La Torretta used to be known as Del Lago and rests on the south side of an isthmus into Lake Conroe about 20 miles from Conroe and The Woodlands north of Houston. Blume's course is tree-lined and tight, playing about 7,000 yards from the back tees and often buffeted by winds off the lake.
There are plenty of good holes on the track, but the ones I will note are the ones I had the most difficulty with, namely the 448-yard dogleg-right par-4 10th and the elevated and bunker-guarded 175-yard par-3 14th. I played those holes three times and have yet to make par.
La Torretta has been updated to the tune of $130 million and is now run by Noble House Hotels & Resorts, one of the top boutique hotel firms in the country. If you haven't been over there in a while or ever, you owe it to yourself to pack up the family and make a visit. The resort has a little bit of something for everyone, including its own sandy beach, and activities such as beach volleyball, putt-putt golf, Jet Ski and houseboat rentals, three gleaming onsite pools and a lazy river for the kids to float in.
Check out the La Torretta website at: http://www.latorrettalakeresort.com.
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