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3.3
455 Reviews (455)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
187
3 Stars
136
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
31
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.7
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
69.8%
Recommend this course
333 out of 455 reviews
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3.9
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.5%
Recommend this course
13 out of 17 reviews
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3.4
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
69.5%
Recommend this course
41 out of 59 reviews
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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 6,771-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 Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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3.3
455 Reviews (455)
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5.0
Previously Played

Staff is amazing

Every time I go to sweet water I leave with a smile on my face, the club house manager is goated and everyone else is very friendly. I got a smorgasbord of pizza which was delicious and was prepared quickly, the course itself is great and the price is just right. 10/10

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 239
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
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Sweetwater golf and country club

The staff and the country club is very nice with good food. The corse was in below average condition, the layout was awful and there’s no driving range or practice greens. We had a maintenance worker on almost every hole with us and several times in the range of the shot so that was very uncomfortable. Overall I will most likely never go back or recommend anyone to.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Sweetwater April 25

My nephew and I played Sweetwater Sat. 4/19 starting mid-morning, we finished at 2:00, so a solid 4hour round. Like a lot of local courses, the dry winter beat up the fairways. Still very playable, but not Sweetwater at its best. We both enjoyed the smooth, and fast rolling greens. What the fairways lacked, the greens made up for. The staff was great. All were very personable and welcoming. All and all, a good day

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coming along Great

Greens were fantastic and in great shape. Fairways have improved a ton albeit with little more work needed and they are doing it. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. A driving range would be great and a more stocked pro shop but great value and course is coming along great. Keep it up, we’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Worst course in years

Only positive thing about this course is the clubhouse after the round for cold beer and pizza.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Just Retire It!

I’ve played this course in the past before they started all the renovations and condo building and it used to be a fun track. This course is totally screwed up now. The layout on the front nine makes absolutely NO SENSE. They rearranged the front nine to make room for condos but it’s a golfing nightmare. Worst layout in all of Orlando! The back nine has what I would call a normal layout. Overall the course is in bad condition. The greens were BAKED and hard as concrete. Good luck getting your ball to bite. Looks like they’re trying to save on their water bill. The fairways were super thin…it’s obvious they didn’t over-seed. And the tee boxes were basically ignored. When it comes to a par 3 you’d at least want THOSE tee boxes to be decent, but that wasn’t the case. They’ve practically destroyed a fun course to make room for more houses and condos. At least the staff was super friendly…that was the only positive. Oh and I arrived looking to purchase golf balls in the pro shop for my round and they didn’t have any for sale (not even used ones). The pro shop was completely empty except for drinks. I’ve never seen a pro shop (at least that’s what they call it) that doesn’t have golf balls for sale. I have officially taken this course out of my rotation and won’t be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 239
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Improving, except

Greens coming along well, fairways and traps still need to catch up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love the course and the fact that the staff is working very hard to keep the course in great shape is an absolute plus

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good bang for the buck

Lots of tenants of the golf community around the course. Some waiting.

Lack of water visible in places, but OK to play.

Booked with GN it was a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very improved

If you have never played this course before you might give it no more than three stars, maybe even one. We play it often and overall and have seen vast improvements. The greens are playable, slow but always have been. The fairways are very dry, we need rain, so move your ball a view inches. The fairways will recover, the greens will improve even more and you will have a nice round of golf .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Evolving

It was my first experience at this facility and I saw it had mixed reviews. The poor ratings were mostly for course conditions. I can say the greens were very good with a couple under some point of reconstruction. The fairways were ok and you could see that they are putting some effort into them as well.

The staff was absolutely fantastic! Rosemarie in the bar is so much fun.

I’d play here again and I’m hopeful for their continued efforts to make it even better

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Can Do Better

Course was decent enough for the price. Some tee box marker positions were not consistent and some just did not make sense.

In the morning the club house did not sell coffee and also it does not sell gold balls. We did not see tees or golf gloves for purchase either.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

Unless you get a hot deal not worth it.

Virtually no fairways.

Tee boxes are in rough condition.

Greens are hard fast and in pretty poor condition as well.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 250
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

been awhile

It has been over 10 years since I played here...now being on Golfnow caused me to try it again...course was in good shape...people friendly...a lot of really old golfers moving quite slow but okay...they only have 40 golf carts so even though I got out on time...had to wait to get a returning cart...this was a Monday so weekends might be an issue. My round trip drive is over 2 hours on surface streets so probably won't play here regularly but would if it was closer

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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