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2.9
564 Reviews (564)
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
240
3 Stars
146
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
36
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
55.3%
Recommend this course
442 out of 564 reviews
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2.8
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
57.1%
Recommend this course
8 out of 14 reviews
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2.5
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
43.5%
Recommend this course
20 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at Ironwood consistently earns high praise for their welcoming and professional attitude throughout the round. The course layout rewards strategic shot-making, and rounds move along at a smooth, enjoyable pace.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6607 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.4

Ironwood Golf Club has the distinction of being named one of Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play." Owned by the city of Gainesville, this popular course hosts more than 50 tournaments year. The course winds through a scenic landscape covered with century-old pines and sparkling lakes. Don't be surprised if you're joined by the wildlife that calls the course home, which includes deer and wild turkeys. The layout will keep you guessing with interesting twists and turns. The elevated greens have dramatic drops from front to back, making them a challenge to read. There are strategically placed bunkers throughout Ironwood Golf Club, as well as thick rough along the fairways. The obstacles combined with some tricky doglegs will make you think twice about swinging the driver too freely. Strategy, not strength, is the key to doing well on this course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Wallace (1964) Mike Beebe (2010) MacCurrach Golf (2010)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

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
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

2.9
564 Reviews (564)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Watching the Game 12
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 20
Undulating Greens 15
Water Hazards 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 21
Advanced Golfers 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 19
Near the Airport 19
Worth the Drive 10

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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Love the Hot Deal

This was a well maintained course and we played 18 in less than 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/09/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, garyasmus! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Ironwood Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/01/2022

u314162398210, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Friendly staff

Friendly golfers

Bought Hot Deal for one but there was a foursome at that slot

They told me to play ahead on first tee

Played in 2hr 15 min

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/01/2022

fawstaman, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Ironwood Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good field

The field very well maintained. You can practice on the driven ranch before you start playing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/01/2022

rgomezhelmeyer, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Ironwood Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A very enjoyable day on a very nice municipal 18- hole championship golf course. For winter conditions in Northern Florida, the greens, tees and fairways were better than expected. The pace was a bit slow, but all in all a very nice experience.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 02/01/2022

Hello, u314161172500. Thank you for visiting us at Ironwood Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/19/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Ironwood Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/19/2022

u314162376422, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need work

Wow, thought the course would have been better than the last time I play there. The greens and the fairways need lots of work. It use to be the best course in town but have fallen down of last.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/19/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, orain1644749. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Ironwood Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/19/2022

Hello deckerdanfran,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Dying course

This course use to be fun and challenging. The staffs not vary friendly, the range has a ball machine that wouldn’t accept my code by the time I was done messing around with it and walked back to the clubhouse for a refund. The allotted time for range had exceeded, the clubhouse staff informed me I couldn’t get a refund but gave me a code that doesn’t expire for a year for a bucket of balls. I will probably never use this code for I probably will not return to this course due to the unprofessionalism from the clubhouse to the starter, the starter didn’t understand or know how to do their job. They were letting golfers just go off when the wanted to pair up or not pair up, was allowing the golfers to do what ever they wanted to, tee times didn’t matter. After we got the round started we were on 9 tee box when I golfed drove up from the club house and waited for us to tee off (thinking it was the ranger/started) no it was juts a golfer that didn’t wanna wait their turn on one so the drove out to nine waited for us to to tee off as we were approaching our drives for our second shots we here a ping and look back this golfer had teed a ball up and started playing/hitting into us. It was a joke and Circus for a course with the rudeness of the staff the unprofessionalism of the course staff with the options you have around this course it will be worth the extra 5 mins and the xtra 10$ it cost to play a well mannered and good staff course around the area. It’s safe to say I will not recommend this course to anyone or be coming back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 01/06/2022

Hi, u133262010,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Ironwood Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/19/2022

Hello, Mbseller. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Ironwood Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 01/19/2022

Hello, squire77. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Ironwood Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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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Commented on 01/19/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000007428037! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2022

Hi, fwrazidlo. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ironwood Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/06/2022

Hello tridge4747,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/28/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Taylor4! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improving

Greens are improving. Tee boxes could use some grass. All in all it is getting better including the cart paths

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/09/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Mbseller. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Ironwood Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/30/2021

Thank you for reviewing us, carajita50. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Ironwood Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun Thanksgiving Round

Course layout was beautiful. Course a little rough around the edges at points but overall good time

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/30/2021

Hi, u314162356011. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Ironwood Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

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Anonymous
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Great course. All star rating. Lots of turkey and dear in the evening times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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