Post by Richie3Jack on May 13, 2011 9:09:21 GMT -5
The Deltona Club is a recently revamped golf course that holds the distinction of not having any water on the course despite being located in the lake and pond rich central Florida. However, that does not take away from the quality of the design and difficulty of the course as the Deltona Club uses waste bunkers in place of water.
From the back tees it plays to 7.070 yards and has 5 different sets of tees for golfers of all skill levels. The clubhouse is typical of central Florida golf courses with just a snack shop and the pro shop. The range is a little on the small side, but is in excellent condition as is the putting green.
However, it's pretty noticeable from the get-go that the fairways are in pretty rough condition. The teeing areas were decent and the greens had a few rough spots on the front nine, but were in excellent condition on the back nine.
The big thing though is that Deltona has a very nice layout design. It appears that they spent most of their money with regards to the re-design and all of the overhaul and just haven't spent the money on conditioning the fairway and rough. Unfortunately it appears that Deland is one of those places in Florida hit hard by the housing collapse, so Deltona Club hasn't generated enough revenue to justify the expense. It also doesn't help that there's no sign by the entrance and it's hard to see if there's an actual golf club there.
Here's a link to the Deltona Club's yardage book www.efloridagolf.com/deltona-club-yardage-book.htm
Deltona Club actually gives these away to each golfer. It's needed because it would be hard to decipher where some holes are and a couple of times my dad and I got confused, but the yardage book solved any issues we had.
The course has something with even numbered holes as the tough holes on the course are #2, #4, #6, #10, #12 and #14.
#8 is probably the most insane tee design I've ever seen. The back tee is designed behind a residential street where cars travel thru quite often. The tee is elevated, but maybe 15 feet of elevation tops. Put it this way, I can see myself hitting a snap hook and messing up a Ford Fiero pretty easily. Of course, messing up a Ford Fiero isn't exactly hard.
But other than that, there's nothing outlandish or goofy with the design (and #8 isn't outlandish or goofy, just dangerous). I think the back 9 is bordering on excellent from a design perspective. #10, #12, #13, #14, and #16 are really nice golf holes. #15 is a little gimmicky, but still not a bad hole.
I shot even par 72 the day I played Deltona. Although I wouldn't say I thought it was easy. You really have to hit a good drive with the driver on #2. #4 is a tough hole where I got robbed on a great drive. #11 is quite difficult because it's so long (244 yards par-3). They follow that ultra long par-3 with a 233 yard par-3 #14. This actually goes straight downhill and provides for a beautiful view. I actually hit a 4-iron from there and didn't really hit it well and still found the back of the green. So it was probably a 5-iron for me because of the downhill slope.
Overall I recommend this course because the price is reasonable ($33 before 4pm, $20 after 4pm) and the course is a solid design and for the most part, the greens are in good condition for Florida golf. And while the rough and fairways were in rough shape, I was still able to play the entire round without having to move my ball.
3JACK
