Cabell:
Back from my spring golfing trip to Orlando. Played Harmony Preserve on Sunday - 2 rounds. I didn't get any pictures, but here are my impressions of the course.
I would highly recommend this course. It's the first Johnny Miller course I've played, and I enjoyed it very much. The setting is very nice - it is in a housing development (a planned community - houses, condos, schools, dog park, etc.) but it doesn't take away from the golf course. The course is situated so that it is isolated somewhat from all the other stuff, particularly the back 9. We saw wild turkeys, egrets, armadillos, alligators & even a bald eagle during our rounds. It is a vast, open property - it is set up against some beautiful wooded, natural areas, but the course itself is very open. The wind was blowing the day we played, which adds to the challenge of the course.
The greens were excellent - very firm and very fast. Enough contour to be interesting, but not really big contours. Very smooth and rolled very true.
Fairways were also very firm and very fast - a lot of bounce and roll. A large number of greens were open in the front allowing you to run the ball on, which was good in the wind. There is a lot of water on the course, but didn't always come into play. There were also large waste areas and bunkers. I didn't like the sand they used in the bunkers, though - it was like beach sand - very heavy, difficult to hit out of (and rake!). Large, open natural grassy areas alongside of or between fairways - gave you that sense of openness and gave you a shot at finding your ball if you were off line.
The service was really good - very friendly. They gave you a yardage book even though they had GPS on the carts - I liked that touch (mostly because I collect them and hate paying extra for them). Nice clubhouse & bar - I gave the cheeseburger about a 7.5.
This was a great place to play - definitely worth the drive down from Cocoa. I hope they don't ruin it with the residential development.
Andy