Lives
Mount Juliet, TN
Handicap
5-9
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.2
4.2
Total 74 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

74 Reviews
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
71
Not Recommended Courses
3
Helpful Votes Count
10
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
03/24/2014
Last Review
09/07/2023

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Green Briar Golf Course

Played On 09/03/2023
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Country Golf

Writing this review is difficult -- I have "recommended" this course, but please read this before deciding to play.
The pros -- I look at this course and see TONS of potential. It is a great layout and the fairways have been closely mowed. The staff is very friendly.
The cons -- this course needs some TLC. The greens are TINY, and several have been overgrown by native grasses. The greens on holes #2 and #6 look like they were simply cut out of the fairway. Several holes are very narrow and in need of trimming of overhanging tree branches. One-third of the tee boxes were completely bare -- no grass to hit from.
Despite the cons, I enjoyed my round. Finished in just over 2 hours. The cheap Hot Deal I got made it worth the while. This would be a great course to work on your wedges and short irons, if they could just get it in better shape.

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

Park Mammoth Golf Club

Played On 08/26/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Short, Hilly Course in Great Shape

Most players won't have too much trouble getting to the greens on this course -- we played from the yellow tees and the total yardage was less than 5400. The greens, however, are fast and undulating, and several are elevated, with bunkers coming into play. Touch around the greens is paramount to scoring. The fairways are generally wide and the first cut of rough is escapable, but hit the ball way off target and you will find knee-deep native grasses that make finding, much less hitting, a ball near impossible.
The fairways are also cut very close -- lies were good but tight.
The staff were friendly and greeted you in the parking lot with your golf cart. Will definitely play here again.

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

Deltona Club

Played On 06/22/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Rugged, Challenging Track

I've played Deltona four times now, and I keep going back because of the challenge. Lots of sand (typical for most Florida courses), and lots of elevation changes (atypical for Florida courses). This course has a "rugged" look and feel -- probably by design. Hit it out of the fairway, and you will likely have a bad lie.
The only negative comment I have pertains to the Bermuda greens. They are firm, somewhat fast, but very bumpy. It is difficult to hole a putt of any length.

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

Lakewinds Golf Course

Played On 05/14/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

FUN Course out in the Country

I teed off on a Sunday at 11:52 AM and felt like I had the course to myself on the front nine. The greens are elevated and most are small, with sharp drop-offs -- meaning if you barely miss the green, the ball will roll several yards away (don't miss #10 to the left). The course had a good stand of grass in the fairways and the greens generally rolled well.
Oh yeah, lots of elevation changes. This course is short, but fun and challenging.

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

Oak Hills Golf Course

Played On 09/25/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens Have Improved

Pace of play was great; I played in 3 hours.
They have stripped two greens (#5, #14) and are in the process of rebuilding those two. A temporary par-3 has been set up to replace #5, and there is a temporary green in the fairway of #14. Of the remaining 16 greens, only hole #10 showed a lot of stress. They have certainly made progress since July.
The staff is always friendly here, and the grill has some great food.

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

Oak Hills Golf Course

Played On 07/24/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather

Summer Heat is Taking a Toll

I've posted several reviews of Oak Hills; most of them are favorable. I still like this golf course, but they've lost one green (#14), and several others are in bad shape. I played Oak Hills on July 4th weekend. It was amazing how much the greens have deteriorated in a 3-week span. I hope they take better care of the greens in August, and that they recover.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

River Oaks Golf Club

Played On 10/03/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Playable Track, Good Value

A fun course that is in pretty good shape. Bermuda grass fairways and greens. Lies were tight in the fairways due to cart traffic. Bermuda rough is thick but not overly penalizing. Several water hazards and bunkers to negotiate.
Staff was friendly. Pace of play was good on the Otter nine (1:50), but slowed considerably on the Fox nine (2:30). Took our threesome 4 hours, 20 minutes to finish the round.

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

The Club at Venetian Bay

Played On 07/21/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

My Favorite New Course in the Daytona Area

This course is as challenging as you want it, with five sets of tees. The greens were firm and fast; the fairways are plush. We played during the week (Wednesday), and our threesome of hacks finished in well under four hours. The pro shop is well stocked and everyone on the staff is friendly. Venetian Bay will become part of the permanent course rotation at our annual Daytona Beach golf vacation.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/26/2021

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing The Club at Venetian Bay.

Deltona Club

Played On 07/20/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No Water Hazards. But Let Me Tell You About the Sand.....

Played this course for second time. Tee boxes and fairways are in good shape, and the greens are near perfect (we played seven different courses in 7 days, and these greens were the best of all of them). As the title states, there is sand everywhere, not just around the greens. The rough is even sandy. This course also has nice elevation changes, which is unique for a Florida course. Highly recommend this track.

