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Fairways were very thin and sparse in places. Greens were also very thin with lots of dead spots. Pace of play was very good, but that was just a reflection of how few people were playing the course. It has been a very wet year in the area, so that could explain some of the conditions, but they still charge premium green fees of $70 or higher. For that amount, I expect better playing conditions

I have been playing golf for over 35 years. I have played hundreds of different courses. I can say without any hesitation, that this was the worse shape of any course I have EVER played. The greens were mostly dirt and/or cracked dry mud. The fairways were mostly weeds that looked as if they had not been mowed in weeks. You would spend five minutes every hole looking for your ball that was in the middle of the fairway, but not visible in the 10 inch high weeds. Really wish the guy behind the counter that gladly took my money would have had the decentcy to tell me the conditions before I paid.

I loved the course lay-out and scenery. Rock waterfalls on a few holes make it a very beautiful course. My only complaint is the sparseness of water on the course. Two mid course restrooms had non-working ice machines and luke-warm water fountains. No other water coolers or such . Not only would it be nice to have ample cold water available, but is dangerous in the mid Florida heat to not have it. Did have a drink cart making the rounds, so maybe they are trying to encourage sales of $3 bottles of water.......

Course was recently purchased by Nascar owner Richard Childress.
You can see that improvements are under way with new drainage being put in place on some of the greens, and repairs going on on the cart paths. The course has a nice mixture of holes, and the greens are in very good shape. My wife and I played for $11 each with GolfNow. That is a GREAT value for a country club style course. We played on a Wed. at 11:30, and we had the course to ourselves.