Sunrise round at Spanish Bay, first out as a twosome, with a leisurely pace of play at around 3 1/2 hours. Unfortunately didn't get to see the sunrise because of the overcast skies. Tee boxes were in ... Continue »

Sunrise round at Spanish Bay, first out as a twosome, with a leisurely pace of play at around 3 1/2 hours. Unfortunately didn't get to see the sunrise because of the overcast skies. Tee boxes were in real good shape, level and mowed semi-tight, just plain nice to hit from. Fairways were in real good condition, very lush with great lies, good padding, and decent roll out. Rough was playing between 1-3 inches and very lush. Strange for me though the ball would sit on top and not sink down which I felt made it a little more difficult judge how to strike the ball so I didn't go under it. Was in three greenside bunkers that had a decent layer of nice white sand that was a little on the thin side but they were all consistent with each other. Greens were in nice shape, semi-firm and rolling medium/slow and mostly smooth. Overall real nice conditions. Always a great way to start of an early morning on a nice course with great views, and a good buddy to spend it with.