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Cove Cay Golf Club

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3.9
1598 Reviews (1598)
5 Stars
364
4 Stars
664
3 Stars
332
2 Stars
130
1 Stars
108
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
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80.9%
Recommend this course
1231 out of 1598 reviews
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4.3
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.8%
Recommend this course
33 out of 38 reviews
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3.9
114 Reviews (114)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
78.1%
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89 out of 114 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6079 yards
Slope 130
Rating 70.4

Cove Cay Golf Club is located along the shores of Tampa Bay, offering scenic views and abundant wildlife. Water is a prominent feature on the golf course, coming into play on 12 holes. The course is tight with narrow, tree-lined fairways and several tricky dogleg holes. In addition to all of the water hazards, there are also deep bunkers lining the greensides. At 6,000 yards, it is not a long course by any means but what it lacks in length it makes up for in shot-making challenges. Thanks to its length though, it can usually be played in under four hours. The layout features a diverse set of hazards that will require the use of every club in your bag. Cove Cay Golf Club's signature hole is the par-5 17th. This dramatic hole runs alongside the bay, making accuracy a necessity in order to reach the small peninsula green.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Blue 70 6079 yards 70.4 130
White 70 5659 yards 67.8 123
Red (W) 71 5283 yards 71.4 130
Beige (W) 71 4216 yards 66.7 111
Track Rounds
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Scorecard for Cove Cay Country Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Tee 1 M: 69.8/134 W: 75.6/143 349 408 524 389 198 379 123 369 535 3274 441 334 134 522 143 364 160 524 205 2827 6101
Tee 2 M: 67.8/128 W: 73.2/138 335 383 510 375 176 365 110 355 515 3124 407 310 120 490 115 340 110 500 143 2535 5659
Tee 3 M: 66.1/120 W: 71.3/133 323 375 486 360 110 360 100 335 455 2904 396 300 117 480 102 330 98 465 91 2379 5283
Tee 4 M: 63.0/113 W: 66.6/124 240 275 440 330 60 247 91 243 400 2326 325 201 79 350 95 240 84 400 86 1860 4186
Handicap 15 7 11 1 13 5 17 3 9 2 10 12 4 16 8 18 6 14
Par 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 36 4 4 3 5 3 4 3 5 3 34 70
Handicap (W) 13 9 3 5 15 7 17 1 11 4 10 12 2 14 8 16 6 18

Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Wallace (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Shriver Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Tennis
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3.9
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u314160183687
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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GolfinMOE
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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mlg47badgers
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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gtrbt1975
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Reviews 1
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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u314164041292
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Conditions

I've been playing Cove regularly for the past two years, and conditions have just started to fall off a cliff. It used to be one of the best value courses around with great conditions for the cost. It has since started its downturn with non-existent tee boxes and greens that look like an earthquake hit them. Not sure what has happened, but I will not be playing here again until conditions better up.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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u000004416442
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Fun course

Greens were a little rough, but course has a great layout. The back nine has some gorgeous views along the water

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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vz2Fuk0XeZYHDZEUUsfV
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3.0
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Great potential but underwhelming

As one of the only courses in Pinellas County with great waterfront views of the Bay and a fun course layout, the conditions, especially the greens, fell very short of the $65 greens fee that I paid to play here. Most of all greens had dirt patches and uneven grass, and had also been recently aerated. While I can give the benefit of the doubt for aeration, I would expect greens to not have dirt craters at a $65 course. Decent public track, but one I will not play again until some improvements are made with conditions

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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ACityIF
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Swent18
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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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u369646482
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Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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gperret2
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Reviews 6
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Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Don’t waste your money

No clue why they charge $50 for this course. Tee boxes were horrendous. Mounds, uneven, and very patchy.

Greens were just punched but underneath that very patchy and burnt.

Fairways were okay.

Not coming back here for a long long time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u314159859974
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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gperret2
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Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Don’t waste your money

I play twice a week and haven’t played this course in a few months. Tee boxes are an absolute mess. Maybe 3 with enough grass to not be terrible. None are flat very bumpy.

Greens are aerated but also very burnt underneath. Holes 1-3 are horrible. 18th is the nicest. Lot of bare spots.

Fairways are decent.

For $50 and par 70. Don’t waste your time or money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u000006523092
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Never play this course

Booked on golfnow. There was NO notification that greens were aerated/ sandy, which all REPUTABLE courses do. Not this place. Course was also in terrible condition otherwise. I would strongly recommend to others that they stay away from this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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parpar8
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Reviews 40
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Staff SNAFU created 30 minute wait at turn! Starter directed 4 groups off ahead of us, who were coming off #9. Said didn't know about (phantom)work being done on 1-9. blamed the greenskeeper.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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u968112320
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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GStepp
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Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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u000005717800
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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u897367326
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Over Priced!

$70 dollars for this course is absurd. Go play fox Hollow, Lansbrook, Crescent Oaks at 6,900 yards for the same money or cheaper….. Make Golf Affordable Again. 🤷‍♂️

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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AnthonyDiGiacomo
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice place and staff. I would play it again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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