Lives
Chicago
Handicap
15-19
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.2
3.2
Total 10 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

10 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
6
Not Recommended Courses
4
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
09/27/2014
Last Review
03/16/2021

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New Smyrna Golf Club

Played On 03/06/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The more I play here the better I like it

Best greens in the area, even better than LPGA, they are very fast and can be a challenge to read but not unfair. The layout is interesting but feels a bit short. Pace of play can be an issue. The 1st time I played, I was unable to finish the round due to a huge backup from 14 on. No rangers in sight. Worth it, but be cautious on Friday afternoons.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Spruce Creek Country Club

Played On 03/04/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable

Every time I play here, I meet great people and enjoy my round. I am a snowbird and am always a single. I have always been paired with great folks.

The course is fun and you have to plan out a bit. The greens are quick enough but with very few undulations. Most puts are straighter than you think. The tee boxes are pretty much shot and in need of repair. Some fairways are good but many have thin/sandy spots that play more like waste areas than fairways.

Invest more TLC/maintenance in the fairways and tee boxes. Probably wouldn't cost that much. Could be a GREAT course with a bit more focus and work. The culture is great, don't change that.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/18/2021

Thanks so much for the great review, rmontbr. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Spruce Creek Country Club.

Cypress Head Golf Club

Played On 02/26/2021
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Could be way better

I enjoy the course, the greens are slower than they need to be and the ProShop staff are not friendly/nice. The greeters are great!

I recently bought a place in Port Orange and they keep giving me a hard time about residency. 2nd, they insist on you finishing by 6:15pm but won't marshall the course.

Decide to be great! Speed up the greens, be WAY nicer and leave at dark.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate

The Club at Venetian Bay

Played On 02/09/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What?

Time was an hour late due to a tournament. No apologies and put other groups ahead of our time. Rude and unprofessional

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/10/2021

We see you rated the course 1 star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (386) 424-5775. Thank you for playing The Club at Venetian Bay.

River Bend Golf Club

Played On 03/11/2020
2.0
First Time Playing

Looking for a great course? Keep looking

Lots of great reviews but I was disappointed. Tee boxes had a lot of sand, some of the fairways were rough. If you like ATV off roading, this is the place for you. Cart paths were loooong and in disrepair. Tons of potholes and a really rough ride.

Greens were in decent shape and true. I will not be going back. Too many other great options close by for the same or lower price.

Nothing against the place, just not my cup of sand. I golf weekly and love a challenging beautiful. Course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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Commented on 03/16/2020

Hi rmontbr. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting River Bend Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Skylinks Golf Course

Played On 12/11/2019
Incentivized Review
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Have 5.5 hrs to play?

I understand that it is hard to get on decent LA courses. I played on a Wed and was in a 4-some with a 10:08am tee time. Course was decent, a bit short and easy but relatively fun. Greens were true and a competitive speed. That said the pace of play was HORRENDOUS. I have never ever played a 5.5. hour round. No ranger was in sight and I could not understand why it took so long outside of the 5-somes being allowed to play which seems to be common in LA. If they fix the pace of play go for it, otherwise look elsewhere.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Bowes Creek Country Club

Played On 10/17/2019
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wow!

THE best public course in the western suburbs, bar none. Great track, fast greens, good pace of play, well maintained. I love this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

PTT

We have had a PTT for 7 years at St. Andrews. We play there because the course has improved every year especially the greens. Greens are nice and fast now, fastest in the early spring, The trees are always a challenge which makes it fun. At times, they let the rough grow too high and it gets near impossible to find your ball on an errant shot off the fairway.

Would love to see better and discounted rates for the PTT members. At times, we have seen better pricing on Golfnow either in front of us or behind us.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

South/East at Arrowhead Golf Club

Played On 05/25/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course, facilities slooooooooow

If you are good with a really good course, friendly staff and a 4.5 to 5 hr round, then this is the course for you. The rough was US open high and penalizing, greens were fast and challenging. Pace of play is just accepted, which sort of fits as the course is really friendly and relaxed.

Go Play it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Prairie Landing

Played On 09/26/2014
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

downhill lie

The course was said to be one of the best courses in the area. Every fairway was wet with casual water, when it hadn't rained in over a week. Re sodding around greens was poorly done. Worst of all, there were no effective rangers policing the course. They let 2 groups in front of us on #10 causing a huge delay and 6 hour round. Who wants that? There are too many other good courses with better pricing to put up with that nonsense.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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