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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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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course Conditions

Started playing this course about a year and a half ago and it was making really good progress and I understand that these process take time. But today was my last time there for awhile until they can make the course playable. $50 for a round of golf to play in fairways that were identical to the roughs. Some of the holes you would lose your ball that was hit in the fairway. The couple in front of us said they were members of the course and they were about to cancel their membership because of the course conditions.

I would rather make the extra 15 minute drive to play Ventura where the fairways and greens are well maintained and pay $30. Sweetwater needs to either mow the grass more often then just Monday or cut the price of their play in half to accommodate for the horrible conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

For the price….

The course was well played out however the fairways and greens were in pretty bad shape

But for the price it was ok

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens under construction

Greens were un puttable. No driving range was a dissappointment

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 239
1.0
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Sad

Have played here for years and it's been in decent shape, but now it's unplayable at any price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Terrible

This is always a last minute/resort course. We know the course and greens are terrible, but sometimes it's just easy to book, because it's always empty. I booked the round through the app and of course when we arrived they were working on the greens and only the back half of the course was open. We still had to pay full price which was $100 for 2 to play the back 9 2x. The employee's are always nice and understand the course is in terrible condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

OK sort of

Watched the price and time on GOLFNOW for a week. The tee time was still open. Staff is friendly and efficient. Sweetwater has new money coming in so there are a lot of things that "need" fixing. I played by myself and there were no others on the course. I played my round in 2 hours. Paths are mostly dirt. Route has a few "squirely" spot between holes. Bunkers are in rough shape and the rake is in the golf cart. #11 is a booger long par 5. The course has changed order of holes in the past month therefore I had to make adjustments because my igolf app did not quite fit.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Basic

If I lived on this course I would play it but do not go out of your way to play here. Highlight: there was no one else playing so we sped right through 18 holes. The course just isn't in great condition and the course layout is horrible

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens need care

Played this course several weeks ago and it was in decent shape. Unfortunately, the greens are now in poor condition, apparently because of a treatment mistake. The course has also converted a par 3 into a par 4 that is poorly marked and basically impossible to play down the "fairway." It has a nice layout otherwise and could be a fun course to play.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Better Soon

The course is very challenging. The entire club is under renovation and improvements including the clubhouse and the course. It a few months it will be a very nice course to play. Lots of dogleg fairways so you won't need to drive very far. Overall a nice place.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Played the course a couple months ago and the fairways and greens were in decent shape. Not so, this time. We were told the groundskeeper applied too much weedkiller, which greatly damaged both the fairways and greens. The course is also lengthening a par 3 into a par 4 and there is currently no way to actually reach the green without hitting into the adjacent fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 239
2.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions

It’s evident that management made a diligence and determined effort to get the playing conditions back to being above average, however, things are not looking good. Most of the greens are being invaded be weeds and could/should have been taken of, now they are really getting worse and soon to be unplayable. Some tee boxes have no grass at all. The clubhouse house is complete and looks great and there is now a beverage cart. Serious efforts must be made to arrest the greens deteriorating conditions, otherwise, the “faithful” few players will disappear! Do the improvements and many golfers will flock to this convenient location!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting layout, very tight lots of sand

Greens were very bumpy and not a true roll, need alot of work. Could be a fun course if the greens were better.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

SW

Beautiful clubhouse almost finished except for restaurant. Very nice and helpful staff. Golf carts are new. Course has a fun layout especially the back nine. Tee boxes and fairways need some TLC.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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