#900 Mickylee Pitch and Putt

Normally, I would try and reserve the century numbers for something special but its going to be a few months until I get to some really exceptionally designed courses. The Villages opened their third 18 hole pitch and putt yesterday so I went out today to sample it. I have now played all 747 holes available here and this latest P & P is middle of the road. The site is totally devoid of any trees so they have planted lots of young palm trees to hopefully provide some shade in the sweltering summer heat. This walking only course has no concrete cart paths, like the first one which makes for a more natural stroll. There really are no challenging holes here (60-112yds) as there are at Richmond. I did like the isolated feeling of the triangle of holes from #14-16. The overall conditioning is excellent with the greens contoured nicely. There are only a couple of holes you could drown your ball on but they have bunkers on 2/3 of the holes. Compared to Richmond P & P this is another pretty basic design from the Clifton Group, but worth the 2+ hrs if you can drop a few balls at each tee box to practice your short game. WHITE