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Deer Island Country Club

4.5
2798 Reviews (2798)
Deer Island CC: #7
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4.5
2798 Reviews (2798)
5 Stars
1777
4 Stars
812
3 Stars
136
2 Stars
50
1 Stars
23
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
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94.1%
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2662 out of 2798 reviews
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4.7
92 Reviews (92)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.7%
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89 out of 92 reviews
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4.5
340 Reviews (340)
5 Stars
221
4 Stars
77
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.1%
Recommend this course
313 out of 340 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6885 yards
Slope 144
Rating 74.0

Formerly known as Deer Island Golf and Lake Club.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Gold 72 6885 yards 74.0 144
Blue 72 6558 yards 72.5 141
White 72 6245 yards 71.3 139
White (W) 72 6245 yards 77.4 139
Yellow 72 5706 yards 68.9 125
Yellow (W) 72 5706 yards 74.3 133
Red (W) 72 4860 yards 69.5 122
Red 72 4860 yards 64.9 125
Silver 72 4215 yards 63.0 122
Silver (W) 72 4215 yards 65.9 118
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Scorecard
Scorecard for Deer Island Country Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold M: 74.0/144 410 530 177 414 343 212 423 556 402 3467 403 420 549 184 336 135 496 408 422 3353 6820
Blue M: 72.5/141 367 504 168 403 333 192 377 542 394 3280 369 403 532 174 324 131 468 390 408 3199 6479
White M: 71.3/139 W: 77.4/139 350 491 160 393 315 165 365 530 384 3153 357 387 515 164 315 122 458 367 394 3079 6232
Yellow M: 68.9/133 W: 74.3/133 333 420 138 331 305 142 356 519 343 2887 347 337 445 148 302 109 448 346 308 2790 5677
Red M: 64.9/125 W: 69.5/122 278 410 105 257 225 93 288 426 293 2375 263 322 432 85 230 99 369 336 298 2434 4809
Silver M: 63.0/122 W: 65.9/118 238 369 93 257 176 85 253 394 266 2131 221 292 403 65 213 75 326 275 252 2122 4253
Handicap 5 17 13 1 15 11 3 9 7 6 8 12 2 14 18 16 10 4
Par 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 36 4 4 5 3 4 3 5 4 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 5 11 15 1 13 17 7 3 9 12 8 2 16 6 18 14 4 10

Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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 attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming

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4.5
2798 Reviews (2798)

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ChasMackIII
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course condition would rate pretty low.

Tee Boxes had weeds, large areas where the Bermuda had died, from lack of water.

Greens were very slow to putt on and had some dead areas.

Fairways were ok.

We will not be going back any time soon.

The layout is good and challenging to play.

Conditions Fair
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/06/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
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u275515069
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not what it once was

Played Saturday am. Pace of play was great. Greens in better shape than 2 months ago but very slow. Several tee boxes either all weeds or totally burned out.

Love the layout but the course is not what it was 2 years ago

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Ihatemyjob1
Played On
Reviews 63
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great course

Absolutely loved it, even though my first time playing here. Staff is friendly. Curse is great. When you think of Florida courses this is one. Far beats any course I’ve played in Florida.

Will play again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/05/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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Amrutpatel
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Golfing with gators

Deer Island is in excellent shape and I would highly recommend it. They have 1 temporary par 3 because of wall damage, but the remaining holes are in great shape. I would highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 08/04/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
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Cubman2
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Scottrogaliner
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u00000800051
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Amrutpatel
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Gator land

Course in great shape. I would highly recommend this course. Greens are in great shape. It is a bit way from Orlando but well worth the trip. There is a temporary green on a par 3 but it understable because of damage to a wall by the green. Make a trip, you will not be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Spitfool
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing

What a beautiful well maintained course. Except hole 13 I think it was. But only because they got so much rain.

Surrounded by water and beautiful mansion. Everything was great. The rough, the fairway and the greens.

I am playing there many times more, even though I have a 100 min drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Ilsusa
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Rohrergw
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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BigDMy
Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Ilsusa
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Everard3521464
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

I haven’t played there for a while and was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the overall improvements…will definitely return in a short while!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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jcarra1354
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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uRLXH6741RL
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Deer Island is a nice course. It does have a water on many holes which can make it challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/14/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
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Jeremias291112
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome golf course!

The golf course was in great condition, and good pace of play. Will definitely play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/09/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
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Dof53
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Unique

I really liked this course. It’s kinda in the middle of nowhere but worth the ride. I could see it being a little difficult for some there is a lot of water in play you have to really think your way around the course. And the condition of the course was pretty good not perfect but pretty pretty pretty good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Bogey087
Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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timanddianahester
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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