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NICK TOMECEK|DailyNewsA pair of deer walk across the fairway recently at Gator Lakes Gof Course at Hurlburt FieldGATOR LAKES from Page B1And speaking of signature holes, where else can you see a C-130 Hercules staring you down on the finishing hole?The answer is, of course, nowhere.“Not a lot of people have gotten to play the course because it’s inside the gates,” Kramer said.“What I’d tell people is that it’s a fun course with a lot of character.”Hooking you inSeth: The playability factor is high here.From the tips, the course measures 6,850 yards, but for the “normal” golfer 6,258 from the white tees. Simply put, birdie season is open.“If you’re hitting it well, you can score well,” Kramer said.Diversity is also key. The front nine plays narrow, its fairways lined with trees and bunkers.* mJ£4 «.1m?Special to the Daily NewsOn the back nine, hazards are An alligator suns itself on a hole at Gator Lakes Golf Course.more prevalent but the fairways are wide and accommodating.All the while, the seashore pas-palum greens are unique to the Emerald Coast and roll true.Nick: This 18-hole course is situated next to the Hurlburt flight line with swamp like ponds scattered throughout the course.inviting green.droveguardingClubhouse thoughtsSeth: The coolness factor of playing among the military, gators andfairway and through C-130s is enough to make the initialthe rough to leave myself with a full trip.pitching wedge and a perfect angle to attack the pin.An 8-footer later, a birdie affirmedThe name of the course gives my love for the hole’s design.hope of seeing a sun bathing gatorNick: No. 9, 374-yard par-4. OfThe course’s diversity, playability and conditions will make you aregular.For the above-average golfer — think 4-8 handicap — the courseon one of the ponds, and the lack of course any hole where I score well offers a chance at even to under parhousing around the course sets the mood for an easygoing wildlife adventure while still at the home of the Air Commandos.will lean closer to being my favoriteAnd for the novice golfer, it’s morehole. On this course, my best hole than accommodating.and my favorite hole were one and the same.No. 9 is a straightforward holeFavorite holeSeth: No. 11, 377-yard par-4. It’s hard to beat the view on Nos. 9 and 18. Yet the dogleg-right No. 11 offers everything I love in a hole: a driv-able water hazard to cut down on dis-Nick: I was struck by the amount of wildlife on the course. Not only is the possibility of seeing an alligator lined by towering long-leaf pines with great, but deer roam the course casu -a water hazard at the edge of the ally eating grass and sauntering outgreen.The background to the green is the wide open space of the flight line with the comforting sound of C-130stance, thin rough and an expansive, humming nearby.of the way of passing approach shots from golfers.The course’s water hazards make it challenging and green conditions are outstanding.
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