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Had played this course two years ago in a morning round. Played this time on a Friday afternoon. Pace of play was much slower, made worse by a five-some with one walker two groups ahead of us. My opinion, five-somes should not be allowed anytime when the course is busy.

I played this course in January 2017 and selected it based on a Golf Advisor article from 2015 rating it as the top course in the Ft Myers/Naples area for overall ranking, conditions, and value. This probably built up my expectation more than it should have. The course was in nice condition, although the greens had recently been top-dressed. The greens still putted pretty well, though.

The negatives:
1. There was no attendant at the bag drop to help with the clubs.
2. No one to put the bags on the cart.
3. The carts were older and without GPS.
4. At a course of this caliber, we would have expected there to be rakes in the bunkers, not one on your cart that you had to remember to take with you to the bunker.
5. Fortunately we played with a member, otherwise the layout and course routing were not obvious. There are some long distances from greens to the next tee, including an extremely long drive from the 9th green to the 10th tee. The course would be nearly impossible to walk because of these distances.
6. There is no course map on the score card.
7. A water cooler on the course and a water and ice machine near an oncourse restroom had no cups.

Overall, it was a disappointing experience for a course which was so highly rated.