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4.1
3502 Reviews (3502)
5 Stars
936
4 Stars
1630
3 Stars
562
2 Stars
198
1 Stars
176
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.3
87.0%
Recommend this course
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4.0
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
78.4%
Recommend this course
40 out of 51 reviews
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4.2
216 Reviews (216)
5 Stars
108
4 Stars
70
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.0%
Recommend this course
190 out of 216 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 7244 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.0

Formerly known as Rio Pinar Country Club

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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah (1957) Lloyd Clifton (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.1
3502 Reviews (3502)

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Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Rio Pinar

It the best time to be playing this course as they’re repairing a couple of greens on each nine. Four temporary greens is a downer. In addition some of the other greens were not in great shape and were very slow. It took us 2:15 to play the front as it was very slow in front of us. We asked to replay the front nine again as there were fewer people teeing off in The afternoon. They allowed us to reply the front and we finished it in 1 1/2 hours! They said their greens would be finished Oct 1st.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Making improvements for the good

Some of the rough needs to be cleaned out. Lost balls that should have been found other than that course is coming along nicely. I will recommend this the course to all

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 251
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Don't play this course now 09/07/2023

I usually enjoy this course and play there often...new owners are doing a remodel and the conditions are bad...5 -6 pretend greens mowed into the fairways which were aeriated with holes big enough to lose your golf ball, bare dirt areas near tee boxes for some unknown reason, no beverage cart or driving range...just let them finish and things might be fine...should have closed down to do this work

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Needs some maintenance

I understand they’re renovating the driving range and have a few temp greens right now, however, they need to mow the other greens and the rough some more. Greens were rolling very slow, looked like they hadn’t cut them in a while, very spongy and soft.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 305
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mediocre

There are currently four temporary greens and the course is offering a reduced rate due to this. The tee boxes were a little beat up but not too bad, I personally found the fairways to be a little thin. The greens were slow and the holes looked chewed up and didn’t look like they had been moved in a while. My biggest grievance was actual with the nanny system GPS that constantly beeped even when riding down the middle of the fairway. It would shut down the cart and make you back out of areas without any prior warning, including the rough and even on the cartpath on hole 17. Not bad for a cheap round, but don’t expect too much.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course, Great Pace of Play

Had a great time playing Rio Pinar on Labor Day. Clubhouse is just about done with renovations and looks amazing. Pace of play was great and course conditions were excellent.

Kevin at the clubhouse bar is also a superstar.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Good day of golf!

Course was in good shape, couple of holes had temporary locations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Carts are annoying

The restricted area for the carts is ridiculous, expect to walk everywhere. You can only drive on fairways and cart path. You cannot drive in the rough

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Take a break from Rio

Love playing this course, but they are redoing 6 greens and the rough is in bad condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Work in Progress

Course is under construction. It is a challenging course, but the greens are terrible. Multiple temporary holes. Staff is awesome and knowledgeable. Restaurant and bar were not open, and no cart girl. Hopefully it will be a better experience once it is at full operations.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

While there are renovations and improvements being made, it was still a very enjoyable course to play. I look forward to playing here again when the updates are all completed!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Rio Pinar Golf Course

The course was not in a playable condition due to the many renovations being implemented.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Making a come back???

We were very disappointed. They wouldn't even give us key to a cart so we could load up our clubs until 12 in the afternoon yet, they gave other people keys! All the greens were heavily covered in sand making putting almost impossible. Three of the holes didn't even have greens they had temporary greens about 50 or 60 yards before the green and you definitely could not put on them. There was no driving range open and know where to practice chipping. The old golf shop is closed and they moved it to the main building but they don't tell you where in the main building that it is. Overall we were very disappointed in the conditions. But it is obvious that they are working on things and hopefully it will be back to normal within a few months.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

UCFGA

The course was undergoing some construction and some of the holes had temporary greens, which were not advertised with the price reduction for the course. The price was good but the course was in a shabby state. Some greens were temps and others were patched and others were in poor shape. Will wait to play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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