Lives
Toronto, ON, Canada
Handicap
20-24
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.9
3.9
Total 13 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

13 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
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Recommended Courses
13
Not Recommended Courses
0
Helpful Votes Count
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First Review
11/19/2012
Last Review
10/23/2017

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Otter Creek Golf Club

Played On 10/21/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Far Away Gem

A really nice course tucked almost in the middle of nowhere! Further away than usual and a little more time to get to but it is worth the effort. Holes are challenging and the layout makes you think you're the only ones on the course.

Almost end of season so the top-dressing and aerated greens were tough and not enough staff to move the slowpokes in front but in season, this is a must play.

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

Mojave Resort Golf Club

Played On 06/08/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Must Play

In addition to three other pretty good courses in the Laughlin-area, there are only 2 "MUST PLAY" courses; Mojave is one of them and Laughlin Ranch is the other.
Mojave is conditioned a little better, due in part to enhanced access to water and there are times when it doesn't feel like a desert course; almost parkland in feel. That makes it easier to recover and less difficult.
Still, it has some of the usual impressive and rugged mountain vistas and there are a ton of rabbits all over the fairways watching your shots (and they don't allow mulligans either!).

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

Port Royal Golf Course

Played On 05/27/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Must Play When in Bermuda

So this is where they hold the PGA Grand Slam for winners of each major tournament and that alone is worth trying out the course. But what makes it even better is the sheer beauty and scenery of the course; the signature hole offers a breathtaking vista of the azure blue ocean and this can be seen on several holes too.
For an island course, there are some amazing elevation changes that I didn't expect. While I can imagine a longer round during very busy tourist periods, I got around as a single (later paired up) really quickly and it offers plenty of challenge to everyone.

A beautiful warm sunny day in Bermuda on this course? For sure!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Value and Good Challenge

Nice layout with some nice scenery of Bermuda sun, sand and beautiful blue water. Oh, and there's a golf course here too!

Conditions were pretty dry as they haven't had much water yet so lot of brown patches and must be a brilliant green when in "season"; right now not a pretty but the greens were still fast and true.

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

Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club

Played On 05/11/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Early Season Day

Got an early morning Mother's Day tee time; that was impressive in itself. Really nice course and would have given much higher condition scores but it's still very early yet; greens were slower than usual.

In a few weeks, conditions will be excellent and hopefully the pace of play will continue to be a quick as today was.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course operations; bad clientele!

Very nice course that's well kept up; it should be enjoyable, challenging enough and fun to play. But that wasn't really what happened although it's not fair to blame the course entirely.
They list the course as a 4-hour round; that is dubious based upon some of the people that play there and the lack of regular marshalling. Both foursomes in front of us were dreadfully slow (the first group had to have finished in 6 hours) and had no understanding of golfing etiquette and didn't play from the approrpriate tees. Add to that some beer (or perhaps too much) and it was a frustrating wait on every single shot for about 5 holes. It go so bad we had to phone the pro shop to get a marshall out to move things along. Got to give the staff their due; they did a good job and were very attentive but the minute the marshall left, things went back to normal (crazy slow and an idiot lying down on the green lining up putts like a pool table) and we waited on each shot again until we finally went up to the group in fornt to ask to play through.
We did recommend this course because of the staff attentiveness, but will think real hard about returning. With the amount of general public playing here, they've got to do a better job of moving folks around.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Lowville Golf Club

Played On 5/18/2013
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Too soon to rate fairly...

First the really great new: the pace of play was awesome! We finished in just a little more than 3.5 hours and that's because of a last minute addition to the group! The staff were fantastic and getting you out and moving people along. Although it looks easy, the course can be challenging; especially if you're not on the fairway. The value for this course is usually unbeatable.

But, they are still under construction on two holes and the course is not playing the way it should. The temporary greens and changes are silly (2 par 4s into 2 par 3s? Wrecks up the handicap)! However, we will play again when the work is finished and I do expect it to be great!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Consistently high quality golf

Played many times and always a consistently good golf outing. It's expected that conditions will be great with friendly staff so it's almost a little unfair to simply say the course was fine and we had a good time becasue their "okay and good" would be excellent at most other courses.

Holes are pretty and offer enough challenge for all levels of players. Super fast the day we played but it was early season. Only problem at times is the pace of play can be slow with guys on a casino weekend getaway (too much beer, too much money lost and too much talk while golfing) but the staff try hard to move things along.

Really can't come to this area without playing htis course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Hunters Pointe Golf Course

Played On 4/19/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very impressed and definitely have to come back

Opening day with high winds, rain and cold temperatures so course was empty and played super fast. Hard to judge as conditions were not normal.

But, this was first time playing here and it was highly impressive; in peak season, this course has to be pretty amazing. Routing is great and a really nice looking links course (views of the canal would be awesome if ships are there) that was challenging enough and not tricked up at all.

We are definitely going back to try again duirng nicer weather conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Burlington Springs Golf Club

Played On 4/5/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Highly enjoyable and playable course

A bit of a hidden gem; a traditional style that is routed nicely and really plays well for all levels of golfers. Lot of fun and really results in a nice, relaxing round of golf; the way the sport was meant to be. Staff are super and when crowded it can get a little slow but staff try very hard to move things along.

The value on the course is unbeatable. For what you get, this is one of the best golfing deals in the GTA.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate

Royal Woodbine Golf Club

Played On 11/18/2012
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

So close to the city...

Greatest thing about the course is that it is so very close to Toronto and if you like jets (we do!), the sounds and sights of airplanes is a nice bonus. However, in terms of playability, it feels too tight and tricked up. Many of the holes just don't look or feel "right". Pace of play has been big problem in the past, but on the day we played, there was a frost delay and the staff were amazing to make up the time and get everyone finished in time.

The course is clearly maintained; sadly the aerated greens and top dressing on the day we played made putting impossible (but that's Fall golf too). Overall, it's overrated, over-priced and not really worth the value for the price. We play it because it's close by and whenever we can get a "hot" deal.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Among the best of courses

Lionhead sets the bar for a great day of golf overall. It may not be as difficult as Legends but the Masters is plenty challenging enough (16th is an terrific and tough hole) and conditions are always great. Not much more to say about the course that hasn't already been raved about.

It was daylight savings the day we played and the staff were amazing to get everyone out in time to finish 18 holes. It's not a cheap round of golf, but I guess it costs for the kind of upkeep and quality this course provides.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Ballantrae Golf Club

Played On 10/28/2012
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Hidden Gem

Tee times don't often show up but when they do, we try to grab it while we can. Even though this is a real estate development, it's not like most where it feels like they plunked a golf course within a housing complex or crowded a course by putting up houses everywhere. This is actually a very nice course that plays well and you only feel like you're in a housing development on a few occasions.

We played on a very cold and wet day so the round was lightning quick (no one ahead of us). Even in such wet and cold Fall conditions, the course was in fantastic shape with greens still true and fast.

We actually don't want to write this review or tell anyone about this because getting on is hard enough!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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