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Cove Cay Golf Club

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3.9
1590 Reviews (1590)
5 Stars
361
4 Stars
662
3 Stars
331
2 Stars
128
1 Stars
108
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
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81.9%
Recommend this course
1226 out of 1590 reviews
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4.0
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.0%
Recommend this course
49 out of 62 reviews
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4.0
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.7%
Recommend this course
103 out of 126 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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dylanbarakat
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf Day

Some tee boxes need some work, greens are bumpy due to being aerated. Water on course is nice and staff 10/10, cart girl comes around which is handle. They need to do something for holes 1 & 10 with driving range balls all over the place.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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u314159942830
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Michael8926323
Played On
Reviews 140
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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cej73
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Devin1080
Played On
Reviews 154
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Decent course

Course is in overall good shape from tee to green. Pace of play was an issue due to marshal to keep things moving. Recommend if in area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u314164934710
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasantly surprised

I assumed the course was private and was pleasantly surprised when I learned it was open to the public. The staff is friendly and courteous.

The food is very good.

Great time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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shmumbkin
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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KosmoK
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Early Sat AM

Luckily, got an early start, group behind us was 3 holes behind pace by #8 (according to the Marshall). Finished in 3.5 hrs. Greens in good shape, fairways ok, l'il sparse. Bunkers are like alot in this area: dark, heavy, wet "sand", couldn't figure them out. BEWARE! On hole #1 at least 6 balls from slicers on the driving range were hit all around us, even hit green while we were on it. Yellow range balls everywhere. Staff was good. BTW, they sent a 2-some out behind us on back 9, presumably due to large gap behind us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/04/2024

Youre supposed to keep up with the group IN FRONT OF YOU dont worry about the players behind you. This is why golf takes 5-6 hours shame on you

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jasonhughes1025
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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jonathansauter
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worth $10…

$100 rounds here. I swear to Jesus I have never played a worse golf course. I wouldn’t pay $10 to play here. Absolute robbery and the marshal and staff here are so clueless and dumb, what a sad sad place I am going to dispute my charges from Amex cause this was fraud.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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jonathanp120194
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great Course, Not for the Price

This course is difficult and fun. My main complaints would be the small greens and the pricing. We got a hot deal on golf now for 55 total per person. But I wouldn’t pay more than that. $99 is way to much normally when mangrove bay is $50 with nicer greens and larger greens as well. The fairway here were very nice I will say, some of the best in area I have played on. My last announce is the price of drinks I paid $16 for 2 waters and 2 gatorades…

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u355335051
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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donnathe1
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Beware if you book a Hot Deal

We booked a Hot deal because the time worked for us but when we got there both the pro shop and the starter made like we did something wrong or stole something . They paired us up which was fine but as we made the turn there are 3 groups on the tee and they sent them off the back so know if you do t pay the full rate you’re treated like crap and it’s in NO way worth $65 Avg condition course at best !!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u3572180
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
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u314163178044
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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u314159464732
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u314161847256
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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sriad0720
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Michael9962461
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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maschar
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Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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