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No replies but I will report on the places I went. FYI Streamsong Red got rained out so I went to PGA Village instead to practice.


Hammock Creek: Nice public course, pretty challenging from the back tees. Greens were Tif Bermuda and rolled real true. The course was in solid shape and I was very impressed with the layout.

PGA Village Learning Center: One of the best practice facilities I've ever seen. At $30 it was pretty good value for the day and I worked on a bunch of different facets of my game (putting, chipping, full swing, etc). The PGA Museum adjacent to the facility was great too, I was especially into the library. They had what seemed like every golf book or magazine ever.

Sandridge, Dunes course: I was staying in Vero so I played this one because of proximity. It was a decent layout - some of those holes are awesome, others forgettable. The pace of the round was pretty slow.

PGA Village, Legacy Course: Had a chance to get on this course and into a regular game with some members. This was the highlight of my trip. Although it was cartpaths only it was hard not to be impressed with the conditioning of the course and the George Fazio layout. I know George sometimes gets criticized for a quirky hole or two but I found this layout to be pretty awesome.

Champions Club at Summerfield: Another cartpaths only day - this round was pretty brutal. I liked the Tom Fazio layout at times, others it was tough to get sightlines. The greens were fairly consistent. The round however, crawled - and to top it off I played this one as a single and had to ride with some guy I never met before. Strange.


If I had to recommend any of these it would be Hammock Creek and the Legacy - the other two courses were forgettable enough to me, although Sandridge will probably be my practice spot the next time I'm down in Vero for locality and value.

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[quote name='Bluefan75' timestamp='1390400208' post='8508039']
Should re-affirm the Legacy is a private course. While not the most difficult to get on, it is still private. I love the library part of the museum as well. My wife would lose me in there if I could go without needing to be anywhere.

You found $30 to be a good price? As opposed $13 for a bucket?
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Given the amount of time I spent there (~4 hours), and the amount of different types of practice (varying bunkers, chipping green, putting green, range), yes $30 was a great price.

Obviously if you're just going to hit 100 or so balls it isn't worth it.

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Thanks for the update.

I find riding in a cart with someone I don't know to be odd also. Carting with a stranger is just a different experience for me (although the guy is a golfer so its generally okay) because its a forced social interaction when I would rather be attuned to the course and the round. One of the difficulties in being a single at a course where there is no walking.

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