Ocala National GC
Morning view of a green at Ocala National Golf Club
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3.6
1575 Reviews (1575)
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
732
3 Stars
238
2 Stars
93
1 Stars
80
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
76.4%
Recommend this course
1310 out of 1575 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.1
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
14
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
54.3%
Recommend this course
38 out of 70 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
181 Reviews (181)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
81
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
69.6%
Recommend this course
126 out of 181 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7364 yards
Slope 134
Rating 75.0

Previously known as Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts with collars for men & appropriate tops for ladies are required at all times; Men's shirts must be tucked in.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

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3.6
1575 Reviews (1575)
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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Practice course

Needs cleaning up, and could use water on fairway to get some grass to grow! Greens were pretty nice

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good Value

Course is what it is.

Greens run at 8-8.5 on the stimp. Some rough spots but they do a good job of keeping the pins away from the troubled areas of the greens.

Fairways spotty, but if you play ball in hand you can find a good patch of grass.

Bunkers are washed out and overgrown. Not sure what they are planning to do with them. Fill them in or let them grow out to become grassy bunker areas.

Layout challenging off the tees. Great visuals and challenging enough for any level of play

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It was ok for $35

Tee boxes and Fairways need improvement. It is very dry in Florida which does not help, but overall the course is in rough shape. Greens are ok and layout is challenging.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Decent public course

For the money it is not a bad deal but no water in the ball washers, torn towels, and some updated maintenance is needed.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Ocala National

This was an awesome course to play and there’s even more potential for it to grow into. My friends and I loved the course lay out and found it to be appropriately challenging without being too difficult. While some of the fairways could use a little love, the greens were in great condition and played nicely. Overall we would certainly play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value and layout

This place must have been something back in its day. Great layout but very neglected course. Gonna take a lot to clean it up. Greens were good and fairways were ok. Tee boxes need something to be desired. What makes it a 4 star is the layout and pace of play. Nobody on the course and we paid $24 per player. Can’t beat it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

I've played this course at least 10 times in 2024 and 2025. The course is bin better shape this year than last year.

The Good: The greens are in good condition overall. The can be a bit slow at times. The Golf Now price is great.

The Bad: Fairways are in poor shape. They look green but that is a deception. Very little grass. We play winer rules and move the ball to grass on every shot.

The Ugly: Tee boxes are horrible. Good luck finding a level spot. Only one marker for each tee which we take to mean tee it up anywhere on the box. The sand traps, which have improved since last year, have very little if any sand and maybe a rake.... If you find yourself in on treat it as a waste bunker.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Want be going back

No one in pro shope. Had to get key out off another cart thst hsd been returned to have a key for good cart. Greens were in very bad shape. Course was not maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bargain

For those looking for a cheap, quality, uncrowded round of golf this is the place. You can tell it was something else at one time. Great layout but overall condions need something to be desired. Playable though because the greens were pretty good. Tee boxes were unkept and fairways were not kept up. It was like the course went financially under and is barely being kept alive. The carts were in terrible shape and dirty. Couldn’t believe the beautiful huge oaks and towering oaks. But with all the negatives the positives about the course stood out. Bargain at $24.00 perplayer

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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