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3.9
1610 Reviews (1610)
5 Stars
368
4 Stars
666
3 Stars
333
2 Stars
133
1 Stars
110
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
79.7%
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1238 out of 1610 reviews
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3.7
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
65.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 29 reviews
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3.9
100 Reviews (100)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.0%
Recommend this course
75 out of 100 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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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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Reviews

3.9
1610 Reviews (1610)

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun course right price

Layout was excellent and picturesque. Tee boxes and fairways in great shape. Some green were under repair but overall were very good. Maybe a touch slower than I’d like but we’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Pace of play

The only negative I have to say about this course is that it took 3 hours to play the front 9 and just over an hour to play the back so overall the day wasn’t bad, but standing around on the front 9 so often was aggravating and no one could get a good flow or rhythm.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best bang for your buck

Course was in great condition, greens were soft and the perfect speed for my liking but probably not for most. This will become a regular visit for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
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Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love Cove Cay

Some of the greens were rough. but the price, location, and layout can't be beat...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Cove June

All aspects of course good to excellent considering it's Florida's rainy season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

OMG

This course was in the top 3 of the worst courses I’ve ever played. Most greens had bare spots or damage. Slow greens is an understatement. The fairways were weed infested and poorly maintained. The practice range was a joke. I totally lost interest in playing after the 4th hole. Just had time to kill so I continued. This course might have been a better experience back in the day but this wasn’t the day.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Bob in the pro shop

I had the worst experience I have ever had on a course. The greens and condition on the first 9 were ok at best. Several greens on the front were in bad shape. Back 9 was a lot better. The MAJOR issue I had was with Bob in the pro shop. After hole 9 we needed to get water (Pro shop did not sell water bottles...)and use the bathroom and switch our cart out due to a dying battery. The ladies behind us were apparently in a league and they played through when we stopped. They were teeing off when we got to hole 10 and we told them to go ahead and play through. We got to hole 16 when a lady from a different group behind us starting going off on us saying we jumped then and that they were in a league and said some not nice words to us. We didn’t realize there was a league and told her that we let the ladies in front of us go. We ended up skipping the entire hole to catch back up and get back in front of the ladies in front of us. When we go to that hole to tee off, Bob came flying up yelling and screaming at us for skipping and messing with his wife’s league, we tried to explain what had happen but was threatening to kick us off the course. The lady yelling at us was his wife and he or she would not even listen to us when we tried to explain what happen, even the ladies in the league tried to explain and calm him down. I think it’s pretty bad when all the ladies including the ladies playing with the lady that went off on us, are coming up to us and apologizing for her and her husband Bob behavior. The owner of this course should strongly look into addressing this matter. I will never be back to play this course again and would hope this does not happen to you.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!

Got a great deal to come play this course with a couple friends from back home. Drive 2 and a half hours but it was so much worth it! Would recommend to anyone!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not bad

The course is short with narrow fairways and small greens. The tee boxes and fairways are in good condition. Several of the greens have bare spots and some are under repair, but still playable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Views

Nice course. Little slow behind outing at first but picked up considerably when they finished. Beautiful views especially back nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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