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Omni Amelia Island Resort - Oak Marsh
Played On 02/17/2017Slow play. Marsh holes are great.
First time playing here. Entrance not marked well and neither is bag drop. Very confusing. No one at bag drop on a busy Friday? Had to unload my own bag.
Grumpy starter wearing COWBOY BOOTS? Didn't offer up much help. Dress code very lax here although I did see the Pro Shop make a guy buy a collared shirt when he walked in expecting to play in a neon green tee shirt, cargo pants and hiking boots.
First 5 holes are tight(and boring) and backups ensued. By 5th tee we had 5 or 6 carts stacked up and waited on every shot.
As for the course.. The front 9 is basically a tight muni with extremely small greens. #9 is a solid par 5 out on the marsh. The back 9 is superior to the front by a long shot. 5 of the 9 holes play into or along the marsh with #18 being a great risk-reward finish for long hitters. Conditions were nice tee to green with the green speed being fast but not too fast.
Would play here again but really not fond of the terrible pace on the front 9. Seems like holes 2-5 were shoehorned into a tight spot and it makes for a rough way to start a round.