mikewmsins

Beautiful course with great practice facilities. Range plus very generous short game practice area. Tops!
Played early weekday and our front nine was awesome with a great pace of play. But Heron Creek uses their 27 holes as three separate 9's. So while we started on The Oaks, other players started on The Marsh (our back nine). When we got to the third tee of our back nine, The Marsh, there was a huge back-up. Pace of play crawled. This was disappointing. But I would play this course anytime. Always a treat to golf here.

Greens had been pinned, but rolled and held spin shots well. 5th hole, par 5 from tees II and I is like hitting down a bowling alley. A bit to hard. Recommend adding another tee tox forward.

We played at 1:00ish midweek. After 4 1/2 hours, we left the course - with 4 holes yet to play! Ranger was present and concerned, but never got things moving as should be. Overseeded fairways were fine and greens putted and held shots well enough. Wish their players would repair a few more ballmarks! Course had a nice variety of holes and the good riding carts. But attitudes were good fortunately we were paired with a very nice couple.

First time to Serenoa and liked the architecture and nature (birds, deer and lakes). We happened behind an outing of mostly non-golfers that slowed play. At least they were playing a scramble format. But painfully slow. The carts have GPS with pace of play timing expectations and we got behind expected pace by over 30 minutes. We wanted to finish before dark. The group did finally make an effort to let us through. Thank you! I will return!

Still a great golf track. Overseeding was growing in nicely. Lots of scheduled watering and cart path only. Greens still fast and true. Temporary tent for beverage/food service (6 months expected) thanks to hurricane Ian. But servers were wonderful and happy to help us. Get on Riverwood anytime you can - it is a treat!

Played in first part of Sept and it was very well maintained. Area was blasted with rain the afternoon and evening prior, but we were allowed to play 'cart path only'. That was the right call-even then we had to recover plugged balls. Not course's fault, we were grateful they honored our morning tee time and we took good care of the course (as always). Would highly recommend playing here whenever you get the opportunity! Ice, water and facilities available frequently. But a couple of stops need cups (or have the proshop make sure to tell players to grab a cup at the start). Love it!

Also love to play Misty Creek. Most of the course plays out in nature away from housing. Challenging design with multiple tee options that really can make a difference in your day. Staff was pleased to have us on this semi-private venue. I'll return whenever I can!

First time playing holes 1-18 at University Park. FL golf conditions can be difficult to maintain in Sept, but greens had been punched nearly a month before. Putting was fairly fast and very consistent. Entire course was extremely well groomed. Each hole was unique. Many woods/jungle lined holes. Recommend that you keep the ball in play. Ranger was very active at improving course pace. If you get the chance to play here... Tee it up!

Warm mid-March day drew us here. Course was open with carts, but hadn't officially started concessions yet. We were treated nice. Par 5's are really challenging usually need some strategy. When greens speed up, try to stay below the pin. Fun day!

River Club Golf Club is an interesting track with unique holes. No back and forth boredom. Conditions are improving rapidly since new ownership two years ago. Very pleased to get on this course in the busy season for a reasonable rate. People... please play ready golf and keep it mov'in!

It's been a year since I played Charlotte Nat'l. Course has great architecture, mounding and hole variety. Bunkers were greatly improved ("A" condition) from two years ago. But dormant grass in March was basically non-existent, hitting off sand or weeds everywhere. No overseeding and very firm conditions. It is to bad because this could be a gem. Maybe the course is lacking water rights but it needs huge drinks to get nursed green. All brown, dead, shaved surfaces during our round. Hoping that the new ownership has something up their sleeves to improve conditions in the future. Staff was very nice and they had provisions in place for golfers to get cool water during the pandemic. We played under a Twilight rate.

Upon arrival, we were very excited about the amount of natural areas and busyness of the course. A driving range turned out to be for members only and the main putting green was closed.. Really liked the layout, but the green conditions were very poor. Slow and bumpy. We had been excited about the course possibly being added to our regular rotation. Bunkers were in very good shape. But the greens were a real turn off. Also, our cart had huge GPS restrictions to the cart path only, that our playing partners' cart was not experiencing (no, theirs was not senior or handicap enabled). Don't ask me why there was a difference? If conditions were better, I would return. Snacks and drinks were available at good pricing and holes were all unique. No back and forth layout that shared a common rough. Hoping conditions improve. Play was 4 1/2 hours, hopefully that was unusual because the course difficultly did not necessitate the extra 1/2 hour. Again, loved the layout and nature throughout the course!

Got an excellent deal on Twilight golf and enjoyed our 9 holes. Beautiful layout, challenging and onditions were fantastic. I recommend.

Our first time to see The Trophy Club. Found the course in very good condition. Morning play provided plenty of room for comfortable pace of play. Every hole felt unique in design. It forces thinking and good shot making. Big greens and major bunkering with plenty of elevation changes. Loved it and would highly recommend. Only minor issue was that bunker maintenance doesn't seem to include daily raking (there are tons of bunkers). Don't miss this one!

Course was fabulous. Loved layout. Some holes a bit annoying because waste area cart path does not allow electric carts to enter the fairway. And carts are GPS monitored, will shutdown if accidentally go into the wrong area. Golf GPS did work great when you could take cart beside your ball. My wristwatch GPS didn't have National listed (to new?). We saw cart girl on 2nd hole and never again. Round was very slow.

Greens rebuilt recently. Course in great shape. Lots of wildlife to enjoy. Beautiful day. Coming back for sure.

Greens, Fairways and Tee Boxes are Excellent. Love the layout too. Good combination of doglegs with challenges, plus plenty of room for big hitters. TIP: Stay below the hole. Highly recommend getting to Marion to play this previously totally private track. Bunkers had been neglected, but we raked and then hit.
Hope they can improve their ability to have a quick ready made sandwich or hotdogs at the turn. Or some fod options with the beverage cart. Waiting took to long.