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As you've probably figured out by now, I do a LOT of golfing! Because I get to see a lot of courses and play a lot of greens, I've decided to have a do keep an official reviews page for all the courses I play.

Here's a quick breakdown of my ratings system:

-- Poor
1 ball
2 balls
3 balls
4 balls
-- Average
-- Good
-- Awesome
Pricing
-- $20 - $40
-- $40 - $80
-- $80 and Over

May 30th, 2005

This was the final leg of our trip. Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill club. It is a private club that you can only play if you stay at the resort. I'm not a fan of that but it was sooooooo reasonable that it was totally worth it. Courses on TV look so much bigger than when you are there. I was kind of bummed cause I only got to see one alligator the entire trip.

Here's a look at my afternoon at Bay Hill....



It's time to play Bay Hill. Here's the clubhouse.



The course is full of water. I only hit in on a few holes, here's one.


Here's water that I actually flew over, the par 5 6th hole.

Yet another lake that my ball ended up in.



The par 5 16th hole was a lot of fun. Hit it down the middle, good lay up & splash right in the water.



What a great finishing hole. Arnold Palmer lives on it, and probably saw me hit it again in the water.
So here is my overall rating for Bay Hill...
Staff/
Service:
4 Balls, from the minute you get there you are treated like a member of the club. You're allowed everything the members are allowed, locker rooms, grille room, etc. Our caddy was the best we ever had, just told us the yardage and got out of the way.
Greens:
4 balls, AWESOME shape, again Bermuda greens, a little hard to read but with a caddy it made it a lot easier.
Fairways:
4 balls, in great shape, and the rough wasn't' too bad here. You didn't want to hit in the rough, but it was too bad if you did.
Price:
Another stay and play package, but much less expensive than the other two course and well worth every penny my employed roommate payed.
Overall
Rating:

4 balls, I think that we ended up saving the best for last with Bay Hill. A great golf course with nice people working there that made you feel a part of the club.

ROB ARNIE & DAWN