Westchase Golf Club

I thoroughly enjoyed my round here. Challenging holes, fairly fast greens, nice conditions, lots of variety. A very nice day.

First time at Westchase in about a decade because it does not offer tee times on GolfNow.com and their rates always seem to be near the higher end for golf in Hillsborough County. I'm sure they know their pricing points based on their location in the middle of a very populated area, but I found a pretty empty golf course after 2pm on a breezy weekday afternoon. Every employee I encountered was really top notch, whether it was the man working the Pro Shop, the woman working the bar/restaurant or the starter from Green Bay named Doug, Doug was the most interesting guy I've talked to at a golf property in quite awhile and he's obviously more than just your everyday starter. GPS is in the carts, but even with that, this is a tight golf course that must be managed with accurate golf shots. There are more than a few difficult tee shots and forced carries. Honestly, I do not like the overall design of the front nine, but the back nine seemed fair despite stretching beyond 3400 yards from the blue tees. Conditions are inconsistent, as evidenced by a horrific excuse for tee boxes on #3 and plenty of recently laid sod that is already patchy or outright dead around the edges of tees and greens. I'll come back and play again before things get busier later this year, as long as I find another competitive rate...which isn't easy to do at Westchase.

Really enjoyed the layout! Greens were in great shape minus a few fringe areas that had recently been replaced and were growing in and were slower than most courses (guessing about an 8 on the stemp).Most of the tee boxes were in good shape except for about 3 of them. Fairways were in great shape but need to be cut to allow for some more roll. Overall a great Florida style layout that I want to play again in prime season to see it at its best. Priced at around $60 is a little overpriced for this layout in the summer based on the conditions I experienced IMHO.

Fun layout. Plenty of challenging holes. Overall good condition with a few spotty tees. I would play here more but the greens are really what hold me back. Hard and shaggy and even though they just punched them a few weeks ago it hasn't gotten any better. I've only played here once when the greens were cut down to a reasonable speed.