Indian Lake Estates Golf & Country Club

been there a few times and it seem to get a little better each time.

greens are in real good shape and the fairways always cut good,nice golf cart too.

and real friendly staff and a nice place to grab lunch also.

Malcolm Zoll

We really enjoyed the course. The course was busy but overall the course was enjoyable and the surroundings were beautiful. We would definitely play it again.

We did like the course, however was way too crowded and were for ever waiting. We had booked 18 holes, when we got to the ninth green the sprinklers were on so got wet retreiving our balls and didn't play it.

Then a line up at the 10th tee, that was enough the fun had gone out of it so we left.

George Cobb designed this course, the man who Bobby Jones asked to design the Par 3 course at Augusta in 1960. Cobb was also called in to tweak the Masters' course once in the 1960s and once in the 1970s. He did a par 3 course at Indian Lake Estates around its central lake, too, but it is out of commission these days. The 18-hole course is very well designed. Greens are well-protected by bunkers, which catch shots that fall short of drift right or left. Rye grass has grown in well for the winter on tees and greens, which are rather long and shaggy at the moment. Fairway grass is not in good shape, but if you're content to move your ball a yard or two, you'll find grass to hit from. It's fun to work out where to aim the drives. There are dog-legs here and there, and bunkers and ponds require consideration on drives and approach shots. The course is not in top shape, but you can still tell that it was once a first-rate track. Teamster Jimmy Hoffa, whose remains have never been found, once played here, apparently. Really deep divots that I took on holes 3, 9, 15, and 16 proved that he was not buried there!

We enjoyed our round . We heard from and least 4 people , staff and guests that the course was the best they have seen it in years . It had rained the past weekend and the greens were over watered and slow . But that's ok

We'll be back . Thanks .

Old style Florida track. Not difficult, but in poor condition. As with so many Central Florida courses, there isn't enough play to generate the revenue to bring the course up to par condition wise.

Te greens need to be top dressed and leveled out so grass will fill in the potted greens. All they are doing is aeriating and verticutting the greens. Pot marks all over the greens and cant put on them! Charging $25 in morning plus tax, where other better courses are available for the same amount!

Booking times were too close. 1pm tee time, 2 golfers didn't finish until after 5:30 pm. Total frustration. The golfers in front of us had no regard for the players behind them. Will never go back.

Greens were ok but fairways were pretty bad.

Well, where do you start?

Tees, fairways and greens not cut recently!

It was terrible!

At $11 it was kpoor value.

Clubhouse not open, no coffee available.

Keep clear!

MJJ

The course is obviously well aged, 60's. However updating & repairs to buildings & course are evident. The greens were to my liking & in decent condition. Most fairways were decently watered but the outer fringes were sandy & devoid of grass, thus staying centered on route to the green was imperative. The ranger was aware of a 5 some ahead of us, which he monitored almost continuously - they were doing a scramble of some sort!

The course has greatly improved from what it was back in September. Very pleased with the condition of greens and fairways.

The fairways were poor and the greens were worse. Probably the worst conditions I have ever played on any golf course ever.

The fairways were threadbare except for the weeds. The greens had a lot of weeds and were very bumpy. Roll in the fairways was was impeded by clumps of mud. Sorry, but I cannot recommend this course.

Nice layout. Good length. Good variety of tee boxes. Cart was almost new. Staff friendly. Not many playing the course. Older course undergoing gradual improvements. Turf and greens being renewed and grass is long on both to allow seeding to take root. Plenty of new fairway grass. Greens were level enough but length of cut made them barely playable. Price paid reflected conditions. Good place to practice or for newer players. Will be OK once improvements done. Older but functional clubhouse.

To get to to course you have to drive through what could only be described as a ghost town. Pulling up to Indian Estates was an eerie experience. October is start of season in Florida and there was no one there. The place looks straight out of a mid-sixties architecture text book. You can tell it used to be a nice, hopping, place-to-be. Full facilities, from what I saw - though it was staffed by one friendly woman at the desk at 8am on a Sunday. When we finished our round of 18 at 1130, she was still the only one there other than a groundskeeper.

Now, as for the course it's self. As I stated in the title, this place used to be grand. The front nine that we played twice because the back was being seeded was a well designed course. It's pretty open and everything was in the right place. That being said the conditions were horrid. The tee boxes were sand pits, the fairways played like roughs and included at least 13 types of grasses to complement the 5 types of weeds. The greens were shaggy and each had a unique problem. Either weeds, gopher trails, holes or sand spot - each presented a challenge. A classic goat track. One of the worst courses I've played in the area. The woman at the counter knew it's was in rough condition and made a point to tell us that the person responsible for it has since been let go. Judging by the amount of people playing and the size of the community that was built around this course, they just don't have the resources to sustain the track as it was in its glory days. I'd pass on this until I hear otherwise.

And one more thing, why do they water when people are playing? It's not July.

I will never again book for Indian Lakes Estates. They close up shop whenever they want and nobody was there at all and I drove over an hour to get there only to find out they closed the place for the day. Also, they are only using their front 9 as the back 9 are under construction but they aren't telling anyone that. This place is horrible and I will never be returning.

No one working in the clubhouse or snack bar. Does not tell you this when you make online reservations. Course looked like it hadn't been mowed for a couple of weeks on the front nine, back nine so overgrown that in order to play 18 holes you have to play front nine twice. Tee boxes and greens not mowed. Fairways had no grass, but were green from all of the weeds. With the lack of effort put into this course, you are better off playing elsewhere.

This course was in horrid condition. For the price I guess it is what you get. But with few exceptions there was no grass on the tees - only weeds. Birds have torn apart the fairways which are mostly mud piles from the bird damage along with some weeds. The greens aren't much better - getting a straight putt is almost impossible. They are bumpy and again lots of dirt and weeds.
The guy who greeted us outside said he didn't think they were accepted GN anymore. (Even though I paid online for a Hot Deal???) Lady inside was nice and made up for guy outside.
Overall we won't be going back to this one. WAY too many other nice courses around. This one is a goat track.

Found the course to be in great shape especially the greens.