Lives
Orlando, FL
Handicap
10-14
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.1
4.1
Total 13 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

13 Reviews
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
10
Not Recommended Courses
3
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
11/02/2012
Last Review
01/04/2024

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Reviews

4.1
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A GREAT 9 Hole Getaway

I was visiting town and found I had an afternoon free. Jumped on GolfNow and found this course. Quick and easy to book.

Arrived a little early and was met by the staff to grab my bag and cart it up. Went inside to a very friendly staff and check in. No hassles.

Grabbed a to go beer for the round and headed out. Hit a small bucket of balls and did some putting.

I got paired up with a father and his 2 older sons (college age). They immediately apologized saying the only play 1 or 2 times a year and were not very good.

It was fun to watch them bust on eachother for bad shots and errant golf balls. Fun group and I had enjoyed the round.

It played a little slower than expected, but it was the week between Christmas/New Years so kind of expected.

Will play here again next time I'm in town.

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

Legends Golf & Country Club

Played On 07/04/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Welcome Back to a Great Course

This track has had its ups and downs, but it is REALLY back UP now. Great condition. Grass on Tees/Fairways/Greens in great shape. You really need to go back out and give this course a shot again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/24/2023

Your review is truly LEGENDARY! Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to making your next experience at Legends Golf & Country Club even more LEGENDARY.

Falcon's Fire Golf Club

Played On 06/04/2023
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Be Up Front on Conditions

So we live here in Central Florida. We understand that course/greens require aeration in early summer. But... While searching tee times I found numerous courses with a up front "aeration alert" so we knew before booking what was up. Falcon's Fire did NOT post this in the booking information.
When dropping clubs up top, the staff member was very rude. There was a man waiting so when the staffer came up top I said "this gentleman was here 1st" to which he replied "I know about him, what is your tee time" Ok, my bad I guess for trying to be polite. Then when we said (one of our foursome was with me) that we would both be drivers and the remaining 2 folks riders, he simply said "bags will be down below, you can figure it out".
Check in was fast. Still no mention of conditions of greens. Grabbed range ball ticket and headed down. Figured out our bags, loaded up and headed to range (NOTE: it is well beyond time to rework your ball machine. Can't even read the keypad display).
We saw the practice green was punched...
When we got to the starter he was very on point and polite. We asked about the greens and he confirmed they had been punched Tuesday. "Still pretty rough".
There was no mention that there was not a Beverage Cart by anyone we interacted with. Figured it out after not seeing them on the front 9.
Overall play was fine. Pace was good. Rough was "Pretty rough/choppy" Chipping from @ the green was questionable. Ended up putting more than chipping due to condition.
This is supposed to be a "premier" track. I get certain times of year they are in transition between grasses. But the overall attitude of many of the staff is lacking. Maybe there is too much tourist play and they get fed up with inexperienced player. But if you don't like your job, go find a new one. Let someone else who wants to be there take over.

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

Hawk's Landing Golf Club

Played On 09/10/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Awesome Track, but slow play

Was a pop up Hot Deal round on a Saturday. I paired up with another player for a twosome. Followed another 9 hole two some behind multiple foursomes.
Pace was VERY slow. over 3hrs to make the turn. Then a storm rolled in so we cut the round off at 13 holes.

But the course was in awesome condition and the greens were perfect.

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

Highlands Reserve Golf Club

Played On 12/08/2019
3.0
Previously Played

Great Track, needs some love

We love this course. Fun holes and a great layout.

Greens are a little thin and patchy right now.

Rough is forgiving for not a lot of penalty for missing the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/27/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your feedback. We're pleased to learn you love playing at Highlands Reserve!

Ventura Country Club

Played On 10/12/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always a solid course

I love this track for a fun round of golf. Good layout and some risk/reward holes.
Tee to green was in great shape.
If you haven't played here it is a must do.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent

Hawk's Landing Golf Club

Played On 08/31/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout. Awesome Greens.

This is a resort course. When you can play this for less than $75 you expect issues. Not here!

Yes there was some bunker work going on the front 9. But Tee to Green was in awesome shape.

Hats off to the Director of Golf Mike and his team.

Thanks and looking forward to the next time.

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/04/2018

Good day Robert!

Thank you for taking time to review Hawk's Landing, for the wonderful 4-Star rating and for your feedback about your experience. We do have a bunker project going on right now on the front 9 and are doing our best to only disturb 1-2 holes at a time while keeping the remainder of the golf course in fantastic shape for our golfers. We anticipate completing this project by approximately mid-October and hope you can come back and play again then or even sooner.

We also appreciate your kind comments about our team as they work very hard to provide the best experience in golf. We look forward to seeing you again very soon.

Good golfing!!

Shingle Creek Golf Club

Played On 04/23/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Work in Progress

The course has undergone a redesign to accommodate the expansion of the hotel/convention center. It lost some good golf holes to progress. The new layout on the back has made for some interesting layouts, but they are not up to the resort course quality yet due to the recent roll out and lack of rain.
The greens were what you would expect for a Sunday afternoon/evening round (a bit shaggy and very grainy), but overall good.
The fairways seemed excessively hard packed compared to other courses played around Orlando in the past few weeks. I'm not sure if this is do to lack of rain or intended. But what you thought was a good shot bounced/rolled into trouble areas that seemed un-reachable.
Overall still a nice course, but we need some rain it seems to get it back to a resort quality round.
I would note that the folks in cart area and starter seemed like they were ready for the end of a busy weekend.

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

Highlands Reserve Golf Club

Played On 07/23/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A Challenge from the TIPS!!!

This course has always been a favorite. Centrally located between our playing group.
Us "Younger Players" played from the TIPS. Makes the Par 3 a challenge as many are over 200 yards. On some Par 4's it is a great drive and a LONG iron into the green.
A must play if in Central Florida.

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

MetroWest Golf Club

Played On 04/09/2016
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Going Downhill Fast

This course has always been great. Marriott spend a tidy sum remodeling and improving the course. Then sold it to the current management company.
Since then it appears that Metrowest is not on this management companies "A" list of courses so it is being allowed to run down into just another average course.
Too bad as it was one of my favorites in Orlando.

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

Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club

Played On 04/19/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great old style Florida Golf

The course is your good old style Florida golf course. The tee boxes and fairway were in average condition, which is normal for this time of year. The greens looks a little rough, but rolled true and were very quick.
We paired up with a member on the back 9 and enjoyed the course more with this commentary and history of the course while we played.
There is no driving range, just some matt's w/a cage, so don't come expecting a good warm up.
Well worth giving a try, but I understand that after the member guest next week, they are tearing up the greens to replace them, so you may want to hold off on the round until the fall, depending on how fast they get them done.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aerated, but still in good shape

The course had been Aerated on Monday and we played on Saturday. The booking informed us of the condition, so no surprises. Was in really great shape and played fair. Pick your tee's carefully, as it plays longer than the shown distances.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate

Bella Collina Golf Club

Played On 10/02/2012
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful, Challenging and a Must Play.

This is a MUST PLAY course in the Orlando area for those that enjoy elevation, lighting greens with plenty of break and a beautiful layout.
You find yourself looking from the tee box wondering "where do I hit too", but the hole layout book will reveal that it is just a visual blind view as the holes have a plenty of room, you just can't see it.
The clubhouse is like arriving in a tuscan landscape and the service is excellent.
Enjoy the round, it should be memorable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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