Lives
Florida
Handicap
15-19
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.8
3.8
Total 27 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

27 Reviews
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
21
Not Recommended Courses
5
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
11/29/2013
Last Review
03/14/2024

Reviews Map

Reviews

3.8
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Course Difficulty
First time playing this course
Recommended
Review has

Wellen Park Golf & Country Club

Played On 03/13/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Wellen Park Golf & Country Club

Played On 03/01/2024
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Design issues

Wellen is a great place for high handicappers, firm fairways lots of role. Staff are fantastic , Kelly is amazing, Starter Tom from Macomb big thx! All staff are friendly, welcoming! From top to bottom never been treated better anywhere at every turn. Met Bill, David, always had a great experience meeting players here.
Once this course is fully operational I’m curious how what I feel are design issues will affect pace of play and some safety here. When you look at all the land in the Wellen project having tee boxes like #6 &11, a driving range downwind hitting into #9 tees, just don’t make sense to me.
And #16 is a design afterthought unsafe imo and guaranteed to slow play.
I hear they’re redesigning Sarasota Natl built by the same designer as Wellen, why wait, do it now while you still have options.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 02/02/2024
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not acceptable

We always love playing Twin Isles. Since the Pope group took the reins the course conditions have never been better, friendly courteous staff.
Yesterday 5 hour round from our scheduled tee time, not acceptable . Imo you’re doing too good a job everywhere else to not rectify this.
It’s always a road block at #4 but nothing like this yesterday ever.
So if you’re going to accommodate regular groups by over booking maybe offer your other customers an honest explanation or perhaps a beverage while we wait, and wait.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Always great but

Myakka is always a great play but 4.5 hours yesterday not up to their standards and, as noted in the opening message of the GPS on cart, not up to what they expect for pace of play either.
Sooooo....

Staff always first rate

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always Fun

Heron creek is always well maintained, best practice facilities for a public course within 100 miles, great staff. Today was amazing pace of play due to cancellations, their loss.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Showing the Wear

We've played Magnolia many times in the Fall & Winter over the years. Love the layout , friendly staff. Amazing to see the growth and building around the course since we first played.
Only been out to a couple of courses locally recently but Magnolia showed the effects of the lack of rain more than others so far, especially the conditions on many of the greens.
With no rain imminent, the staff will be hard pressed I think to fix the conditions. With the seasonal change in rates I have to say compared to my past visits, not a $75+ golf course right now

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Default User Avatar
Commented on 11/09/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, love3310. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 10/28/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

You Be the Judge

I have played Twin Isles as much as any course in this area of Florida over the last 10 years. I'm fortunate to play a lot of golf at really nice courses during the year.
Saturday I played, IMO, on the finest greens I've ever played on, impeccable, fast, true from 1 - 18, I still can't believe how well manicured and quick they were. Like most courses the lack of rain shows from tee to green but you be the judge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/11/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Heron Creek Golf and Country Club - Marsh/Creek Course!

Maple Leaf Golf & Country Club

Played On 03/04/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Enjoyable

Met 2 great people Rick & Marion, appreciated the starter pairing us up.
Great pace of play 3 hours, greens very fast, considering the lack of rain great shape overall.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/13/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review your day with us and we appreciate the 5 stars! We'll let Rick & Marion you mentioned them.

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

What's Not To Like

Been fortunate to play a number of different courses from Sarasota to Ft Myers this Fall, I'd say all I've played have benefitted from the rain from the Hurricanes and the courses are as lush as ever for this time of year.
That is nothing new for Burnt Store, I've always found the course to be very well maintained, friendly staff. We played this day in just over 2.5 hours.
You have to hit every club you have over 18 holes and lots of carry on most.
All this for affordable price,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Babcock National

Played On 03/31/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Awesome day but

Babcock has excellent practice facilities and is very well maintained. We were paired with a great couple from Michigan and had a really great time.
Until about the 13 th hole where the dope smoking group in front of us slowed our play to a walk. Have to assume the one guy was David Leadbetter because for the rest of the round we watched him giving detailed instruction on every hole.
If you're going to be a premium course it comes with expectations. Sometimes you have to manage the participants and there was no cavalry coming to our rescue unfortunately.
Low marks on off course amenities because when we finished our round after 6 the pro shop/washrooms were closed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Burnt

Really enjoy the course thank goodness we ducked playing the Osprey because the wind was up a bit. Fortunately i play lots of courses and despite the length Burnt Store is well manicured and challenging.

