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3.3
698 Reviews (698)
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4 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7268 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.9

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 06/2019.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark McCumber (1996) Mike Beebe (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Heron Bay Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant
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Reviews

3.3
698 Reviews (698)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 39
Brunch 11
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 119
Water Hazards 33
Plays Long 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 52
Locals 50
A Weekend Splurge 22
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 44
Convenient to the City 38
Worth the Drive 33

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pure fun!

Course is challenging due to many large bunkers. Strategic play required. Nicely designed!
Well maintained, excellent greens.
Fast play possible in the morning, staff is very friendly.
Great value for money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great course

sand traps all over well maintained very challenging

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Enjoy the sand

Our foresome consisted of 2 , 18hdcp (one man one women), a man 12 and finally a 1 hdcp male. Again this year we enjoyed Heron Bay a lot. No matter what your hdcp, it is a challenge.Hard to stay out of the bunkers as they are very well placed everywhere. You must be precise. Greens are true and putts go in if you get the correct line. Not too many undulations on the greens but they are fast. We played on 3 3/4 hours , great fun. a must play if you are in the area. And at the Premiere card rate.....what a deal

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging course value for money

Challenging corse, value for money but too many 4 balls going out at very limited tie slts causing back log on course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is the best around South Florida

This course provide one the best course layout in the area. Green fees are the best. The staff are friendly and efficient.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course to play

A pretty straightforward course without the trickery. But sufficient hazards to get you in trouble.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Noticeable Improvements

I played here in May 2013 and thought the course looked pretty shoddy, however because I live close by, I tried it again last week (October 2013) and it had taken a turn in the right direction.

My biggest complaint is that there are too few rakes for the amount of sand at that course. If you have never played there, you might not understand, but there is an awful lot of sand at that course. I found myself using a foot rake b/c there was no rake within the vicinity of where my ball landed, and I didn't want to hike fifty yards to get one.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course

The course was in good condition and the staff were very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok course

Not as great as it once was but still a challenge. Too many fairway bunkers remain.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Don't hit it in the rough...

Course is well maintained and a long course if you play from the blues. some challenging holes and some easy ones. Can score well if you hit the fairways here, just don't play from the rough or it will be a long day of golf and a high score. Always worth a play if the price is right, especially since it was a former tpc course and host of the honda classic for a few years.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout and lots of bunkers

Nice layout, rather easy if you can place your shot. almost all greens heavily protected with bunkers. Would play again.
Staff was friendly and courteous.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be better

Course maintenance seems to have gone down a bit.. Fairways have weeds and rough spots in some places. Greens are in good shape. Rough has a lot of weeds.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Course for price.

Bunkers galore. Fun course. Overall good value for cost. Closer proximity to my house too will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course plays tuff!

Playing my first round at Heron Bay was challenging, fair and fun! I can see how this course was a great venue for a PGA event years ago. Anyone who wants to be challenged should come out here and play a round. The tee boxes were great, fairways well kept and the greens were good. I definitely will come back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A great place to practice and play!

Much improved maintenance since last year. Management has taken steps to improve the grounds. I wish they would remove the over use of sand bunkers. Many people I play with don't like this and hesitate to come back because of the bunkers, I believe 117 of them.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, great layout!

1st time I played this course, my friend had played it once before, from 1996 till 2001 this was the home of the Honda Classic. This is really a great setup plus cost was only $30.00. We played at 1:15 on Monday the 14th, had the course to ourselves. Greens rolled nice sandy reaps everywhere and bigger than greens, go play you won't be sorry.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The staff needs to shape up

The group in front of us had 2 holes open in front of them, RIDICULOUSLY slow.... 5 hours to finish and a Ranger never told them to move it even though they drove past a number of times.
Plus the starter never greeted us and answered questions like we were bothering him!
On top of that, a twosome tried to jump in front of us at the turn. We told them no because the pace was already terrible but who at the course allowed this to happen?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Enjoyable

We got out a little early. The course is in great condition. The service is even better!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Deal on a very Tough Course

This is a great course it is also the worlds biggest adult sandbox with close to or over 100 traps, you will use your sand wedge more than your putter, this is a professional level course the Honda Classic was here for years

To play it for $25.00-WOW

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of sand

This course really makes you use every club in your bag. The sand traps are placed to test your accuracy with most of your shots. I have seen this course in better shape but it still was fun to play and they are working on improvements. Since I was able to get a BOGO it was well worth the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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