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Brooksville CC
3/10
First visit to Brooksville Golf & Country Club did not impress. The drive in to the parking lot is riddled with potholes and broken speed bumps which can be said for most of the greens here as well. The pro shop was basic and didn't have a ton of merch but had a decent selection of balls and snacks but not much more although the gentleman behind the counter was nice and seemed like he enjoyed being there. The course is a little less than what you would expect from a $45 round on a Monday afternoon but it has a lot of potential to be a good round of golf. We met the starter on hole 1 where he abruptly told us we were 2 minutes late and to hurry up but there was a foursome only 200 yards down the fairway. What a doucher. Go clean out some golf carts or something. The front 9 is a typical Florida course that you've played hundreds of times with fairways meandering through old oak trees, lined with homes and sometimes grass-less fairways that switch back and forth eventually dumping you back at the clubhouse for a beer and a hot dog. The upstairs bar was a nice setup. The bartender was quick with a beer and a shot, easy on the eyes and had a moose knuckle type attitude for sure. The back 9 is a different story. There is wonderful elevation changes, beautiful rock quarry walls line a hold that drops easily 40 feet below the tee box. There is a drive-able par 4 that gives you options to lay up an iron or cut the corner over a dry gully to land on the postage stamp size green. The back 9 saved this course from being a 1 star course. Go knuckle deep.
Scotland Yards Golf Club
6/10
Scotland Yards holds a special place in my moose knuckle past because this is the course I learned to play in my high school days. Back then it was just a janky old course in the middle of a pasture with some orange groves in the middle of it. It has recently been purchased by a local pro and has been transformed into a place to play a wonderful round and kick back a few at the 19th. The pro shop is well stocked with essentials including a beer fridge with coolers and ice you can borrow for your cart because its not golf without a cooler full of frosties. Its a nice touch. The course is in much better shape than it was in the late 90's but could still use some TLC but overall the tee boxes were well taken care of. the greens were all green grass and played a little differently for each hole. The fairways for the most part were in great shape. If you're a 90+ golfer like us then you will end up hitting from someone else's fairway by the end of the day, no doubt but still a fun round for $35. The 19th has a good Scotland vibe with dark wood walls and a good selection of whiskey and beer. Seems like a good place to kill a few hours. Go knuckle deep.
Silver Dollar Golf Club
5/10
Silver Dollar is what it is, a mediocre Florida course that could be a lot better than it is. The greens were in great shape, even changing from slow sticky feeling in the morning to dry and fast by the afternoon. Some of these greens were challenging simply because of their size. Hole #1 on the Gator course starts off with a green you can almost lay down and touch both sides. The downside to this course is the fairways or lack of. There are some holes where you can't tell where the fairway ends and the rough begins because its all the same, hard packed dirt with a scattering of crabgrass. The tee boxes were also lacking. Some of them were so chewed up we thought there was a wild hog problem. The groundskeepers were out fertilizing the tee boxes but really should have been seeding them. The clubhouse\bar had the look of a good time but you have to wade past quite a few 70 year old locals talking about the weather to make it to the bar. Cold beer and average food were the only reason this place scored a 5. Cold beer brings it all back around no matter how rickety the course is. Go knuckle deep.
Meadow Oaks G&CC
5/10
Meadow Oaks golf & CC in Hudson, FL was a pleasant surprise. Not like winning a good lottery jackpot but more like seeing the chubby girls titties in the bar after losing a chugging contest. It puts a smile on your face because you enjoy a good pair of utters but you're still in a shitty bar and you lost overall. The course was in good shape. The greens played well and once they dried out, were fairly quick. The fairways and tee boxes were also in good shape but all of this is overshadowed by the fact that you're in Hudson, FL. I'm sure their are nice places in Hudson but, like Santa Clause, I ain't never seen them. The clubhouse was older than Moses. If you want a snack at the turn, they have roller dogs ready to go which is awesome. Other than that, its a pretty standard Florida course. Not spectacular, not a dump. Unfortunately for this course it sits in the middle of a dump. The Hudson dump. Go knuckle deep....just wash afterwards because you were in Hudson.
Oak Hills Golf Club
0/10
Drive on by this abandoned shithole. Go knuckle deep, but not here.
Cabot citrus Farms
7/10
The MK-USA team had the opportunity to play the highly anticipated revamping of the old World Woods Pine Barron course now known as the Cabot Citrus Farms Karoo course. As you enter the facility, you can see some obvious improvements and changes with the addition of some landscaping along the driveway and multiple rental cabins that are being constructed overlooking the new and improved practice grounds. The current pro shop leaves a lot to be desired but I don't think it's going to be the permanent location come opening day. A golf course with this many holes and this much hype needs to have a quality jaw dropper of a clubhouse Which they appear to be building behind some screened chain link fencing. The hospitality was great from the time you drop your bags off at the cart house until the time you drive out of the gate. The driving range has about 25 bays that all have trackman monitors and multiple targets in different angles and elevations to shoot for. Once you get your fill of hitting the long ball you can drive on down the cart path and find the enormous practice putting green that is also attached to a small 18 hole putting course you can use to get a feel for the greens on the course. Next you come to the starter shack where he gives you the rundown on waste areas and cart paths but then he dishes out one of the best cookies I personally have ever eaten on a golf course. They also have a cooler with refillable aluminum water bottles full of ice cold water for the taking before your round. Now comes the ugly part. This course is at least 50% sand whether it be sand traps or waste area, sand is everywhere. If you want to golf here, bring your sand wedge and know how to use it. Every hole has sand on both sides of the fairway and a few have split fairways with sand on each side and in the middle. A few of the fairways will funnel your decent tee shot into the sand if you have any roll after the carry. The greens were in good shape with the exception of a few spots where they are obviously still in the growing phase to get the grass to fill in. Lots of undulation and elevation changes on the greens. The best advice I can give you is that if you normally card rounds of 85+ at your local course, good luck on this course. I think if you have the ability to shoot under 85 normally, you will do fine on this course. Once you've finished\given up, there is a nice little outdoor patio space with a bar and a wood fire pizza oven to relax and enjoy a few more minutes of hanging with the boys before heading back to the real world. Go knuckle deep in the sand if you come here.
