University of South Florida Golf Course - The Claw

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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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Dark Green | 71 | 6863 yards | 73.6 | 135 |
Gold | 71 | 6288 yards | 71.0 | 126 |
Light Green | 71 | 5939 yards | 69.5 | 122 |
Light Green (W) | 71 | 5939 yards | 73.9 | 126 |
Yellow | 71 | 5353 yards | 70.9 | 115 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Dark Green M: 73.4/128 | 405 | 401 | 524 | 406 | 156 | 494 | 469 | 199 | 426 | 3480 | 399 | 422 | 165 | 418 | 531 | 391 | 186 | 377 | 369 | 3258 | 6738 |
Gold M: 70.4/127 | 386 | 343 | 496 | 363 | 138 | 450 | 408 | 184 | 398 | 3166 | 373 | 378 | 145 | 391 | 506 | 363 | 168 | 326 | 361 | 3011 | 6177 |
Light Green M: 69.1/125 W: 74.9/135 | 371 | 315 | 480 | 343 | 137 | 438 | 391 | 166 | 371 | 3012 | 364 | 368 | 127 | 371 | 487 | 344 | 149 | 314 | 352 | 2876 | 5888 |
Yellow M: 65.6/118 W: 70.7/124 | 348 | 275 | 412 | 319 | 115 | 402 | 357 | 123 | 313 | 2664 | 347 | 313 | 81 | 307 | 469 | 277 | 121 | 252 | 297 | 2464 | 5128 |
Handicap | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Photo submitted by Oogachakaa on 07/25/2023
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Photo submitted by jdrouin11 on 07/14/2023
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Photo submitted by jdrouin11 on 07/14/2023
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This is an actual green Photo submitted by u061505298 on 06/21/2023
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Photo submitted by u681216328 on 04/24/2023
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Photo submitted by u681216328 on 04/24/2023
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Nice Gator only got to see this one. Photo submitted by WqrpupTfsWwPURqauqdk on 03/14/2023
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Photo submitted by WqrpupTfsWwPURqauqdk on 03/14/2023
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Photo submitted by u8394278 on 02/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u8394278 on 02/26/2023
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Photo submitted by 52374404700000001984 on 02/05/2023
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Photo submitted by u00000207768 on 02/17/2022
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That’s a green in the middle of a fairwayzzz Photo submitted by David5385837 on 07/10/2021
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What a beautiful day. Photo submitted by KingOsi on 03/15/2021
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Practice Green Photo submitted by mideastsoldier2003 on 07/03/2020
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Chipping area Photo submitted by mideastsoldier2003 on 07/03/2020
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Clubhouse Photo submitted by mideastsoldier2003 on 07/03/2020
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Clubhouse Photo submitted by mideastsoldier2003 on 07/03/2020
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Fun day with the fellows. We may be back. Photo submitted by KingOsi on 02/12/2020
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Photo submitted by u301479712 on 12/27/2019
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Photo submitted by u301479712 on 12/27/2019
Worse Course in Tampa
The staff is great ! But that’s the extent of it. Tee box is crap. Greens are terrible. How are they still open ? Wow!
Close this dump
Why wait until September? Pull the plug on this dump and get it over with. It’s obvious USF has zero interest in the golf program.
The Claw has gone downhill…fast
This has been a respectable establishment in the past, but the university is losing so much money on the course that they’ve elected against maintaining the tee boxes and greens. Fairways and bunkers are good, but I’ve never seen greens as bad as this. The layout of the course is challenging. Lots of turns, elevated greens, and water hazards. The staff is wonderful. Very friendly and accommodating. They recognize the condition of the course mandates some concessions, and so they’ll gladly work with you on price. They’ll let me boys play with me for free, which is awesome for the boys while they learn.
They need a lot of work
2 out of 18 holes were decent the rest looked like they gave up on the course.
Don’t play here anymore. It’s permanently closing on 6/30
This is such a terrible course. Luckily for the general public, it’s permanently closing June 30th. Don’t waste your money.
Embarrassing
This course is an embarrassment to USF. This is not a playable golf course and should be taken off of GOLFNOW.
The worst course
This course is strictly garage and DONT waste your money and it is getting worst!!!! Waste of time and money!!! They do nothing here on Monday through Thursday cut grass to a minimum and go away on Friday and repeat the process over and over… it is worst than a over used dog park!!! I am writing a letter to the USF board of regents and calling the media. For this course to part of a great college, it is totally embarrassing to USF, Tampa, etc. And the management company that USF is using is ripping the school off and taxpayers!!
The course was horrible!!!
Trees had fallen, many greens were unplayable, someone had crashed into the bathroom and it was unusable. The list goes on and on.
Worst course I have ever played
Despicable that they charge 30$ for such a horribly kept course
Awesome workers, but course conditions are unplayable
There can be good deals for this course on GolfNow but I would wait at least a half a year from this review to see if conditions improve. The greens had virtually no grass and had a concrete feel. The tee box’s were complete sand so when swinging hard you would lose your lead foot as if you were hitting from a bunker. I played this a year ago when the course was well kept and a fun pace of play. I hope I’m returns that way as the layout of the course is great!
no review needed a true cow pasture
I have played now the worst course ever.There is one in Va. that's bad but this takes number 1 prize !!!!!
One of my favorite courses has gone way downhill! Greens are pathetic. It will be awhile before I consider returning to play here. Very disappointing.
Not worth the time or money
The course is in shambles. Greens, tee boxes and overall course is in bad shape. If this was priced at $20 I could understand, but they price it over $35 and not worth the time or money spent. If you are from out of town, book something else. Please take my warning and go anywhere else to play. If you get a hot deal for $20, go run around, but don’t expect flat greens, groomed fairways, tee boxes or anything for that matter. “Clubhouse” is a trailer shack as well 🤦♂️🤨
Course is terrible
The course is in terrible shape and not maintained. Greens have massive dead spots and hard to tell what is fairway vs rough. Tee boxes are mostly sand and any shot from shade is from sand.
Terrible day at the claw
GolfNow did not list the conditions of the course. The from nine had sand on the greens. The back nine the green were non existent. No make shift green or nothing. We were very very disappointed that we did not get a heads up by Golfnow of the conditions of the back greens.
Worst Facility in America
My wife and I played here on Memorial Day thinking we would have an enjoyable round at USF’s golf course. This was hands down the worst golf experience I’ve ever had. From the clubhouse being boarded up and roped off (makeshift pro shop was a small shipping container) to the practice green and course greens looking like land mines went off to the tee boxes providing lies worse than bunkers to the on course restrooms looking like a bomb crime scene with yellow tape, we endured 7 holes in 2 hours and 11 minutes before finally leaving this “golf course.” I can’t imagine what the remaining 11 holes would have produced. The fact we paid $76 for two rounds of golf here is absurd. Choose ANY other course, literally any other golf course.
Reminds me of the War
If you miss the feeling of being shot at while in a trench this course is for you. Plenty of fire from hackers slicing into you.
I’m all seriousness $38 is a joke. This course isn’t worth more than $15. You have to move your ball to grass in the fairways. The greens look like bombs went off. The layout is uninspired.
Please save your time and money and go literally ANYWHERE else.