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I played on Sunday at 12:20 with my son. There were no carts available for the several people waiting at the tee box. We did finally tee off 30 minutes later. Strike one. The round was moving nicely, and we watched the cart girl drive by a few times with a friend in the cart and music playing. When she finally did stop, she had no ice tea, lemonade, no real food. We got water. At the turn, how about a golf club that actually has a couple of hot dogs premade, as to not make us stand there for 10 minutes while it is being cooked. Strike two. The range is a complete embarrassment, crap old balls, and a great for practicing area for hitting from out of bounds or maybe out of the rough. Strike three. I'm out.

I've played this course many times and after the recent upgrades I can see the difference on the course with the new irrigation and drainage, with no dead areas, and nice grass off the fairways. Many trees and brush have been cut back from around the water hazards. The wonderful new chipping range and putting green, along with the Trackman practice range makes for a great warm-up and round.

If you come to Hilton Head to golf, spend the extra money and go elsewhere. I only wish I could post the picture of the driving range i took. I should have known by the condition of the proshop, staff, and driving range, I was in for trouble. If this is what you see when you pull up to the course, imagine what you dont see until your already on the course.

Teed off with another single in the rain for the first 7 holes. Stayed under my umbrella and kept the grips dry. The course was in great shape, rough only for carts, but that’s no big deal. Greens were true and quick only slowed by the rain. Avoided one wet spot on a green due to rain but other then that i have only good things to say.

Played on Saturday morning, which i don’t normally do due to slower pace. Not here. The pace was excellent and we finished a few minutes under 4 hours and never caught up or were pushed along the whole round. The course is long, fair , and offers a nice variety of hole layouts. The course is in nice shape as are the greens. Nothing g i appreciate more then a good range, short game area and putting facility to ready up for a good challenge. BYW, i played two weeks in a row.

I play Buffalo Grove a few times a year. Last Saturday was not an enjoyable round. The course needs work, but most importantly the staff needs work. The pace was beyond slow. The front nine took just under 3 hours. The ranger claimed everyone was on time making the turn. Clearly not true. We were a 7-some on the 15th tee waiting for 4 serious hackers who know of no golf etiquette, nor were they going to be told any by the ranger. The staff sent the cart shed kid to see the problem on 15, like he was going to do anything. The ranger couldn't care, the desk staff couldn't care, the nicest person on the course was the cart girl. She should find a nicer place to work. I wont be back for a long time.

I like to mix up my course chooses to keep thing real. This course offers a nice selection of holes where driver is not needed, but don’t let short yardage on some hole fool you. Bring your bow and arrow and stay in the fairways. Quick smooth undulating greens mean use the practice green. You’ll have time as there is no driving range. That’s a bummer in my mind, but I’ll be back for the challenge.