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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
3.5
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.3
Amenities
1.6
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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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1.9
835 Reviews (835)
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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

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!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They need a lot of work

2 out of 18 holes were decent the rest looked like they gave up on the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Embarrassing

This course is an embarrassment to USF. This is not a playable golf course and should be taken off of GOLFNOW.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course I have ever played

Despicable that they charge 30$ for such a horribly kept course

Conditions Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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 !!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

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 🤦‍♂️🤨

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

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