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The grass is starting to grow in the fairways and workers are continuing to fill in areas where irrigation lines were installed last year.
The greens are improving as well, even though there are a few temporary greens being used.
If you have not played Iron Clad in a while you will be surprised at all the improvements including work on the driving range as well as cleaning up many areas of the course that have been neglected for years.
Kudos to the management team for their efforts.

It was cart path only for a very good reason. The course was wet after the recent soaking rains.
However, there were only a few places where you had to maneuver around standing water in the fairway or sand traps. Most of the heavy water was near the cart paths or outlying areas
I was pleased to see that the new bridge between #’s 16 &17 was now open. Also the limestone cart paths on 16 & 17 were coming along nicely.

Happy to see all the improvements that are being made…keep it up!

It was a nice December day to play golf. Even though a lot of people were playing the pace of play was good.
We could see that the management was still working on improving the course and anticipate that it will be better in 2024…using a few temporary greens will give the renovated greens a chance to be completely ready next year.

They are almost finished with the irrigation project.
The fairways are in better condition and the greens are also improving.
I am pleased with all the work being accomplished.

We were pleasantly surprised with the course conditions since we last played Iron Clad!
Even though there are still 3 temporary greens and one closed hole the greens were much improved. The fairways were also much improved.
They are still adding irrigation to the course which should improve the fairways considerably.

This was our first time playing Timberlake in three years. We were pleasantly impressed with the improvements since our last play. The putting greens were vastly improved as well as the rest of the course.
There are a couple of holes that could be improved but for the cost it is a good deal.

Castle Bay is always a fun place to play a round of golf. The practice putting green and driving range are always in good condition. The practice chipping area is good when it is not too wet.
This was my first time playing Castle Bay this year. The greens were very smooth and the ball rolled true on putts. I was expecting the fairways to have more grass by this time of year but was disappointed. It was showing signs of the grass beginning to grow.
Pace of play was not great as it took 4-1/2hours to play…it was a nice day for golf and the tee times were full.
Overall, Castle Bay is a solid public golf course!

Played the course on Wednesday following the weekend rains and found the course to be in great shape except for several sand traps filled with puddles leftover from the rains.
Looking past that issue, the course was the best public course I have played so far this year.
I will be playing it again soon!

Iron Clad can be a fun, challenging course.
However, the course was not in good condition yesterday. They are working on the putting greens but have not been able to get them in acceptable conditions yet…hopefully improvement will be made this year.
They are also beginning to put in piping for irrigating the fairways…looking forward to improving the grass in the fairways.

The playing conditions are improving as we move into the second week of April.
The grass is growing on the greens which help since the greens can slope markedly from back to front.
The fairways are also beginning to green-up.

Played on a warm, cloudy day to end the month of February…a blessing to be near the coast!
We played 18 holes in just under 3 hours, so also a positive.
Fairway grass is not growing yet and still have some trouble spots on some greens, but I do like the course layout.

Of course, there is a nice selection of Iron Clad beer waiting at the 19th hole!

Had a beautiful day to play golf in January.
Winter golf equals tight lies and fast greens.
The pin positions were very difficult on many holes.
On these holes if you missed your first putt, you would probably end up further from the hole than you started..

The course was still wet from rains earlier in the week but not sloppy. For the most part 90* rule applied for carts.
Pace of play was a little slow, but the round was completed in a little over four hours.
For most of the holes tee shots are pretty open and you shouldn’t find too much trouble.

It was hot and humid and a beautiful day for golf.
The fairways and greens were in better condition than I have seen them in a couple of years.
Too bad my game didn’t match the course conditions!

Due to upcoming inclement conditions and preparations for the Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ian, the course was closed on Friday, September 29th.

We played on an early Sunday afternoon. This was the first time playing the course in approx 5 years. The course was in much better condition than my previous time playing here.
The pace of playing was excellent and the views were awesome.
The only negative was that there isn’t a putting or chipping green.

This is not a country club course. However, it is a fun, forgiving course for the average or beginner player.
The course has improved over the past year…and of course there is very good, very cold draft on craft beer ready at the 19th hole!

I booked a last minute late morning round of golf at Iron Clad. I was a tad late for my tee time but Nancy was nice enough to get me out on the course quickly enough. Playing as a single I was enjoying the beautiful hot day AND the pace of play. I was invited to play through by a few sets of golfers and was able to complete my round in 2-1/2 hours!
They are working to improve the course conditions especially the greens which were in rough condition earlier this year.
I enjoy the layout and the laid back atmosphere of the place. Very reasonable for a fun time.

First time playing this course this year. The fairways were in excellent condition as well as most of the greens.
Even though I found too many sand traps, our foursome had an enjoyable day on this beautiful course.

Iron Clad is a fun course that offers golf, cold craft beer and now a Shaka Tacos restaurant.
The course layout is good and the challenge can be changed by switching tee boxes.
The putting greens are getting better but still have a ways to go.
The elevated greens are a different challenge than many other local courses.

The owners /management are continuing to improve their product.