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North Course at Highlands Ridge
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Highlands Ridge offers 36 holes of championship golf, which form the centerpiece of the upscale residential community. It's one central Florida's most popular golf destinations. The courses, the North and the South, share the same scenic landscape but they provide very different rounds. The North Course is known for its outstanding conditions. The designer, Dave Harman, modeled the course after Kauri Cliffs in New Zealand, which was recognized as the Best New International Course in 2011 by Golf Digest. The layout is not as challenging as the South Course, making it more appealing for beginners. Water hazards come into play on a few holes and there are some strategically placed bunkers to contend with. There is also rough along the fairways and greensides that can be particularly punishing.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7141 yards | 74.7 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6703 yards | 72.6 | 135 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6122 yards | 76.0 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6122 yards | 70.2 | 126 |
| Gold | 72 | 5374 yards | 66.3 | 117 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5374 yards | 71.4 | 125 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4887 yards | 69.1 | 117 |
| Red | 72 | 4887 yards | 63.8 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.8/140 | 392 | 411 | 419 | 558 | 408 | 190 | 528 | 214 | 436 | 3556 | 423 | 422 | 418 | 213 | 444 | 569 | 187 | 413 | 496 | 3585 | 7141 |
| Blue M: 72.6/136 | 379 | 391 | 376 | 539 | 376 | 176 | 500 | 201 | 408 | 3346 | 378 | 392 | 399 | 185 | 411 | 553 | 169 | 389 | 481 | 3357 | 6703 |
| White M: 70.2/128 W: 75.7/132 | 344 | 364 | 326 | 493 | 364 | 157 | 460 | 170 | 385 | 3063 | 330 | 378 | 361 | 172 | 356 | 504 | 158 | 335 | 465 | 3059 | 6122 |
| White/Gold M: 68.4/124 W: 73.8/127 | 344 | 364 | 326 | 442 | 330 | 129 | 389 | 156 | 352 | 2832 | 330 | 346 | 361 | 137 | 324 | 447 | 158 | 335 | 440 | 2878 | 5710 |
| Gold M: 66.7/119 W: 72.1/124 | 305 | 299 | 298 | 442 | 330 | 129 | 389 | 156 | 352 | 2700 | 284 | 346 | 307 | 137 | 324 | 447 | 118 | 271 | 440 | 2674 | 5374 |
| Gold/Red M: 64.9/116 W: 69.9/120 | 305 | 299 | 298 | 432 | 330 | 129 | 362 | 156 | 301 | 2612 | 284 | 291 | 307 | 137 | 315 | 436 | 118 | 271 | 367 | 2526 | 5138 |
| Red M: 64.1/114 W: 68.9/118 | 258 | 290 | 289 | 432 | 287 | 113 | 362 | 112 | 301 | 2444 | 275 | 291 | 300 | 103 | 315 | 436 | 94 | 266 | 367 | 2447 | 4891 |
| Red/Aqua M: 62.2/109 W: 66.0/112 | 258 | 205 | 289 | 432 | 237 | 113 | 288 | 112 | 228 | 2162 | 275 | 224 | 300 | 98 | 315 | 336 | 94 | 266 | 280 | 2188 | 4350 |
| Aqua M: 61.7/107 W: 65.3/110 | 250 | 205 | 247 | 348 | 237 | 110 | 288 | 105 | 228 | 2018 | 203 | 224 | 257 | 98 | 270 | 336 | 97 | 260 | 280 | 2025 | 4043 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
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Not the same Highlands Ridge!
This course used to be the premiere course of Highlands County, but it is not anymore! The course is very dry, some of the tees and fairways are over seeded with Rye grass but most are not. The greens are hard with many bare spots, and ate not receptive to approach shots. It is obvious that the current owners are sucking anything they can out of the course and are trying to maximize profits while attempting to sell the courses.
Highlands North
My first time playing this course and I was very happy with what I experienced. Course has mogul style fairways which are in very good condition. I will definitely come back a play again. Despite the lack of rain in Florida this time of year it's still green and lush in the areas that need to be. Great value for quality golf course. Highly recommend playing this place!
nice course
best in area. has hills and real grass. spread out away from houses
Great value.
The course was in the best shape of anything we’ve played in the last couple of weeks.
Great layout
Great layout and very playable. Staff very friendly and helpful. Nice restaurant. Course conditions very good for February. Greens roll true.
Course in Great Condition..
Good value for the price. excellent course layout. Fairways excellent and has green grass😁
Highlands ridge
Which was a very good shape and pace of play was excellent. Played it in just over four hours. Greens and fairways excellent. Highly recommend.
Great Golf Experience
Played Sunday with our Group, Came over from Tampa. What a great layout, worth the drive. Overseeded Fairways and fast Tiff Eagle Greens. GM John Harbison introduced himself and seemed very interested in our experience. Saw us after the round and gave us a bouce back coupon and we will be back, introduced the Head Greens Superintendent to us Jeff Brown. If you looking for a great experience not far from Tampa or Oralndo this is a big time golf course with excellent conditions and staff. Had a beer in the pub and can not say enough about the people working at this course. The lay out is big, not many homes on it which is refreshing and the greens were very fast. Show that the ownership is putting money into the course. Also played in less than four hours.
Wow! What a great Golf Course
Played this course for the first time Sunday. It is one of the best layouts I have ever played in Florida and I cannot believe it is 20 years old. Truly one of the best courses I have played in Florida and I play a lot. It is plenty long from the Blue tees but my son played it from the tips, it is very spacious, plenty of room to hit driver and recently over seeded with rye grass and greener than any private club we have played in Orlando. The owners are doing a ton of work and it shows. We met the GM in club house and he came out to Thank us for playing there and gave us a bounce back coupon. Checked on our round twice while we were there. We will be back. Such a great experience compared to where we play in Orlando and it only took an hour to get there. Greens were rolling about 10 and John said they will be getting them faster as the season progresses. Cant thank John and his staff enough. Highlands Ridge exceeded my expectations. It is worth the fees and the drive plus we played under 4 hours.
Highlands Ridge North is coming back
Wow,
This great lay out is getting in great conditions as they are over seeding the North Course in the coming weeks, Greens are now rolling at a 10, New Superintendent Jeff is really making a difference. I met John Harbison the new PGA General Manager, he was out meeting players and giving bounce back coupons for the winter. They are working hard to get this course in great conditions and he told me they are over seeding the rest of the North Course before December 1st. Played behind some members who let us go through and they were so excited about the future. I can't say enough about the hospitality at Highlands Ridge you can tell they care.
Getting better
Greens were a little grainy but they’re coming around. Little more rain and a few mowings and rolls and should be a 5
Overall conditions were good greens looked a bit brown but putted OK
A little higher end
Compared to the surrounding area courses, they are a tick above in terms of course conditions. Others have suffered drought issues, didn’t see too much of that here.
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