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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 7237 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.3

Editor's Note: Course closed and redesigned as Cabot Citrus Farms.

The Pine Barrens at World Woods Golf Club is one of two championship golf courses at the club. Named after the numerous pine trees that cover the course especially along the fairways, it feels far removed from the Florida coasts. Tom Fazio designed the course and it is considered not only some of his best work, but one of the best courses in the state. It is a tight golf course that is notorious for its vast waste areas and bunkers. Although it has a modest length of 7,259 yards, there is plenty of length within the layout with many of the par 4s stretching past 400 yards. There are two small lakes that come into play. The fourth hole is one of the most well known, and most photographed, in the state. It is a par 5 with a treacherous waste area dominating the right side all the way to the green.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Winter Rye
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1993) Jan Bel Jan Dennis Wise (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes - 300 tees
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover, Diner's Club
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.5
939 Reviews (939)

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Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course and conditions.

Sand bunkers are on every hole. Practice facilities are the best I have ever seen. They even have 3 full size practice holes. Will go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

very good

The golf course is beautiful. We will play again.
If you like rolling hills and sand, the pine barrens is
the course to play,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Best shape ever

Wonderful conditions currently, from greens to fairways and sand areas.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Serious Golfers and Golf Lovers Only

World Woods is worth the trip if you are devoted to golf, course design, and serious challenge. Amazing how a course with such little water or forced carry could be so difficult, but it is! The snack bar is understaffed, and we couldn't check in upon our arrival one hour prior to our tee time due to antiquated computer program in the pro shop, but this is quibbling. The courses are the real stars here! (Not the amenities of which there really are none).Go, but PLEASE TEE IT FORWARD here! Can't wait to go back to play the other course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Lots of pine trees!

Played this course on December 15 th on my trip to Tampa from Ohio. course has a wooded and rolling terrain and the grounds are well maintained. greens were not too fast when I played in the morning because of the dew but got faster as the day dried them out. True Palmer course with tricky shots in many locations.
A bit pricey in my opinion but used to paying more than the very reasonable rates for Ohio courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Awesome

Awesome - and just 12 minutes away, what more could I ask...............

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

All around wonderful experience

The complex offers not only two of the finest courses in the Tampa Bay area, but the practice facilities are world class and provides the golfer many quality options to hone all skills. The Pine Barrens course is one of the greatest layouts with some of the mokst specatular holes that I have ever played. The waste areas challenge the golfer on most of the key shots and the greens demand not only solid iron play into them, but will challenge even the best of putters. I will definitely make the hour trip from Tampa to play the course again. GREAT JOB!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Hidden Gem

Greens putted true, but exceptionally slow. Worth the drive from Tampa.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

What a course!

Absolutely fabulous course. From the initial drive onto the property to putting the clubs in the car, I could find nothing to complain about. Some of the most beautiful landscaped and designed holes I've played. The fairways were not all flat and smooth lending to many uneven lies, adding to the challenge. This is the first course I've played where ALL sand areas (even greenside) were treated as waste bunkers allowing grounding the club and practice swings. The greens were very undulating and fast making putts a real challenge. The clubhouse was pretty spartan, but that's not why I played there.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

World Woods Pine Barren Course

Speed of play was great. Well worth the money. We had an awesome time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

challenging, requires your whole game

all your game is needed here. ample driving areas, but misdirection is punished. undulation in greens requires hitting to correct portion of the green. visually stuning holes with several par 5s requiring choices of driving and 2nd shot areas. split fairways, divided by sand waste areas, on several holes offer choices. A TOP 50. this day overseeded greens were a bit slow and several putts fell short.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Great course

Great layout and very challenging. Beautiful holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great golf course

The best course in the tampa brooksville area . Play it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf course done the right way

T played "Pine Barrons" To play this course well,many decisions need to be made. From the mutipe choices of fairways to pins that are devilously situated either elevated
or situated close to waste areas or water. If strategy is in
your golf bag play this course.
.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Best course we played around Tampa

With the Golfnow deal, this was hands down the best course and value in the Tampa area. Tough greens, large, well manicured, but crazy pin placements. FUN

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course, well bunkered with lots of elevated greens

This was my second round on Pine Barrens. It is a fantastic course with great visual features. Well bunkered with lots of elevated greens, however I thought the greens were a bit slow. They seemed fuzzy so perhaps I caught them on a bad day. Other than that there is nothing but superlatives to offer on Pine Barrens!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout, slow greens

This course has a great layout reminiscent of Pine Valley. However, on the day that we played, the greens were maybe a 4-5 on the stimpmeter, which is just unacceptable. Having said that, if these greens were 12, then it would take 6 hours to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Intimidating but a good challenge.

Forget the trees, it is not as difficult as it looks.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 150
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor

Great Tom Fazio design, pristine conditions

Has everything to challenge a golfer, "driveable par 4", water, dunes, multi-tier greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course!

The fairways, tee boxes, and greens were all in wonderful condition; groundskeepers were everywhere doing a great job cleaning pine needles off the greens and tees and cleaning the bunkers. We love both courses at World Woods!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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