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

Mayfair Country Club

Played On 07/18/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Classic Donald Ross Design

Mayfair C.C. has the trademark Donald Ross domed greens. It also has subtle elevation changes, which are unusual for central Florida.
The pace of play was fast on the front nine, but was slooooow on the back. A marshal came out and made a slow foursome skip a hole to speed things up, but we still caught them 3 holes later.
The bermuda greens were in pretty good shape, as were the fairways. The course is a little rough around the edges as far as manicuring goes, but is worth a look, especially if you like the challenge of a Donald Ross design.

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

Palm Harbor Golf Club

Played On 07/17/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Tough, Tight

This course was the most difficult of seven different courses I played on a recent golf trip. The front nine is a little tighter than the back nine, so drive it straight. Very few holes have "bail out" areas. The greens were firm, but a little bumpy due to aeration a few weeks earlier. The fairways have a good stand of bermuda grass, but are mown close and offer tight lies.
Pace of play was great.
There is a popular small restaurant sharing the same building as the pro shop.

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

Cheekwood Golf Club

Played On 06/30/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Lengthy Executive Course

This 9-hole course consists of five (5) par-4s and four (4) par-3s. It is a cross between a true executive course and a regulation course. The par-4s are plenty challenging, especially hole #5.
The course was in very good shape, with zoysia fairways and bermuda greens. The only drawback was the pace of play. It took my foursome about 2 hours to play 9 holes, which is a little long for a course of this length. There was no starter on the first tee either, so players making the turn would have to jockey for position with those waiting to play their first nine. I paid for 18 holes, but only played 9 because of the mess on the first tee.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Formerly Cookeville Country Club

This course is not what it used to be since the university has taken over operations. The course was hit hard this past February by an ice storm; tree limbs are down all over the course and have not yet been cleaned up.
We played the course the day after a heavy rain, so it was saturated. Hole numbers 2, 4, 7, 17, and 18 had portions of their fairways under water. There's nothing that could be done about the rainwater, but it just made the conditions worse.
I've played this course many times since 1984, and it is in the worst shape it has ever been. I hope the warmer weather and a little TLC will bring this course back to its former condition.
For the record, the greens were in very good shape.

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

Trenton Golf Club

Played On 02/21/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Scenic Course with Many Elevation Changes

Trenton Golf Club is a very scenic, challenging golf course. You must hit the ball well (which I did not) in order to score. Hole #5 is one of toughest par-5s I have ever played. It is tight and goes straight up a hill (it felt like mountain).
The Bermuda grass fairways were dormant in February, but you could tell the grass will be plush when warmer weather arrives. Looking forward to playing this course again in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course with Challenging Par-4s

Greens were firm and fast, but putted true. Bermuda fairways were starting to go dormant; lies in the fairways were still good. Pace of play was a bit slow on the front, but once a foursome quit at the turn, play was fast. Finished 18 holes in just over 3 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Conditions and Weather, Marshal Needed

I've played this course numerous times, and it is always in good shape. Generous fairways give most players a chance to score.
The only complaint this time is pace of play. Tee times were running behind about 20 minutes. It took us 4-1/2 hours to finish, and we played #18 in twilight. There were still 2 or 3 groups on the course when we finished. Would like to see a marshal on the 1st tee to make sure everyone is teeing off when they are supposed to.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Oak Hills Golf Course

Played On 09/07/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Continued Improvement

I've reviewed this course several times. Oak Hills has made numerous improvements this season, including the sodding of tee boxes and the sprigging of fairways. Glad to see a portion of the #6 fairway still roped off, allowing the grass to come in.
Word has obviously gotten out, as the number of players at this course has increased. Pace of play on the front nine was fast, but several groups started on #10 (including a fivesome), so the back 9 was slow. Would like to see that monitored a little better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

One of My Favorites

Always an enjoyable round of golf at KPCC. The course conditions are consistent from year to year. Soft, receptive bentgrass greens and plush Bermuda fairways. The only concern at this facility is pace of play. A ranger roamed the course but did nothing to coerce the slow foursome in front of us on the back nine (a group of youngsters who were more interested in drinking than playing golf). Played the front 9 in 1 hour, 45 minutes; took 2 hours, 20 minutes on the back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

River Bend Golf Club

Played On 07/23/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Hit It Straight

Challenging course cut through dense brush and forest. If you hit it beyond the rough into the woods, prepare to encounter some critters -- lizards, snakes, etc. The greens were in pretty good shape, but a few of them on the front nine had sprigs of crab grass.
Pace of play on the front was fast (1.5 hours), but we caught a slow foursome on the back that wouldn't let us play through.
The course also had some mild elevation changes which made the round more interesting.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/02/2020

Thank you for visiting us at River Bend Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Crane Lakes Golf & Country Club

Played On 07/22/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Short, Tight, Tough

This course has water on every hole. EVERY HOLE. If you are an accurate iron player, you will enjoy this course. You must play strategic golf -- several of the par fours require only a 200- to 230-yard WELL PLACED tee shot. Driver will get you into trouble.
This is a par-66 layout. I did not break 80.

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