The Eagles Golf Club - Lakes

Course was wet and 90 degree cart rule but overall pretty good shape and fairly forgiving

From the moment we got there the course was running 20 minutes behind on tee times. Once we did eventually tee off it was instantly noticeable that the course does not drain well as the entire course was soaking wet and had random puddles in the middle of fairways. The ruffs were overgrown and a combination of rock and overgrown weeds. There were tee boxes that we were unable to hit off of beCause how muddy they were. The greens were 50/50 either well manicured or awful with dead patches or puddles . Overall the course did not seem well maintained at all.

The pace of play was miserably slow taking almost 5 hours to complete the round. The ranger came back to ask how we felt about the pace of play but never addressed it again with the groups in the lead.

Not a terrible course if it’s dry but good lord. The rain absolutely killed this course. Didn’t drain at all and was basically a muddy mess. It’s definitely a great course if given the right situations, just avoid the rain..

Lakes course is longer but Forrest is tighter. Enjoyed both.

Loved this course. First time playing this course while visiting Tampa for a few days and will say it was well maintained with beautiful greens. Will definitely play again.

For the Normal price this course is below standards. The bunkers were terrible and rock hard. The cart paths were terrible and even dirt in some area. The fairways were average but the greens were decent. Pace was a little slow. But for the discounted price it was good, no ball washers on course. I wouldn’t pay the full normal price for this course, you would be disappointed.

Due to a horrible storm the night before, it was cart path only. But many of the holes were under water and difficult to even walk to your ball. Plus the grass along the fairways were so long we lost many balls.

My opinion the course should NOT have been open

No fault of the Eagles, it’s a good place to play. The heavy rains in Florida the first couple of week in July turned the fairways into sponges.

Cart path only of course with lots of puddles and mud around the paths.

I skipped the first four holes on the Lakes and tees off at five because there were foursomes at every tee box. Once I got on 5 the pace of play was fantastic, no other stops.

Considering the wet and soggy turf, the conditions were not that bad. The fairways were not overgrown and greens were in good shape. I like playing here, staff is nice

And the course is challenging. I did come across an 7 foot gator in the rough near where a drive landed. Gator was in the high grass rather motionless. I kept my distance.

Look forward to the course drying out so greens speed up and some bounce off the fairways. Hopefully next week rains let up.

With the Tampa Bay area having been drenched by the hurricane & heavier-than-usual amounts of “follow-up” rain, I understand the soggy conditions that were experienced on this day; HOWEVER…it started with a greeting from the young man in the Pro Shop that came across as “forced friendliness.” When I arrived at the driving range for warm-up and set up on the teeing area, there was a sign of things to come-basically, dead grass (thankfully, I chose to wear spiked shoes and reminded myself throughout the warmup and the round that I needed to execute a controlled swing). The starter was very helpful, as he recognized that I was playing as a single and advised me of the following: 1) the Lakes Course was flooded in areas, 2) there was a group on the 1st tee and suggested that I head over to the Forest Course (which was both appreciated and happily accepted). I chose to play from the Blue Tees. As expected from my experience on the driving range, it was nearly impossible to find areas on the tee boxes where one could find a good piece of grass in order to tee the ball combined with an area which could provide you with good footing (although I did keep my swing under control for the majority of the day, there were a few occasions where my back foot would slip out from under me during the follow-through). Taking into consideration that it was impossible for the maintenance staff to get their machinery onto the fairways & the rough, they get a pass for that day; however, had the weather conditions been normal, the course conditions would more than likely been less than average (at best)-dead tee boxes, and bare spots on the fairways & some greens (please note that for the most part, the greens did roll better than average on the top-dressed areas and wherever there was grass). To make matters worse, the Forest Course is an “out and in” design, meaning that the routing does not return to the Clubhouse/Pro Shop after 9 holes. There is no “Halfway House” on the Forest Course, and there was no beverage cart to be found during my round (note to the restaurant staff: this is NOT good on a hot day).

Upon completion of the round, I decided that I had experienced enough of The Eagles and left without stooping for lunch in the Clubhouse; therefore, 1) iI can’t provide a rating, 2) since I’ve experienced my first and last visit to The Eagles, I won’t be able to do so.

I guess we can’t expect much for $35, eh?

I know it rains bad in the summer BUT this course was so Nader water on too many holes. It made play slow and you would lose your ball in the tall uncut grass. I get it the grass was high because of not being able to cut it due to the rainy conditions. But the course should not have been open for play

Greens were in typically VG condition. Tee boxes as well. course was very wet due to recent rains and rough in some areas was excessive as a result.