- 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.
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El Rio Golf Club
Played On 05/21/2018First 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.
Kings Gate Golf Club
Played On 07/09/2016Nice 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.
Deep Creek Golf Club
Played On 06/20/2016Shorter 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.
Twin Isles Country Club
Played On 06/13/2016Nice 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.
Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch
Played On 05/04/2015Championship 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.
Rosedale Golf & Country Club
Played On 12/03/2014Very 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.
The Highlands Golf Course
Played On 09/24/2014Not 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.
Riverwood Golf Club
Played On 09/11/2014Nice 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.
The River Club
Played On 09/02/2014Try 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.
Heritage Harbour Golf Club
Played On 08/28/2014Not 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.
Waterlefe Golf & River Club
Played On 08/26/2014Nice 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.
Venetian Golf Club
Played On 04/29/2014One 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.
Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club
Played On 12/03/2013One 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.
Misty Creek Country Club
Played On 11/21/2013Naughty 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.
Aileron Golf Club
Played On 11/14/2013A 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.
Boca Royale Golf & Country Club
Played On 11/11/2013Very Nice Course
This is a very nice course and well maintained. A few pretty narrow fairways, but overall very enjoyable to play
Legacy Golf Club
Played On 11/07/2013Duffers 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).
The Club at River Wilderness
Played On 10/25/2013Beautiful 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.
Sarasota National Golf Club
Played On 10/16/2013Nice 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.
Bent Tree Country Club
Played On 10/10/2013NIce
Interesting Layout & Well Maintained Course, Lots of Bunkers and Lakes, but Fair (no penalty for a good shot, only for very bad ones)
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!