Pine Dunes

Pine Dunes is the best course you can play in Texas, according to GolfWeek, and #2 in Golf Magazine, except that their #1 isn't one "you can play", unless you're a member or are staying at the resort. 

Pine Dunes is better, anyway.  It is obviously a course where the most deserving golfers can score well.


The first par 5 has a feature I haven't seen before, a line of big trees down the middle of the fairway.



You can go either way.  Big hitters can take a short cut on the left side.  I went right, and made birdie with an accurate wedge.

There are azaleas here, just like at Augusta.


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