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Lakeside Golf Course
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Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2025.
Located less than an hour from Tampa and Orlando, LakeSide Golf & Country Club in Inverness has a unique and scenic setting with four holes that play around an abandoned phosphate mine. The challenging layout will test you with long par 5s and a slew of doglegs. Unlike some of the flatter, marshier golf courses you'll find throughout Florida, this layout has rolling, wide open fairways and large, undulating greens. Be prepared for more than 50 strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greens in addition to well placed smatterings of tall oaks and pines. The rough can also be very punishing if you're errant. There are some challenging holes but it's not overly daunting; beginners and casual golfers will still enjoy the golf course. There is also a driving range available at LakeSide Golf & Country Club.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6405 yards | 70.8 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6120 yards | 69.0 | 121 |
| Gold | 72 | 5583 yards | 67.0 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5583 yards | 72.0 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5384 yards | 70.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.3/118 | 355 | 144 | 597 | 375 | 358 | 344 | 578 | 183 | 310 | 3244 | 304 | 366 | 491 | 169 | 279 | 192 | 424 | 520 | 348 | 3093 | 6337 |
| White M: 67.8/115 | 332 | 126 | 584 | 362 | 343 | 336 | 563 | 165 | 300 | 3111 | 295 | 352 | 471 | 160 | 272 | 185 | 364 | 465 | 336 | 2900 | 6011 |
| Gold M: 65.1/109 W: 70.1/121 | 293 | 124 | 477 | 302 | 286 | 326 | 497 | 155 | 300 | 2760 | 284 | 332 | 441 | 147 | 265 | 121 | 291 | 449 | 326 | 2656 | 5416 |
| Red W: 69.4/114 | 288 | 112 | 470 | 297 | 280 | 319 | 492 | 123 | 295 | 2676 | 277 | 327 | 434 | 141 | 259 | 121 | 287 | 384 | 320 | 2550 | 5226 |
| Silver M: 61.1/100 W: 64.7/108 | 288 | 112 | 232 | 297 | 262 | 316 | 395 | 123 | 191 | 2216 | 277 | 242 | 314 | 141 | 259 | 121 | 287 | 378 | 246 | 2265 | 4481 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
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Reviews
Course is broken
Maintenance and etiquette are awful.
Staf is trying, but they can’t win this uphill battle.
Lay-out is nice, it should be possible to make something out of this place, but for now…. For a serious round of golf go elsewhere
On course restroom disgusting and unusable
On course restroom either needs to be repaired or torn down.
Winter golf
Fairways have grass, so good to see. Greens a little rough but not bad, (use to be best in the county) good layout keeps you on your toes.
Nice green fairways
Played a course in the general area and found that does not have any grass to speak of. Lakeside actually had green fairways but some of the greens were in rough shape. Overall though, great price for 18 holes and enjoyed the wildlife there.
Average, but inexpensive
The course is is okay condition. Nothing extraordinary for the good or the bad. Greens were left a little long and slow in comparison to courses in Orlando. Course is fairly easy and one for beginners as there are not many places to lose a ball. In the "gorge" hole, don't even look if you go down the pit. While you could come back with 50 balls in your pockets, the likelihood is you need a rope to help you get back up the slope. :-)
Windy Golf Day
it was a very windy day, and as usual, it appeared we played more holes into the wind than wind at our back! The tee boxes and greens were in fairly good shape. Need seeding was growing on the fairways, so wasn't mowed. The greens were pretty tough on the front nine, but not so much on the back. Overall, for the price, I enjoyed my round.
The bathrooms on the course are basically not in operation. FYI.
Budget course with a great layout
I played here for the first time yesterday and was very pleasantly surprised. Tee boxes and fairways were very green and full of grass. The greens were all nice and fast. There is a 600 yard par 5!! For 20$ on golfnow, you really cannot eat this place!!! I will definitely be back!!
Coming back
Appears the course is making a comeback, there is new grass on most tee boxes. Fairways were mostly green. Greens were challenging, but very slow. New carts.
great value
this course has made a huge leap and has steadily improved since August and continues to improve. bunkers went from weed infested messes to playable and the the Grass is managed .
Getting Better
This course is made leaps and bounds and its efforts to improve. The fairways are much better than they were. There’s grass on all the tee boxes. The greens are coming along. Thank you to those that are working hard to make this course what it can be.
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