One spot remaining
We're at the "new" Saddlebrook National on Sunday, May 31st - 9am start. What used to be the "Palmer" and "Saddlebrook" courses have been hacked together into three different nines. Their signature nines are Pine and Oak.
It's a Frankenstein's Monster of a course, with a par-5 now playing as a long par-4... and multiple par-4s now par-3s with teeboxes slapped in the middle of old fairways. You'll also drive past old par-3s that no longer exist (although it looks like they should). If you don't get the sense the entire routing is "off"... then golf architecture isn't for you. And that's OK! Slap balls and hit cups!
A couple of weeks ago the course was in immaculate condition. A new range sits on the old Palmer 1, 2 and 18 (yes, the fun little par-3 finishing hole is gone). And we're getting a $55+ rate with range balls included. It's a great way to start the season, and we should probably just play here every season.
I've already reduced us to 16 players. The next 5 to register are IN. By about Tuesday I'm going to start asking for guests to fill the spots.
Everyone is on the WHITE tees, with the old men / shit golfers on GOLD if they desire.
Here's their scorecard from our new top-secret classified alien technology:
Let me know if you want to move back. See you next Sunday.
TPC Tampa has a GroupGolfer voucher for $79+, but you have to book 7 days in advance and only groups of 4 at a time. So I called them and suggested we bypass all that nonsense, and we'll pay the course directly a similar rate for our next opening.
ReplyDeleteThey would only go down to $119 plus tax. I told them no. Was that the right call? Tell me what you think in the chat!
Right call... They sold to Group Golfer for $60 so group golfer can make a profit, so they're trying to charge you double what they sold to group golfer.
ReplyDeleteTo that point… Geoff and I each bought a 4some on GG to use in our off weeks. Others might want to grab one too?
DeleteBlue tees please.
ReplyDeleteThat was the right call. You can revisit them in a few weeks