Hibiscus Golf Club

Our experience at Hibiscus was stained by a lack of hospitality from multiple staff members.

Our group was a standard foursome, with the addition of my father-in-law who simply wanted to spectate. The course would not allow a third golf cart under any circumstance. When my father-in-law explained that he had recently undergone shoulder surgery and physically could not play, he offered to walk alongside us instead. Even this required significant discussion before being reluctantly approved. Despite not riding in a cart, not playing golf, and only walking with the group, we were still required to pay a $50 “ride-along” spectator fee.

He was not golfing, not slowing play, and not interfering in any way. We completed the round in 3 hours and 42 minutes, well within a normal pace of play.

The marshal rudely approached us early in the round, immediately accusing us of having “five golfers on the course.” When it was explained that my father-in-law was spectating and hadn’t hit a single shot, he remained unnecessarily confrontational and urged us to pick up the pace.

Beyond the marshal interaction, we also found the starter and the bag attendant to be patronizing and unwelcoming from the moment we arrived. The overall tone from multiple staff members made us feel scrutinized rather than welcomed as paying guests.

The idea that a non-playing spectator, recovering from surgery, is not only required to pay an absurd fee, but is also treated like a burden and a pest all day long is baffling. The lack of courtesy and common sense turned what should have been an enjoyable family round into an uncomfortable experience.

There are many golf courses that manage policy enforcement with professionalism and respect. Unfortunately, this was not one of them. We would strongly suggest choosing another course.

Staff was very friendly and accommodating

Course layout good, grass around the greens only issue for chipping

Otherwise good course

Canadian golfers down for a trip. Played other courses around, this one is nice but just slightly too expensive. Would rather play saltleaf in the afternoon for a bit more cash. Conditions are great. Greens are brand new roll really pure. The course itself was just slightly boring layout with not many unique holes. Great pace of play had the course to ourselves played in 3h15min!

The course is in great condition. The improvements over the last 2 years are awesome

This is one of the nicer public courses in Naples. Big greens with a fair level of challenge.

When I travel and use GolfNow to find golf courses to play. I played the course on Monday and was impressed with the course. (Fairways, Greens, Traps & Layout) The overall course conditions were the best that I have experienced for a fully public golf course. I played a second time on Wednesday. To me, the course plays more difficult than you may think verses the yardages alone.

Excellent course for all levels, well maintained and friendly people.

The staff are excellent and the amenities are nice. The greens are terrible. There is essentially no drainage and therefore the greens were soaked with puddles after a recent rain. The grass quality is very poor and if your ball lands on the fringe of the fairway or the fringe of the green, you will likely be unable to see the ball. We were unable to find balls hit directly on the fairway due to the grass quality and puddles of water. The pace of play was terrible as well. From our initial tee-off, there was a group waiting directly behind us in their carts and a second group directly behind them. We finished our round 35 minutes ahead of pace because of the pressure behind and weren’t able to enjoy the round.