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2.3
2087 Reviews (2087)
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
662
3 Stars
483
2 Stars
336
1 Stars
379
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.8
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
34.3%
Recommend this course
1201 out of 2087 reviews
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1.9
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
19
Conditions
1.6
Value
2.4
Layout
3.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
17.9%
Recommend this course
7 out of 39 reviews
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2.2
146 Reviews (146)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
56
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.8
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
30.1%
Recommend this course
44 out of 146 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7000 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.0

The Preserve Golf Club at Tara features Ted McAnlis' par 72, championship golf course. Exceptional care was taken to protect and enhance wetlands and other natural features of the course. At just over 7,000 yards, the course offers four sets of tees, allowing players of all skill levels to enjoy a challenging round of golf. Eleven bridges span the many small streams running through the golf course, protecting natural waterfalls and wetland habitats. A unique feature is the 60 foot Mount Matthew, which sits between the driving zones of hole five and six and forms an impressive backdrop for the tee shot. A beautiful clubhouse is open for lunch daily and is perfect for seminars, banquets or receptions.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted McAnlis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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2.3
2087 Reviews (2087)

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Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

all temporary greens

All greens are being re done so, at this booking, all greens were temporary. Low price reflects that. Hope they finish re-doing the greens soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

1223 cough

The greens/half of them were temporary but the temp greens were better than the old greens 8 months ago I have also noticed a lot of work being done to make this course better

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Improving

Lots of bad reviews out there about this course. Does it need some help, sure- but it is certainly priced appropriately. They are working hard to improve and saw many folks working in the course. At the end of the day, if you want a championship course, look elsewhere. If you want a good deal, with friendly staff and a fun day of golf- bring it on.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 327
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

The Greens

Only two greens were in use the rest had temp greens in the fairway ! Reason I don’t recommend this course is that on a week day there were no grounds keepers working on any greens so there is little chance that the greens will be in play soon if ever witch is sad as the course could be a great course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Greens were being restored so the flag ould 39 to 60 yards short of the green in the fairway. Due to thi ptrying to have decent put was next to impossible due to weeds and rough surface. I used to enjoy playing this course hopefully it gets back to normal soon

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

There is hope....

Have played this course yearly for the last 20 years and it has gone dramatically downhill BUT it has improved considerably since my last outing. This is a great lay-out and it shows that they are making a serious attempt to bring it back to some semblance of playability.

It would have been nice to know that there were only 2 greens in play but for a $10 Hot Deal I can't really complain. There have been dollars and man-hours invested although they seem to have forgotten the 7th hole.

I hope that these efforts continue as it is sad to see a good track die. See you next year....

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 226
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Pasture Hill like course

Every green with the exception to one was placed in fairway near green or over sanding was on them. The worst I course conditions I have ever played in Florida. Thankfully I play only 12 dollars

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

In need of new management!

This place has gotten worse. Last time we played this course was 2 years ago and it was in the same shape…temp greens, weeds everywhere, total disarray!

Stay away from this place! Shut down, rebuild, and start over.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is in bad bad shape, but good for a beginner.

We played this course because it was inexpensive and my son is just learning. I could see that there were not a lot of tee times booked so I thought it would be a good place for him to learn and not be rushed with having to keep up with a strict pace of play. For this purpose, it was perfect. There were not a lot of people playing around us, we could take our time and he could redo shots he hit poorly. But the course is not in good condition. Really really bad actually. There were also fire ants everywhere and our legs go destroyed by them. That part was horrible. You really, really need to watch where you step and stand. But if you are a beginner, this much be a good place for you to start.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

What is this place?

This could be free and I still don’t think I’d come back.

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

Best golf course in Sarasota

Can’t beat it. It’s awesome! A great time would recommend to anyone

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
First Time Playing

Needs work

The fairways were OK. The tea boxes were OK. They were aerating the green so you were not hitting to the green. You were heading to the fairway. There was a sign that said they just opened up the front nine. But they probably should've just left it closed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Surprise

We booked the course and were surprised that we have to play the back nines twice.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

For Free, not worth it

It’s like playing golf on a poorly maintained range. Only one green worth calling it a green. No joke, as others said, just horrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible

Staff was rude. Course conditions are just bad nothing like the pictures, fairways are 3/10 greens the same. Not worth it even for the price Should be a $25 muni course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0

Absolute embarrassment of a course. The range never has large buckets. Paid $17 for 3 small buckets but half of them were chopped up from the mowers. Honestly nothing at this place is worth any money. The practice putting green has grown up and was unputtable, the pro shop is a shell of what it used to be, there are still temporary greens even after the course was closed for “renovations”. It’s a sad place and such a waste of time and money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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