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2.3
2108 Reviews (2108)
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
669
3 Stars
487
2 Stars
339
1 Stars
386
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.9
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
35.7%
Recommend this course
1213 out of 2108 reviews
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2.3
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.0
Value
3.0
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
37.2%
Recommend this course
16 out of 43 reviews
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2.2
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
54
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.9
30.1%
Recommend this course
40 out of 133 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
2108 Reviews (2108)

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Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course. Lots of water. Friendly staff. Alligators were also friendly. Course conditions were sub par, but looks like they are improving. Greens looked bad, but fast and true. I would play it again

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad condition

The tee boxes and greens were in bad shape. Fairways weren’t great either

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

A good course gone bad

This used to be a decent course. Yesterday was the first time playing this course this year and things really changed for the bad. I don't know what happened, but lots of the tees and greens are just dead grass. Hopefully they can fix what is wrong because the course layout is very good. As it is now, I will have to wait for next year before I return.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 45
3.0
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Played On
Reviews 101
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Disappointing

Just play the front 9, it’s okay for the money. But the back needs lots of work, very disappointing after deciding the front wasn’t so bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Preserve

Nothing was good about this course. Tees, fairways and greens were in bad condition. Not a lot of sand in some traps, no rakes for traps, no ball washers anyplace on the course. It's not that the course wintered badly it had to be going downhill for some time.

I suggest going to another course.!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spend some time and money on the course please

We love the layout and natural beauty of this course but won’t be back for the rest of the season as the course, particularly the greens as well as some of the tee boxes, is in rough shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 226
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs a little tic

Course needs a little talc. Greens were okay but had bald spots. But for the price and time I would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great layout

I’ve always been a fan of this course. I wish the greens were in better shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice track, very watery

Had a great time. As a mid capper playing for first time, I dunked 12 balls in the water. I also hadn't played in months. Good thing I had a ball scooper.

Fun track, good value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition

Well this course is in great shape and challenging for a average golfer. Bring extra water balls unless you hit consistently straight, narrow fairways with water all around.

Had a great time and lost a lot of balls.

Staff was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Very poor shape

Greens & tee boxes in poor shape. Very tight course with a lot of water. Bring plenty of balls in you are new to course. Trying to figure out lay up yardage is difficult.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Preserve at Tera

Greens were terrible, r boxes not much better use to paying under $20.00 for course in this shape

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed

Course conditions were lacking. Several tees, fairways and greens were in rough shape. It took over five hours to play. On one par four there were seven groups on the hole. A group on the green, a group on the fairway and five groups on the tee.

For a Club with such a nice clubhouse it deserves much, much better course conditions.

The consences of our group is that we will not playing here again unless course conditions improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful day on the golf course.

First of all, the pace of play was awful. On one hole we had to wait a half hour. The rest of the day was very slow having to wait 10 minutes for every shot. Next, the condition of the course was horrible. Patchy greens, burnt out fairways, scattered tee boxes and hard sand in the traps. The layout of the holes were very difficult; most holes wind around water with thin fairways. I’m a pretty good golfer (12 handicap) but I found some holes impossible. So all in all, a terrible day out and I will never play this course again. I write this to encourage change.

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