vincefunk

Worth the drive from Naples where courses are way overpriced during season. Course was in great shape, greens fast and true. Pace of play was good.

Played Shell Point on a Monday afternoon during peak of season. Check-in and staff friendly and helpful. Very nice range and good size practice putting green. Course was in great shape and well maintained. There is some road construction going on which affected one or two holes but really not a big deal. Pace of place was good after a holdup on early long par 3. Price was a deal considering what it costs to play in SW Florida during season. Can’t wait to visit again!

I have played this course many times over the past 10 years. I love the layout and mixture of scoring holes and holes which require course management and you look at par or even bogey as a good effort.
We booked an afternoon twosome yesterday and the starter warned us it could be slow with a small outing finishing up and High Schoolers coming out later although he said we should be in front of them. We were cruising along fine until the 5th hole where we found 4 kids from the local school on the tee box. We asked them how they got there and they said the coach is dropping kids off on random holes. This slowed us down to a crawl but we figured we'd be ok when we hit the turn. After a very quick stop in the clubhouse, we headed to the 10th tee to find a single middle aged lady on the box. We never saw her on the front. I asked her where she came from and she said she was late for her league and was catching up. Unacceptable in my opinion, either show up on time or find your league and play makeup holes later. No apology, no "you guys paid for 18", she just teed it up and off she went. Inappropriate.
in my book! Now we are frustrated, reflected in our play, and on it went. Never saw a ranger all day. This is a park district course and it seems politics always seems to come into play. Over the years I've seen this course well managed but I'm afraid that is not the case currently. Too bad, HB is a nice track. I won't give it up, just need to pick our spots better.

Played TF for the 1st time after finding a good rate on Golfnow, glad we got it cheap. My biggest complaint is the condition of the course, especially the traps. They were unplayable. Most were full of water with very little sand in them. This seems to be a trait with Golfvisions managed courses as Nettle Creek traps are brutal also. The fairways were ok at best and the greens were pretty beat up. This is somewhat understandable in the dog days of Summer, but I've played on much better greens that have been subjected to the same typical Illinois summer weather. The odd layout of Tanna has been well covered on this site so I won't repeat it. There are some really cool holes at Tanna and if it was properly cared for it would be a fun place to play a few times per season. No driving range and a tiny putting area don't serve golfers well either. Staff was friendly and beverage cart came around frequently. No issues with pace of play, a typical 4 hour round.

Fun course with lots of majestic old oaks. Course was in great shape and pace of play on a beautiful Sunday was perfect. Greens were hard and fast but very true. Rates on weekends are a bargain!