Sweetwater Golf & Country Club
About
Sweetwater Country Club is situated amid the beauty of the Wekiva State Park. Sweetwater is one of Orlando's premier golf courses, boasting a challenging championship layout with some of the area's best greens. The classic links layout brings a taste of Scottish golf to central Florida. Mature oaks shade the golf course, lining the fairways and framing the greens. The 6,238-yard layout offers a good amount of length but it's definitely not a grip-it-and-rip-it course thanks to tight fairways that require accurate shot placement. The course is home to one of the longest par 5s in the Southeast, a challenging 625-yard hole that is aptly named the "Loch Ness Monster." The heavily tree-lined hole double doglegs around a large lake. There are some challenging holes but Sweetwater Country Club isn't overly punishing for the high handicapper.
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 10/28/2026
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 10/28/2026
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Photo submitted by MrSKasica2021 on 10/28/2026
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Photo submitted by jbram63 on 08/03/2024
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Golfer Reviews
Nice track
Good community course to keep your game tuned up, play it from the tips for a little more variety
Great course
Got a hot deal for 30 bucks , was a bit skeptical but this place is a gem, course layout is 10/10. A bit shorter but tricky holes that are fun and different than your typical standard course.
Great value
I had very low expectations because it was a great price. The course was awesome! It’s got hills and the conditions were good
Not as sweet as expected
The greens seemed a little long. Some were burnt on the edges. The course is very tight with a lot of very mature trees. Must be fairly accurate off the tee to take advantage. Overall, it was decent conditions, not great. Some fairways lacked a little grass and they were hitting off packed dirt. Another setback is the traps were not really raked out either. It was a fun day nonetheless and the GolfNow rate was under $30. I would play again, not expecting ideal conditions.
A course with teeth & character
I had an absolute great time playing Sweetwater. I had a 9:50 AM tee time, and was started on the back nine as a courtesy by the head pro and it made for an exceptionally awesome time. I had NO pace of play issues, the course played well, and it was enough of a challenge for me as a tournament golfer. The back nine has a lot of terrain and undulation while the front nine is definitely the easier part. Only one green of all 18 was clearly undergoing some repair. Tee boxes (mainly the whites) had some wear and tear but I played from the Blues.
Club house staff was awesome, and the food is all made in house. Highly recommend having a bite & a drink after your round. The hospitality was top notch.
Old Course Still Grear
Sweetwater has done vast improvements to its golf course over the last year. The fairway was I. Good shape and the greens were excellent. Highly recommend this course!
Kevin was very helpful accommodating us in the process with the tee time…and a shout out to Rose Mary in the restaurant!!! Very friendly and told very good care of us!!!! One shout out to the Chef!!!! Lunch was amazing….
Improving
Was a member in the past. Overall the course is in better condition now than back then with the new ownership group. Small practice putting surface only. No driving range anymore as that became a housing area. The course does play very narrow on some of the holes. New clubhouse very nice and I have heard the food is excellent but I have not eaten there yet. The pace of play is very good mainly because I don’t think people are aware that the course is now a public course and no longer private. Worth giving it a try. Price wise is reasonable.
Worth playing if you’re in the area
It is a little bit difficult to get into your first time or two when you go in you come up to a right hand turn in front of you. Don’t take it…There’s some big gates you to go up to the gate and dance through the menu to get the pro shop to open the gates for you not the end of the world but annoying…I would say this course is worth playing if you’re in the area….it’s not as deluxe of course as I would expect in neighborhood that’s that high-end but worth playing.
If you are looking for a course with good drainage in the wet season- look no further
Great value for the $. Paid 40$ for the first tee time of the day, didn’t see another soul the entire time I was out there. Flew through 18 in under 2 1/2 hours. If you want to play a course that’s dry 15 minutes after a downpour, play here. You won’t find a muddy lie anywhere out there if you tried. Conditions improving every time I play, greens were better than they ever have been albeit a little slow but rolling very true. Lee was awesome in the pro shop and I’ll be back soon!
Average course but good value
Played here as a group of 4 friends who play in Orlando on vacation every year. Our first visit to Sweetwater for two of us and we found it “quaint !”
Difficult to access the entrance through a housing estate but when we arrived the cart boy was really friendly and very helpful. Pro Shop staff friendly and helpful, but bar not open till late morning, so no coffee available for us on arrival. Carts are a throwback to another era (diesel), but they worked with a bit of a smell 😂. First two tees run parallel to each other, but hey it works.
The course is not overly long or complicated with no real hidden surprises (carts have no tech or ice coolers). Greens were okay, but slow. We booked on GolfNow and found the fee very good value for money. Ended up rushing to beat the thunderstorm (we lost), so didn’t get to try the bar.
Sleeper
I never do reviews, but I felt this place deserves far better. I loved the course, the condition and the layout. I especially loved all the shady oaks. The staff was great, but it wouldn't matter. The grass was green and we'll mowed and that's all I'm interested in. I don't even care about pace of play, although it was excellent. To all you golfers writing bad reviews for stupid stuff, nobody cares if you ran out of TP in the bathroom. On second thought, stay home, I'll be booking this one again!!!! Jim
lots of issues
The layout of the first two holes and their condition was very bad. Subsequently, some of the greens were in pretty good shape. The fairways were also a mixed bag. The clubhouse has black mildew on the side facing the entrance and on the doors. This makes a very bad “first impression.“ there is a dead tree on the left on hole number 10 that has been there for months and months. I was a member at Sweetwater 25 years ago. I can’t believe what’s happened to it over the time.