Babcock National

Very fun course to play. Fairways are generous. Greens roll true but are tricky. Great value out of season. My favorite in the area.

Won't find a better course for a better price in the area.

Course was in great shape.

Play red or grey tees if you are a 10 handicap or below.

Staff was pleasant and lots of water on the course to stay hydrated!

The only down side to the day was being paired with a couple of club members who seemed to being inconvenienced playing with my partner and I. They continuely drove a head before we could hit our approach shots with ever little communication. I know the management can not control the attitudes of their members, but it seemed to be a low volume of play that day, we could have played as a twosome.

The good: Course is in great shape, holes somewhat interesting for a resort type course.

Greens were perfect.

The Blah: Pace of play was tedious at best, singles (me) twosomes and threesomes. It I would have preferred to play with a member but was told to go it alone. That made it even slower. I asked starter why so slow after 18 and he looked at the GPS screen and said he saw no problems.

Front of the house could do better. No one helped at bag drop and no one helped when I finished. I put my own bag on a cart which is no big deal but there were two guys working and talking with other golfers. End of round the same. Can't make much on tips at BN.

I enjoyed the golf though and would go back if heavily discounted.

Babcock Ranch is in good condition, greens run true but as a scratch golfer would prefer faster greens. Fairways and tees are good, bunkers are also good. The course layout is simple with wide fairways and large greens. It isn’t worth more than $75 but SWFL prime time can charge $125+ and get it from all the Snowbirds.

A member asked my wife and I to join their group. We booked a tee time. We were only able to get 9 holes in. Called today to get a raincheck and they denied me

Golfed here 2 days in a row . Day one I wore a light blue pair of nice shorts that had a side pocket on the leg . Day 2 I wore the same style of shorts only black and when I walked into the pro shop I was told by the attendant that I was not allowed to wear cargo shorts . I pleaded with the gentleman that I wore the same shorts the day before only to be told either buy an 80 dollar pair of shorts or I could not play . I asked for a manager and she told me that it was right in the tee time confirmation which was a lie , it only stated no denim and a collard shirt so ya they shook me down and gave me the ole have a nice day and a smile 😃