When I visited Sandford Springs I played the Wood and the Lakes courses so cannot comment on the Park course although I am sure the three courses are to the same standard.
First of all the I have to mention what good condition the course was in, the tees were perfect the fairways were great and the greens, well the greens were a delight to putt on.
The Lakes course was up first and I must warn you that most of the water on this nine is not visible as you line up your shot, unless you get the yardage chart you may well find yourself hitting what you think is a cracking shot only to find your ball is now at the bottom of one of the lakes.
A good example of this is the 20th hole, get a reasonable drive and you will be about level or just before the ditch, the thing is the two lakes look like areas of rough as you can't actually see the water.
Other holes worth a mention on this nine are the 24th, which is a very short par 4 and some may be tempted to go for the green, this however will bring the lake, again not visible from the tee into play.
If you are interested I played this hole like this, 7 iron off the tee to the middle of the fairway, sand wedge onto the green, it's not all power and distance off the tee you see. The 25th is a nice short par 3 but if the pin is over on the right the you have to carry the lake and the bunker to get anywhere close.
The Wood course starts off with the what I think are the best looking holes of the three courses.
The short par 5 10th is made slightly more difficult by being uphill all the way with a blind second shot, play it sensibly and you will have a good chance of a birdie. The 12th is a very picturesque par 3 that depending on pin position can have the trees obstructing your line, after the 13th you come back out of the wooded areas into more open territory with some more forgiving holes, the 16th however has a tough approach shot with a raised green and two bunkers that you do not want to end up in.
Overall I enjoyed the course and it's facilities very much, this maybe a course that I will come back to, after all I have yet to experience the Park course.
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