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4.0
865 Reviews (865)
5 Stars
168
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2 Stars
57
1 Stars
44
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
92.0%
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730 out of 865 reviews
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4.1
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.9
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4.0
22 Reviews (22)
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Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.5%
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21 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
This links-style layout features wide fairways, well-kept bunkers, and tricky greens that reward thoughtful shot-making. Consistently friendly staff and outstanding affordability make it a reliable choice among Tampa Bay public courses.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6460 yards
Slope 125
Rating 71.3

Scotland Yards Golf Club, as its name implies, has a traditional links-style layout that is reminiscent of the traditional links courses of England and Scotland. It offers the experience of classic Scottish golf with the convenient of being only 20 miles north of Tampa. The golf course tumbles across the gently rolling hills of west central Florida. The course plays long and it features wildly undulating greens that require tremendous accuracy. True to its links nature, there is little water but there are plenty of pot bunkers treacherously lurking throughout. The signature hole is the par-5 second. At 554 yards, it is the longest hole on the course and it is only rarely reached in two. The demanding third shot is uphill to a green that is fiercely guarded in front by two massive mounds and pot bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, Mastercard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.0
865 Reviews (865)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 11
Dinner 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 25
Bunkers 24
Undulating Greens 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Seniors 23
Beginners 22
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 18
Worth the Drive 14
In the 'Burbs 13

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was pretty nice considering the price

Course was pretty nice and the fairways were in good shape but the were not to good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

This course needs serious attention

My son and two grandsons who are 6 and 10 years old played on Fathers Day at this course. Even though we really like the people who work there, we will probably not play there again until conditions improve a lot. Fairways were bad, and almost never any good grass. The greens were full of weeds and in desperate need of attention. There are red ants everywhere and they were actually getting on your legs if you stopped to hit a ball. I mean ants everywhere you looked. We have played her several times in the last year or so, but this course has steadily declined in conditions. Too bad, but you really need to put something back into a course if you expect it to be used. Very few people playing there.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course as great features.

This is a very scenic course.It goes from low land to high land views.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Used cart

what a shame

We only paid $7.00 to play but should have got some change back.This course used to be a decent track but has gone to the dogs.The greens were terrible and the fairways were like a cow pasture.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

the course is very dry

the course is good for your beginner. the course conditions are dry and hard.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mike T

The course was in fair condition. It was a little dry. Seems like they are trying to keep the water bill down. Otherwise, in good shape and not very crowed. Of course it was about 90+ degrees. I guess that's why I got the $9 rate. No one in there right mind would be out under those conditions. It is a great value and nice staff. I look forward to playing it again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very quiet......

Fairways are dry and sandy but get some good roll. Very tranquil surroundings and greens are not bad very rolling and a bit more challenging than the overall course. Definitely a good value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in bad shape

Tee boxes had very little grass - was mostly dead looking as well as the rest of the course - cart lanes were full of holes - lots of ant hills - generally in poor condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Getting brown...

I have played this course many times, but it is getting brown, and it needs watering badly!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Dying of Thurst!

The fairways are well on there way to becoming dust. It appears that water has not been applied to them since the "Great Flood".
Tee boxes are small and should be fairly easy to maintain, however they have successful failed to maintain even these ant infested mounds. Green have more weeds than grass.
Turn out the cattle on this thin pasture!

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

terrible but fast

really rough shape but greens were ok...still playable and enjoyable with greens being pretty good

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scotland

nice course played well and had a quick round on my own

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great for practice

Sure, the fairways are a bit sparse, but for the price it is well worth the round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

The course was in excelent condition

My wife and I play here often , Its close to home and affordable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course is a fun play for me.

A fun course to play for me cause of the fairways make me use clubs I don't use often so it's a challenge to do so

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

BAD day on the golf course...tournament

Tee time for 1157am on Saturday, four players, two fathers playing 18 holes with our sons. Arrived and noticed on an advertisement in the pro shop that a tournament was set for a shotgun start at 2pm on the first 11 holes. I asked if that were going to be an issue with us out there, and was told that we should be long gone by then....???? Well, we weren't. The starter approached us by the 5th hole, and told us we needed to speed up in order to get through to the 11th tee box by 2pm. That's 11 holes in 2 hours time with 2 junior golfers in the carts, not going to happen....but we would try. By the 6th hole, he was watching us hit our shots, which made the kids nervous, my son picked up his ball, and the other boy was struggling to begin with, let alone having another person pressuring him to hurry up. We were approached again on the 6th green by the starter who instructed us to skip holes #7 and #8. and go straight to #9. And when we finished the back side, go right ahead and start again on #1... I offered to take a rain check for 3 players for 18 holes (which I thought was fair given the circumstances, as we had only played a total of 23 holes between the 4 of us) and to get out of the way of the tournament and play another day, but was told 'no, and to play on'. We rushed through the turn and all the people lined up to the tournament, no break for a drink or restroom with no time to spare....played #10 and while on the #11 green, noticed the tournament on the tee box. They were on our butts the next 2 holes, and felt pressured enough that we began to play best ball amongst ourselves. We finished the back side in an hour and 5 minutes with the tournament behind us the entire way, after which I went into the pro shop and was going to get a drink for us all, and was told they were closing the front 9 pretty soon, as the tournament was about to make the turn. I conveyed my dissatisfaction to the pro shop gentleman, that our experience in rushing to play a 3 hour round of golf with 2 juniors learning the game was not to our intention and did not meet our satisfaction, and was met with nothing but an apology, WE QUIT instead of another 9 holes. Very disappointing day on this golf course. I play 40-50 rounds a year and will never be back to this course as a result of it's short sightedness. Our sons had an awful golf experience, as did we as fathers....we paid $84 to play this day, and finished in just over 3 hours due to being rushed the entire day both by staff and tournament players. A rain check would have saved this day and this experience from happening, but to expect a four some to play 11 holes in 2 hours, especially with two junior players.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Last Resort

We arrived early so we could practice on the putting green. The ranger hurried us 20 minutes ahead of our tee time to pair my twosome up. This meant I was able to putt 2 balls before playing. Once on the course, the greens were very beat up and even putted inconsistently. The layout isn't attractive at all for any style course. The name is deceiving, it is not an old links style course either. The restaurant/bar was great though and the staff inside was very friendly. Its more of a restaurant with a golf course attached to it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Got too fix cart paths

Good fairways, good greens, great weather, poor cart paths

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

it not that bad of a course

i don,t mind playing this course in the weekend because it cheap compare to other.The staff re very friendly .I payed 16.00 buck cant complain.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

not very good

I don't like this course, it is in lousy condition (tee boxes, fairways and greens) plus it has absolutely no character, I plan on never playing it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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