Course: Lexington Oaks Golf Club

Location: Wesley Chapel, FL

Date Played: March 2, 2007

Played By: Ross

Overall Rating: 70

Friendliness of Staff: 7
Very pleasant and willing to help out.  Restaurant staff was very nice and friendly as well.  The ranger was a nice enough guy but didn’t engage you proactively and didn’t move play along.

Facilities/Pro Shop: 8
Pro shop was okay but very small w/ very little selection of merchandise.  Restaurant and bar were very nice and spacious w/ 3 HDTV’s.  Locker room was also small but beautiful cabinets, granite countertops and very nicely decorated.

Quality/Value of Food/Snacks: 8
Hot dogs at the turn were delicious and beers were cheap.  4 Bud Lights only cost $10 which isn’t bad at all.  Very affordable and the hot dogs were the big beef ones instead of small shriveled ones you might find on a lot of courses.  They also had a great menu on the golf cart and you could order ahead and pick it up at the turn.

Fairway Conditions: 6
In most cases the fairways were bare and they made for very thin lies.  Need some work but they’re not terrible.

Greens Conditions: 7
75 percent of the greens were beautiful and plush green, but the other 25 percent were patchy with a lot of divot marks.  If they could get all their greens as nice as each other, it would be outstanding.  The cups were also pretty damaged.

Scenery: 4
Nothing special at all.  Plenty of water covering the course but every single hole had multiple houses lining the fairways.  Way too over-populated and had to drive through people’s yards on several occasions to get to the next hole.

Difficulty of Course: 6
Very short yardage and only plays to 6,000 yards from the white tees.  There is only one par-5 over 500 yards and there are no par-4’s over 400 yards.  However, there is water on literally every single hole and the narrow fairways are the only challenging aspects of this course. 

Value Received: 6
Decent enough course to play for $50.  Beautiful facilities make it a better experience but nothing spectacular.  Food value is better than the actual course.

Speed of Play/Design of Course: 5
It’s Florida so get ready to be stuck behind a lot of retirees just out there enjoying themselves w/ their husband or wife.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that but it makes for a slow round and the ranger really doesn’t help things along.  Surprisingly, once we got past a couple slow groups we still managed to finish in 4 hours for a two-some.

19th Hole: 8
Best part of the course!  Nice bar with plenty of room and 3 nice HDTV’s.  However, we ordered a couple beers at the turn and they only had 1 cold Bud Light left.  How do you run out of cold Bud Light?

There is a beer cart on the course. +5

Comments:
Their facilities are the best part of the experience so if you only want to play golf you may want to look elsewhere.  Decent place to play as a last resort and if you do, try their Hot Dogs!!.