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Water Oak Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
5 Stars
263
4 Stars
384
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
52
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
88
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this course a top pick for budget-conscious golfers. Elevation changes and a mix of water and sand hazards create a fun, challenging layout that keeps players coming back.
About
Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6209 yards
Slope 136
Rating 75.2
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Water Oak Golf Club
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (W) | 70 | 6209 yards | 75.2 | 136 |
| Blue | 70 | 6209 yards | 69.4 | 130 |
| White | 70 | 5555 yards | 66.3 | 122 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5555 yards | 71.7 | 131 |
| Gold | 70 | 4977 yards | 63.5 | 117 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 4977 yards | 67.7 | 125 |
| Red | 70 | 4235 yards | 61.4 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 4235 yards | 64.0 | 120 |
Scorecard for Water Oak Country Club Estates
Metrics:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.4/130 W: 75.2/136 | 399 | 175 | 325 | 164 | 504 | 165 | 359 | 401 | 528 | 3020 | 357 | 337 | 196 | 559 | 320 | 211 | 401 | 411 | 397 | 3189 | 6209 |
| White M: 66.3/122 W: 71.7/131 | 354 | 143 | 287 | 157 | 463 | 148 | 311 | 372 | 466 | 2701 | 317 | 292 | 179 | 494 | 301 | 176 | 339 | 371 | 385 | 2854 | 5555 |
| Gold M: 63.5/117 W: 67.7/125 | 303 | 120 | 232 | 119 | 409 | 103 | 275 | 332 | 456 | 2349 | 308 | 283 | 154 | 423 | 293 | 169 | 334 | 353 | 311 | 2628 | 4977 |
| Red M: 61.4/113 W: 64.0/120 | 275 | 109 | 228 | 103 | 377 | 98 | 174 | 280 | 367 | 2011 | 272 | 252 | 87 | 343 | 273 | 125 | 297 | 295 | 280 | 2224 | 4235 |
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
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Course Details
Year Built 1982
Fairways Celebration Bermuda
Greens Tif Eagle
Golf Season Year round
Rentals/Services
Carts Yes
Pull-carts No
Clubs Yes
Practice/Instruction
Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Policies
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code All players and guests must wear appropriate attire. Unacceptable: Tank Tops, Denim, T shirts. Men's shirts must have collars, Ladies sleeveless shirt must have collars .
Food & Beverage
RestaurantAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2023 #25)
Reviews
4.1
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Imnotyourbeach on 05/09/2026
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Water fowl everywhere Photo submitted by 3aebZdmUpabJ9PnJ6lVv on 02/18/2026
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Epic views Photo submitted by 3aebZdmUpabJ9PnJ6lVv on 02/18/2026
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Photo submitted by Tyler2273566 on 12/08/2025
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Photo submitted by DougVann on 12/28/2018
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Photo submitted by DougVann on 12/28/2018
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From the 17th fairway looking away from the course. Photo submitted by dburgoon on 02/26/2018
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Photo submitted by lbrdrman1 on 01/14/2018
I Recommend This Course
Beautiful
Course was well taken care of greens were beautiful and fast Risk/Reward fairways will definitely play again
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/23/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
I Recommend This Course
Nice course
The conditions are improving. Bunkers need to be fluffed. Staff very friendly. Nice practice area, no range.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Nice course
The fairways could use some work but the greens were acceptable. Fun course to play with changes in elevation and some water. Would definitely recommend and play again.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
Water Oak
I have played here numerous times over the past few months. The course is enjoyable due to the layout and hills. It is not flat like many Florida courses. It is is in generally good shape and they are constantly working on improvements to the greens and fairways. The people are friendly and the snack shop is nice for a post round sandwich and/or drink. I recommend it.
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On 04/14/2025
Reviews 29
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
Fun, challenging Layout
Fairways & tee boxes are getting beaten up from all the play particularly from large groups who we have seen on several ocassions not repairing divots or ball markers.
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On 04/09/2025
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
course is challenging but the greens were slow and a few had sand on portions of them.
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
Call it my home course
I enjoy this course and play it usually every weekend. Course is in good condition and challenging each round as you always strive to hit your marks for proper ball placement. ( haha doesn’t always work. ). I do however recommend it to others, staff is friendly and 19th hole is a very good end as food is very good along with drinks.
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/09/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
Slowest greens of my life
Greens in good shape but running at a 6 MAX on the stimp. Everything else not bad except a really slow back 9. Fun layout for match play though.
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
Great golf course
I would recommend this golf course to anyone I love playing golf, great track, great layout and pretty collagen
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/04/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
I Recommend This Course
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Greens are hurting.
Fairways are fine, not great.
Greens were really disappointing this time.
Love the challenge of the layout. Some tight fairways with lots of elevation changes up and downhill. Longer par 3’s.
No driving range. Putting green and separate chipping area with bunker.
Pace was solid. No long waits.
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On 03/28/2025
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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