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William Sedgwick
North Palm Beach
2008-05-25
$21 (cart included), played on Tuesday, May 2008 at 4pm
$22 for 9 holes seems a little pricey to me for summer twilight play, but the layout and the greens are superb. Mr. Nicklaus's design seems to penalize anyone who hits a draw to the 250 to 275 range as most traps are there. Still, the pace of play was good, and the staff very friendly. Greens were very fast and there were not a lot of flat putts to be found. I happen to love fast greens, even if it does cost me two or three strokes a round. But still, this is a beautiful course in South Florida. If you're down for a visit, or are lucky enough to live here, it's a better deal than many of the higher priced clubs.
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area
Condition of Course, Difficulty, No Houses on Course
$21 (cart included), played on Tuesday, May 2008 at 4pm
$22 for 9 holes seems a little pricey to me for summer twilight play, but the layout and the greens are superb. Mr. Nicklaus's design seems to penalize anyone who hits a draw to the 250 to 275 range as most traps are there. Still, the pace of play was good, and the staff very friendly. Greens were very fast and there were not a lot of flat putts to be found. I happen to love fast greens, even if it does cost me two or three strokes a round. But still, this is a beautiful course in South Florida. If you're down for a visit, or are lucky enough to live here, it's a better deal than many of the higher priced clubs.