High noon, mid-July. The sun sat directly overhead like a disapproving referee. I was playing alone, or I thought I was, until a stranger in a bucket hat asked if he could join me on the fourth.
His name was Desmond. He was a retired orthodontist. He putted with a stance I can only describe as structural.
On the sixth, a downhill slider, maybe fifteen feet, the green falling away toward the creek like a tablecloth being slowly pulled. I gave it a breath of a touch. It curled, curled, and dropped. Birdie. Desmond applauded with real feeling.
I ordered us each a watermelon cocktail right there on the course, which felt like the most civilized thing I had ever done.
When it came, I nearly wept. Tito's vodka, clean as fresh linen on a line. Fresh watermelon, the taste of every Fourth of July I have ever spent barefoot. Mint, cool and green, like stepping into shade. A whisper of simple syrup. Lemonade, tart and sunny, holding the whole thing upright.
Pink. Ice-cold. Absurdly refreshing.
Desmond raised his glass toward the seventh green. "To the slider," he said. We finished all eighteen together. He shot a seventy-one and told me my teeth were excellent.
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Came for the putting, stayed for the food. The double smash burger is unreal, crispy edges and that bacon jam. We ended up sitting on the patio for two hours after our round.
Jessica M.
Winter Garden
Ordered a round of BarTender's Choice cocktails from the course and they found us on the 11th. The Birdie Juice is dangerously good. Already planning our next visit.
Marcus T.
Nashville
The kids ran between the playground and our table the whole time. Tenders were hot and crispy, and they were thrilled with the chips. Easiest family night we've had in months.
Alicia R.
Dallas @ The Colony
Honestly didn't expect a golf spot to have food this good. The ahi tuna nachos and miso salmon were both a hit. The course itself is legit too, real breaks and tiers.
Dan P.
Palm Beach
Brunch on the patio before an early round is our new Sunday thing. Chicken and waffles with Mike's Hot Honey, a Hair of the Bird, and a lag putt I'm still bragging about.
Priya K.
Orlando
Lost at cornhole, won at ping pong, and the wings made up for both. Staff kept checking on us without hovering. Great spot for a group.
Chris L.
Tampa
The Tequila Creamsicle tastes like summer camp for adults. Paired it with the Korean steak tacos after our round and watched the sunset from the patio. Perfect night.
Morgan B.
Winter Garden
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Coconut Espresso Martini
1800 Coconut tequila, coconut syrup, freshly brewed espresso, garnished with espresso beans and toasted coconut
$16
Birdie Juice
New Amsterdam gin, cucumber, basil, strawberry monin, simple syrup, lime juice, sprite
$13.50
The Island Chick
Bacardi Rum, Gosling's Dark Rum, Disaronno Amaretto, grenadine, mango monin, orange juice, pineapple juice
$15