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3.5
1592 Reviews (1592)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
491
3 Stars
383
2 Stars
240
1 Stars
312
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
74.5%
Recommend this course
899 out of 1592 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.7
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
22
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
37.5%
Recommend this course
24 out of 64 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.5
208 Reviews (208)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
89
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.1%
Recommend this course
152 out of 208 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
1592 Reviews (1592)

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Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

very solid, challenging course. Bunkers were immaculate, rest of the course was in decent shape. One tough hole after another. Good hot deal values in an expensive area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No grass on the fairways.

If you like playing from tight lies, this is the course for you. Even the rough wasn’t rough. The greens were in pretty good shape, but the fairways need a lot of help.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of water still fun

Really enjoyed this course, playing again while we are here. Lots of water but enjoyed the layout. Lots of wildlife. The bar was very nice for after round drink. Menu looked good. Definitely recommend this course. Nice greens and sand traps, really enjoyed it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent layout challenging and makes you play

Played this course several tines this season. Greens are very good with enuff speed and undulations to make it challenging. Fairways are getting burned out due to the amount of heat and lack of rain this season.bunkers in great shape. Plenty of water and dogleg. Pace of.play was real good today due to thw lack of Golfer today otherwise it would be the usual 4.5 hrs.

Pleasent folks in pro shop. Range is a water range with mats. Could use some new rubber tee stems or replace mats with higher quality that u can use yur own tees.

Great value for money

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

What happened? They were getting so close to fixing it.

I played a month ago and the course has led definitely improved to the best it has been in many many years. I came back yesterday to play and couldn’t believe how the course had deteriorated (with the exception of the Greens). All I could think of was either the Head Greenskeeper left or ownership pulled the plug on funding maintenance. Weeds everywhere, sprinkler pipes broken leaking water next to greens on 6 and 13.

I will have to find another place to play as I was excited with the improvements, since I live 5 minutes away. Luckily Pembroke Lakes is fairly close and is always in good shape, as is Jacaranda.

Super sad to see the progress they made on the course fall apart so quickly.

Hoping ownership steps up and spends some money quickly not to lose any more golfers.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow and annoying

They stacked the course with too many foursomes. We started on time at 9:37 and had to wait for each hole to start. There were backups everywhere. People were hitting up on us trying to play. But we had to wait to hit on every hole. After almost 5 hours and only through 16 holes, we left. They only care about profit, not about golfer’s enjoyment. The course was okay, but I prefer Woodmont or Westchester at the same price point

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice day

Course was a little bit dry naturally. Slow play ahead of us, but overall a good experience.

I’ll come back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Vacation golf

Excellent layout with lots of water and lots of character. Greens were in very good shape and putted very well. Tee boxes and fairways were thin and rough and need a lot of work. Same with roughs. Course was very busy and had to wait half hour for a cart. No balls for practice range. Cart girl drove right in front of golfer getting g ready to hit several times. Price was good and greens good but course needs a lot of work.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play, ran out of carts.

The course was over crowded. It took 5 hours to play. They ran out of carts so we started later than our tee time. Conditions weren’t bad. Fairways and greens are overseeded, so there is a big difference between those and the rest of the playing area. Greens are very small. Overall, a bit overpriced for how slow it played and not being in great condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

too slow, greens very small

first time out here, confusion on first tee, another group said they had same tee time as us, no starter there, so we went ahead of them. Group in front of us had 3 teenagers and dad, all trying to play from blue tees but obvious beginners at best, flubbing shot after shot, saw them lose at least 30 to 40 balls. Lots of water and was windy so challenging, did not expect tiny greens, missed couple times by few yards only to find ball off green on hardpan lie or stoney bunker. No marshalls out. There are better shape courses for same price out there, so will not be coming back. Finished in 4h:45 time, waited on every teebox, and we were 4 players. Have nice picture from tee box on 3rd hole with nice waterfall in background up by front of green. was one memorable hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 196
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Needs some TLC

Was first golfer out so pace of play hard to say. The course needs some TLC. The greens weren’t awful (I’ve seen worse) the sand traps were raked and had fresh sand in them but the edges were shot. The fairways are beat. Tee boxes weren’t best weren’t the worst I’ve played either. Pro shop is weak. In a pinch it’s a playable course. Other places available at same price

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Slow Play Times

It is a nice course however it has slow play times in the morning due to overbooking and 6 person play times. Best to play in the afternoon if you want to get through the 18 holes at a reasonable pace.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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