Bobby Jones Golf Club - Championship Course

My wife and I regularly use our Golf Now membership to try local courses. This was one of those adventures. The course was a municipal course which we knew. We were fortunate to be paired with another couple which was great.

B Jones has a great practice area. Unfortunately as elder golfers, the area is 1/8-1/4 mile from the parking lot! So we ask if there are carts available to use to get to the areas? The answer was no! Absolutely ridiculous considering there were 30 or so unused carts waiting for golfers that would never arrive to use them! My wife said she never wanted to visit that practice area again. My full bag weighs about 25 lbs and on this windy day it was very, very difficult to get to and return later to our vehicle. BJones should allow anyone over a certain age to use carts to access their practice area! inexcusable!

Probably the easiest layout I've seen. Not alot of trouble. The maintenance crew keep the grass in great shape. Tee boxes, fairways, greens are in really good shape. Fun round, confidence builder!

Course in good condition, greens still firm from change.

First time I’ve played the course since the renovation. I love the layout of the course. It was in pretty great condition as well as the greens. While the greens rolled great, they didn’t really roll true whatsoever. When they looked straight, it wouldn’t go straight. When it didn’t look straight, it went straight. Considering they invested almost $20 million into the course, I was disappointed to notice they don’t have any monitors/displays on the cart. The carts are gas, but they were relatively slow. And I’m not sure whose idea it was to have the Par 3s on the course be 190,190,210, and 240… pretty absurd imo. But having said all of this, I did enjoy the course and would recommend to friends.

The pace of play was slow at best with no ranger around. There are sporadic yardage markings on the course with no gos in the cart. Finally, it would be nice to have ice at the wsy ststions.

Course conditions are great but the slow play and no ice at the rest stops made for a long round.

I live locally and used to play all 3 Bobby Jones courses often. American and British were challenging, a good value and in good shape. The newly redone course is super expensive. $100 for a muni, even in season is outrageous. It used to cost a fraction of that, and Bradenton munis like River Run are a much better deal. The city commission should be embarrassed for this taxpayer fleecing and public-private fiasco. They cite a discount for city residents but half a million people in the county get gouged like the tourists. I finally played the new course after watching prices for months to get a $45 rate. I will say the greens are smooth, as they should be on a totally redone course. But the range is miles away, super pricey. The check in was slow, the starter inept and the course pretty basic. Not worth the wait, the hype or the big price!