JC, The dunes golfers club (formerly seville) is closed for a complete re-do back to the original Art Hills design.

The word on El Diablo is that conditions have deteriorated beyond acceptable.

Perhaps another go at The Rolling Oaks. I hear multiple plays only enhances one's opinion.

JC, when are you coming down?  I also hope to see Southern Hills Plantation before the year ends.

I didn't realize the Dunes is closed.  I like the place a lot.  You will enjoy it.

I played something called Skyview at Terra Vista.  It may be part of the Hernando Oaks development.  Just around the corner from Black Diamond.

Walter, El Diablo started on this road quite a few years ago.

I thought the course offered some really good looks and shot demands. The flower plantings were a waste of money and illustrates where the principles head may or maynot be firmly planted.

Skyview is worth a look see. If only to see if they have in fact configured the course as it was intended. The house lined holes don't offer too much, but some of the other holes traverse some decent terrain and are tranquil in their surrounds.

The Dunes will be closed Dec. 3, so if you are down before definitely play it.  It's a really good routing.  If you can finagle a round @ Golden Ocala I would surely do that also.  It's worth the ride and not too very far from Homassassa.

I don't know much about the golf courses around Homosassa, but the fishing there is unbelievable.

If you are with a group, hire a guide for an afternoon. You won't miss the golf you will be missing.

Bob

I know some people on the list like Southern Dunes...but isn't that 2 hours away?  Or more?

Hernando Oaks is fun, with good greens, but it has a number of boring holes and generally is not very interesting aside from some nice par threes.  Dunes will be really good after the renovations are completed.

I don't get Rolling Oaks at all - so wide and with greens so big it doesn't matter where you drive it - and its condition is often poor.  But I really lament the decline of El Diablo.  When it opened it was one of the best daily fee courses in Florida.

There is a TERRIFIC place to stay at world woods...just drive 15 miles to Homossassa and stay at the Plantation Inn!  Its perfect...jacuzzi, good food and QUIET!

Wake in darkness, watch the sun rise while hitting balls on the range, play 36, jacuzzi, dinner jacuzzi, sleep.

Lather, rinse, repeat.  For at least three days...

I've golfed the Plantation course and it's a solid Pete Dye course. Nothing over the top, just a well designed golf course with enough undualtion and movement to make one think.
 The facility looks impressive and should quickly become a highly ranked Florida course that doesn't feel like a Florida course. If'n you know what I mean.

Isn't there also a Plantation Inn in Crystal River?  We stayed there and drove about 40 minutes to play World Woods.  There is a course on property but it didn't look too exciting, very flat.

Bill, good catch on the Plantation being in Crystal, not Homossassa, but if it took you 40 minutes from the hotel to WW, you went the wrong way.  I'm there in 20 minutes...maybe 25 maximum.

Oh...I forgot..no I have not played the course at the plantation...yes it looks flat and watery and I figure...just like between Bethpage red and Bethpage BlacK, why eat steak sauce when I can eat the steak?

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