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Always a fun layout, eagle Haven is springing back from an inundating winter. Greens tend to be slow, bumpy, and mysterious to read, and fairways are thin at the moment. But #6 tee remains the most scenic in all of Hampton Roafs, with its view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridhe Tunnel, and golf on this winding water hole laden course by the Bay feels like home.

Not ready for prime time, International has winter grass with no rye and so is still brown, though fairways and fringes are dyed green. Greens are brown, cut to the quick (pun intended) and lightening fast. Behind the clubhouse, where those coming to pick up a golfer after a round may want to linger or where those putting on the putting green and waiting to play might wish to rest, there is not a bench or chair to be found and no patio on which to enjoy the sites and have a drink.

The layout is interesting as it winds through residential areas, and is surrounded by woods; and the vistas on some wholes are beautiful. While there are several holes on which water predominates, water was less a factor than on other area links. I found myself wondering how it must look and play later in the season, expecting that it would then really shine. I expect to be back