The Spruce Creek Preserve GC
A view of a green at The Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club.
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3.5
1732 Reviews (1732)
5 Stars
238
4 Stars
740
3 Stars
414
2 Stars
194
1 Stars
146
Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
80.8%
Recommend this course
1337 out of 1732 reviews
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3.5
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
59
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
83.9%
Recommend this course
94 out of 112 reviews
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3.4
209 Reviews (209)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
101
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.3%
Recommend this course
170 out of 209 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff here consistently earns top marks for friendliness, creating a welcoming atmosphere from the pro shop to the course. A fun and challenging layout combined with strong value for money makes this course a rewarding round.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6540 yards
Slope 131
Rating 70.9
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Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Architect Terry Doss (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

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Reviews

3.5
1732 Reviews (1732)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Brunch 17
19th Hole Specials 12
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 70
Bunkers 56
Water Hazards 26
This course/club is great for:
Locals 67
Seniors 63
Beginners 27
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 44
Worth the Drive 33
In the 'Burbs 26

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Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad Course

I booked a T-time a month ago through Groupgolfer.com for what I thought was a good price of $22.00 per person. The pictures shown on the web site were quite different than when we arrived. There was very little grass on all the fairways and a few of the putting greens had large spots with no grass. None of the sand traps were raked and there were tire tracks in all of them. I would not recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hello,
Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spring is coming

The fairways were kind of barren and hard as a rock in places. If you hit a low shot, it would run and run and run, but the high shots would checkup pretty quick. Tees and greens were pretty good - fast as lightening tho. Nice people running the course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/05/2023

Hi, Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at our course!

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser

The cash cow is dying…

No fairways, greens OK, easy to lose ball in fairways with no leaf maintenance. I used to really like the course and the staff is nice but can’t recommend…not really golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing our course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/24/2023

Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing The Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy this course

Nice course always enjoy my round there , staff is always friendly pace of play is good just a nice day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2023

Hello, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing The Spruce Creek Preserve Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

I have a great time playing here. Wish the fairways would have more grass but I enjoy playing here. One green had several bad spots but generally the greens putt good!!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

General Review.

I had a great time at the course. Golf carts are gasoline powered and start right up when the gas pedal is depressed, unlike other courses I have played. Friendly people on the course as were the community members who lived along the course. A satisfying round of golf in a beautiful Florida setting. I did not use the off course amenities.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Overplayed

Usually my go to course but not enough rain and over play have it hard. Layout and price are only thing going for it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 02/24/2023

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value.

Played in fall and course was in better condition.

Hope that spring will help.

Fairways very poor.

Price, layout and proximity to Stumpknockers

keep us coming back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice place to play

Nice layout. relatively easy only cross water one time. One green was a little rough condition but the rest were nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Course not taken care of. The greens were in horrible condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Spruce Creek Preserve. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf Cart conked out

Course is good value and in pretty good condition for wintertime. Staff nice and quickly swapped golf cart with me when mine stopped starting. Carts have torn seats and are in tired condition. Would recommend for low cost round. Paid $25 each for a after 1PM weekday start time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Design and Course Layout - Needs work!

I enjoy getting out for a quick nine holes a few times a month. The nine hole afternoon rates at Spruce Creek are the lowest in the Ocala area so I decided to give the course a try. (I played this course before moving to Ocala over four years ago and remembered it being a nice, wooded layout.) After playing this course, I now realize the reason the rates are so low. The course is designed very well with doglegs and plenty of oaks lining the fairways so I will say this was enjoyable. The sand in the bunkers was plentiful and a nice soft consistency which made bunker play very good. The really disappointing part was the many dead areas in the fairways and around many of the greens. Some areas looked like they have not been attended to for a long while. Shots around the green were having to be hit off of dirt, sandy ground, or patches of diseased and dead grass. The golf carts had torn seats and the foam padding was exposed. So, this is a great place for an inexpensive round - keep your expectations low and you will enjoy your round.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing our course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rf

Pretty rough shape but good value with GolfNow deals

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/15/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Spruce Creek Preserve, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the price

Convenient, inexpensive and nice course for anyone in sw Marion county.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

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