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4.2
734 Reviews (734)
5 Stars
246
4 Stars
333
3 Stars
102
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
92.4%
Recommend this course
659 out of 734 reviews
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4.1
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
85.7%
Recommend this course
24 out of 28 reviews
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4.2
169 Reviews (169)
5 Stars
64
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.9%
Recommend this course
157 out of 169 reviews
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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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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
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

Restaurant

Accolades

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4.2
734 Reviews (734)
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Reviews 131
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Unknown gem

Great course. Super condition.

Greens are super. Go play water oaks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent round of golf!!!

This course was an excellent shape after work done to clean up from prior storm…. Love the staff and Rangers, very friendly. Everything from the greens to the tee boxes and in between made for a very pleasurable round of golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Water Oak Golf

I've used Golf Now on a number of different courses. My wife doesn't play golf but rides with me while I play. We set out to enjoy a really nice day. After I started my round 1 of the golf starters hunted me down and stated I needed to pay another $16 for my wife to ride with me. He was demanding about it . I've never had that happen at any other courses we've book through Golf Now. To start our day off that way made the day less enjoyable. I won't be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Day of Golf

We go off campus once a week with our foursome and this is one of the best courses we’ve played recently. The fairways are a little tight with each other. Putting greens were being aerated with a slitter but they still rolled very good. Loved the playing conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 64
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best place to play real golf

This is by far the best place in this area to test your golf game. You need to hit the ball straight. You need to be accurate on the approaches as the greens are small.

The greens are true and fast. If you miss a putt it's your fault, not the green's.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Awesome course

The course continues to get better and better. The new restaurant has some very good menu items, and are reasonably priced. Playing there again this Friday! 👍👍

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 68
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Enjoyable

I took a chance and made a Tee time for 1 hurricane Thursday. Got a hot deal so with rounding up $24 I think. I arrived probably 30 minutes early and no wasn’t busy but everyone was extremely , friendly and Helpful. The drive up to the course tells you there is going to be some fun holes. I was told no rain checks today and I understood as it was just my day off but many were off due to the storm so I knew might get wet at times. Besides burning my opening tee shot about 120 yards I was off. No the fairways are not perfect but if you aren’t controlling your driver you won’t find the fairways anyway haha. I thought they were fine for a course in midst of fixing problems areas. I thought greens were great and I could only imagine how fast they get on a hot afternoon. Tee boxes were very good. Course is tight and lots of elevation changes. Water play on several holes to the mind at least. had a great time though it was cut due to them having to close up per corporate. I also am an employee of “corporate” America so I totally understood. I would have loved a 9 hole rain check just because it was sunny and nice and wasn’t me quitting but honestly I was enjoying their course a lot and again I was told before I went out so was not exit expecting one but would not have turned it down. I recommend this course to anyone and depends on the time you play what it would cost but a price time weekend spot worth $50-60 currently and I would pay what I did plus some and still have enjoyed the workers and the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never again

Course is great. Pairing you up with strangers in same cart because it wS a golf now deal. Especially when they were not busy. Won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beware of the clown on the first tee

Been golfing there with two of my buddies for over three years checked in the pro shop. The lady Who knows us by name was a sweetheart. Got the Golf Cart guy was a class act get to the first T he’s a clown. Lost my slip made me go in the pro shop and get another slip. The problem is we Golf Pass members and he’s a resident member. and doesn’t like that we pay half the price that he does to play there. I said to him you can’t get a cart unless you check in with your slip he doesn’t care give some people power. This is what happens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 68
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play

I play here almost ever weekend. The only thing I dislike is being paired up and the course saying it’s because I booke on GolfNow. The restaurant is under new management over the past few weeks, prices have increased which is probably why it appeared closed Sunday . Food was good and staff is friendly we will see how this goes.

But for golf always in very good condition and look forward to next round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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