The Country Club at Deer Run
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Editor's Note: Course closed for business in May 2019.
The golf course at Deer Run Country Club, which was redesigned by Ron Garl in 2003, utilizes its natural terrain of sparkling lakes and towering trees to create a picturesque and challenging layout. The golf course is also known for the immaculate conditions of its greens and fairways, which provide excellent putting surfaces. Deer Run Country Club features strategically placed sand traps, numerous doglegs, and water comes into play on several holes. The golf course, while challenging, is appealing to casual golfers and beginners for the beautiful setting and enjoyable, relaxing game. Deer Run Country Club is a local favorite both for the interesting layout and affordable rates.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6656 yards | 72.5 | 125 |
| Gold | 71 | 6248 yards | 70.2 | 122 |
| Blue | 71 | 5893 yards | 69.1 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5277 yards | 71.0 | 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 | 343 | 423 | 171 | 520 | 485 | 137 | 376 | 409 | 351 | 3215 | 469 | 140 | 338 | 415 | 183 | 398 | 548 | 199 | 387 | 3077 | 6292 |
| Gold M: 68.7/123 | 331 | 411 | 143 | 506 | 465 | 129 | 362 | 397 | 333 | 3077 | 447 | 126 | 316 | 403 | 173 | 379 | 507 | 173 | 367 | 2891 | 5968 |
| Blue M: 67.2/118 W: 72.9/126 | 318 | 398 | 128 | 439 | 423 | 120 | 347 | 384 | 314 | 2871 | 434 | 112 | 297 | 390 | 155 | 358 | 471 | 159 | 348 | 2724 | 5595 |
| Red M: 64.8/113 W: 69.9/122 | 305 | 386 | 113 | 381 | 410 | 111 | 332 | 287 | 295 | 2620 | 421 | 102 | 278 | 378 | 142 | 318 | 452 | 105 | 283 | 2479 | 5099 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
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Not good
This course was in bad shape. T boxes had a lot of weeds. Greens had a lot of dead spots. Played fast because nobody else was playing.
Challenging course layout!
Very good course for the price. Course difficulty above average and challenging par 5s and 3s. Bring your fairway wood game!
Hi Jesse3014198,
We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the course here. We hope to see you back again soon!
From Bad to Bad to Bad
Putting green bad, tee boxes bad, fairways bad, 1 & 2nd fairway cuts bad, greens terrible, bunkers nearly full of water bad no drainage.Haven't played course in 10 years 'till now. It'll be another 10 years before I try it again. Even at $10 you would be paying too much for the grief that awaits you.
Stay away!
Hi PCsReasy,
We are disappointed to hear that you did not have a good experience. We would like to discuss your experience with you, please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon.
Sad, but true...
The other reviews posted recently are accurate. Filter star ratings by the last six months and four stars drops to three. It should be two or less. This course has been in better condition in the past. We are in a seasonal transition in FL for bermuda, but the fairways are very thin (dirt thin) and the greens were not in good shape. I played nine holes, left and went to another golf course. This place needs help.
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that the conditions of the course did not meet your expectations. We are working on improving the conditions of the greens this month. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com if you would like to further discuss. We look forward to hearing from you.
Poor Greens
The tee boxes in poor condition. The greens were in worse that late summer condition. Lots of bare patches. They have been better in the past.
Hi Jjenkins1752,
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience. We are working on the conditions of the greens this month. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com if you would like to discuss further. We hope to hear from you soon.
Greens are terrible
Good luck on those greens.
When we played half of the greens were missing large portions of their surface. Not just burnt up, but completely cut out with a 1 to 2 inch lip.
Several greens looked as if someone had done doughnuts on them with a vehicle and again had big cut out sections in the shape of said doughnuts.
It warns you, but didn't think it would be that bad. Otherwise, it's what you usually expect from Deer Run. Lots of weeds and dirt in the fairways.
Hi SCarmichael1,
Thank you for playing at The Country Club at Deer Run. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not up to par. We recently had an issue with some of the greens and will be working the next month on improving the conditions. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com if you would like to further discuss. We look forward to hearing from you.
Kc
The greens were horrible even had a dream that was a temporary green which was horrible
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience. We recently had an issue with some of the greens and will be working the next month on improving the conditions. Please email us at
CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com
if you would like to further discuss. We hope to hear from you soon.
Needs help. ....
Very very slow pace. ....greens were awful. .....beverage cart was running, only saw twice all day. ...
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not up to par. We are going to be doing some work to improve the greens in the next month and hope that you will give us another chance to exceed your expectations.
Course is well laid out
Would not recommend until course conditions improve.
Hi BertDesJardins,
Thank you for choosing The Country Club at Deer Run. We are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. Please email us at
CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon.
Slooooooow Play
I teed off early afternoon. Played the first few holes fairly quickly...but wound up behind two foursomes and two fivesomes. The last foursome are apparently regulars on Sunday afternoon and quite honestly didn't seem to care that they were holding up the course. They took 15 minutes looking for a lost ball on 7. I wound up skipping holes 7-9 and going back to them when I was done with 18. The course was in decent shape, but the greens were rough. Suggestion...the 2nd hole could be a great par four without the silly dog leg at the beginning. I hit 5 iron off the tee and 3 wood to the green. That's backwards. Same for the 5th hole, the 2nd par five. Surrender the dream and make it a long 4.
