Mayfair Country Club

Once the constructions were done it will be a nice club to play with. So far the course is pretty decent. Fairways are greens and the greens are smooth.

Great golf history. Worth a search.

- Palmer won his first professional paycheck for $528 in December 1956.

- In 1927, 11-time major champion, Walter Hagen, and seven-time major champion, Gene Sarazen, both World Golf Hall of Fame members, traveled to Sanford to compete in an 18-hole exhibition match. The match ended after 14 holes with ‘The Haig’ defeating ‘The Squire’ 5 and 4.

- The course was renamed the Mayfair Country Club in 1953. Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth was a frequent visitor to the course.

Front side is tougher than the back overall. Lot of blind elevation shots (take an extra club on your approach at the water treatment plant hole, that is a very long, uphill green).

44 on the front. Bad shots and club selections and missed putts.

Found out about the history from the starter to start No. 10, uphillish par 3 with an elevated green. 206 to the center, cut 3 wood to 2 ft. Great start to a back 9 36 3196 yds. Very drivable (open) holes overall. A couple of challenging holes like the hole over the road in from of the older club shop. Long approach with OB right and a pond to the left of the green.

Started with a full bucket of sand, came back with none. The cart yardage marker are not that great. Other than that, affordable and in overall great shape. Greens were not lightning fast, however you did not have to bash.

Will be back. New clubhouse being built looks like it will be great.

Ok, the greens were "OK" but the fairways forced you to "pick up and place" since much of them were barren. Need fertilization and lots of water!

Allways overbooked and slow. They're squeezing in to many tee times.

Staff were excellent as always. Unfortunately the course is very dry

Greens are always good here, everything else was so so but for the price can’t beat it.

Course is in bad condition - lots of dry, dead grass. Apparently they do not water it much and it has not rained in a while. Some greens are decent, but still numerous old hole positions that are not healed. Ponds are low and not very scenic. Rough ride in a cart. Lots of dry dirt paths with bumpy fairways. There was a lot of course maintenance going on, but appears to be failing due to lack of water.

Clubhouse is currently in a trailer while construction on a new permanent building is in progress. No drink cart when we played. Only a few snacks available in the clubhouse. Bring your own food and drink! Cost to play is >$50 in the morning and about $40 in the afternoon. Too high for the condition of the course. Senior rates are reasonable and most of the players are seniors.

Hopefully when the new clubhouse is complete, they will serve some basic food (sandwiches, hotdogs) and focus on improving the actual condition of the course!

Glad to see they starting working on a club house.

Overall the course was in good condition. The fairways did have some bare spots but were good overall. Greens were in excellent shape. Most of the tee boxes need a lot of work. I’ve played this course several times while in town and will continue to play it when I’m here.