The Savannahs GC: #8
Short part 3 over water, nicknamed the Alligator Trap.
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4.0
1008 Reviews (1008)
5 Stars
247
4 Stars
503
3 Stars
178
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
86.7%
Recommend this course
877 out of 1008 reviews
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4.0
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
35
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.9%
Recommend this course
62 out of 69 reviews
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3.9
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.8%
Recommend this course
95 out of 112 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its variety, with a tight front nine and more open back nine that tests every club. Staff friendliness stands out as a top strength, with welcoming employees enhancing the overall experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6422 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.4

Challenge the Savannahs. On the windward side of Merritt island lies one of the most unique golf courses on Florida's Space Coast. The 6,450 yard Gordon G. Lewis design winds through majestic hardwood forests, natural wetlands, and scenic lakes to reveal protected, undulated greens. Nine holes are framed by a natural savannah conservation area, bordered by hammocks with a high canopy of trees and coastal flatwoods. Water, in the form of natural wetlands and manmade lakes, comes into play on thirteen holes. The course boasts several unforgettable holes, such as the 525-yard, par 5 Signature 7th, regarded as one of the most challenging holes in Central Florida. This beautifully tight, typically southern course features six sets of tees, making play ideal for beginners and pros. The back tees are demanding even for the best of the best, while our new “Family Tees” are playable by anyone who wants to tee up. Prepare for your round by warming up on our practice facilities that include: unique aqua range, chipping and bunker area, and full-sized practice putting green. Look around during your visit, and you will notice nature's splendor on display. Our preserve features many water birds, birds of prey, reptiles, and low country mammals that make the savannahs their home. The fairways additionally offer a great view of the nearby Cape Canaveral rocket launches. Our southern plantation styled Clubhouse is a great place to start and end your day at The Savannahs. Inside you will find a golf shop, plus a bar and grill with great food and hospitality to match. Or, wander outside to the veranda overlooking the aqua range and golf course to catch the sunset.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gordon G. Lewis (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy 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 Appropriate golf attire must be worn at all times while on the course and practice range. No Tank Tops allowed, collared shirts or Mockneck t-shirts suggested.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.0
1008 Reviews (1008)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
19th Hole Scenic Views 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 60
Narrow Fairways 37
Bunkers 30
This course/club is great for:
Locals 41
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 35
Advanced Golfers 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 31
In the 'Burbs 21
Convenient to the City 15

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Not for beginners, coming from Midwest, course demands straight shots, lot of water, excellent value for money, not crowded the day we played

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Course was having irrigation work done. No warning about that in Golf Now. Plus the fee at the counter was lower than GolfNow's fee during the construction. Both par 5s on the front were reduced to less than 100 yards from temporary tees.
Course has a lot of water and some very narrow landing areas (less than 20 yards in many cases). Don't need a driver most of the time. Lots of wildlife, including the largest gator I've ever seen...on the 6th Hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course that should improve

The staff was friendly, the price was super due to the repairs being done to the course....The two par 5's on the front were getting new fairways, and were consequently under 100 yards....The greens were just ok for this area, as I played several others better during the week....It will be worth another try next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under Construction

They are adding irrigation, so 2 holes were closed and 2 of the par 5 holes had forward tees so they played like par 3s. Wait a month or so and it will be a good buy.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under repair but still great value.

major upgrades being done but thye've done a great job isolating the work and only affecting one hole at a time. chatged 1/2 because #2 was closed.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is under construction.

This course is very challenging especially the first nine. The greens are in good condition. However, when booking the tee time, I saw no notes warning me that the course was under construction. Two holes were closed completely, one hole had a temporary tee box about 150 yards ahead of the regular tee box for no apparent reason, and number 7 which is a par 5 had a temporary tee box about 100 yards from the green. Had I known the condition of the course before booking the tee time, I would not have booked it for any price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice public course

This is a very nice course that is fun to play. I was disappointed that 3 holes were close and others impaired by
equipment and digging. I wish courses would notify before you book.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very hot and humid day

Some fairways had serious issues, greens were decent. Some construction work was being done on the sprinkler system and caused a little bit of a problem. Overall for a county owned course, the place is still a fun and challenging place to play. More distance markers on the course would be nice, especially on 4 and 5.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course under irrigation rennovation

Course is undergoing major irrigation rennovation causing many of the fairways to contain a lot of bare spots. One hole is completely closed down thereby a player will only play 17 different holes but can simulate 18 holes by playing one with two balls. At this time the course would be better off shutting down (at least 9 holes at a time) to complete the rennovations required. I do not recommend playing this course at this time.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course can be very wet so avoid playing it when it has rained alot.

This is an interesting course. However it is suffering due to the excessive amount of rain we have had. Also the staff does not communicate very well. Don't try to play late in the day, They close early. Called an made a 5:30 tee time (gets dark around 8:45), went in to pay, then proceeded to the starter. The starter informs me I can only play 9 holes because it was too late in the day. I said what if I play really fast, he got pretty heated and said 9 HOLES ONLY. I finished the 9 holes just past 6:30. Probably wont go back to this course just because of the way they treated me. Sure would have been nice if the pro shop would have told me it was a 9 hole tee time.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

lots of water

nice course, lots of water. a shot makers course for sure

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

MANY DISTRACTIONS BUT FAIR

NICE DAY OUT RIDEING A GOLF CART WITH A GREAT VIEW OF LOVELY HOMES AND WATER FOWLS AND BIRDS AND TURTLES AND OTHER ANIMALS IN A GREAT NATURAL ENVIOREMENT. AND BYE THE WAY PLAYING GOLF ON A CHALLENGING WELL MAINTAINED COURSE MADE FOR A GREAT DAY FOR AN OLD DUFFER.MANY DISTRACTIONS

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Trouble right on almost every hole.

Course was in very good shape and the greens are always great.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Walkers should be restricted

The course was in great shape.
Walkers should be restricted to playing Monday through Friday because they really slow down the pace of play. If they are allowed to play then the starter should control the pace of play and alternate starting the groups following between the front nine and the back nine.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day of golf

There are two holes that are "under maintainance" and are cart path only. Looks like the course was flooded and there are a lot of mud spots. Overall, it was a great day for golf. We got a hot deal for $12 per person which was a great deal for the course. We are looking forward to playing there again.

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

Interesting course lots of water

Had a great time fun course to play and with Golf Now it was very affordable

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Needs some help.

The staff here is always grumpy. The fairways were in terrible shape. The greens were perfect. Overall pretty average.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 265
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor

bring plenty of balls

This course is pretty remote to most of Central Florida so factor in drive time and gas to the pleasure of playing.
The greens were excellent and most of the fairways were in good shape also.
Water hazards dominate some 14 of the holes. If you are not real accurate or have trouble hitting over water, it is going to be a long day. I was working on a swing change and shot about 15 more strokes than usual...most all water related.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

good greens, a shot makers course

Good variety of green shapes, on the small side, size wise. A shot makers course with the normal Fla. trouble right and left. Very nice water range, with warm up balls provided free with green fee. Large praqctice green.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Gators and Lost Balls

While the front nine is tight with lost balls a result of offline shots, the bak nine opens up and is more playable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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