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2.3
2119 Reviews (2119)
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
673
3 Stars
489
2 Stars
340
1 Stars
390
Conditions
2.0
Value
2.9
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
37.9%
Recommend this course
1220 out of 2119 reviews
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2.4
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
19
Conditions
2.2
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
43.4%
Recommend this course
23 out of 53 reviews
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2.2
128 Reviews (128)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
57
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
34.4%
Recommend this course
44 out of 128 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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Reviews

2.3
2119 Reviews (2119)

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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ownership and management just don’t care

First of all this course has been “under construction“ replacing the greens for almost a year and a half. They were supposed to be done in October 2025 and here we are three months later and we’re not even close to being done.

The saving grace for a while was that it was a cheap course at 20 or 25 bucks. They haven’t done anything except for put in ball washers at half of the holes and they increase the price to $40.

These guys are driving this course into the ground and have no idea how to run a golf course.

Then factor in the pace of play… the Marshall drives around and is actually a very nice guy, but he just makes excuses and says it’s backed up or there’s a couple foursomes ahead of you, when the foursome ahead of you is playing a five hour round.

You can’t have a crappy course, overcharge for it, and at least not keep pace of play fast and expect people to come back.

They might read this, they might not… The bottom line is ownership just doesn’t care.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Coming around

I’ve avoided this course for a couple of years due to poor reviews. I thought I’d give it a try because it’s getting better reviews this year, AND because of the very low price. I was lucky enough to be paired with 3 gentlemen who live on the course and have played for many years. The course is still in pretty rough shape, but they are visibly working to improve it. The biggest issue is that 16 of the greens are still under repair so there are temporary greens located in front of the originals, which is to say closely mown grass. The original greens will probably be played fairly soon, which will make it much more enjoyable. But you won’t be able to play for $28 like did!! It is actually a great layout and will be quite challenging when completely upgraded.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Practice Golf here

Extremely tight layout. While temporary greens are not ideal for putting, the course itself is great practice.. Requires the golfer to think. If you hit a green you have likely hit a shot to professional standard.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course

There are many noticeable improvements to the course. Temporary greens do not take away from the layout and beauty of the course. For amateur golfers this track is the best value in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tara Preserve

The course needs a great deal of work. All greens but two were temporary. Excellent layout that we have enjoyed playing over the years but much work needs to be done.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course improvements are taking shape

I haven’t played this course in 2 years due to the past horrible conditions. However, I was happy to see some drastic improvements and more coming soon. All the greens are being resurfaced and even though only 2 were in play today, (the other holes had temporary greens) it looked like the majority could be playable in the near future. All the bunkers are getting new white sand. The fairways are much improved though they still need help. All in all, after years of letting the course run down, it has a bright future and I will be playing it more often.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course has great features

We often play on this golf course, even though the new greens are not ready yet. We like the location of the course and the service. The bathrooms are already well-maintained and clean. Containers and towels for washing golf balls have been installed. Most importantly, the new greens are almost ready. The planted flowers and renovated building create an inviting atmosphere. The golf course has a great future.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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 84
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 332
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 5
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
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