IMG Academy GC
A view of a green with bunkers and water coming into play at IMG Academy Golf Club.
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4.4
1819 Reviews (1819)
5 Stars
780
4 Stars
779
3 Stars
178
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
93.2%
Recommend this course
1646 out of 1819 reviews
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4.6
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.4%
Recommend this course
80 out of 83 reviews
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4.5
232 Reviews (232)
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
70
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.1%
Recommend this course
216 out of 232 reviews
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Course Highlights
This South Bradenton gem consistently delivers well-bunkered, generous fairways with fast, true greens in excellent condition. Friendly and accommodating staff contribute to a well-rounded experience at outstanding value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6842 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.0

Previously known as IMG Academies Golf & Country Club at El Conquistador.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways TifSport Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark McCumber (1972) Gene Bates (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.4
1819 Reviews (1819)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
19th Hole Scenic Views 17
Dinner 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 100
Water Hazards 78
Forced Carries 39
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Advanced Golfers 59
Seniors 41
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 74
Near the Airport 47
Worth the Drive 39

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Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Recommended

Course is playing well and the greens are in very good condition. Somewhat pricey for what it is, but one of the better pay-and-play courses in the area. Pace of play was a problem (Saturday morning) and they could use a marshal keeping pressure on the painfully slow groups.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good shape and great pace of play

We got out early which was good for pace of play and the course was in very good shape. Only negative was that the IMG golf teams took up all 12 spots on the driving range and none of the coaches or staff moved any of the team to allow for paying patrons to warm up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New to the course

Great layout but over priced. I’d still play it again. 😊🏌️‍♀️

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Liked the course trouble with GOLFNOW

GOLFNOW - pulled a fast one on me today. I took a “Hotdeal” on their app for $74 at another course (NOT IMG). They took payment but didn’t give me the tee time. I found out that the tee time was still available, but for $139. (What is this merchant behavior called? Something like, “bait and sw…)

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course Great Condition

My 2nd visit and last round this season before heading north. Had such a Great experience 3 weeks ago had to play it one more time, and was not disappointed with the conditions or amenities.

Lunch in the Grill room great with excellent views of the Gulf. Staff was very attentive and friendly.

Really nice practice areas. The range is a little small and have to hit off mats. But this is the norm at most courses this time of year.

The pace was very slow this day there was a lot of groups walking in 87 degree weather in front of us.

The Greens are fast and tee box’s in great condition. The overseeding is really working. Very little rain this winter and the entire course is green and lush.

Pair up with some really nice guys from the area which made it a lot of fun to play.

Have played 25 courses in this area over the past 3 months and glad I picked IMG for my final round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 1
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent

Here for vacation. Read about a lot of complaints regarding other courses (staff rudeness, pace of play, course quality). Snagged a morning tee time at IMG for $95. Got exactly what I paid for. Great conditions, friendly staff, beautiful facilities, etc. I will play again when I am in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

IMG VERY NICE

Had a good day, course not crowded at all on a Saturday afternoon in March. Very green conditions for this late in the season. Green’s rolling very nice. Will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice layout

True greens with nice bunkering. Strategic water and fairway bunkers. Overall good condition for tees, fairways, rough and greens.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi,
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Booked at 2:50 tee time and was 30 minutes slow when we teed off at 10. Called the pro to.let them know we had slow play 2 groups ahead and no Marshall came out. Called for a cart girl and no one came out. Got to the 17 hole at 7:20 and they came out to tell.us to hurry up. Talked to them and they informed us they know where all carts are by GPS but did nothing about the group that was 3 holes behind by end of round.

Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi,
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Played here last year and decided to repeat this year. Tuesday pm eas a shot gun start which we were not aware of ahead of time but my wife and I were paired with 2 good guys. We all had fun during the round. Would recommend this also as it’s a bit cheaper that university park.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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