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Waterlefe Golf & River Club
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Inspired by the backdrop of the Manatee River, Ted McAnlis has created the ultimate golf experience with the perfect combination of beauty and challenge. Waterlefe Golf & River Club is built along a particularly beautiful section of the Manatee River, complete with wide expanses of pristine marshes and pleasant coves. Don't be surprised if on the 15th tee you spot a family of manatees poking noses up for a breath of air. The golf course was designed with a great deal of time, effort and expense going toward protecting and resorting the natural environment that gives the course it unique character. The gently sloped greens with the newest Tifteagle Bermuda offer the ultimate in putting. From a lazy start on the par-5 first hole to the big finish on the 18th hole island green, golfers love Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 6869 yards | 73.9 | 146 |
| Blue | 72 | 6449 yards | 71.7 | 145 |
| Black Ball | 72 | 6196 yards | 70.4 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 5909 yards | 69.2 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5909 yards | 74.7 | 143 |
| Silver | 72 | 5407 yards | 67.1 | 122 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5407 yards | 72.0 | 136 |
| Green | 72 | 5122 yards | 65.7 | 118 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5122 yards | 70.4 | 134 |
| Red | 72 | 4722 yards | 64.1 | 115 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4722 yards | 68.5 | 129 |
| Family | 72 | 3961 yards | 61.0 | 109 |
| Family (W) | 72 | 3961 yards | 64.1 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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| Gold M: 73.9/146 | 554 | 404 | 348 | 198 | 385 | 545 | 448 | 383 | 231 | 3496 | 561 | 199 | 413 | 399 | 484 | 176 | 351 | 391 | 427 | 3401 | 6897 |
| Blue M: 71.7/145 W: 77.6/150 | 491 | 388 | 333 | 165 | 379 | 504 | 414 | 367 | 198 | 3239 | 542 | 182 | 392 | 375 | 462 | 161 | 340 | 377 | 392 | 3223 | 6462 |
| Blue/White M: 70.4/137 W: 75.9/146 | 491 | 361 | 333 | 165 | 349 | 504 | 389 | 367 | 154 | 3113 | 475 | 170 | 392 | 375 | 462 | 149 | 340 | 364 | 352 | 3079 | 6192 |
| White M: 69.2/132 W: 74.7/143 | 426 | 361 | 311 | 141 | 349 | 494 | 389 | 331 | 154 | 2956 | 475 | 170 | 360 | 353 | 449 | 149 | 323 | 364 | 352 | 2995 | 5951 |
| Silver M: 67.1/122 W: 72.0/136 | 405 | 325 | 280 | 117 | 275 | 455 | 363 | 313 | 147 | 2680 | 463 | 149 | 324 | 325 | 421 | 138 | 305 | 348 | 321 | 2794 | 5474 |
| Green M: 65.7/118 W: 70.4/134 | 405 | 285 | 280 | 101 | 275 | 455 | 363 | 313 | 147 | 2624 | 463 | 149 | 324 | 325 | 421 | 90 | 228 | 268 | 321 | 2589 | 5213 |
| Red M: 64.1/115 W: 68.5/129 | 372 | 285 | 255 | 92 | 253 | 417 | 336 | 286 | 119 | 2415 | 406 | 123 | 292 | 295 | 382 | 82 | 228 | 268 | 291 | 2367 | 4782 |
| Orange M: 61.0/109 W: 64.1/119 | 317 | 198 | 220 | 84 | 245 | 373 | 268 | 249 | 94 | 2048 | 347 | 83 | 229 | 217 | 293 | 75 | 222 | 214 | 233 | 1913 | 3961 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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Nice track
Beautiful course. Challenging holes especially on the back 9.
Great course!!!
Good combo of both target golf and resort golf. Played white but they have wicked tips tee boxes for scratch golfers. Greens and fairways in excellent shape!
Hi, u000001720340. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
A Welcome Challenge
Very nice layout. I believe there was water on every hole. This course demands accuracy or alot of extra balls. This is your classic position or target golf. Get your distances and hit your shots and you will score. Greens were superb for this time of year (early August). Tee boxes needed a little work but fairways were near perfect and rolling well. Get to the course early and groove your swing and get your distance putting down before you tee off on this one or bring plenty of balls. Staff very friendly and pace of play was fine.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, kyhacker69! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
Hello marksebastian1. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Get out there. Can never get tired of this course. Ate there too for first time, food was great!!!
Hi, u314161866180. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
A True Test
Great golf course with a number of different tees to accommodate a number of different skill levels. Course is in great shape from the tees through the greens. Sand traps are perfect with deep sand. Plenty of hazards to challenge all golfers. Friendly and accommodating staff.
I would highly recommend this golf course to everyone although liow handicappers are likely for fare better. The course layout was challenging as well as scenic. Pace of play for our twosome (7 am) took 3 hours and 30 minutes which is a very nice pace for 1st timers on this challenging course. Practice range balls were free.before the round. I highly recommend this golf course.
Mendozl9, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, KTP518! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Nice (but difficult) course
Score well on the front nine of this nice course because the second nine is a bear. We’ll worth the money to play.
Thank you for taking the time to review us, DVDan. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Waterlefe Golf & River Club thanks you!
Hi, Brad3611343. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000001004442! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
A True Golfer's Gem
We played as a twosome at 7 am. Pace was excellent. Waterlefe is a very challenging course from tee to green that punishes wayward shots. Fairway grass is perfect throughout the course. Rough is thick & penal. Water penalty areas and forced carries are ubiquitous. Greens rolll very nicely at about a 10 on the stimp. Greens are tricky because as the ball looses speed the strong grain imparts a strong break component but their robust speed demands respect. Sand traps are very well kept. The sand is not compacted and well groomed.. The layout has many classic high risk-reward holes that are designed to tempt shot makers. This course has plenty of natural beauty with several holes adjacent to the Bradenton river. Overall a great challenging golf course that I highly recommend. The layout and golf accessories at the pro shop were well thought out and very classy.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, Mendozl9! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
Waterlefe Rain Check
Their GPS is inaccurate on the number of holes played, thus, I didn't get properly credited!!!!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, wh1851. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Waterlefe Golf & River Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Nice layout and good condition
This is a great layout. The back 9 is beautiful—-But tough. Loved it
Hi, u000005287738. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Waterlefe Golf & River Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Nice track!
Played with my son and we both enjoyed the course a lot Great staff. Playing it again in September!
secretab, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, littlericky! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Hi, Cariduro57. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
I'll be back....
Always a first rate experience at Waterlefe GC!
Staff is excellent! Golf course is always a challenge any time of year.
One of the go to places to play when in Sarasota area!
I'll be back! Thank you.
Your feedback is important to us, hosoh. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
Hi, u314159666636. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Waterlefe Golf & River Club!
Great Course
Very challenging layout. We enjoy playing here every time we come.
Hi, aouziel. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Waterlefe Golf & River Club.
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