Sweetwater Golf & Country Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6238 yards | 70.2 | 127 |
| Blue | 72 | 6015 yards | 69.1 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 5732 yards | 67.9 | 122 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5273 yards | 65.7 | 114 |
| Red | 72 | 5108 yards | 69.8 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.2/127 W: 76.2/134 | 201 | 488 | 187 | 349 | 318 | 321 | 392 | 176 | 455 | 2887 | 354 | 611 | 293 | 346 | 524 | 190 | 497 | 183 | 353 | 3351 | 6238 |
| Blue M: 69.1/125 W: 75.0/132 | 197 | 477 | 170 | 340 | 311 | 314 | 385 | 166 | 445 | 2805 | 345 | 564 | 284 | 315 | 512 | 182 | 483 | 179 | 346 | 3210 | 6015 |
| White M: 67.9/122 W: 73.4/129 | 195 | 469 | 166 | 311 | 305 | 296 | 340 | 156 | 440 | 2678 | 336 | 533 | 275 | 308 | 460 | 175 | 460 | 170 | 337 | 3054 | 5732 |
| Yellow M: 65.7/114 W: 70.9/123 | 185 | 436 | 139 | 281 | 299 | 266 | 319 | 141 | 428 | 2494 | 319 | 465 | 265 | 265 | 435 | 165 | 404 | 135 | 326 | 2779 | 5273 |
| Red M: 64.9/112 W: 69.8/122 | 165 | 432 | 132 | 274 | 291 | 262 | 302 | 109 | 420 | 2387 | 317 | 461 | 256 | 255 | 430 | 157 | 398 | 131 | 316 | 2721 | 5108 |
| Handicap | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Par | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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.