenth plays to a peninsula green. There’s a lot more room to land the ball but wayward shots will find the drink. Note across the water on the left is the lima bean shaped eleventh green which is all carry over water. At 130/109 yards, it tempts players to be as aggressive as they would like.)
The past couple years we’ve been doing some reconnaissance missions to find suitable additions to our schedule but the one that makes the most sense may have been in our periphery all along. I give it a strong 4 (above average)(worth driving 30-40 minutes to play).
(The first time I heard anyone talk about Mayfair was last year when my UPS buddies were excited about getting a breakfast buffet with their eighteen hole ticket. If you play your cards right, you can get breakfast, golf, and then get a hot dog, all for a bargain price.)
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