[Jon Spaulding]

1) Rent a car and drive to Worldwoods
2) Keene's Pointe (if you're not offended by Nicklaus)
3) ChampionsGate

[Jordan Wall]

From experience I think Bay Hill has the best staff of any golf course in the world.

I personally think the course is also very cool.
It's a beautiful course, for Florida at least.

[Cory Lewis]

Based on my recent trip to the area, I would say rent a car and drive to Lake Jovita and play both courses.  Most people will tell you they aren't as good as World Woods, but I think they are pretty close, fun to play with lots of strategic elements.

[Dan Boerger]

I'm playing the new course at Grand Cypress next week. After reading this thread, I wish I had more time to play other places, too!

[Jfaspen]

After doing some research, I'm going to play Cypress Head (Port Orange, where I'll be staying), Halifax (also near where I'll be staying) and I might try Celebration near Orlando.

[John_Conley]

Jeff, I've always like Cypress Head.  I've never played Halifax.  The Art Hills course at LPGA is also decent.

I'm not a fan of Celebration.  If you are driving past Victoria Hills to play there it is a mistake.  Are you trying to accomodate someone else?

For a lower-priced sleeper go to Deltona Hills, a course I love.  It is one of the first (if not the first) course built on a capped landfill.  Literally, the place is a dump.  Excellent golf course though.

[Dan Boerger]

Played Grand Cypress this past weekend. A few observations:

Wonderful service experience. Caddie was a +2, really knew the course, and was an asset to my game during the round. Well maintained track, but one would expect that at these prices.

Front nine was fairly benign. The course (to me at least) gets more interesting starting at 13. 16, 17 and 18 make for a really fun finish. It seemed you could miss your approach long on more holes than the courses I normally play offer. Frankly, I enjoyed this change.

Still don't get those trees in the middle of the fairway thing.

Final thought -- and this has nothing to do with the course. How come it takes about a month to get any short game and then I lose it in about a week?

[John_Conley]

Dan, did you play the New?  If not, let me know which 9s you played.  There are 45 holes (New is 18 and N/W/S are 9 each) and 3 more at the Academy.

[Dan Boerger]

Boy am I embarrassed! I didn't set up the trip and I played Grande Lakes at the Ritz Carlton, so sorry for the confusion. I'm generally not this confused (my wife, of course, might challenge that)!

[Mike_Sweeney]

http://www.golfatbridgewater.com/thecourse.html

Just curious if anyone has any updates on this Steve Smyers soon to open course?

[John_Conley]

Boy am I embarrassed! I didn't set up the trip and I played Grande Lakes at the Ritz Carlton, so sorry for the confusion. I'm generally not this confused (my wife, of course, might challenge that)!

That makes sense.  I wasn't aware of caddies at Grand Cypress, and I play there a fair bit - albeit in the summer.

Grande Lakes is decent.  Glad you liked it.

[Rob_Waldron]

I spoke to someone in Smyers office two weeks ago about Bridgewater. They told me that the plan was to open the course the week of the PGA Show.

[Sally Livingston]

Rob,
I talked with Chad Johnson, the head pro at Bridgewater today. He said their grand opening is scheduled for February 8.

[Rob_Waldron]

Sally

Thanks. I will be down there Feb 14 so hopefully I can play it!

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