Cove Cay Golf Club
About
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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#9 green Photo submitted by u327702408 on 08/17/2022
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Photo submitted by Jeannene on 07/01/2022
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5th Hole Photo submitted by TOrdReynolds on 03/24/2022
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Photo submitted by Jhagler on 10/09/2021
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Photo submitted by Jhagler on 10/09/2021
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Nice when your whole group sticks the green on par 3s Photo submitted by Greens4Greens on 10/03/2021
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Photo submitted by Randysokolovsky17 on 12/03/2020
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Photo submitted by Randysokolovsky17 on 12/03/2020
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Great scenery Photo submitted by u000004114690 on 07/10/2020
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Photo submitted by PinnacleStaffer on 06/20/2020
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Photo submitted by PinnacleStaffer on 11/26/2019
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Photo submitted by PinnacleStaffer on 11/26/2019
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Photo submitted by PinnacleStaffer on 11/26/2019
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Photo submitted by Kdk131 on 05/06/2019
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Photo submitted by u786997372 on 01/21/2017
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Some great views Photo submitted by sprk33 on 10/27/2016
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Photo submitted by edobbie on 07/13/2015
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Photo submitted by nrepp on 02/27/2015
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Photo submitted by MarkD53 on 10/27/2014
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Great views from Cove Cay Photo submitted by mattputman on 03/24/2014
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Jacaranda in bloom on the course. Photo submitted by aharman526 on 04/30/2013
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Cove Cay on Tampa Bay Photo submitted by webbknight on 09/21/2012
The course design is nice
Love the layout. Back 9 has many holes adjacent to Tampa Bay. Course was quite wet. Has rained more than usual the last couple weeks. Fairways nice green lush. Will play here again.
Not a bad course
Typical Florida course. There was a lot of rain recently which made for some less than ideal conditions but the course still played nicely. John the starter was great and assisted with anything needed. Rounded the turn and found 2 groups of 4-5 players that were clearly having a fun time. Slowed play dramatically but hey….golf in Florida is fun either way. Would go back but maybe in the AM first thing or late in the evening
Cove Cay by the Bay was OK Today
I love this golf course. The conditions was better and totally playable. With all the rain, somehow the course survived.
Play smart and you'll do better. There must be a reason there are 200 golf balls in the Tampa bay by the 17th green.
Cove Cave is an excellent course. It was in very good condition and it’s right on the water which makes the views from the back nine incredible. I really enjoyed this course. I’ll be back.
Wonderful staff
Carts need battery work. Staff was fabulous . Hot day but beverage cart can frequently and provided plenty of refreshments and ice.
FAR
Course was in very good shape for the recent weather. Look forward to playing there again shortly.
Narrow Fairways, Greens Not Good
Narrow fairways. Penal rough (too thick). Greens are not in good condition; not the worst but not good either; a number of times I had to move my ball to a new line to avoid damage, old cups, poor mowing, old ball marks, etc. Traps not maintained. Also, they made a mistake with the booking - I was booked as a single, but a foursome had the same tee time. Fortunately I was able to move ahead; which allowed for a quick round; otherwise I could see open holes behind us, and I'm sure slow rounds for those further back. In any case, the first tee looked a little overbooked on a Saturday morning. I would not pay full price here; would not recommend to a friend.
Play here is you have 6-7 hours to spare
OMG we quit after 9 holes and 3 hours in. Ridiculous the way they book tee times here. I know it’s a Saturday and busy but come on, you have to spread them out by more than 10 minutes! Plus this is a difficult course, very tight fairways and lots of trees and water so that adds time to the hackers on the course.
I will say the Bayview restaurant across the street is awesome and highly recommended!
Great views
got there ahead of tee time. had to wait a bit for rain storm to pass. once we got moving, we were very pleased on how little effect the rain had on the course. Condition was excellent and drained well. Will return soon.