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Conditions
2.6
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6863 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.6

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 10/2023.

The newly renovated Claw at USF, named thus for its many doglegged fairways, offers a distinct layout that seamlessly winds through moss draped oaks and towering pines on pristine Florida preservation land. You will enjoy the fact that there are no houses crowding the fairways. Located at the University of South Florida, this manicured course is home to alligators, deer, turkeys and many other rare inhabitants. You will feel like you are playing in the heart of a nature preserve. "The Claw" is also home to the nationally ranked men's and women's USF Golf Teams. Elevated greens and new Tif-Dwarf putting surface, will test your finesse and shot making ability.

Course Details

Year Built 1967
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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2.9
835 Reviews (835)
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Reviews 30
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

University needs to cough up some money.

Very outdated. Pro shop is in a metal box. Tee boxes are a mess, fairways were mostly okay and greens were very slow. First time to place but would probably go back. I thought a lot of the holes were challenging for me. Staff very friendly. Very few people there so enjoyed our own pace.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Something new

Very good for the $. The tee boxes do need extra care. All of them needed grass or some kind of turf. The putting was very sandy and had bad spots on it. Definitely could use TLC. The driving range was used for the university which was nice but for the public terrible condition. No place to pitch and no place to buy balls. I think people were having practice balls in shopping bags——-

The check in or pro shop was make shift. It needs to updated badly.

Overall you will enjoy it

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Tough

Tough course, not in the best conditions and they’re not doing anything with it either. But it is challenging and fun to play

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Dump

Course conditions were poor at best. No grass in most tee boxes.

Greens were slow and shaggy. Thin fairways and rough. Don’t waste your time!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Nothing special

The club is a shipping container. Nothing very special about this course, greens are average, tee boxes are close to straight dirt. I will say the course has gotten better since I went to the university.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Rude manager and terrible conditions don’t waste your money.

I have had a membership here for a while and just decided to cancel due to the rude staff and course conditions. The membership includes range balls everyday but they barley ever have because they don’t pick them often so half the time I go they aren’t any available. Don’t waste your money or time. pace of play is crazy slow and everything is very unorganized. No starter for tee times so it’s first come first serve. Also have u ever been a MEMBER of a golf club that refuses to give you ice unless you buy beer from them??

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The fairways and greens were in decent condition. The tee boxes are in horrible shape and almost unusable. Will continue to play yearly, and maybe one of these years they may have clubhouse and cart barn?

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Conditions!

I played this course on 4/6 and was absolutely thrilled with the condition of the course. The greens are always great and were rolling very true this round. The fairway was kept pretty nice as well. Great time to get over to the course and play a practice round!! Definitely recommend at this moment (and I am someone who has walked off of this course in the past out of frustration of the conditions. Now is great)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Value

Paid less than 20.00 to play, was done in about 3 hours. Course could use some up keep, though.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great rate

A challenging course. Elevated greens. Needs some work, but very peaceful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Don’t go hungry

They have no clubhouse. They have no restaurant. And one bathroom outside.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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