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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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3.3
698 Reviews (698)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has a very attentive and helpful staff. The course is very 'accommodating' and fun. Excellent practice facility.

Very nice course. Good course for players of all levels.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Golf Course

Love Heron Bay.. Great golf course lots of sand that challenges you. Very friendly staff.. I live in Kendall but it's worth the drive.. Give it a try you'll see what I mean..

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

More sand than the beach.

The course seems to have gone downhill over the last year or so.
Still very challenging but not in great condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Tons of bunkers

Overall good shape, a few issues on a couple of greens but they appear to be addressing them. Great staff!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Fun layout, driver friendly, flattish greens, visually intimidating

This layout is a fun track with plenty of room off the tee. The average golfer will find it visually intimidating on approaches to the green. The greens are small and not very undulating making it possible to get up & down without too much trickery. Good pace of play and friendly staff, it is a great value for the golfnow price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course

The course is well maintained. A lot of holes are wide open so the wind can gust up and be a real challenge. This course has over 100 sand traps so ther are many holes with 10 traps or more, making it more challenging and fun to play. Par 4s and 5s fairways are open and long, lined with sand traps on both sides, but most greens are surrounded with bunkers, commanding precise approach to get on. Greens are relatively plain and are well maintained. On the whole a good well-maintained course and we enjoyed playing it a lot.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are rolling great...

Heron Bay is a beautiful wide open course designed for the pros. One of the best courses for the money and rounds can be finished in 4 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

HB a true challenge

Due to unusually rainy conditions over south Florida this summer, the course was soggy. The course or GolfNow should specify if cart-path only. The layout is very challenging with many fairway bunkers throughout. Fairways and bunkers were sopping wet (plugged lies all over). When this course finally dries out, I would recommend it to everyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout, decent shape

Enjoyed our round. As expected, the course isn't in the same kind of condition it was as a TPC course. Still a fun layout to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Wish it was a little cheaper...

I've played here a bunch of times. Mostly in the summer months because of the cheaper rates. The course is generally in very good condition with many large well placed bunkers. One complaint I have about my most recent visit was that on several holes there was a bunch of red ant piles. If you're a "hacker" I wouldn't recommend playing here because it will leave you very frustrated.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Best Course we played

We played 4 courses in the Ft Lauderdale area. This course was in the best shape of any with a nice layout. The staff was friendly and joked around while the other courses seemed a stiff and borderline cranky. They had a lot of recent rain and the rough was pretty tall and hard to find your ball in but otherwise good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great value for great golf

The course is in terrific shape and worth every dollar spent. Great value. They could go back and host the Honda again and it wouldn't miss a beat

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun Layout - When Windy It is a Challenge

When I last played the first of September 2012 the greens were quite slow for a "championship" layout and a premium course price. The fairways, traps, and tees were very nice and well kept. The staff is friendly and very helpful. I enjoy playing Heron Bay a couple of times a year, however many other courses in the area offer a better golf value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course, plays greaT

This is a great course for anyone who has played for a year or more. It really challenges you and your abilitys

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is not in very good shape.

I would not play this course again. A TPC course should be in halfway decent shape and this was not well maintained at all. On a scale of 1-10 it was a 2 or 3. I would play Eagle Trace any day before I would play this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Disappointing day

Heron Bay has been one of my favourite courses in the Ft. Lauderdale area. However I was very disappointed with my experience on my last visit. There were no carts available when we arrived and it was over an hour after our tee time that we could begin our round. As a result we could not finish our round before dark. Also disappointing that many of the greens are in poor shape.

Played On
Reviews 3
2.0

Average course,

The course was repetitive. Felt like you were playing the same 3-4 holes over and over. Not a scenic course. Typical south Florida layout . Flat.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Sand is way too intrusive. No margin for error on teebox.

I know this was once a TPC course designed with the pros in mind, but this is simply not playable for a mid to high handicaper because of the sand. I wouldn't say this course has fairways; they are more like landing pads. Greens were fair, but their condition was less than desirable compared to the rest of the property.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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