Falcon's Fire Golf Club

So we live here in Central Florida. We understand that course/greens require aeration in early summer. But... While searching tee times I found numerous courses with a up front "aeration alert" so we knew before booking what was up. Falcon's Fire did NOT post this in the booking information.
When dropping clubs up top, the staff member was very rude. There was a man waiting so when the staffer came up top I said "this gentleman was here 1st" to which he replied "I know about him, what is your tee time" Ok, my bad I guess for trying to be polite. Then when we said (one of our foursome was with me) that we would both be drivers and the remaining 2 folks riders, he simply said "bags will be down below, you can figure it out".
Check in was fast. Still no mention of conditions of greens. Grabbed range ball ticket and headed down. Figured out our bags, loaded up and headed to range (NOTE: it is well beyond time to rework your ball machine. Can't even read the keypad display).
We saw the practice green was punched...
When we got to the starter he was very on point and polite. We asked about the greens and he confirmed they had been punched Tuesday. "Still pretty rough".
There was no mention that there was not a Beverage Cart by anyone we interacted with. Figured it out after not seeing them on the front 9.
Overall play was fine. Pace was good. Rough was "Pretty rough/choppy" Chipping from @ the green was questionable. Ended up putting more than chipping due to condition.
This is supposed to be a "premier" track. I get certain times of year they are in transition between grasses. But the overall attitude of many of the staff is lacking. Maybe there is too much tourist play and they get fed up with inexperienced player. But if you don't like your job, go find a new one. Let someone else who wants to be there take over.

The course was in rough shape. Greens were terrible and the fringe area were on most hole dirt and not grass. I did hear that this was the day before airatating the greens so I guess understandable but all in all not good.
I have played when the course was in good shape and it is beautiful.

We played this course 7 yrs ago, was pristine then. This time around just okay. Once the rainy season kicks in, course will come back

This used to be one of the finest tracts in Central Florida. Too bad, it has gone downhill in the past few years.

If this course were better manicured, it'd be nice. Needs grass cut, weed killer and trap maintenance. Greens were ok.

Course was in average shape, pace of play was brutal. Should’ve been about a 3 1/2 hour round and ended up being almost 5. We waited on just about every hole and the Marshalls didn’t do much at all to speed up the course. In fact their overall attitude was to try to teach me about the game of golf on the tee box. Water on the course tasted like it had been pulled from the lakes. Many courses in Orlando, won’t be making the drive 30 minutes south to play here again for $60

Paid a deposit online but this was not reflected in the charges on the day

For my 8:30 tee time, I was paired with a gentleman from the UK and at the last moment by a young couple from Tampa. Two inches of rain the previous night required us to play cart path only, which really slowed us down. The Ron Garl design, with significant mounding between the fairways and cart paths made finding our golf shots a challenge, even though they usually found the wide fairways. Amazingly, my new Brit friend marched out to his ball WITHOUT any clubs. After checking his GPS watch. He retraced his steps to get his club. Sheesh!
What a waste of steps!

But I digress. The facility is top notch overall, but apparently recovering from a down period of care, perhaps caused by cash flow problems during Covid. The fairways were in nice condition, the tee boxes spacious, and the large greens decent, if not perfect. My main issue was the condition of the bunkers, in need of edging and raking. Garl's design is to make the greenside bunkers intimidating from afar, but with generous space between them and the greens. I'd suggest hiring one or two more maintenance staffers to restore what I am guessing was a first class operation .

Final thoughts: Carts are due for replacement / pro shop is fully stocked and we'll staffed./ good practice range. Despite 90 degree weather and the cart path only requirement, it was an enjoyable day on the course.

I’ve really enjoyed playing this course over the years…
I haven’t played here in about a year…
The course was in terrible condition.
The staff super proud and unfriendly…
I will not be going back for at least another year to see if things have improved.
I do not recommend…

Great layout but the whole course was held up by one very slow fourball. No Martial on the course to hurt them up a or let people through

Everything was either damaged or ignored by course maintenance. Greens had multiple holes not from clubs or aeration. Some greens were shaved to nothing but dirt. Rough was all weeds, fairways were not healthy either. It seemed as if the maintenance was fired after seasonal end. Not worth even 20$ to play. They should have paid us to play it.

Excelent round Of Golf, but the greens are not in good condition

The course is much improved. Greens are also in good condition. Also restrooms on course now working. Hopefully will continue to improve. We have loved this course over many years and it did go downhill for a few years. But is greatly improved.

Greens rolling fast and nice as I have seam them in a few years. Wind was howling. Some reachable par 5’a from the blue tees. Great value for the money and for season!!!

Have played this course many times over the years. This was the worst shape I have ever seen there. Greens were slow and many need repair.
Several better options for the price.

Excellent design. Great driving range. Must be exact with your tee shots. Overall great course