John7399480

Moderately challenging. The course has a fair amount of OB on many holes. Accuracy is a must. Bunkers are plentiful but sand is in terrible condition. I was told this is true even during summer months. Played with a member who agrees bunkers need an upgrade. Greens were cut, rolled, and still fast for being early spring conditions. Best greens I've played on this season.

I came in expecting to be awed by a course they play a PGA tour event on. Not exactly what I thought it would be.

Played here on Dec 20th. It had been raining a lot in the last few days an they weren't opening the International course at all today due to wet conditions.

First, the good. I was the 2nd tee time out, passed the 1st on the 6th hole and played in less than 3 hours. For the weather they've had the course dried out pretty well. No standing water but some soggy areas throughout. The staff was all very friendly and even grabbed my wedding ring from the cart after I left the grounds without it. Oops. The course is relatively flat but has lots of hazards to make it challenging enough. Overall, I enjoyed the layout.

Now the bad. After paying for my greens fee, I look to purchase a yardage book as they are always good souvenirs and help tremendously when playing a new course. They DONT have any!! Great, no memory, no lay up yardage. Well they'll have GPS... Nope. The course is marked well they tell me. Not so much. Not many sprinklers, basically your typical 100, 150, 200 yard markers in the center. I found myself guessing on a lot of shots. The conditions were as good as I expected. There were patches of repaired grass on greens an fairways that didn't look so good. Some of the tee boxes had weeds and bare spots. The views weren't great. Houses, condos, and roads lined a few holes on the front nine. The back nine was more scenic with a few holes closer to the ocean.

Overall. I was happy I played. Score wasn't good. But with the conditions, wind, and no sleep. I am glad I played it. Though it may not seem like much, I still wish I had my yardage book.