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love this venue, great layout - but Heron greens today were rather disappointing...I fully understand sanding after aeration, but expect some brushing, & consistency. Too many greens were oversanded and rather silly to putt on,

course was dried out (it has been extremely dry for awhile) and bunkers were needing fixing, but always a good round and a challenge.

after hurricane damage that was extensive in the area - nice to see a course rebound...greens were excellent, fairways very nice - understandable that the bunkers were all still washed out and GUR, but didn't effect the play ability or difficulty for most.

Got a great deal which included breakfast and lunch buffet vouchers and a beer - all good, but they were clearly overbooked and there was massive confusion getting everybody out easily. All turned out well, but it was surprisingly inefficient to start.

played after a few days of heavy rain - CPO was not an issue for me, but even the best courses can only handle soo much rain...nice layout and good feel to me.

played Ibis after tons of rain, was in incredibly good shape, greens still rolled fast.

clearly a lack of $ and upkeep impacted this decent layout. Greens were terribly slow and bare in spots, tee boxes mostly bare & the course doesn't get watered anywhere close to what's needed - and there was no ranger to tell a group of guys to pick up the pace. (they seemed more interested in drinking beers at 11am, making lots of noise and then playing as a 6-8some the last 3-4 holes?)

the only thing that made it decent was the $19 GN hot deal - would not have been worth $25 unless you were desperate and a beginner

greens were in great shape, relative to most others nearby. Cart Path Only made for too much walking

played on 12/1 after 2 days of hard rain - course was in quite good condition, greens were nice and fairways clear and blown of most leaves.

Played there again for the first time in years, still a friendly, nice layout, with some challenging holes.
Only downer was no flagstick indication of front/middle/back of greens - all flags were identical, so that threw us off by 10-20 yds when blind or unfamiliar with the course.

Compared to a few years ago the course is now getting excellent care, greens are now among the best around. The Rangers could do a better job with the (typical) slow afternoon play.