The course was in pretty poor shape except for the greens which were in good shape. The fairways looked like a cow pasture with bare spots and patches. Even foe the $28 rate I would skip it.
When you book a tee time and the playing fees are less than $30 including cart, your expectations are not very high. The layout is very interesting with well placed fairways bunkers and well protected elevetad greens.The tee boxes and fairways are greatly missing grass. At least the greens were in much better shape. Considering the price,I will return. It's better than hitting balls in a driving range.
Read the harsh reviews and decided to try binks anyway since i live close by. Got a super great rate playing in the morning. I havent picked up clubs in two years, but i did play a lot back then, and on some outstanding courses ... and not some not so good ones. Binks is probably right in the middle. Yes, it could be better. The greens are slow but in pretty good condition overall. The fairways on most holes are well maintained. A couple were being aerated and need a little tlc. The biggest problem i had were the bunkers. Sand was fairly hard, though i wonder if that could have been because ofof overnight rain. But heres the thing. Its not doral and i dont want it to be. The prices are great and its serene. A few holes could be more challenging but the flip side is that i scored well. I always like that. The good news is, there were maintenance guys everywhere and the pro shop crew and starters were super friendly. Ok, theres no gps, but i kinda like that. With a little more work, his place can be great again. For now, im psyched to just play a decent track with reasonable pricing. And one more thing, i played solo and finished in three hours, even with a group ahead of me. Ill definitely be coming back.
I played there for the first time and was impressed, at first, by the good condition of the buildings. However once inside things started downhill. The musty mildew odor was quite strong and no way to greet members, or guests. The course itself is in bad shape. The fairways have more weeds than grass and the greens are in poor condition too. Competition is stiff and I'm sorry to say Binks isn't competitive. I can't imagine what management is thinking, but Binks looks like a sinking ship.
We went and played at my friends insistence, something told me not but how bad could it be. We went to Can Am golf. net and got some decent prices, But when you end up saying no wonder it was so cheap. I thought we were in jungle city with the quantity of mosquitos I killed over 20 blood filled ones and 30 just landed ones. The greens need lot of fixing, I shot a few into the light rough and lost golf balls. Unfortunately they will have to put in lots of work and money before I will go back. After the second hole I wanted to go home. and to chose home over golf is dire
We played this golf course a week before Christmas. it is one of the best Florida layouts we played but absolutely the worst condition. The tees and fairways are quite overrun with crabgrass. You can find a spot on most fairways to move your ball to, but you will almost always move your ball. The greens is very good for about 15 of the holes with 3 of the greens having just some spotty crabgrass growth, maybe a dozen patches or less. I have read this group is trying to rejuvenate the course and I hope they succeed, but i would wait a while, like maybe 8 to 10 months to see if they are able to solve the grass problems.
This was a very nice course at one time . Today it is barely playable . What a shame . The clubhouse & banquet rooms have been maintained & are very nice .
Poorly laid out unchallenging and completely unmaintained. If greens fees weren't so cheap it would be a joke. Pro Shop...if you can call it that is a complete embarrassment...
A wonderful golf course in a beautiful setting. Not to crowded and the staff treats you very well. Beautiful trees and some nice par 5's.
This once beautiful and challenging course has seen hard times...every aspect of the golf course was in bad shape...after recently playing the course.again out of curiosity I was pleasantly surprised to see some definite signs of improvement. The greens were decent compared to what they used to be although very slow..and the fairways and tee boxes showed improvement so that with lift and clean you could get a decent lie at least somewhere near where your ball ends up....the bunkers and waste areas were bad and need a lot of improvement. If this course is ever to come close to what it once was it will still need a lot of work..The course is now at least playable where once it wasn't and one can only hope management continues to make efforts to restore this course.