Links at Lake Bernadette

http://www.linksoflakebernadette.com/

Another really crowded course...we were paired with a couple of pretty good men golfers so it was a little hard for me.  We paid $30/person for this course which I think was an appropriate price.  The fairways were OK, but some of the greens were really a mess.  There was some water, some trees and lots of sand. There was no cart girl and no bathrooms...just one port-a-potty accessible from the front and back 9.  We went in at the turn to get a drink and use the facilities.  Most of the holes were pretty straight - there were a couple slight doglegs and of course, no elevated holes.  I think of the three we golfed on this trip, it was my least favorite but it was my husband's favorite because he golfed the best here.  

Quail Hollow, Wesley Chapel, FL

http://www.quailhollownow.com/

A little smaller course than the one we golfed yesterday and a lot less crowded! Of course, when we started it was drizzling but it stopped by the second hole and totally cleared up on the back nine.  We paid $25 a person to golf this course and it was well worth it.  It was a typical Florida course...mostly flat, not too many trees, water and sand.  And on some of the holes, quite close homes...in fact I hit the roof of one of them with a hooking drive, which I never do.  And we weren't golfing too well, so we didn't enjoy this course as much as we should have.  There were bathrooms on the course, which were OK.  There was no cart girl and we didn't go in at the turn.  The back nine was a little more wide open than the front with a nice little par 3 and a couple of  good par 5s. The greens were OK, fairways OK, tee boxes I didn't like because they were uneven and the grass was too long.  It had rained all night so some of the fairways were mushy.  Not sure if I'd golf here again...probably just to see if I could do better!

Pebble Creek Golf Club, Tampa, FL

We booked this course through golfnow.com for a very reasonable price of $30.  The bad thing was there were 8 golfers scheduled for the same tee time!  The starter says this happens when folks book online.  We were paired up with 2 very nice men who, thankfully, golfed with the same ability (or lack of) as us.  The starter kept things moving well so although there was a wait, it wasn't unreasonable.  The course was in good shape for the time of year.  It's a family owned course that claims to have water on 16 of the holes.  I don't think it was that bad but there was quite a few holes with water involved.  There were a lot of dogleg holes so the men had to think about driver use but I only had to on two of them.  Fairways were in good condition but if you didn't hit the fairway, you really had to look for the ball...the grass was that spongy grass that really ate up the balls.  Greens were in OK condition...a little fast.  The cart girl was around frequently but she "threatened" not to come out because she "wasn't getting good tips" which I thought was an odd remark. There was a bathroom on the course that was accessible on the front and back nine and there was a turn as there is on most Florida courses.  We had a snack at Mulligans after the round...nachos made with home made chips, not nacho chips - potato chips.  Unusual but good.  I didn't like that it was hard to see golfers from the terrace but it was a nice area.  I enjoyed this course a little more than other Florida courses I've done because although there was no elevations, there were lots of challenges...doglegs, water & trees...to contend with.  I especially liked hole 18 which was a little dogleg par 4 - you had to hit up to water, then over it to a well protected slightly elevated green. Would definitely golf here again IF it wasn't so crowded!
http://www.pebblecreekclub.com/index.html