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The Sanctuary Golf Course at Pennbrooke Fairways
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Situated less than an hour from Orlando, Pennbrooke Fairways in Leesburg is one of the top spots for golf in Lake County, Florida. There are three different nines available, the executive Meadow and Oaks Courses, and the Sanctuary nine, a regulation course. Like the Oaks and Meadow nines, the Sanctuary has five different sets of tees available. There are two par-5 holes that will please long hitters and they also present some of the toughest challenges. The first par 5 you'll encounter narrows severely at the landing area, forcing you to choose between a safe layup and an ambitious drive. Bunkers are strategically placed throughout and there are also ponds and marshland that come into play. All three of the par-3 holes bring water into play. Pennbrooke Fairways' Sanctuary golf course doesn't have the same walkability the others have due to the 500-foot bridge that spans a protected wildlife area and swamp.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 35 | 3036 yards | 35.0 | 113 |
| Blue | 35 | 2778 yards | ||
| White | 35 | 2552 yards | ||
| Red | 35 | 2360 yards | ||
| Yellow | 35 | 2065 yards |
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Fun!
Course was fun and in excellent shape! Staff excellent!
Very Friendly Staff and the course is well kept.
1st time and we will be back. The course was very wet from 11 days of rain, but we were happy to get out, see some sunshine. We liked the layout and are looking forward to return when it is not so wet. The staff was great and welcomed us, and assisted us the course layout and locations.
Good round.
Course is in good shape, good grass on the fairways, greens putt true and in good shape.
bad greens
the par 3 course had house very close, and 2 of the greens where really bad (missing a lot of grass).
Low price
The rate was low the course was good on one nine but several greens in poor condition on our second nine. The pace of play was slow.
BYOW. Bring Your Own Water. Only one water fountain on the 18 I played.
Nice little track.
Fun little course to play. Some of the greens could use new sod (lots of bare spots). Ball sets up nice on a lot of the fairways for 2nd shots. Small greens require throwing darts at the pins.
Fun courses
One of two executive courses (pars of 30 and 32) combine with a tough regulation 9 (par 35) for a fun and interesting 18 holes. The executive courses have a great variety of par 3s (long, short, uphill, downhill) with several potentially driveable par 4s (220 to 300 yards) that give you practice with all your clubs before you head out on a tougher 3000-yard (+) back nine (the first par 4 is a stout one, and so are the two par 5s, which are a bit longer than average). Fairways and greens are in good shape, and so are the carts. The modest clubhouse is well kept and has a great bell tower that rings out the hours and a carillon that follows up with a lovely tune. The man who runs the pro-shop on the weekends is a delight to deal with. My wife and I have really enjoyed our golf here, and feel that the hour-long drive to get to the course is well worth it.
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Is this a par 72 with yards over 6000?