lbalin

Impeccably, and continuously maintained, with extraordinarily friendly, welcoming, helpful, tolerant staff, from Keith Niles, the Pro, all the way to the mowing guys (gorgeous greens, splendid and FAIR differentiation between fairways and rough), this course got some serious play during our round, but the respect shown by all of the players for the beauty and quality of the course demonstrated just how much the members valued this hidden gem.

The only quibble is an immutable: because it winds through a condo complex, there is noise from the daily lives of the residents (garbage trucks and such) which is inevitable.

Challenging, narrow landings are a factor, unless one is precise, but finding errant balls was never an issue, because of the loving maintenance of the WHOLE course.

Pace of play was a little intense, but never pressured. A wonderful experience I hope to repeat.

This course, though a relatively short 9, demonstrates a management who have their priorities in good order. The clubhouse is spare and may actually be a double wide mobile home, but EVERYTHING else about the place is first rate. A driving net (never seen one before, but very useful amenity), an accommodating and chill atmosphere, friendly, helpful staff (warned us to hustle out to avoid a junior league following us), and once out on the course, a leisurely, and well-paced play, inspiring us to be especially generous about encouraging a play-through.

Most important, the kids are being taught well, given the shape of the course. Green divots repaired routinely, traps raked, fairways watered immediately behind us, just a completely satisfying golf atmosphere.