Burnt- cmon 4.5 hours today no way, either change the start times or get somebody out there.

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

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 02/12/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Congrats to the Greenskeeper

We've played Twin Isles many times over the years, just not recently.
The course was in fantastic shape, well manicured and watered.
Always a challenging layout , great day !

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

Knollwood Golf Club - Old

Played On 09/14/2020
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Easy Walk

Beautiful day, walked easily. Great pace till #12, no one to encourage pace of play. If you can get a play here for $30 or less fun opportunity. If not look for something in better shape. Lots of GUR all over the course, greens very fuzzy/slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great!

I always look forward to November & April when we can play Magnolia. Great conditions, staff, pace of play , Saw marshalls out throughout the round as silent reminders to keep up. Just under 4 hours for our group.
We had a great pairing thru Golf Now, thanks Mitch, Tom, great time!!
We play year round and you cannot find a better course to play for around $50 anywhere like this.
Played the Greens 70 yrs old 16 HCP great/fair combo for me. Great tee box spacing.
If you've never been here, Heron Glen, Riverwood, do youself a golfing favour today!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/15/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review, we appreciate you taking time to rate us on Golf Advisor. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Magnolia Landing. Come see us again soon!

Misty Creek Country Club

Played On 02/15/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Too Bad

I played Misty Creek for the first time recently. This course is an excellent test, perhaps too excellent. There are a lot of holes with blind doglegs and first time players might have trouble managing their game because of it, Unless you can consistently hit around 200+ off the box I recommend the Green/White combo still a great test. Great greens.
But our round was ruined by slow play and obvious over booking. Regular members drove by us after giving up and said they never saw it so bad. When I contacted the Golf Director 3 days later he promised to get back to me with an answer. That never happened J., How slow was it? At the turn the halfway hut was closed!
Too Bad.
Too bad for us that a course I'd rate a 4/5 is now a 2 because of the pace of play and lack of response and service,

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 01/06/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Back at Twin isles

I've have played Twin Isles many times, many with my wife and couples. IMO maybe the best fit for couples to play in Charlotte area. There are subtle but significant changes at Twin Isles worth mentioning.
They've always had great practice facilities, but now they charge for practice balls. The majority of bunkers on the course resemble waste bunkers, not a credit to the overall condition of the rest of the course, This appears to be a trend here going the wrong way.
Still an excellent play on Golf Now, a great surrounding environment and almost always, excellent pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Excellent conditions

The course has benefitted from aggressive watering and is in great condition, almost too green (slow) on greens. Great pace of play, very windy, we played #3 tees. Staff is very visible on course doing maintenance and it shows.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/12/2018:
Thank you for the 5 stars! We are glad you had a great round and enjoyed the greens. Come play again soon!

The Club Renaissance

Played On 03/22/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Downhill

As a member of the Clublink family, this was always the best conditioned of Florida West courses. Not any more. The fairways are dry, brown, rundown. You can see the lack of attention if you've played there before as our group had. It's about an hour drive for me and until I hear there's been improvement I won't be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Twin Isles Country Club

Played On 03/16/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bunkers

Twin Isles is one of my favorite plays in this area. Fair cost, great practice area, friendly staff, good pace of play.
My last few rounds the bunkers have deteriorated to being quasi waste in too many places.Not what I'd want in my home course and this one in particular.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Now Reading