[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by hedoman

Glenview Tally to Stirrup Yesterday

BEST conditions I have seen in any course far and wide north or south. Fairways like carpets! Greens hardly had a mark on them and the speed was good

Nice..... we are at GV on Sunday AM.

When you say north or south, you mean inside The Villages, right <just kidding>? I ask because that is quite a statement

[schotzyb]

Originally Posted by hedoman

Glenview Tally to Stirrup Yesterday

BEST conditions I have seen in any course far and wide north or south. Fairways like carpets! Greens hardly had a mark on them and the speed was good

I concur! Course in terrific shape. From T's , fairways and greens, all very ,very nice. Nice speed on the greens.

[spk7951]

Played Mallory yesterday, Virginia to Amelia, and the course is in great shape. I was especially pleased with the fairways as the over seed has produced nice thick fairways. While there seemed to be quite a few folks playing yesterday our time was 4hrs 15min. Certainly hope they are able to maintain these conditions throughout winter.

[hedoman]

Lopez yesterday was in great shape

[Mikeod]

Played Bonifay yesterday. Really like the course. Elevation changes reminded us of Amelia. It was unusual for Villages courses in that the two nines are not separated so there were parallel holes with one from one nine parallel to one from the other nine. Fairways in nice shape. Greens were inconsistent, though. Some had an obvious sandy base, while others did not. Some were pretty fast while others were really slow. Some were receptive to shots and some had shots bouncing off them (usually the sandy ones). Not unusual for a new course, though.

The disappointing thing was the amount of un-repaired ball marks on the greens. The course has been opened to residents only a couple of days and there were ball marks all over the place. We were the second group off, so we were not looking at recent ball marks, but those of Monday and Tuesday. I estimate I repaired 5-6 marks besides my own on almost every green on our first nine. Yikes, folks, take care of your courses!

[Taj44]

Thanks for the update on Bonifay. sorry to hear about the ball marks though.

We played Mallory this morning (brrrr!). Caroline to Virginia - the course was in very nice shape. Greens were a decent speed and quite consistent. I too found some un-repaired ball marks on the greens, and some traps that hadn't been raked properly. I think some people are just lazy or clueless when it comes to their responsibilities on a golf course.

[ajbrown]

Played Hacienda Palms to Lakes today. What a transformation from last winter where it was never on my request list. Was it perfect? No, but it was very playable, greens had a nice pace and I look forward to playing it again.

[schotzyb]

Our group got to play Bonifay today. What a treat! Very nice layout and very unusual to still see the rough as green as the fairways and greens this time of year. These are some big greens with lots of undulations but very smooth and good speed. Really liked the setup on Destin with the 3 pars of each category. Nice twist. Also found the food to be very good at lunch with ample help. Served fast and and very friendly.

[waynet]

played Hacienda today....really good with nice fast greens. I reccommend it highly. As for Bonifay I played it Tuesday and wasn't overly impressed with the layout. It just seems big and spread out all over the place. A 747 could land on most fairways and there seems to be no framing on the holes. To me it's just a so-so golf course with big greens.

[LittleDog]

Played Bonifay today and don't think the course was very hard. For a new course the conditions were acceptable. The most notable thing about the course is the size of the greens and the undulations. Depending on the pin placement putting could be very difficult. Also they have only the 3 tier green in the villages as far as I know.

The greens I thought were the most interesting thing about the course.

John

[cabo35]

Played Tierra del sol. Most of the course was in good condition. It would have been better if I spent more time on the fairways instead of the rough. Looking forward to Bonifay tomorrow. Thanks for the previews.

[waynet]

played Bonifay today.....pins were ridiculus..even had to move one..wind was a big factor.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by waynet

played Bonifay today.....pins were ridiculus..even had to move one..wind was a big factor.

How, might I ask, did you make a new hole?? Never heard of anyone doing that.

[cabo35]

My wife and I played Bonifay and found it to be interesting and very playable. Some of the greens were not yet fully matured. The fairways were very good and forgiving for a high handicapper. Aesthetically pleasing vistas provided a pleasant backdrop for the round. Big greens abound as previously stated. Three puts very possible. Destin had 3 par 3's, 3 par 5's and 3 par 4's. Interesting concept. Play was a little slow. I guess a purist and single digit handicapper can find fault but as average senior golfers we thought the course was excellent and plan to play it a lot.

[schotzyb]

Played Tierra Del Sol yesterday. Greens were in great shape and very good speed on them. Fairways were ok but not up to the condition of some of the others but very playable.