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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7005 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.1

Formerly known as Jonathan's Landing - Fazio Course at Old Trail.

Course Details

Year Built 1985
Fairways Celebration Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

4.1
3 Reviews (3)
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Reviews 157
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The Medal Course (not the Fazio)

First of all, this course is actually called the Medal course, not the Fazio course, so golfadvisor needs to to update the name of the course to avoid confusion.
I've played at a handful of Tom Fazio designs. This one ranks up there with his best work. I was able to play here because I partiipated in a SFPGA Golf Outing, otherwise you'd have to get a member invite to play here. The practice facilities were quite nice, as expected of a private course. Overall the course was great, in excellent shape tee to green. I give it a four star because in my opinion there are better courses of this kind in South Florida. This would be a 5-star among municipal or resort style courses, but ranked against other private courses it's a 4-star. I wish I could have had the chance of playing the other Old Trail course, as it was designed by Gil Hanse, and I tend to like his designs better. The one thing that was unique about this course was the undulations all over the course, especially in the fairways, which made the round quite challenging, so be ready to play from all sorts of different lies. One thing that I found sort of annoying is that although there was a nice GPS on the cart, some of the holes had hidden water features that were not displayed on the GPS, and my ball found its way to those hidden hazards. Also there were nuissances about the course that you'd have to play it a few times to know. All to say that the first time around you play this course may not be as enjoyable, but for those who get to frequent the course, this course could turn out to be great fun, after you get familiar with where to place your shots.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 335
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Pristinely maintained, fairly typical upscale South Florida private golf

I played the Fazio Course in the first round of the Palm Beach County Golf Association's Palm Beach County Amateur today on a scorching South Florida summer day. Old Trail is an enjoyable spot because it features core golf, as opposed to the many area communities where hundreds of homes back up to most holes, if not all of them. For that reason, it's a noteworthy spot in the area's public golf scene.

The course, however, left me wanting a bit more. It was renovated pretty thoroughly in the last couple years, and while many concessions seem to have been made to playability - enlarged greens, expanded fairway chipping areas around them, some reconfigured bunkering - I am wondering if the course has lost a bit of soul as a result. The guys in my group (fellow scratch players, to be fair) had all played it in the past and agreed that the departure from the original 1980s Tom Fazio shaping - with some abrupt and playful ridges, if past photos and aerials are any indication - was a bummer.

The individual holes are certainly competently designed and built, and the course is in predictably excellent shape. Just don't be surprised if after playing it, it starts to blend together with other Florida layouts in your memory.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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Excellent weather
Used cart

Another Fazio winner

A traditional Fazio design lots of bunkering and relatively narrow fairways. Unusual for south florida is the contured fairways lined with lakes, pines and wetlands. Superb conidtioned course. Very challenging layout with the exception of the ordinary par 3 holes. Visually appealing course. Because the course is out of the way to get to, you feel like you have your own private club within a private club. Jump at a chance to play this club.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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