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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Keeps getting worse
Waste of time and money. It just keeps getting worse and worse.
No wonder the Bulls are bad at golf
So much of the course was water logged and full of mosquito water. Some of the layout was designed to lose golf balls instead of just being difficult. Frank was top notch though. No 19th hole to get drinks after the round either. Not worth the drive or money.
Thank you for your review, Benjamin. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@theclawatusfgolf.com to discuss your concerns further.
Course is in poor shape.... no see- em flies will get you on every hole
I've played here many times over the past ten years. This is the worst I've seen it. Including the nuisance flies!
Thank you lebco2 for coming out to The Claw an playing. We are extremely disappointed that you didn't have a good experience. We would love to talk to you about this further. Please email me at jsparrow@theclawatusfgolf.com with your best contact information so we can discuss this further.
-John Sparrow GM
Claw
Course was in awful condition. This was my first and last time to play the Claw.
Thank you so much for coming out to The Claw an playing this past weekend. We are extremely disappointed that you didn't have a good experience. We would love to talk to you about this further. Please email me at jsparrow@theclawatusfgolf.com with your best contact information so we can discuss this further.
-John Sparrow GM
Course is terrible
The whole course is terrible. The fairway, rough, greens, everything was overgrown unruly and quite frankly half a** cared for. If the course was $10 for 18 holes I wouldn’t care, but spending $60 for two people at 11:00 am to play is outrageous. And that was a deal... we left at the ninth hole because the ‘pro shop’ which was a container was locked, and we didn’t feel like waiting around for Cheetos and snickers. Overall experience was 0 out of 5 stars. I hope no one plays here ever again. Stay away
Thank you so much for coming out to The Claw an playing this past weekend. We are extremely disappointed that you didn't have a good experience. We would love to talk to you about this further. Please email me at jsparrow@theclawatusfgolf.com with your best contact information so we can discuss this further.
-John Sparrow GM
Nice round
Course was in good shape.
Did not cost much.
Staff was friendly
Thank you Chris for your review. We look forward to seeing you back out here soon!
Thank you Jcecil for your review. We look forward to having back soon!
Course needs serious improvements
There needs to be some serious improvements on the course. Pro shop is a shipping crate as well as bathroom. Bathroom had no running water to wash hands. This should be a high priority especially with covid going on. Course lay out was very challenging. I’d play here again if there were better amenities and huge improvements.
Thank you for your review. We take your opinion seriously and have used it to continue to train our staff. If there is anything further your would like to discuss please feel free to reach out to us at info@theclawatusfgolf.com.
Course not being taken care of
Half of the tees were tore up. The grass in the fairways was long and not maintained at all, also there was tree branches every where. Out of the 18 greens, 5 were in really bad shape. In my opinion it looks like they are not taking care of the course because they want to close it, that's how bad of a shape its in.
downhill
Greens were in good condition. The rest of course in poor condition. Hard to tell where fairways end and rough begins. Tee boxes were very thin. Haven't played here in a couple years and it has really gone downhill. They were renovating clubhouse, so no judgement there.
Thank you for your feedback, Chris. We take your opinion seriously, and are working everyday to improve the customer experience.
Great course to get hammered with the boys. Looking for a nice sober round? Not the place.
A college ran course.
It was an okay round. The greens actually didn't look that bad, but the fairways vs rough was non existent. Need to do something. I'd pay $15 to play here. Nothing more.
Thank you malcolm2anderson for your review. We take your opinion seriously and are constantly working everyday to improve the course and the guest experience. We look forwarded to seeing back out soon.
Condemned Buildings and Shelters, NO AMENITIES
Upon arrival, I noticed shipping containers in the parking lot. Didn't think much of it, and proceeded to the building to check in, and while approaching the building I was thinking some clean up and trimming was in order. I realized when I got closer the building wasn't even open, and walked around to the back. A young man gave me a cart and said you pay in the shipping container in the parking lot. So, off I went, and the young man working there was very nice, and helpful. The staff is great, but the clubhouse, and shelters out on the course are all condemned....needing torn down and replaced. The practice green was burned real bad, the chipping area is all weeds, and the cart barn is standing, but no clue how. See photo's.......USF and Casper golf should be ashamed to have let it get this bad. With all the money they have, they have failed to maintain the place to any standards. Personally until it is remodeled, I have no intention of going back. USF should be embarrassed to have this place associated with them. No place to eat, no beverage cart, and bathrooms in a trailer is no go for me.
Thank you for your review. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. We appreciate your understanding during renovations. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@theclawatusfgolf.com to discuss your concerns further.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to see you enjoyed our course. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back in the future.
Awful
the course needs a lot of TLC, Staff said is the best shape is been in years, I would haven't really hated playing it a year ago then. some greens having biff patches of no grass, and all greens bumpy. many homes in the fairways and patches of missing grass.
Thank you for your review, Jim. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@theclawatusf.com to discuss your concerns further.
Thank you for your review. We take your opinions seriously, and are constantly looking to improve the customer experience. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@theclawatusfgolf.com to discuss your concerns further.
Thank you so much for coming out to The Claw an playing this past weekend. We are extremely disappointed that you didn't have a good experience. Our maintenance team work hard each and everyday. We would love to talk to you about this further. Please email me at jsparrow@theclawatusfgolf.com with your best contact information so we can discuss this further.
-John Sparrow GM