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3.3
495 Reviews (495)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
200
3 Stars
152
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
35
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
67.9%
Recommend this course
359 out of 495 reviews
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3.1
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
60.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 35 reviews
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3.3
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
67.3%
Recommend this course
35 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and smooth pace of play make every round at Sweetwater a welcoming experience. The course offers strong value with fast-rolling greens and an entertaining mix of short par 4s and challenging par 3s.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6238 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.2

Sweetwater Country Club is situated amid the beauty of the Wekiva State Park. Sweetwater is one of Orlando's premier golf courses, boasting a challenging championship layout with some of the area's best greens. The classic links layout brings a taste of Scottish golf to central Florida. Mature oaks shade the golf course, lining the fairways and framing the greens. The 6,238-yard layout offers a good amount of length but it's definitely not a grip-it-and-rip-it course thanks to tight fairways that require accurate shot placement. The course is home to one of the longest par 5s in the Southeast, a challenging 625-yard hole that is aptly named the "Loch Ness Monster." The heavily tree-lined hole double doglegs around a large lake. There are some challenging holes but Sweetwater Country Club isn't overly punishing for the high handicapper.

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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Fairways Tiff-Eagle Grass
Greens Tiff-Eagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Lloyd Clifton (1975)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.3
495 Reviews (495)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 28
Bunkers 19
Elevation Changes 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Seniors 22
Advanced Golfers 19
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 19
Worth the Drive 17

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great value

Great course for the price, pretty cool layout. Shop is under construction so not much to offer there, and the first hole is shortened. Will definitely be back after everything is complete! One of the holes had a bunch of mowers and lots of equipment laying outside of the left side fairway rough. The cart girls were very nice! Went on a Sunday late morning and only ran into a couple other groups of golfers, was wide open for the most part!!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time playing here.

Confused entry. Check in out side. Green were good but fairways were poor condition. Tee boxes not very good.

Won’t be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Course needs some TLC

Not as bad as most of the reviews. Enjoyed our round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time using golf now. Confirmation did not include code to get into property. Had to wait for another car to follow in. Club house not open. Only employee was filling gas carts had to flag down mower operator. Course traps had no rakes and looked like they were not raked for weeks. Big disappointment.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 494
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

Sweetwater

It is a $45 or less course at the moment. Bunkers are unplayable. Fairways are more crabgrass than grass. Focus appears to be on building a new clubhouse. Course has deteriorated significantly over the last month. Focus needs to be on the course or you will not have enough play to cover the monthly nut. I will not be back any time soon.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Been Better

Quality was nowhere near when I played a few months ago. Many greens were brunt out. Clubhouse still not finished. Paid $45 online and sign when leaving says to enquire directly about 50% off rounds.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First Time, from a twice a month High Handie capper.

Just here in Apopka visiting family.

The course is under going a large renovation, no club house amenities, #1. Tee has been moved to accommodate new houses,( which also deleted the Driving range).

Front nine playes in between residential homes, which I found to be a little tight.

The bunkers are a mess, no rakes to be found. A lot of the greens had issues, " bald spots and such ".

The back nine opens up rather nicely. This course has potential, let's see what they do with it.

D. SMITH

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pleasant layout and surroundings

Staff was friendly. I have played there several times before the recent changes and it used to be a pristine course. It’s evident that they are trying, nice new carts, clubhouse being renovated, however, should they not make a serious effort to make the greens better (about 5 or 6 of them) and make the bunkers better, pretty soon very few golfers will be willing to play there….and as far as I’m concerned, that would be a travesty!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No where near country club course.

Very disappointed after driving an hour thinking it would be in country club shape but it was more like a field then fairways. Tee boxes were terrible, and first hole shares the maintenance dirt entrance. Then hole 2 is parallel to hole 1 requiring you to drive back up the dirt cart path towards hole 1 tee box before turning right behind maintenance building to reach hole 2 tee box as next group is teeing off at you! After hole 2 the course layout does get better but conditions were poor. Bunkers weren't raked, and no toilet paper in restroom. Only good thing was the greens. I think it's over-priced for conditions it was in. Hopefully they're working on restoration because it has great potential.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was ok… some of the green were NOT GOOD!!! Most of tee boxes were in BAD SHAPE!!! But for price …. It was ok..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a disappointment

Now I know why tee times were available. Course in pretty bad shape. Front 9 the worst. Tee boxes mostly sand with the odd blade of grass or weeds. Fairways not much better. Sand trap’s haven’t been raked in god knows how long. Only staff I meet was at checkin in the parking lot. Club house closed and not accessible. Only washrooms were on course. Course located in a gated community. Had to call course for access code to get in.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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