drurgento

My wife and I played golf at the Diplomat GC last week and we found the course in fair condition. Generally, we enjoyed the golf course layout and beautiful scenery. However, the parking, unloading/loading of golf bags and transfer of the bags to the cart was inconvenient at best. The front entrance and bag drop off area is very congested and the valet attendants (self-parking is discouraged) seemed a bit overwhelmed. We played the course last year and the process was much easier.... just pulled the car up, handed the keys to the valet attendant and walked in the front door. Upon our arrival this time the attendant directed us to move the car from the entrance way to another temporary parking space; then they would get the bags and move the car to the valet parking lot. So much for valet service. So frustrated with all this mess we decided to self-park our car in the lower lot. Following our check-in, we found our bags just sitting on the pavement near the starting location and had to load our own bags on the cart. Staff in the Clubhouse and out on the course were friendly and helpful. Too bad the parking experience was unsatisfactory.