Trump National Golf Club

The subject says it all. For $280, I'm expecting pristine fairways (many rough spots/dirt/dying grass) to match the excellent greens, views and facilities. For that price point, you shouldn't have a single negative thing to say other than that course kicked my butt. A few of the tee boxes were even pretty beat up.

Just not delivering the premium experience right now.

Such a difficult, hard, tough golf course, if you can't hit it straight or long enough. The rough is high and dead penalizing, you will only just advance it from there and not be able to take a full swipe to the green 90% of the time. The location is amazing, it's such a beautiful setting for a golf course. I think everybody's glad that the Donald was able to take over the place and save it for all of us to be able to play it. It is a Pete Dye re-design, so it is Dye-abolical on some holes. Just enjoy the wackiness, don't try to play too serious, enjoy the views and the location. On a clear day you can see for ever and it will make your round that much more enjoyable, not care about the score so much. You will want to come back and will play better the next times, as you will have to know the course on some holes to know where to direct the shot. On this day the greens were fast but slightly bumpy. It's well worth the money if you can get on for a discount rate. The driving range was not good off the grass, it was already just mud patches, barely any grass. The wind makes the course that much harder.

How many golfers really care how many balls they lose and the high score they shoot at Trump National? IT'S TRUMP NATIONAL. Most people are just happy to get the chance to experience such a dramatic course where the views of the ocean never stop. Trump's over-the-top waterfalls don't bother me much, either. I'm just not a fan of the first one because it makes the first iron shot of the day so difficult. Not only do you have to worry about the pond short of the first green, but blading the approach long into the cascading mist ends up wet as well. There are a few other holes where I would suggest tweaking if I were to nitpick, but overall, the whole experience feels well worth the ego slashing and money spent. Trump National is no Pebble Beach, as The Donald has suggested. As coastal courses go, though, it's still one of America's best.