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Bartow Golf Course
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Bartow Golf Course is a municipal course that offers an affordable yet challenging round. The course has a classic design with an interesting mix of holes that range from being wide open to narrow and tree lined. The postage-stamp-sized greens demand accuracy and there are also a few strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greensides. Build up your score on the front nine before tackling the tougher back nine. The golf course has enough challenges to keep more advanced players satisfied but it's forgiving enough to appeal to beginners as well. One of the most memorable holes is the par-3 13th. There is a tree that stands right in the middle of the fairway, forcing you to either go over or try to get around and risk going in the sand trap.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6623 yards | 72.0 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6211 yards | 68.6 | 116 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5703 yards | 66.2 | 112 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5304 yards | 69.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.9/122 W: 77.3/128 | 375 | 345 | 143 | 395 | 379 | 521 | 174 | 340 | 582 | 3254 | 315 | 409 | 495 | 134 | 448 | 173 | 430 | 382 | 413 | 3199 | 6453 |
| White M: 69.1/117 W: 74.9/122 | 354 | 337 | 134 | 381 | 348 | 501 | 156 | 334 | 502 | 3047 | 292 | 380 | 453 | 129 | 433 | 149 | 382 | 361 | 392 | 2971 | 6018 |
| Gold M: 66.2/109 W: 71.5/115 | 338 | 329 | 126 | 337 | 319 | 425 | 143 | 288 | 473 | 2778 | 250 | 336 | 440 | 125 | 360 | 129 | 332 | 316 | 333 | 2621 | 5399 |
| Red W: 70.3/112 | 332 | 321 | 98 | 320 | 314 | 401 | 130 | 278 | 452 | 2646 | 236 | 326 | 428 | 121 | 350 | 109 | 318 | 310 | 328 | 2526 | 5172 |
| Orange W: 64.7/107 | 274 | 225 | 98 | 265 | 221 | 346 | 130 | 232 | 379 | 2170 | 208 | 223 | 378 | 121 | 302 | 109 | 286 | 244 | 262 | 2133 | 4303 |
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
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Tough old geezer!
Pretty challenging course when dry. I was a bit disappointed in the course conditioning. Looks like since it is a Municipal course, they could give it a bit more TLC and lots of reclaimed water. Fairways had sparse grass and greens were a bit unkempt.
Greens are small and fast. If you like tight lies, you'll love this one.
Appreciate the course because it is very old and Donald Ross designed it. Setting is very Old Florida with big moss covered oaks.
Good Muni
Traveled about an hour south of home to try out Bartow Golf Club. The gentleman in the pro shop was very accommodating and the Grill had good food and cold beer at reasonable prices. The course is set on a large track of land with no houses on it and sizable fairways. The 6600+ yards are all us amateurs could handle, but there are 4 sets of tees to make an enjoyable round for anyone. The small quick greens were usually guarded by traps with plenty of sand. Fairways had lots of mature trees bordering them that, depending on your cut or pull, could cause havoc to an errant shot. You have to cross a street to reach about half the course and the back nine has some water hazards that can come into play.Beware! All in all , a good flat track with a nice practice area as well
True "Old Florida" course
This course has mostly wide and flat fairways lined with large oak trees. There are a few water hazards and some fairly deep bunkers. I would rate the condition of the greens as very good. The condition of the fairways is not so good (not a lot of grass) but it's usually easy to find your ball. The exception to that is holes 6 & 12 which border the driving range, which sometimes makes finding you ball amongst the range balls rather difficult, even on the fairway.
Typical Florida Municipal style course
08:00 tee time w/ 2 buddies. Fairways plush. Roughs sparse but low enough to find errant shots quickly. Small postage stamp greens that roll medium paced & fairly true. Couple of greens bare & needing water bad but there is a drought. One of the ponds here is almost completely dry. Some tee boxes also bare. Otherwise a fun no frills course. Have played here often & will come back again. Carts are battery powered w/ windshield & rain cover in back.
Great bang for the buck.
Well maintained. Some par 4's are a little long. Also has a very good restaurant for b'fast or lunch.
Easy to find your way around and it wasn't busy.
The bunkers were not maintained very well. The fairways need more grass on them. The greens had some bad places in them. For the price we paid, it wasn't bad.
good value for $$$$
Although we played in 3:30 min due to tee boxes & greens being so close we waited on every hole. GREAT walking course ( flat ) greens a challenge as they are all crested making it hard to hold the green on approach shots.
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