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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 72 | 6607 yards | 72.4 | 127 |
| Blue | 72 | 6086 yards | 69.2 | 124 |
| Green | 72 | 5589 yards | 66.8 | 118 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5589 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
| Yellow | 72 | 4805 yards | 65.5 | 111 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 4805 yards | 69.0 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange M: 71.8/130 | 499 | 361 | 421 | 180 | 367 | 217 | 386 | 420 | 528 | 3379 | 146 | 385 | 544 | 414 | 164 | 382 | 342 | 508 | 315 | 3200 | 6579 |
| Blue M: 69.6/125 | 471 | 331 | 385 | 162 | 337 | 197 | 346 | 387 | 492 | 3108 | 135 | 356 | 516 | 395 | 148 | 342 | 311 | 476 | 295 | 2974 | 6082 |
| Green M: 67.3/121 W: 72.4/125 | 438 | 298 | 350 | 145 | 311 | 174 | 322 | 365 | 461 | 2864 | 123 | 321 | 484 | 350 | 134 | 313 | 272 | 445 | 285 | 2727 | 5591 |
| Yellow M: 63.6/112 W: 67.9/116 | 355 | 266 | 328 | 129 | 224 | 152 | 282 | 316 | 375 | 2427 | 110 | 271 | 458 | 312 | 99 | 268 | 230 | 396 | 230 | 2374 | 4801 |
| Handicap | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 14 |
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 03/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u9680216 on 03/06/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161172500 on 01/21/2022
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Photo submitted by juandonis99 on 10/03/2021
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No. 2 green view from fairway. Photo submitted by u314159783524 on 07/27/2020
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9th fairway Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
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9th fairway... having to tee up to hit, about 200 out from green in middle of fairway. Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
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#9, looking toward green. All fairways are like this. Photo submitted by hometeamfla on 04/09/2017
Enjoyable
Not the best greens but with tee boxes from 5000-6500 yards theres challenge for everyone. Starter was super friendly.
Bang for your buck!
Ironwood is a sold course that allows you to use your whole bag. There’s some some fun holes out there short and long par 3 risk reward holes all through. Not a bad option.
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Nice Course
The course was in good condition, greens had been punched and sanded. Staff is very friendly.
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Hi Frank1233456. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course.
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A great course for the money! Very nice and friendly staff! Greens were super slow and recently aireated...not pleasant putting at alll...especially if you are normally playing on nicer courses with speedy greens! The fairways overall were good...just a little hard in areas. Tee boxes were good but the bunkers need alot of work! Especially the long grass in and around the edges. Pretty short and easy course. Typical for a public municipality owned and run course. I would play again if in the area.
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Love the layout
The course plays great. Staff is always so friendly. Only complaint (on me technically) is that greens were aerated and there were more than a few sandy greens. Would still recommend it though. Had a great time!
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, u000006314172! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Not bad...greens were in rough shape
Greens has recently been punched but there was an abnormal amount of sand on most of the greens. Made approach shots and putts pretty frustrating.
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Nice course, aerating greens
It was very crowded at first, we had to wait for 2 groups to tee off right at our tee time. Fortunately the pace got moving after that for the most part.. the greens were being aerated at the time which was annoying but understandable
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Best value in central Florida.
A little biased here since this has been my local course for 15 years, but you can’t beat ironwood. Course is long enough without being annoyingly hard, and tight enough to make you use your brain but not so tight that you can’t use your nice golf balls. It’s not the most interesting or exciting layout (no elevation changes, no super interesting holes), and the greens are usually a bit thick and slow, but it is absolutely robbery that’s you can play this course for no more than $40. If you’re in Gainesville, this is the spot without traveling. The staff is the best, the value is too good to be true, and you’ll have a great a time.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, Stvnprnds2010. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!
Hello, u3230471. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Thank you for choosing Ironwood Golf Course. We can't wait to earn those last two stars next time!
Average course
The guy playing in front of me was wearing a tshirt and gym shorts so that should tell you all you need to know. It’s a good course for college kids and beginners. The greens were terrible. Luckily it’s pretty inexpensive so don’t expect too much when you go out there.
Hi Alex5706245! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!
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Rangers Wanted!
Course and greens are in very good condition. Only drawback was the pace of play. COVID has taken its toll on having rangers enforce the pace. I'd play again but only during the week.
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Great value course and great staff!
Love coming out to ironwood for a Sunday round. Been 4-5 times and enjoy it more and more everytime. Great conditions for the most part and for under $20 most days I’m not complaining!
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Call Suzanne great day enjoy everything about the play of the day
Go play you will like the layout atmosphere of the cross and their management
Hi bigboy23. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course.
Very nice
Excellent course... need a little more TLC on fairways and greens
Overall was great sharing a round there....
weakest point is the bunkers
Management should bring sand for refills those .That would do the magic around this place
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I like this course
I have a friend who comes down from Canada twice every winter to place this course. He has other options but likes this one. He introduced me to it, though I have lived within ten minutes for 17 years. I love being out on this course and it has been a great one for getting back in the game, which I have not played since the 1980s, back when woods were wood. I really give this course 4.5 stars.
Hi u314159995687. 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.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, gary44eagle! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course!
Nice layout. Very dry
We enjoyed the course. The pace of play was amazing 18 holes in 3 hours. The course due to lackI of rain was very very dry. Therefore some greens were bumpy and speeds varied. The fairways were hard and rough non existent. Definitely will play again Hoping for rain in all if central Florida.
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Enjoyable play!
Thoroughly enjoyed the day, unfortunately the last at Ironwood for a least 30 days! Closed by order of the city of Gainesville in an attempt to slow down the spread of the virus.
One tiny thing that could have made the day more enjoyable - my husband and I play "Best Ball" and move along quite well. Four young men were playing directly ahead of us, and there was no one in sight in front of them on the back nine - yet they did not let us play through. Not a big deal, but probably would have made the latter part of the day more enjoyable for both sets of players, as there was no one near behind us, either. Just saying ... overall, a great day!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Carmie! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ironwood Golf Course!
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