glenk69

Minus 7 is the winning score My fifth pick would be Si Woo Kim

Yeah, half this list I've got pretty much no shot of every playing. I was lucky enough to play Oakland Hills North in a high school match back in 1986 - if you can believe that - and it was incredible. But i have zero hook ups for private courses other than Blythefield and Egypt Valley over in the Grand Rapids area. Played Blythefiield last year (very nice, great shape old school Cc) - and I'm playing Egypt Valley in July.

I'm going to do my bucket list in my home state. I've played a lot of great golf course in Michigan, but I haven't played any from this list. If I did a worldwide bucket list it would be very similar to what everyone else has done - so I'll do Michigan. 1. Crystal Downs 2. Arcadia Bluffs 3. Oakland Hills South 4. Forest Dunes 5. Kingsley Club 6. Forest Dunes Loop 7. Detroit Golf Club 8. Bay Harbor 9. Franklin Hills 10. Shepards Hollow

Pine Barrens was on my Must Play list for my Floriday trip and it didn't happen. Which of their courses do you prefer??

I was just down the last 3 weeks at Villages. I played the Palmer Course and Bonifay. Both great courses. Payed 62 bucks for each as a guest. haven't played Evans Prairie, did play Belle Glade in 2017, loved it, felt it was my favorite Villages course after playing it. Miona Lake is horrible.

Okay, I'll have to try that one.

My sister moved to The villages in Florida a few years ago and Ive consequently been able to play a lot of golf there and in the area. And while the Villages courses are fun and in great condition, they are over priced and sort of all the same so generally unimaginative. I thought a fun thread would be to review the other courses in are that I've played. In order of best, most fun course. Many of these courses you can get at 20 to 40 bucks on GolfNow or with coupons. 1. Candler Hills Ocala area - definitely deserve its high rankings. Great shape, true greens, imaginative layout - but not super hard, very wide open, no water. Payed $30. 2a. Juliette Falls in Dunellon. Beautiful course...fun, challenging, fair and in great shape. Payed $50. 2b. Mission Inn, Las Colinas in Howey in the Hills. Everything I said about Juliette Falls holds here, but at a great resort. Payed 72$. They also have another course that is mored heralded and diffucult, el campeon, that I havent played. 4. Black Bear, towards Orlando. Great difficult course, with tough bunkers and greens.25 to 40 bucks. 5. Deer Island-Tavares. Fun but tough target course with lots of water. The course and its homes are an island. Paid 35. 6. Ocala National - great local course, good shape. 7. Harbor Hills - solid semi private that has a few really tricky greens. 8. Club at Silver Springs. Enjoyable course, pretty tough, not in as good shape as others.30 9. Arlington Ridge - putting this on here begrudgingly, its a great design that is often in horrible shape. Often doesnt get much TLC or water. Check recent GolfAdvisor reviews to find out condition. 10. CC at Mount Dora - semi private that is very difficult, okay shape. Its beautiful, but I didnt find it much fun. Grainy greens. Paid 35. 11. Country Club at Penbrooke fairways. Not a great front nine, esdentially a par 29. But back nine is fun and challenging. This is high on the list because its cheap and easy to get on. Paid 19. 12. Links at Spruce Creek South in Leesburg. Fun, straightforward course, nothing fancy. Have paid 20 to 36 on this. 13. Stonecrest in Leesburg- ok layout, could be fun, but often in bad shape. 20 to 30 bucks. 14. Continental, Legends and Royal Highlands are very Ok courses that you may try depending on price and condition. 99. Miona lake golf club in Wildwoid - plain layout, usually horrible shape. Hate this course, dont go. 20 bucks.