Lives
Punta Gorda, FL, USA
Handicap
20-24
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a month

About

Fairly short knocker, usually try to play from 6000 yards or less, but sometimes I surprise myself with some really good shots, but usually with a few really bad ones thrown in for good measure. Pretty fair putter & chipper. Almost never practice, just play for practice & fun.

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.3
4.3
Total 21 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

21 Reviews
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
21
Not Recommended Courses
0
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
10/03/2013
Last Review
05/24/2018

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El Rio Golf Club

Played On 05/21/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time Player

Nice par 3 plus, executive course with interesting variety of holes, so nice for short game shots. Greens were in very good condition, but fairways showed some problems probably from lack of rain earlier this year, but maintenance ongoing and improving conditions. Did have 18 holes (wasn't sure about that from the writeup), and clubhouse nothing fancy but nice as well, with friendly and helpful staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average

Kings Gate Golf Club

Played On 07/09/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Executive Course

The course was in good condition, especially the greens. Mostly a par 3 layout, but about 6 short par 4 holes out of 18. There is water on almost all of the holes that can come into play with a bad shot. Riding cart is included with green fees, which is nice as a lot of the distances from the greens to the next tee can be a ways if your're walking. Three sets of tees, whites measuring about 3000 yards - par 60. Good course to work on your short game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/27/2016

Thank you for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your round. We hope to see you again in the future at Kings Gate. Thanks again!

Deep Creek Golf Club

Played On 06/20/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shorter Is Better

Blue Tees stretch course out to about 5800 yds, white tees about 5400 yds, but still with some nice lengthy par 4 and par 5 holes. Nice layout and conditions except for some ongoing maintenance the day I played. But really a very nice course overall offering pretty much the same variety of shots as some of the longer courses. Very scenic layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 06/13/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Layout

Very nice & interesting course layout, with a good variety of holes, and plenty of choices of tee locations to match your experience and expertise. Greens were in great shape, but the fairways and roughs need a little TLC, but that seems to be in the works.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Championship Quality Course

Very impressive and nice layout. Even though I played from the shorter "silver" tees on most of the holes, the course should be considered "championship quality" especially if played from the longer distance tees, and also was in excellent condition considering that the summer grass is just now starting to come in. No real problems encountered except maybe that at the end of the round the attendants seemed to be groping for tips and trying to outmaneuver each other to collect.

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

Rosedale Golf & Country Club

Played On 12/03/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Nice Layout

Front nine and back nine seem like two completely different courses, front nine more open with lots of water and residential atmosphere, back nine mostly woods and narrow fairways, but both very interesting and well maintained.

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

The Highlands Golf Course

Played On 09/24/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Not Bad

Course was mostly in very good condition, fairways might need a little TLC in places, but to be fair, the fairways were in somwhat wet contditon from previous day's heavy rain, and was cartpath only the day I played, still greens were dry and smooth. Interesting layout of holes, but not unfair at all, with wide landing areas for most tee shots, and reasonable carry over the water hazzard shots.

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

Riverwood Golf Club

Played On 09/11/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Golf Course

Interesting layout and well maintained fairways and greens (much better condition that last time I visited there - about 2 years ago). Definitely a fair and fun course to play.

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

The River Club

Played On 09/02/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Try This Golf Course

Very Interesting layout, feels like some of the very nice old time courses with lots of elevation changes and well placed hazzards. Course had very well maintained fairway, greens, sand traps, etc. Fun to play but required some pretty good shots to score well.

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

Heritage Harbour Golf Club

Played On 08/28/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not Bad At All

Greens and fairways in really nice shape, rough cut a little on the high side making it sometimes difficult to find your ball if it should stray out of the fairway. Nice layout overall.

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

Waterlefe Golf & River Club

Played On 08/26/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Beautiful course layout and surrounding areas. Very upscale neighborhood with lots of natural areas and lakes. Golf course could use a little TLC and maybe a smidgen more height on the cut of the fairway grass so the ball is not sometimes setting down on the ground, but overall very nice indeed. The greens were very nice and well maintained.

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

Venetian Golf Club

Played On 04/29/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One Of The Nicer Courses In The Area

Very nice and well maintained layout. But don't play from the back tees unless you are a long knocker, as some tee shots require lots of carry. Great variety of holes and challengies. But both a fun and scenic course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One Nice Golf Course

This is one of the better golf courses in the area, and a great layout. Mostly nice wide fairways, and well maintained overall. Plenty of hazzards but placed in "fair" locations so your good shots are not in penalized. However, course could benefit by some nice white fluffy sand in the traps.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Misty Creek Country Club

Played On 11/21/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Naughty But Nice

Some very narrow fairways and severe doglegs, but overall a very enjoyable and scenic layout . Mystic Creek is a fairly large development, but what I liked most about this golf course is that very few homes are even visible during play, as the course winds through an all natural area with lots of trees and wildlife. The greens are really fast, both downhill and uphill.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Aileron Golf Club

Played On 11/14/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Better Golf Course

This is one of the better golf courses in the area. Once you get past the "blind" tee shot on the very first hole, the course is very enjoyable to play, good shots are rewarded, and really bad shots have to pay the piper by means of water and large waste bunkers, but all placed in a "fair" location. Somewhat puzzling greens that seem lighting fast downhill, but somewhat slower that you would expect on the uphill slopes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Boca Royale Golf & Country Club

Played On 11/11/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Nice Course

This is a very nice course and well maintained. A few pretty narrow fairways, but overall very enjoyable to play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Legacy Golf Club

Played On 11/07/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Duffers Beware

This is an outstanding layout and well maintained. But with numerous lakes, monster bunkers, and blind shots, it does not alow for very many stray shots, so it is very difficult to shoot even your normal score if you are a mid to high handicaper. Greens are much slower than you would expect, but very smooth. (PS: spotted the biggest bald eage that I have ever seen on hole # 5).

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

The Club at River Wilderness

Played On 10/25/2013
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Layout

Beautiful course layout & well maintained. However, numerous hazzards and some very tight fairways make for very slow play, especially if course is at all crowded.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Sarasota National Golf Club

Played On 10/16/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Layout Design

Plush & wide fairways. Very smooth (but lightning fast) multi-level greens (often hard to 2 putt if over 20 or so from the hole). Roughs can be very rough at times, but overall a very nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Bent Tree Country Club

Played On 10/10/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NIce

Interesting Layout & Well Maintained Course, Lots of Bunkers and Lakes, but Fair (no penalty for a good shot, only for very bad ones)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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