2888 Southern Dunes Blvd, Haines City, Florida, 33844
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Hugh French
Haines City
2014-01-24
$51 (cart included), played on Wednesday, January 2014 at 6am
Southern Dunes is a great course. The houses along the course do not distract from the natural beauty of the course itself. The Winter over seed with rye grass was just starting to fill in the rough due to the recent cool weather in the area. The Winter transition of the grass from Bermuda to Rye on the fairways and greens was well established when we last played it. The fairways and greens are always some of the best anywhere. There is a large amount of sand that seems intimidating at first, but focus on the large landing areas and the sand soon becomes less of a hazard than originally thought. Pick the tee boxes (4 options)that match your skill level and it plays fair for everybody. The food in the club house is very good, and reasonably priced. Despite being just 20 minutes from Disney, the course is never busy. As a semi-private club, with the option of daily fee play, it offers the quality of a private club but open to everybody. You can't go wrong playing Southern Dunes.
Would travel: 0-10 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Ranks with the best in this price level, Best course in the area, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing
Condition of Course, Difficulty, Layout, Ambiance, Pace of Play, Clubhouse
$51 (cart included), played on Wednesday, January 2014 at 6am
Southern Dunes is a great course. The houses along the course do not distract from the natural beauty of the course itself. The Winter over seed with rye grass was just starting to fill in the rough due to the recent cool weather in the area. The Winter transition of the grass from Bermuda to Rye on the fairways and greens was well established when we last played it. The fairways and greens are always some of the best anywhere. There is a large amount of sand that seems intimidating at first, but focus on the large landing areas and the sand soon becomes less of a hazard than originally thought. Pick the tee boxes (4 options)that match your skill level and it plays fair for everybody. The food in the club house is very good, and reasonably priced. Despite being just 20 minutes from Disney, the course is never busy. As a semi-private club, with the option of daily fee play, it offers the quality of a private club but open to everybody. You can't go wrong playing Southern Dunes.