Two World Golf Pl, Saint Augustine, Florida, 32092
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Matt Welch
Saint Augustine
2012-09-04
(cart included), played on Saturday, August 2012 at 6am
I rated the difficulty of the course as both a "Pro" and a "Con". This joint project by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus has a lot of bear in it, and imprecision is nearly fatal to your scorecard. If you're going to make mistakes, make them in front of the green; most approaches are open. It's a resort course, and a worthy destination course, so in that sense, you should enjoy it no matter how you play. But if you want to enjoy what you see on your scorecard at the end of the day, you'd better be good at something. In most cases, that "something" is your next shot--especially if your last one wasn't so good. Don't worry so much about your tee shots, as long as they're in play (and most will be). The premium challenge comes from approach shots and the short game.
(cart included), played on Saturday, August 2012 at 6am
I rated the difficulty of the course as both a "Pro" and a "Con". This joint project by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus has a lot of bear in it, and imprecision is nearly fatal to your scorecard. If you're going to make mistakes, make them in front of the green; most approaches are open. It's a resort course, and a worthy destination course, so in that sense, you should enjoy it no matter how you play. But if you want to enjoy what you see on your scorecard at the end of the day, you'd better be good at something. In most cases, that "something" is your next shot--especially if your last one wasn't so good. Don't worry so much about your tee shots, as long as they're in play (and most will be). The premium challenge comes from approach shots and the short game.