Reviews written by rock832

This was like playing two different courses.

Front 9: I'm not sure what has happened but after spending all that time and money on replacing their greens the front nine is in terrible condition. They're about to lose every green on the front. there were patches on the greens that didn't even have grass and every putt was a bumpy ride. The fairways were in decent shape but they're brown like winter just hit.

Back 9: We made the turn and it was like stepping onto a completly different course. Can't compliment the back nine conditions enough. It was exceptional from tee to green.

Great price for a Saturday afternoon. $27 is a great value. Not sure why Brevard County golf courses don't understand the importance of customer service. The people in the pro shop were very nice but how hard is it to be a starter. I mean seriously! Everyone comes to the course in a good mood and then you want to be a prick because you're on some kind of power trip. If a foursome arrives and are ready to play let them go. Why do they have to wait 15 minutes for the scheduled foursome in front of them to show up? We didn't let it ruin our mood, and it's insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but just one of those little annoiances you shouldn't have to deal with.

All that said I'd certainly play again. Hopefully, they have a handle on what needs to be done to fix the front nine because you really can't beat the price and it's a fun and challenging course to play.

This was my first time playing The Majors and like any course you play for the first time I was excited about the day. I can say without hesitation this was also the last time I will play The Majors. I will start with the positives. The Majors probably has some of the nicest practice facilities of any course in the county. A very nice driving range, two undulating practice putting greens, a pitching area and a bunker practice green. The clubhouse is also nice. They have very nice bar/restaurant and service was fast and friendly.

Unfortunately, I didn’t go there to practice or hang out at the bar. Let’s start with the course conditions. The cold weather has hit The Majors hard. The fairways were brown and very thin. It was difficult to use lofted wedges because it was like hitting off of a green. There just wasn’t anything to get your club under. The greens were also brown and it was difficult to get anything to hold on them. It was like hitting onto a pool table. That being said, the greens rolled as true as any I’ve played and were some of the fastest I’ve experienced recently. Fortunately, the practice greens were a true reflection of the course so we were able to adjust to the speed prior to playing.

I can forgive a course right now for its condition because of the weather we’ve had. All the courses I think are in some fashion. What I can’t forgive is overbooking and The Majors was way over booked for the day. Upon my arrival I had to wait 15 minutes just to get a cart because they didn’t have enough available. We had to wait for players to finish their round so we could get their cart. Our tee time was 12:48 and we didn’t tee off until 1:10. It was so crowded that the par 3’s had a foursome waiting to hit on the tee box and two foursomes lined up on the cart path waiting behind them. At one point we were on the tee box at a par three and had three foursomes waiting. After four hours of play we completed 12 holes and decided enough was enough and left the course. We contemplated asking for a rain check after nine holes but that would have meant we had to come back and we have no intention of doing that.

Our unseasonably cold weather has taken its toll on what is normally a very well maintained golf course. If you play this course as often as I do you won’t recognize it in its current condition. The fairways are playable but brown dominates what is normally a lush green landscape. A few of the greens have suffered but the majority are still in pretty good shape and all roll true. I have an orbit card so I played for $30 at 12:30 on a Friday afternoon. It’s been a month since I’ve played so I’m not sure what the other courses are like, but IMHO, paying full price or non-resident rate is not a good value with the course in its current condition. That being said I have no doubt Duran will bounce back once the warm weather returns and business was very brisk Friday in spite of course conditions.