[P A Paul]

Lots and lots of water, but very little comes into play. Aesthetically pleasing and void of gators, who haven’t discovered it yet. Except for housing construction, extremely quiet.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by P A Paul

Lots and lots of water, but very little comes into play. Aesthetically pleasing and void of gators, who haven’t discovered it yet. Except for housing construction, extremely quiet.

It's the ones you don't see that you have to worry about

[dewilson58]

Drove down to Sha Creek from the 466a area.

50 minutes in the golf cart.

Wide Open Corn Field...................without the corn.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Drove down to Sha Creek from the 466a area.

50 minutes in the golf cart.

Wide Open Corn Field...................without the corn.

Wide open, sure. But I forgot to mention that the rough is EXTREMELY thick----if the ball is even halfway down it's almost impossible to hold the clubface off

[tophcfa]

So happy the new course is up and running, the high school golf team now has a new home course and will no longer be taking up valuable t times at Glenview : )

[BrianL99]

So it's over an hour Cart ride, from Sumter Landing?

Par 70?

Did I read there's a 225 yard Par 3 ?

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

So it's over an hour Cart ride, from Sumter Landing?

Par 70?

Did I read there's a 225 yard Par 3 ?

Just looked at the score card.
From the Tips, there’s a 180, a 210 and a 220 par 3.
One par 5, is 557
Par 4s don’t look interesting, total yardage from the tip is 6468

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki

Just looked at the score card.
From the Tips, there’s a 180, a 210 and a 220 par 3.
One par 5, is 557
Par 4s don’t look interesting, total yardage from the tip is 6468

I would rather see The Villages build interesting, strategic 6000 yard courses, instead what they build.

I've been here for 4 years and I've seen exactly one person (me) playing Gold Tees and I've never seen anyone on a Black Tee box. I'm sure it happens, but it's certainly a rarity.

If they never built another 6800 yard course, I doubt they'd be much complaining going on.

[Elaine Dickinson]

I've played it three times and will also agree that it has the best greens and fairways in the villages. my playing partners played from the Gold tees (the tips) and it was definitely a different experience than mine. They were challenged on multiple holes. Also way more interesting than Southern Oaks. Also there were more 20-30 year olds playing the course than any other course in The Villages. They were also playing the Gold Tees.

[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.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

Can't blame the architect, who has designed more interesting layouts elsewhere.

It's a low bar.

[P A Paul]

Excessive flatland void of natural features, lacking trees, and a virtual flood plain….
Not much a designer can do. Course is playable and if you’re not challenged move back a tee. Small weakness is distance from clubhouse after 18th green.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by P A Paul

Excessive flatland void of natural features, lacking trees, and a virtual flood plain….
Not much a designer can do.

Did you see the amount of "dirt" they moved and the piles South of 44??

Have you seen the thirty foot trees planted at Brownwood, Sawgrass, etc.??

Easy for a designer......................jus not the old dude they hired.

[tophcfa]

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.

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.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

1)I don’t find Palmer, Tierra, Glenview, Belle, Evans, Lopez, or Cane to be boring at all.
2)I also very much enjoy playing Hacienda, Mallory, Havana, and Bonifay.
3)I definitely enjoy certain rotations better than others on the 10 27 hole courses, but they are all good.
4)I also enjoy playing Orange Blossom, especially the back 9.
5)I haven’t yet played Shallow Creek, so I will reserve judgment despite the not so good reviews I have heard.
6)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.
7)Hopefully Shallow Creek and the other new courses being built will rival the quality of courses like Palmer, Tierra, and Glenview?
8)Time will tell.

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