The Savannahs GC: #8
Short part 3 over water, nicknamed the Alligator Trap.
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3.9
989 Reviews (989)
5 Stars
240
4 Stars
493
3 Stars
177
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
85.8%
Recommend this course
859 out of 989 reviews
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3.9
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 54 reviews
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3.9
128 Reviews (128)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.2%
Recommend this course
109 out of 128 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 - "Golf Academy at Savannahs Golf Club"
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

3.9
989 Reviews (989)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improving

New ownership is doing a good job bringing the course back. It was neglected the last couple of years. I played after a long dry spell and all was well but in the past this course had some soggy areas after some rains. Will try it again after some rain

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 127
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Space Coast Golf

The course has stayed static since the last ownership change. The greens are slowly improving but they need to concentrate on getting the invasive grass out of the greens

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Go somewhere else

Unfortunately, it’s just not worth it. I’ve played this course four different times and have never had a good experience. Despite the change in ownership, nothing has improved. This was my first visit back since the switch, hoping for a better outcome, but the cost has increased, the pace of play remains very slow, and the overall atmosphere is unwelcoming EVERY TIME by other golfers. Taken together, it makes for a disappointing experience. I would much rather play elsewhere in Brevard County.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Conditions a lot worse since few years ago

Similar conditions to cocoa beach country club. Probably not worth the play if you’re experienced golfer who likes nice course. Slow greens don’t roll pure and super patchy with dead spots. Just gotta fluff your lie in fairway and rough. If you’re okay with poor condition but relatively cheap and in local area, you could play it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Wet and unkept

Thus course wasn't as good as it has been could be or should be.....

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight greens

Greens are small compared to other courses but this is because many of these holes are not difficult. Most holes are a short iron with an average tee shot. Course management is key. Plenty of water but it really isn’t an issue if you choose the proper club. Most par 4 are a 3 wood or even a mid iron for placement. Par 5 are all pretty easy. Conditions are okay, but definitely playable. Pace of play was awesome staff was super friendly, cart girl came around frequently. Will pay again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

New name…same goat track

New name doesn’t change the fact that this course still stinks. 0/10 would recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not ideal - poor conditions / weird layout

Played this course as a midway point for some friends around the state of Florida.

We arrived and appears the clubhouse is under renovations and did not have many open amenities , locker room/ food / etc.

Once to the range we noticed it was not level and just weeds not real grass.

The course has changed their layout and whole order that made driving the cart very confusing.

I have nothing nice or good to say about the conditions here.

Greens were some of the worst I have played. Fairways were all flooded and mostly mud.

Just was not a good experience playing here.

Value is there at the low price. But I’d rather pay a little more and get a much better experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Bad greens

The greens are in rough shape but the fairways are better than what they used to be, still though the fairways are covered in weeds and the greens have the same weeds on them if they’re no just dead on one end or the other of the green.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 108
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Priorities and timing

This course has a lot of water! Almost every hole has water to one side or the other, some have both. Then there are the holes with forced carries off the tee. If you spray the ball, or are intimidated by water in front of the tee box (and none of them are long carries)...you can lose a lot of golf balls during a round.

I think this course would be fun to play during the dry season. But, in the height of summer its awfully squishy. I suppose that is why it was cartpath only. They really needed to tell that to some of the folks with paving equipment who were re-doing the cartpaths, and tore up parts of their fairways.

Also, they are spending some money on the new asphalt that could be better used on the course. The fairway on the last par 5 was abysmal, and the red tee box looked as though it had been sprayed with grass killer and what little was growing on it was weeds.

It's a tough course, especially if you aren't playing with folks who know the course (fortunately I had three folks who did).

Never saw a marshal and we were waiting the entire back nine on the group in front of us (which is pretty bad when our group was playing from three different tees, so we weren't very quick, so it was a little annoying to get a warning message on the cart GPS on the next to last hole that we were 7 minutes off pace (while waiting for the group in front of us to clear so we could tee off).

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 67
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in terrible condition should of been closed

Fairways were punched and dirt balls all over the fairway should of been an airation notice on web site

Course was soaked from rains standing water in areas

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 127
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Not in great shape

We played the Savannah‘s today. The employees were great. They’re undergoing significant renovations, painting things like that right now. The layout isn’t bad but the condition of some of the tea boxes in fairways were pretty rough. The greens were very, very slow and not the best shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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