Vasari Country Club

Vasari Country Club is located in Bonita Springs Florida, and is home to my grand parents June and Bob. I was fortunate enough to play 36 holes here during spring break in 2010 (Although i had to play the front nine three times). To be honest the course really wears you out. There is a water hazard on every hole. A common trend of the course was to have a small hazard near the tee box to snatch up a topped drive, then another starting a hundred yards from the hole running parallel with the fairway, until it fronts part of the green. The grass was very different then what i was used to in Georgia, making chipping very difficult. Just a note, i feel like the illustrations from the website really exaggerate the water hazards on the course. The first hole is a long par four with one of the coolest bunkers alongside the green. The bunker actually borders the water hazard, something I've always thought would be cool. However, i never ended up in it, a good and bad thing.





I hated the second hole. An unnecessarily long hole it was boring and difficult. The hole could very well ruin someone's round (As it did mine) with double digits, on only the second hole. Three and Four are fun, easy par fours followed by the par three fifth. I thought this hole was very good, because it the hole could change drastically according to the pin placement





Six is another par four with the double water hazard feature and a very difficult putting surface. Seven is a unique par three with water to the front and the right that should not come in play from the forward tees. Eight is a straight forward par five. The ninth hole is the best on the course, and slightly resembles the eighteenth hole at Doral. There is not much trouble to be found on the hole as you would expect. Unless you get to greedy and try to drive the green, a three iron off the tee should still leave a wedge to the large green.





Ten was another par four, with water. It began to get repetitive at this point and it didn't stop at this hole. As much as i liked the course this part got really old. Funny story on ten, I misheard my grandpa and thought he told me the best way to hit my drive on this hole was to aim for the bunker. As you can clearly see in the picture that is probably the worst place to hit your drive. I got an eight.




Eleven was another par four with two hazards. Twelve was a fun dogleg left par four with the entire left side surrounded by water. The green was a "Half Island Green"
Thirteen was a fun par three. Followed by the par four fourteenth with, you guessed it, two water hazards. Fifteen and sixteen were back to back par fives. Seventeen was the fourth par three and the hardest. Eighteen was similar to nine, with less water coming in to play. An easy finish to a brutal back nine.

The lack of elevation change and difficulty make this course more difficult to enjoy, but I had fun none the less. It does get annoying to lose a ball and have a penalty stroke on every hole, but when that happens you can quit worrying about your score and have fun. The driving range was very unique. The range balls were designed to float and you hit your balls into a lake. I also enjoyed that the employees washed your clubs for you after your round, something I've never seen before. Overall a good course, however i would not like it to be my home course.