Pine Barrens at World Woods Golf Club

I've played just about every course in the Tampa area and Pine Barrens is by far my favorite.

I think we paid $50 for an early morning Friday tee time which was great value for this course. We got a little nervous as we came to the first putting green we saw because they were slow and bumpy, but luckily the greens were nothing close to that. The clubhouse is nothing special but everyone there was very welcoming and accommodating. The bacon egg and cheese breakfast sammy was great, highly recommend getting one (or two). Overall the course was in great shape. The greens rolled great, not overly fast but still challenging if you left yourself above the hole. Tee boxes and fairways were in good shape and the bunkers were all well kept. The layout of this course is fun, no two holes feel the same and it requires some strategy off the tee.

No houses, no road noise, no hassles.......just golf at its finest.

This is by far my favorite course in central Florida. And I think it might be the best value for your money in the whole country. Paid about $32 for afternoon rates, and the course is better than others I've played that cost $200+.

Beautiful piece of property. Lots of land. No houses/buildings in sight. Elevation changes. Smell of pine trees in the air. Aesthetic design and layout. Feels like you're in the mountains -- not in flat swampy Florida.

Course conditions were very good. The lay out is a ton of fun. "Challenging but fair" definitely applies. If you're a bogey golfer and take what the course gives you, you'll do great and have fun. If you try to beat the course and cut corners it becomes more of a challenge.

I like that the clubhouse is pretty spartan -- it's all about the golf. Not a foofy, pompous resort kinda place, even though the course itself is worthy of an elitist 5 star resort.

Course is in great shape considering the heat and lack of rain we’ve been having. Greens a little slower than usual post-aeration. Tee boxes have seen excellent recovery. Fairway turf is generally excellent. Bunkers, however, have been a bit neglected since Covid arrived. The courses here are getting a lot of play this summer, and Rolling Oaks had just been aerated as well, so don’t expect a 3 hour round; I was behind a pair of groups moving at a snail’s pace on the front despite it being a very uncomfortably hot/humid afternoon.

It is always a pleasure to play World Woods. Golf the way it should be. No houses, no road noise, each hole independent from each other and no worries!

Seldom can you go someplace and flip a coin over which course is better. World Woods has 2 top notch layouts in Pine Barrens and Rolling Oaks.....Same property but 2 distinctively different courses. Pine Barrens is more a shot makers course with tricky greens. Rolling Oaks is what a "minds eye" golf course looks like....rolling terrain, large undulating greens, traps well placed to guide the eye. It is ALWAYS a treat to play at World Woods.

Played today and the course was busy---why because they had an aeration special of $25 on Pine Barrens. There was no notice of that on your website and our charge was $34 plus tax. I had a golf pass monthly reward that I used. Would you want to putt on greens like that when you went to play a course. There are other courses in central Florida you can play without having that problem.You in the pass let golfers know when there was something like aeration and the conditions were not up to par.

Enjoyed the course, although there was a major knat/bug problem that day, which I'm guessing was due to the humidity & overcast that day.

The only negatives would be that you're not allowed to take the carts out to/from your vehicle in the parking lot, & the actual cart I had was actually dangerous. The entire top portion kept acting as if it was going to cave in at any moment. It is bizarre that such a nice course had such abnormally awful golf carts. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. Nonenthless, it was a very nice course.

5 star golf facility. Both courses great. Pine Barond played long today after yesterday's rain. Very well maintained. A few greens with some scars but very playable. Fun track. Need to drive it good to score. Overall a great day.

Every hole was a signature hole. Not like any other Florida course!

Played Pine Barrens a couple weeks ago and the severely dry spring had affected the turf and greens. Whether by rain or irrigation, it’s back to its more typical lushness. A couple greens in recovery with sanded spots. Tee time after 2pm gave a 3 hour round with no waiting at any hole. Always a delightful play.

Pine Barrens is one of the best golf courses I've played, and I've been fortunate to have played some of the best in the country,

It is challenging and deceptive, but not "tricked up" . Greens are undulating and sloping. It is cut out of heavy woods - not a house to be seen....Pure Golf!!

You can have a great score as long as you keep it in the fairway. Greens are wicked tough, especially if you haven’t played here before. . Now that I know the course s not, I’ll be back

Always a pleasure playing this course.Other than greens being on the slow side,conditions are great.Although courses are not as full as normal a ranger was needed with players playing slowly and from wrong tees.

I’ve played World Woods - Pine Barrens many times over the years and it remains a terrific layout and beautiful terrain but this particular visit the fairways were dry and the greens were slow. They rolled true but just slower than normal and some were not in good condition with a fungus issue on some greens.

This could still be one of Florida’s best if they took greater care of the turf. Still an enjoyable day on the Links but missing the incredible condition this course used to be in.

Checking in was a breeze, great service there. Starter was awesome. Gave us the course rundown and even gave us a yardage book to assist us, I mean who does that?! We really enjoyed our round at Barren Pines. Course conditions were not bad, greens are a bit slow and struggling a little. Might be the winter rye dying out, they still rolled well. This is a big course with gracious fairways, the greens are what’s toughest. We drove 1.5 hours to play, didn’t disappoint.