Course Recommendation for Atlantic City in October

[Armypilot84]

My buddy and I are spending the day in AC late this October. We wanted to get a round in before our concert that night. I am a 9 handicap, but he doesn't play very often. We wanted to play somewhere that was pretty nice, but not crazy expensive or crazy hard. I heard that Ballamor and Twisted Dunes are nice, and their rates are pretty good for that time of year. Any other suggestions?

[Bonneville85308]

Seaview - Bay course. Good condition, great scenery, Donald Ross design, should be under $100, and not too crazy difficult for your friend. About 15 minutes from Borgata & Harrahs.

[hark114]

The Vineyards at Renault is a very nice course that is never crowded

[Joe26]

[size=4]I would check out golf now. A lot of the courses are on there. I have played several in the area. Bring bug spray.

I would recommend:[/size][list=1]
[*][size=4]Blue Heron Pines[/size]
[*][size=4]Seaview - Bay[/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Vineyards at Renault[/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]McCullough's - Not as nice as above but pretty cool. [/color][color=#333333]All holes are replicas of a famous holes[/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Sea Oaks - Good condition. Pretty far out of the way[/color][/size]
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[size=4][color=#282828]​Would NOT recommend[/color][/size][list=1]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Twisted Dune - Round took ~ 6 hours. Rocks in bunkers. A lot of dunes/natural areas[/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Green Tree[/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Harbor Pines - A lot of houses, not sure how wild your friend is. Good condition.[/color][/size]
[*][size=4][color=#282828]Links at Brigantine - Cops come if you hit a house and there are a lot of chances. Never played though. [/color][/size]
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[Armypilot84]

[quote name='Joe26' timestamp='1408984586' post='10003837'] [size=4]I would check out golf now. A lot of the courses are on there. I have played several in the area. Bring bug spray. I would recommend:[/size][list=1] [*][size=4]Blue Heron Pines[/size] [*][size=4]Seaview - Bay[/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Vineyards at Renault[/color][/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]McCullough's - Not as nice as above but pretty cool. [/color][color=#333333]All holes are replicas of a famous holes[/color][/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Sea Oaks - Good condition. Pretty far out of the way[/color][/size] [/list] [size=4][color=#282828]​Would NOT recommend[/color][/size][list=1] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Twisted Dune - Round took ~ 6 hours. Rocks in bunkers. A lot of dunes/natural areas[/color][/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Green Tree[/color][/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Harbor Pines - A lot of houses, not sure how wild your friend is. Good condition.[/color][/size] [*][size=4][color=#282828]Links at Brigantine - Cops come if you hit a house and there are a lot of chances. Never played though. [/color][/size] [/list] [/quote]


Blue Heron Pines is a course that sort of sparked my curiosity. I have read reviews on here that say it is not a real demanding course, and the pictures online look pretty nice. Plus; they offer a $15 discount to you if you are staying at the Borgata (which we are). The only thing that I worry about are the conditions there. I saw that it is a Ron Jaworkski (sp.) course. I am wary of his courses because his management group bought one that is close to my house a couple years ago, and it has gone to absolute poop; conditions wise.

[Joe26]

[quote name='Armypilot84' timestamp='1408991599' post='10004823']
[quote name='Joe26' timestamp='1408984586' post='10003837'] I would check out golf now. A lot of the courses are on there. I have played several in the area. Bring bug spray. I would recommend:[list=1]
[*]Blue Heron Pines
[*]Seaview - Bay
[*][color=#282828]Vineyards at Renault[/color]
[*][color=#282828]McCullough's - Not as nice as above but pretty cool. [/color][color=#333333]All holes are replicas of a famous holes[/color]
[*][color=#282828]Sea Oaks - Good condition. Pretty far out of the way[/color]
[/list]
[color=#282828]​Would NOT recommend[/color][list=1]
[*][color=#282828]Twisted Dune - Round took ~ 6 hours. Rocks in bunkers. A lot of dunes/natural areas[/color]
[*][color=#282828]Green Tree[/color]
[*][color=#282828]Harbor Pines - A lot of houses, not sure how wild your friend is. Good condition.[/color]
[*][color=#282828]Links at Brigantine - Cops come if you hit a house and there are a lot of chances. Never played though. [/color]
[/list]
[/quote]


Blue Heron Pines is a course that sort of sparked my curiosity. I have read reviews on here that say it is not a real demanding course, and the pictures online look pretty nice. Plus; they offer a $15 discount to you if you are staying at the Borgata (which we are). The only thing that I worry about are the conditions there. I saw that it is a Ron Jaworkski (sp.) course. I am wary of his courses because his management group bought one that is close to my house a couple years ago, and it has gone to absolute poop; conditions wise.
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I haven't had a problem with the course conditions but I haven't played this season.

[WillMK5]

I would suggest Twisted Dunes. I happened to love the course when I played. I'd also suggest AC CC. I think in October you could probably get a good rate.

[Armypilot84]

[quote name='WillMK5' timestamp='1409001762' post='10006129']
I would suggest Twisted Dunes. I happened to love the course when I played. I'd also suggest AC CC. I think in October you could probably get a good rate.
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Twisted Dunes is definitely looking like where we will go. For $49 it seems hard to beat. AC CC is still a little steep ($110) for late October. I know that a lot of people complain about pace of play in AC, but hopefully it won't be that bad on an October morning.

[atlambert2]

Blue Heron Pines is usually in good shape, and so is Harbour Pines, which I don't recall being too difficult.

Sand Barrens is a great course as well, excellent shape and some interesting holes IMO. Lots of strategic play needed. Might be a little tough for your buddy due to waste areas, but worth looking into

[leerob3]

May make the same trip late September/early October. Will definitely be playing AC CC and Seaview Bay course. Anyone played Shore Gate? Is it close to AC?

[hark114]

Haven't played it this summer but it is always in great shape. It is a tough course. You need to be accurate of the tee because there is a lot of sand that comes into play

[jnradioactive]

Ballamor, best course down there for the $$