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3.6
1281 Reviews (1281)
5 Stars
389
4 Stars
620
3 Stars
179
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
74.5%
Recommend this course
1120 out of 1281 reviews
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3.5
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
70.6%
Recommend this course
24 out of 34 reviews
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3.3
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
65.3%
Recommend this course
47 out of 72 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its challenging elevation changes and playable design that stands out in the flat Orlando area. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and fast greens with quality bunkers make each round enjoyable.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6776 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.7

DeBary Golf & Country Club, a Lloyd Clifton-designed course sits on hilly land. The layout is fascinating. No two holes feel similar. Only two holes have water, but there is significant sand. Dense woods of pine and evergreen border the fairways. The rolling fairways and natural layout give the golf course a Carolinas feel. The par 5s are all in the 500- to 550-yard range. The par 3s are all approximately the same distance, running 180 to 190 yards from the back tees, and 150 to 160 yards from the white tees. DeBary is one of the few Clifton golf courses that do not top out at more than 7,000 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lloyd Clifton (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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 MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

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Reviews

3.6
1281 Reviews (1281)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
Patio Dining 18
19th Hole Scenic Views 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 52
Elevation Changes 37
Undulating Greens 33
This course/club is great for:
Locals 41
Advanced Golfers 37
Seniors 27
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 40
Convenient to the City 29
In the 'Burbs 26

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Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice Course, but some holes were soggy. I think they had some sprinkler issues. Cause the fairways on first 9 were muddy at spots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

DeBary Country Club

Overall very nice course. Layout was challenging but fair. Hurricane damage limited some parts of the course by the sod replacement but not a huge issue. Greens rolled well and speeds were normal.

Grounds crew working hard to undo the hurricane damage. Would recommend this course. Pace of play fine.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 435
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course, wet, construction.

The course is wet in several areas, first hole collection area in the middle of fairway, pump installed to remove small pond. 9th and 18th front of greens are swampy, seems lake overflowed? They have redone several of the traps and replacing waste areas, other work around greens, etc... glad to see work being done. Greens are ok, rolling good but could be better. I look forward to seeing it after it is finished.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

This was our second time playing here and we were pleased with the overall conditions on the course. They are still recovering a bit from the hurricane so there are some wet and soggy areas throughout the course. Staff was very welcoming and attentive . We will plan on coming back next year.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

The course is in good shape for winter conditions and the for work that is being done to the course. The greens were rolling fast and true. We will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not our best round

Debary is very tight course with many blind spots and surprises. The fairways and tee boxes are not in the best of shape. Many areas are under repairs and other section have restricted cart access. The greens, however, are in good shape and very fast.

There are clean washrooms facilities at various locations on the course.

All the staff were courteous and the friendly cart girl made regularly rounds.

We were expecting a better quality course and was a bit disappointed in the shape and just didn't play our best round here.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course

First time playing this course and it was a nice layout. Quite a number of sand traps around the greens in in the fairways. I found the greens to be extremely challenging in that they are far from flat and at times a bit fast. I really enjoyed the course and will definitely be playing it again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Know the layout

The layout of the course is fair but challenging. I played with 3 young men that knew the course and hit bombs off the tee. Course management is crucial and understanding the layout is a must. Greens were rolled and faster than expected after a hard rain. Course clubhouse was surprisingly small with very small area for marketing products. Beverage cart came around 3 times and bathrooms in the course. Driving range is large but mostly a large ugly barrow pit looking area. Ugly. But overall the course and services were good. I will go back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course was a good condition

We enjoyed playing the course. Greens were great and so was the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Recovering Nicely

The course has had to recover from recent storms, but has done so nicely. It’s a good mature layout with its challenges, but is fair. They are currently refurbishing the traps and areas of the fairways. Worth the play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Upgrades!

The course has a lot of work going on, but it doesn't interfere with your round. Let's hope they don't price us out after the improvements are finished.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice course, if…

I really loved the layout, it was fun to play. However, the irrigation left course conditions quite swampy with several holes being cart path only, they left this fact out after we paid. Also, the pace of play was probably the worst I have ever experienced, with several groups in front and behind us. What normally would have been a 3 hour round for a 2-some turned into a 5 hour round.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Conditions & Rude Staff Member

I’ve played this course many times and have always had a great experience with both the staff and course quality, however the current conditions (due to flooding and replacement of bunkers on Holes 1-9) really make it difficult to enjoy playing, especially with no price reduction. Also, one rude staff member ruined our round by accusing us of hitting someone’s vehicle with a wayward drive off the 18th and telling us that ‘somebody was lying to him’ despite none of our group being responsible.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Things we didn't know detracted from our experience

To start, let me say this is a good course and the upkeep is first class for the price range.

The fairways were consistent and 99% filled in with grass. The greens were very good, especially if you like very fast.

There were two aspects that should be (1) reflected in the price and (2) explicitly warned about/explained at check in or by the starter.

(1) is that there was significant flooding on the iconic holes 9 and 18, which pretty much ruined the second shots on these holes. We played the water as casual, but we should have been told about it.

(2) Also, on several holes on the front there was bunker renovation going on, including large areas around the bunkers (which also created a large new "pond" on #1.

We weren't sure what to do with these but treated them as ground under repair.

For someone who often likes to run balls up to the greens, these two problems forced me to change my game and hit shots I don't normally hit. Definitely affected my score, while not being reflected in the course ratings.

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