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Sweetwater Golf & Country Club
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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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Interesting
Finding the club house is interesting. Interesting check-in process. I've never had to leave my driver's license w/the club house before. That was interesting. 1st hole, sand tee box, play 1 and then drive back to the tee again to play hole 2, that was interesting. Front 9 was alright, back 9 is a fun lay-out. Not sure I would play it again. But it was interesting.
Good course could be great
Just two points from our first time playing - a few greens need some love. When putting on green and it jumps from sand patches or weeds…
Second and more important is pace of play / golf etiquette. I know foursomes can be slower than a two some or single player. But when the group in front is taking 24 minutes a hole (yes we timed them) it can derail your game - hello 3 triple bogeys.
If this is a recurring complaint, a ranger could fix it. I’m not a fan of rangers but I’d rather be told to speed up my 15 minute hole then taking over 3 hours for the back nine behind a slow/inconsiderate group.
Coarse needs a lot repairs and up keep, place still under repairs
Well, the greens were pretty good, quick and slopey. Course was being worked on, more than half of the tee boxes were rough, loved the layout. Traps were pretty good, fairways were a mixed bag.
Get what you pay for
First hole tee is nothing but Sand, leaves a terrible impression. The course improved slightly as I moved through the rest of the course.
Poor course conditions
Holes that have been altered to accommodate new construction are poorly designed. Teeboxes are atrocious. Fairway and greens are average at best.
Bad timing.
Course layout wasn’t bad, but the clubhouse is being renovated, staff and signage were lacking. Took a bit to find the first tee. Tee boxes and greens were in poor condition. Might be a better option at a different time of year.
Nice layout
Course is in good shape. Greens can be challenging. Back nine is especially nice with open fairways, elevation changes, and well-placed bunkers. New clubhouse should be open in February.
*OK*-course
Houses are too close to the fairways.. one family had a kids party and installed a bouncy castle on the side of the fairway ( not on their property but on the golf course ) so you don’t want to hit the ball like you would seeing children playing on the right side of the fairway.
Hole 11 and 12 are beautiful ( see picture )
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