This course can be challenging from the tips, but there are a couple of shots that make it almost circus like. This could be a great local community course with a little maintenance, effort and a course ranger keeping players moving.
Hi DPru,
Thank you your review and for choosing The Country Club at Deer Run. We are sorry to hear that we did not exceed your expectations. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com if you would like to further discuss. We hope to hear from you soon!
Course having difficulty
This course is a great tract, unfortunately it's in really bad condition , the course was very dry and many bad lies due to lack
Of watering. There had been damage on a number of greens due to vandalism . This course should be a rating of 3 stars at best not 3 1/2 . KD
Hi KbDurant,
Thank you for choosing The Country Club at Deer Run. We are sorry to hear that we did not meet your expectations. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com to further discuss. We look forward to hearing from you.
Not as bad as I'd heard, but not great.
Reading the reviews and talking to people, I'd not heard anything good about Deer Run. However, while it has issues, it is okay for a last minute, get out of the house round. Course knowledge will easily save you 4-6 strokes. Teed off at 11:30 and played in a little under 4 hours.
The Pros - the layout is varied with doglegs both ways, the fairways are wide enough to be forgiving, depending what tees you play from, driver may not always be the right club off the tee, the staff was polite and helpful. At the right time of year, if the course were in really nice shape it would be picture pretty and there is a lot of wildlife, including gators.
The Neutral - There is a LOT of water, marsh, and trees that will come into play if you are on the wrong side of the fairway.
The Cons - there are a LOT of bare spots in the fairways and around the greens, bare dirt hardpan bare. There is also a lot of standing water and soft ground, even after the 10+ days we have had without any rain. After a rain this course would likely be a big marsh. The greens are pretty bad, patches of poa growing up, extremely bumpy as in the ball will jump numerous times and will deflect off-line as much as 10-20 degrees on any given putt. The #10 green has been vandalized- take an automatic two-putt and move on because there is absolutely no way to have even a fair chance of getting a putt close. There is little consistency in the speed of the greens; each one is different and all you can do is make your best guess. We only saw the cart girl once, on the first hole. then we never saw her again.
Conclusions - the conditions of the greens and lack of grass in critical areas was frustrating, but this course is better than I thought it was going to be and, because it is close, for 20-30 bucks, I'll likely play it more often.
Hi Jimgatl,
Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you decided to give us a try. If you'd like to discuss these things further, please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon.
Could Be Better!
Course in fair condition at best. Fairways are thin even with some overseed, bunkers need help (unkempt), some greens ok, others in poor condition. At $25 in season its a toss up on value for money.
Hi TIU,
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not up to par. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com to further discuss. We hope to hear from you soon.
Deer Run continues to be a favorite course
Deer Run is a favorite course to fall back on and it rarely disappoints. The course was in great shape and the greens were very fast.
Hi Mickstones,
Thank you for considering The Country Club at Deer Run one of your favorites! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the conditions of the course. We hope to see you again soon!
Solid track, some weakneses
An interesting mix of holes, generally good fairways and greens but with some bare spots on fairways and a little green damage on some holes. Bunkers OK. Definitely worth playing, given the discounts available through GolfNow.
Hi Bigal727,
Thank you for choosing The Country Club at Deer Run. We hope to have you back again soon!
Excellent Value
Green fees with cart were $36.50 us....it also included lunch with a beer!!!!!!
Thank you for playing at The Country Club at Deer Run! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the value of our Golf and Lunch special! We hope you come back to see us again, next time you are in town.
Deer Run
My buddy and I had played the course about a year ago. The weather was cold and windy. We had a great time and the course is fun to play. We had a lot of rain the day before so all of the bunkers were full of water.
All in all we like this course, thanks.
We will be going back for another round.
Hi Jerry,
Thank you for your review. We are so happy that you decided to return for another round. We are glad to hear that you had a great time. We can't wait to have you back again!
The Course was okay to play
We played the course and the day was fine. The course how ever was under on a lot of holes were being a lot of repairs on the greens. The fairways were nice. Overall I would recommend the course to anyone who wants a to have a nice time on the course. Thank you very much on having us play that day.
Hi Robert,
Thank you for your review and for your recommendation. We are happy to hear that you had a nice time. We hope to see you again soon!
mid 80s player!
This course makes you play smart golf, staff is friendly and food is excellent, enjoyed my outing!
Hi Block64,
Thank you for playing at The Country Club at Deer Run! We are so happy to hear that you had such a great experience with our staff and enjoyed your outing. We hope to see you again soon!
Good layout but course needs work
Very slow day (busy), course needs some attention. Not much for grass on this one, you play a lot of shots from dirt. I would not pay full price on this one.
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not up to par. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not have a good experience. We are working on the conditions of the greens this month. Please email us at CountryClubAtDeerRun@gmail.com if you would like to discuss further. We hope to hear from you soon.