Built By Local Professional Caddies

Built from years of local caddy experience, this guide reveals the preferred landing areas, safest misses, smartest clubs off the tee, and strategic decisions that help you navigate Ron Garl's rolling championship layout.

Designed for Every Skill Level

Whether you're a low-, mid-, or high-handicap golfer, every Playing Guide includes advice tailored to your game. From aggressive lines for accomplished players to smarter, safer strategies that eliminate big numbers, you'll know exactly how to approach every hole with confidence.

HOLE 1 - ROLLING START
Short, undulating links-style opener

Par 4  -  376 / 351 / 319 yds.

Tee Shot
Get your day started with a strategic play and swing by the 9th and 18th greens to check out their design and note the pin placement. This will give you a better visualization of these approach shots and set you up for success on these key holes.

Ron Garl, prolific Florida course architect, starts you off with the #15 handicap hole, but don't let your guard down early. Three bunkers guard the left rough, and the fairway slopes left-to-right towards a ditch surrounded by trees on the right. The target is left-center of the fairway, as the slope in the landing area will release the shot to the right. In Lakeland, the prevailing wind typically blows from the East/Southeast and should act as a helping left-to-right crosswind.

Low handicap: long hitters will run out of room here with driver, and a shot slightly offline can veer towards OB stakes that are set very closely to the golf course border. The wiser play is to hit a fairway wood, hybrid, or long iron to the wide landing area and make birdie with wedge and putter. Mid-High handicap: length is not an issue on this short hole, so select a club that will have the highest likelihood of finding the fairway and start off with a confidence builder.