Same site as two other (similar) 18-hole courses.

Two-thirds of the holes have two tee locations.

Flat , as one might expect for a course on the Florida panhandle, although it does contain what little elevation change is available between the three courses.

Of the three courses, the most difficult to navigate for a first-time/infrequent visitor, as several times, the most obvious tee is not actually the next hole, and a few times you need to retrace your steps to find the correct tee.

(Minimal) cost to play.

For this review, I played the course from the short tees. With an average length of 250' (only two holes > 300'), and most of the course playing under/around a plethora of trees, this course is mostly about control. The few open and longer holes are encountered towards the middle/end of the course, and do offer some chances to let loose a driver.

Flightpath-wise, from the tee, only a couple of short, right-turners were needed. Straight-and-true would serve you well on about 1/3rd of the holes, meaning about half the holes were left-turners. Some of these leftys were quite sharp and/or occurred early/mid fairway - as a RHBH player, my Firebird received quite a workout!

A few navigation tips:
- tee-1 is near Pines basket-18
- left from basket-1 to tee-2
- retrace/right from basket-5 to tee-6
- holes 10 & 11 to right of basket-9, then cross behind basket-9 to find tee-12
- avoid the right-side fence on #14!
- retrace steps from basket-16 to find tee-17

Favourite hole: #8 - a fair-but-challenging tunnel formed by attractive canopy, with a touch of left fade needed at the end.

The Oaks is a solid course, requiring good control, with an emphasis on left-turning shots. Its co-location with Pines and Palmetto make Blue Angel an enjoyable, well-shaded, multi-course destination, well worth a visit if anywhere in the area.