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Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch
Played On 01/31/2022Very Playable Layout, Crazy Greens!
When we pulled up the staff at the bag drop was a bit slow, we had to carry our own bags. There were 2 attendants and no other golfers were there. We were a twosome at 2:39 in the afternoon. I checked in with the desk in the Proshop he was terrific, very friendly and quick. Nick clean proshop for a new club. I liked the course layout fairways were in great shape. We played the blue tees a bit long for my partner so he played up on a few of the longer holes. The greens were the weirdest I have seen in a long time tremendous undulations depending on where pin was placed. Sometimes it looked impossible for the ball to stop and the greens were not that fast but not slow. Mind you my home course is a Donald Ross course and I am very used to fast turtle back greens. Getting to the green was no problem making Par was a bit harder. Shot an 85 a few pars, 2 birdies, and of course bogeys and 3 double bogeys.
Overall I was pleasantly surprise since the course is so new. The cart girl was almost non existent. We saw her once on the 3rd hole she stated that she would be back one more time before 4pm, however we never saw her again. There was water on the course, but the snack stand was closed. Finished at sunset which was about 6pm. We had a nice afternoon.
Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch
Played On 12/31/2019Just Swinging into 2020
I have played this track numerous times from the Gold tees which kind of hurts my handicap. So I tried the Black/Gold combo which was a refreshing challenge . The added distance put more hazards into play and required the necessity to get in the fairway to have a chance for GIR. Played 18 with my wife, who is just getting serious about playing, and still a little intimidated about playing with what she perceives are good golfers. We were paired with 2 really nice members 1 low handicap the other mid handicap. Friendly, fun day of golf. Highly recommended!
Sarasota National Golf Club
Played On 03/02/2018There are better value courses
The staff was nice and friendly. Beverage cart almost non existent. Played the silver tees. Probably should have played gold.
Paid $95.00 definitely not worth it. . I would have thought a rate worth the drive from Sarasota would have been $65.00 on GolfNow
Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch
Played On 10/20/2017Fun, nothing tricky
Had a lot fun playing the course again. It's my go to course playing with my wife who is new to the game. It would have been a better value if it were a hot deal. I stilled enjoyed the conditions. Pace of play was great for 11 of 18 holes. Threesome in front of us had no etiquette would not let us play through even though they had a few holes open in front of them.
Lakewood National Golf Club - Commander Course
Played On 02/24/2017Brand new course potential to be 5 star
Challenging layout forgiving fairways with huge greens. Couldn't make a ball mark on the greens hard ground. However the course is literally open a little over 1 month. The staff was super friendly. Of course the club is so new there are no off course amenities yet. The greens had a lot of breaks. Some pretty tricky putts. I will definitely play it again as it matures.
Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch
Played On 02/10/2017Playing experience
Bag staff great. Rangers and starter excellent. Pro shop very nice could be a bit more helpful.
Dear Mr. Duggar,
We appreciate the great feedback. We have a great team here all around that does a great job. Thank you for the kind words.
Come see us again soon!
Mike Graci
Head Golf Professional
Esplanade GCC
Good afternoon,
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience. Your comments and feedback are extremely important to us. We appreciate you pointing out the positive aspects of your experience, and appreciate even more your feedback on how we may improve. We place a premium on our staff’s attentiveness and diligence when it comes to each one of our customers and their individual experiences, for which we are solely responsible. We are hard at work, and hope to receive the opportunity to impress you in the future.
Warmest Regards,
Hampton Golf Management