Clearwater Country Club

Not at all what I was hoping for when I paid $50 to play here it appears if they're not keeping up in the areas front nine was just okay back nine was not okay fairways greens tea boxes etc

4 groups lined on 4th tee. In front 2 groups of members, each group had 6 players each. Marshall went to break them up...not successful. In clubhouse it was not a concern when I complained. I Only played 9 holes, got raincheck for 9 holes.

This is a course I would recommend. The general condition is good.

Firstly I play this course often and I live nearby. It's always painfully slow and stacked up due to overbooking which is a regular practice here. 7 min or so between tee times and very often I see 5+ players per group. For the price you pay I would expect a lot more. I continue to give this course a chance but I can't remember the last time it wasn't awfully slow. Last round was 2 hours 45 min per 9 ON A WEEKDAY.....

While not a member, I've historically been a fan of playing at Clearwater Country Club from time to time.

The course is generally in good-enough shape, the staff are welcoming, the greens are decent for the area/price (they roll true and flat), I have always played with great members and the public, and I've generally found the pace of play to be tolerable, if not downright enjoyable. There are certainly higher-end courses in the area, but I typically see CCC as a great value in the 'you get what you pay for - and sometimes a little extra' category. I appreciate the range, chip and putt area, and typically look forward to playing CCC.

Alas, this was NOT the case with our afternoon round on 2/27/22.

A tee time of 1:15 turned into a 1:55 tee off, in part because of major backups on the course, and in part because there were not enough carts to keep new groups flowing out.

The logjam around the starting area was pretty bad, although the Starter did his best to cycle and assign carts, and the cart shack crew was literally running to try to keep things moving. Despite their best efforts, we saw a few lags in getting groups out, and also realized that there were no less than 4 groups of 4 waiting to tee off ahead of us at our 1:15 start time - and we still didn't have a cart to load up... To be clear, I do not blame the staff that were managing the problem - they worked hard and were diligent - I just think they were given an unfair problem to manage through over-booking.

Waiting and watching a "nice afternoon round" stack up into an inevitable "grinding slog" is never a great feeling.

It certainly didn't add to the mood of the day to have the starting area being dominated by Loudmouth Larry, a CCC Member and first-rate blowhard who presented like a second-rate Rodney Dangerfield. His steady stream of noise, innuendo, and casual misogyny certainly made for an environment unbecoming of a co-ed environment, and while I get that Club Members have certain rights, I also think that should come with some responsibilities, and I am hopeful that CCC finds him as cringe-worthy as I did, and encourage them to be a bit more proactive in corralling (or simply sending out onto the course) such characters.

Speaking of 'Out On The Course" - Slow play is the bane of golfers everywhere. And Yes, Slow Play is often the name of the game in Florida in February, and we should just be glad to be outside and in the sun. But slow play by CCC members who actively contributed to the logjams (there were at least two groups of CCC members ahead of us, possibly more) that contributes to the slow play on the slowest of days is... rough, and beneath my typical experiences at CCC.

We had reserved a 1:15 tee time that we saw come, and go. At 6:05 we drove away from the green on #14, with 4 holes to go. That isn't golf. That is a slow-motion form of torture which sucks the joy from the game, and from the course on which it is played.

Optimizing golfer-rounds by stacking 7minute times on a course which cannot handle it - with golfers who cannot keep up - is a cash-grab and an insult to those who took time to come and play.

My suggestion is to get a few more carts so the right number of groups can be out, and/or simply add a few minutes to the tee time spreads, increase the green fees a few bucks for non-members to cover the spread (yes, me included), and figure out how to keep a round under 4:30 - on the slowest days - and still make the money you need.

6 hours for 14 holes should be an embarrassment to the course, the staff, the on-course rangers, and the membership.

I have expected - and received - much better from CCC in the past, but it's going to take a while for me to forget that horror show of a day....

Course Marshall required. 3 holes open in front of the group ahead of us. Nice course!

The fairways and most greens are in rough shape.

Busy place but the pace was good. Friendly staff