Took the day off yesterday & played a nice track that's about an hour from Orlando, Mission Inn Resort's El Campeon course. It's one of the older courses in the state - opened in 1917 (though it's been remodeled several times through the years - there 's only one hole that is exactly the same as the original layout, with a handful almost the same but with tees moved back to add distance or moved at an angle to bring some additional trouble into play.
If you're ever in the area, it's a nice golf course that is far different than most Florida courses. The area is very hilly, so you get a lot of elevation change that you don't typically find on our courses. I played like crap much of the day - got a little too quick & repeatedly pulled tee shots into trouble throughout the front nine. Shot an ugly 42 that could easily have been worse. Hit it a lot better on the back, shot 39 that probably should've been a few shots better but I couldn't make a putt.
Side note/observation...I've been playing a bit more over the last few months than I have for the last 15 or so years. One thing I've noticed - the rule change a few years back allowing you to leave the flag in seems to have caused holes to get ragged a lot faster than when you had to remove the pin. I'm sure it's a result of players being careless as they reach in to remove the ball (or players being lazy & snatching the pin out to pop the ball out of the cup ); the result is the lip of the cup getting worn out.
If you're ever in the area, it's a nice golf course that is far different than most Florida courses. The area is very hilly, so you get a lot of elevation change that you don't typically find on our courses. I played like crap much of the day - got a little too quick & repeatedly pulled tee shots into trouble throughout the front nine. Shot an ugly 42 that could easily have been worse. Hit it a lot better on the back, shot 39 that probably should've been a few shots better but I couldn't make a putt.
Side note/observation...I've been playing a bit more over the last few months than I have for the last 15 or so years. One thing I've noticed - the rule change a few years back allowing you to leave the flag in seems to have caused holes to get ragged a lot faster than when you had to remove the pin. I'm sure it's a result of players being careless as they reach in to remove the ball (or players being lazy & snatching the pin out to pop the ball out of the cup ); the result is the lip of the cup getting worn out.
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