Clearwater CC: #4
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3.7
1768 Reviews (1768)
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
816
3 Stars
393
2 Stars
151
1 Stars
110
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
77.0%
Recommend this course
1348 out of 1768 reviews
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3.8
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.2%
Recommend this course
60 out of 73 reviews
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3.7
130 Reviews (130)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.1%
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95 out of 130 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6200 yards
Slope 124
Rating 69.4

Located just minutes from the beach, the conveniently situated Clearwater Country Club sprawls across a coastal landscape of Spanish moss-draped trees and towering, mature oaks. Stevenson Creek meanders through the golf course, coming into play on six holes. Built in 1920, the layout has a traditional design that is challenging but fair. The course is tight but it plays long, especially on the par 5s. The rolling fairways are well manicured and the greens play at medium speed and are consistently well maintained. Clearwater C.C. actually has a reputation amongst locals for its superb conditions. It is also popular with visitors, snowbirds specifically, since the club offers the area's only seasonal and short-season membership with exclusive privileges. It is also one of the few clubs in the area that allows walking.

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Course Details

Year Built 1920
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Architect Herbert Strong (1920) Perry Maxwell (1940) Joe Lee Press Maxwell (1940)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
1768 Reviews (1768)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 54
Brunch 29
19th Hole Specials 21
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 68
Water Hazards 59
Undulating Greens 35
This course/club is great for:
Locals 75
Seniors 65
Walkers 40
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 106
Worth the Drive 17
Near Local Attractions 16

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Steve B

Great course. We enjoyed it very much. Greens in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Very challenging especially with wind conditions

Course was in good shape. Greens were especially challenging. But, greens were true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rain would help

Drought is hurting everywhere. That being said, course was in pretty decent shape considering. The 5 some 4 groups ahead that should have broken into a 3 and 2 some to speed play up made 18 holes last 5.5 hours. We were three groups deep on the 5th tee box. Marshall should have broken the 5 some up or made them leave. Ordered a hot dog and 3 cold beverages at the turn and that took 10 minutes for a nuked hotdog! Order ahead. Otherwise, would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice little course

This is great little unique course. I enjoyed the layout. There’s just enough challenge enough easy to make it interesting. I found the back to be harder than the front, but hole nine is great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course but can be slow

This was my first time playing this course and it was a fun one. My biggest complaint was that the pace was so slow I saw people, including myself leave before finishing. There were a few foursomes that must have been playing for new homes because they were so slow in the greens that each putt must have been worth a grand. Other than that, it was a really fun day and the weather was perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long round

It was a 5 1/2 round

Made for a long inconsistent day

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Overpriced for what it is

Paid $130 for a weekday 11am tee time and a set of rental clubs. The rental clubs were in horrid condition and were all mismatched. I had 2 putters? The pace of play was extremely slow to where I left after 15 holes. I got a hot dog at the turn that cost $7.50!? For a hotdog, that’s crazy. The whole place felt like a money grab.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Extremely Slow Play

I would like to start out by saying that I really enjoy playing Clearwater CC. It is a moderately challenging course, the greens are well kept, and it is a relative bargain compared to other courses in the area. I have played this course a dozen times or so, and have had good experiences until my last round on Friday, March 20.

I selected the 12:37 PM tee time, which was a Hot Deal on Golf Now. I did not know that a men's member league was teeing off right before us. Although we teed off about 15 minutes later than our tee time, that was not the issue. The league did not care about pace of play. They had several groups of more than foursomes playing together. The groups liked to think they were long hitters and waited for the groups ahead of them to clear the green before they teed off. Bottom line, the front 9 took more than 3 hours to complete. We assumed it was only a nine hole league and the back 9 would be better. We were mistaken. We only lasted 3 hole on the back nine before we had enough and abandoned the rest of the round. My advice: Avoid Friday afternoon rounds between 12 and 2 PM on this course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight course

The course was in great shape but the back nine holes were tight and very close to one another. That caused some lengthy delays on some holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course stacked to the hilt.

I’ve played this course numerous times always had a great round.

This was a huge waste of time. Showed up at tee time ready to play. We were next on the tee until the starter bumped us for”members”. Four the next 3 and a half hours we watched the “members” to wait until the entire hole to be clear too tee off. Only too find a ball at 200 yards or way out of bounds. Ten minutes too putt every time. Five plus Members hogging the course.

Stay far away until they fix this issue.

We pulled off at When there were 15 people on one hole. When has that ever been acceptable!!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but ….

This is an easy choice for me to choose in my local area. First nine has had a face lift in the past year. Just wish the course would reset the satellite gps to be accurate in the course layout and yardages .And for the green fee charged this issue should have been updated months ago. Other than that the fairways are close to each other and usually have foul plays in the fairway on a busy day. But it’s a pretty course and has some challenging holes.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Challenging greens

The course conditions were really great. The greens were in amazing condition considering the lack of rain. The greens are very challenging. I get the business model, but they really need to space out the tee times a bit more. There was a wait for carts to be returned, so it was a rush from the moment you got a cart to get to the first tee. Literally 2 minutes to load up and go. Every tee there was a wait and the group behind us kept hitting in to us. No golfers fault there, tee times were that close together.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow pace, very tight lanes, crowded

Lots of reviews on pace of play and they are correct. It’s stacked up. They have a starting supervisor but they need to really hit Hole-1 with the guidelines…”no breakfast balls”…”no mulligans”…”no reshoots”….hit, play your ball, or drop near a partner. We watched two groups of four play scramble with each other and really slowed down play. Then you had “speed singles” racing through the course asking to play through.

Had to wait because they were out of carts so our 215 turned into 235 and surprise, log jam.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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