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Originally Posted by UpNorth
Nearly all the so called "championship" courses are boring, wide open designs due to the developer tuning over boring drainage area land to route holes around. Can't blame the architect, who has designed more interesting layouts elsewhere. Overpriced and forgettable courses for the masses is what you get.
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I don’t find Palmer, Tierra, Glenview, Belle, Evans, Lopez, or Cane to be boring at all. I also very much enjoy playing Hacienda, Mallory, Havana, and Bonifay. I definitely enjoy certain rotations better than others on the 10 27 hole courses, but they are all good. I also enjoy playing Orange Blossom, especially the back 9. I haven’t yet played Shallow Creek, so I will reserve judgment despite the not so good reviews I have heard. Of the 13 Villages Championship courses I have played, Southern Oaks is at the bottom of my list based on both the course and the whole configuration of the setup. Hopefully Shallow Creek and the other new courses being built will rival the quality of courses like Palmer, Tierra, and Glenview? Time will tell.