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3.5
1613 Reviews (1613)
5 Stars
168
4 Stars
500
3 Stars
389
2 Stars
241
1 Stars
315
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
72.5%
Recommend this course
914 out of 1613 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.0
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
53.3%
Recommend this course
24 out of 45 reviews
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3.3
165 Reviews (165)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.1
64.8%
Recommend this course
107 out of 165 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6128 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2013. Check Bonaventure Golf Club listing for the remaining opened 18 holes.

Bonaventure West is also known as the Resort Course. This 6189-yard course has less water than the East Course and one extra par 3 on each nine. This is a Charles Mahannah layout, showing this renowned golf course architect at his best.

It has wide fairways and undulating greens. The golf course has lots of tropical vegetation and inhabited by wild parrots, blue herons, snowy egrets, and many other forms of wildlife. Fairways are generous, but hole design makes low scoring a challenge.

The course is perfectly suited for golfers of all skill levels

Course Details

Year Built 1975
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
1613 Reviews (1613)

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff Members

Staff was fantastic right from the Pro shop to the team outside, Marshals were very easygoing and the cart service was the best that we experienced all week. Very enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bonaventure

Its an awesome course, lots of water and narrow fairways. Can be slow but lots of fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fast morning round at Bonaventure

My pay and tee'ed off today at 8:30. The twosome in front of were great golfers so they did not slow us down at all. We even had a Ranger and cart girl out of the course today. Greens were mowed and the Tee Boxes were in great shape. I posted a couple of pictures of the rebuilt 5th and 17th greens. Lots of golfers on the course after we played as the parking lot was semi-full. We went to the bar and had two drafts.

All good at Bonaventure today...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
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 Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bonnaventure

Nice course, lots of water, fast greens. Slow play. Be prepared for at least a 4-hour round. The course needs a warden to move play along. Take a few minutes to look for your ball, drop and move on.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Locals

I booked an early tee time for me and my coworkers. The staff was very helpful getting us going, since it was our first time at Bonaventure. I’d heard a lot of negative thing about the course but the seemed to be exaggerated. The tee boxes and the greens were probably 3/5 but overall the course was pretty nice. I loved the layout and the waterfall. Unfortunately the snack shack still wasn’t opened after our first 9 and the restaurant was closed after we finished.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ignore the old reviews - Great Conditions / Great Price

I played today (08:00) with some of my friends who live here in South Florida. We play here at least once a week and have enjoyed the improvements to the course. The fairways are green and the three problem greens have been completely restored and are in perfect condition.

Holiday visitors / snowbirds are back in town so be sure to get a tee time if you want to play in the morning. The locals have started to come back too and this course can become really busy in the morning.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Late round of golf

I played today on the front nine today and had to head home. I only wish I had time to finish 18.

The parking lot was full at 2:00 so I was no rush to mix it up with all the holiday visitors / once a year golfers out there on the course. I went out around 3:45 and played nine holes in one hour. The first, fifth, and seventh greens have been rebuilt and are in wonderful shape. I was able to get on in three shots on the par 5 - seventh hole. Yahoo, this is my most challenging hole on the course. It has a rather wide fairway yet there's water all along the right side.

Great golf and weather conditions today at Bonaventure. I hope to get out again soon once all the holiday visitors have left for town. Otherwise be sure to book a tee time as this course has become quite popular. Evidently the locals are coming back after the three problem greens have been rebuilt. Don't let the "out of date" reviews scare you away. This course is a Gem!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Value

Good value for the money. A lot of grass and very green, too. Traps are in very good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

This courses in abysmal shape

This course has years of absolutely abysmal shape, couple of months of work isn’t going to fix years of issues and lack of care.. Other reviews are clearly just trying to mislead but the matter of the fact is to be charging anything higher than $25 for this pasture is absurd. This course is by far the worst golf course in at the Miami/Broward County area don’t waste your money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Wow. I really doubt you have played this course lately. Three greens have been rebuilt and are perfect condition. The fairways are green and the tee boxes have new grass growing. Don't throw this course under the bus unless you give a fair chance. Play the course or go Jacaranda and play $ 165.00 for a round.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Ignore older reviews - the course is doing great!

Don't believe the old reviews! I played this course about 8 months ago for $30 and swore I'd never play it again. Even for thirty bucks, it wasn't worth it. The fairways were cow pastures and the greens were basically all sand and unplayable.

Then a buddy told me he came out on a whim a few weeks ago to play it and that they had completely fixed it up. I decided to give it another shot and WOW! The improvement and turnaround is almost unbelievable. Fairways are in fantastic shape and the greens are mostly great. Tee boxes and rough still need some work but it is getting there and for the money, you can't beat the value.

If you are afraid to play it because of the older reviews - or swore it off like I had - give it a chance. You'll be thrilled at how much it has improved.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Turning around!

This course was in bad shape for the summer as it is so hard to maintain the fairways and greens but now the overall conditions of the course is great! There are some greens and tee boxes that could be better but they will be good for the winter season I'm sure. All the negative reviews aren't really fair. The course is great specially when compared with last year and summer conditions, I will continue to play it as I believe it will be better in the next few weeks and months.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice layout, poor TeeOff

TeeOff are scrapped

The greens are slows

The fairway are nice

The layout is very nice

It is worth the amount paid

I will reply that course

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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